I have worked with InterfaithFamily as a blogger for 6 years. The organization works hard to push for a more inclusive Jewish community through advocacy and by serving as a resource for couples and families navigating life as a multi-faith family. They are well-respected and invaluable resource.

When my now husband and I knew that marriage was a real possibility for us, I began researching options for interfaith couples in my area. I will always be so grateful to have found IFF. We participated in a workshop with other interfaith couples, and through that process, we met the person who ultimately officiated our wedding. This person has been an incredible resource for us, and we will always be indebted to her for her kindness, candor and open-mindedness during the wedding planning process. I know that going forward IFF will always be a resource for our family as we navigate the unique challenges faced in an interfaith marriage. Whether it is a reassuring IFF blog post, a formal mentor partnership with a couple with similar backgrounds, an informal networking event or just having someone to reach out to with questions, IFF has shown us that we are not on this journey alone. For this, I am so thankful.

The Love and Religion workshop led by Rabbi Robyn Frisch and Interfaith Family exceeded my expectations! Not only did we have great conversations but we also now have friends for life with the other couples in the workshop. It was really important to me that we felt included in a community that understands the types of questions and experiences you get when being in an interfaith relationship. We are super excited for Rabbi Frisch to marry us later this year :-) She was a perfect fit for what my Fiance and I were looking for.

As the non-Jewish member, I found InterfaithFamily.com initially because we were looking for a rabbi for our interfaith wedding (I was raised Catholic). Robyn Frisch was extremely helpful and responsive, replying right away with a list of people to contact. We not only found a great rabbi who we are extremely fond of and excited for him to be part of our marriage, but also found a community of people which has helped us grapple with the challenges of two people coming together. We joined one of the Interfaith group sessions, Love and Religion, and not only met 3 other lovely couples, but also had the time and space to be able to have conversations that worked on our marriage (versus the conversations that focus on the wedding). This was by far one of the more fruitful and helpful things we have done in our journey and I highly recommend it to everyone in a relationship, no matter the stage. Furthermore, there are continuing activities in which you remain as part of the IFF community to whatever degree you are able. There really is no downside. Thank you Robyn and IFF!

My husband and I first got involved with IFF when we used their officiation request tool for our wedding. Then we took the Love and Religion workshop with Rabbi Robyn Frisch. That was a great experience because it allowed us to explore aspects of our interfaith future that we had not considered, and to further explore discussions we had already started. It was so helpful to discuss in partnership with other couples in an environment where there were no wrong answers. They continued to be a resource after the workshop was over, and their social events helped us to feel connected to other interfaith couples. I gained confidence through this program that allowed me to seek out and join a synagogue- something I had never done before. We found an interfaith-friendly synagogue in which we were both considered members as a couple, not just the Jewish individual. I would recommend IFF as a resource to anyone in an interfaith family. There are a variety of resources and ways to get involved.

I have felt nothing but acceptance and support from Interfaithfamily ever since the very first time I met the Philadelphia director, Robyn Frisch. Being in an interfaith relationship can be confusing and lonely at times and having this organization in our lives has really opened up the lines of communication for me and my partner when thinking about HUGE topics like how we view and feel about religion and spirituality in our lives on a personal level and as a couple. Interfaithfamily is helping us guide through these complex issues with compassion and experience. My partner and I participated in the "Love & Religion" workshop and have met other interfaith couples dealing with the same issues as us. We now we have a new network of peers to join us on our interfaith family journey! I feel a deep sense of security knowing that interfaithfamily is there for us at every stage of our relationship. Thank you!

When my now wife (Fernanda) and I met, I immediately knew that I had found 'the one,” but that being of different religions would add a challenge to our future that I was unsure we could overcome. Neither of us had ever considered choosing a partner or raising a family in a religion different from our own before we met each other. When we started dating, I felt as is if the butterflies of excitement in my stomach were simultaneously tying knots of worry. InterfaithFamily/Philadelphia was not only the first resource I found for helping us explore our budding interfaith relationship, it was by far the best. IFF’s Love and Religion workshop for interfaith couples helped us push beyond the fears and biases that had previously dominated our conversations and allowed us reach the depth that we needed to be able to build a truly solid foundation for a marriage and eventually a family. Initially I had naively hoped the IFF/Philadelphia Director Rabbi Robyn Frisch would just tell us the answers for how to make it work, and while I immediately learned that it could never be that simple, she and IFF did far more for us than I had ever hoped -- they taught us how to figure out those answers for ourselves. - Michael V

Good group of people working to help couples through relationship speed bumps with a focus on religious differences.

Rabbi Robyn Frisch and Interfaith Family love and religion workshop was the BEST thing my fiance Dan and I could have ever done for our relationship! Rabbi Robyn and the workshop gave us a healthier, honest, and more solid relationship then we ever even imagined.

Dan and I were together for 9 years. We always struggled with "the religion" thing. He is catholic and I am jewish. It was so painful for us that we broke up two times over it... they were very short break ups, but intensely emotional. So to say it was a sore topic was an understatement, not only between Dan and I but also with family. Well even though I often thought about this issue, I would convince myself that we will figure it out later...

well then Dan proposed... and I asked my mom to find us a rabbi. She was given Rabbi Robyn's name and when she forwarded me the email Rabbi Robyn sent her, there happened to be a link for this "Love and Religion Workshop". So I contacted Rabbi Robyn and asked her for more information. She sensed my hesitation and said why don't we pick a time to meet and we can discuss what its all about. Well... this meeting turned into more of a "therapy session" of sorts where Dan and I talked about our feelings towards religion. This short discussion meeting turned into almost 3 hours of talking between Dan and I and Rabbi Robyn, being the amazing person she is, didn't mind at all and gladly gave her time and expertise to "mediate" the interactions between Dan and I. We left that night feeling really good about the ability to communicate in that environment.

So after thinking about it and stewing over it for a couple of weeks...I signed us up for the workshop. I have to admit i was still a bit hesitant because I was worried other couples views might be counterproductive to things Dan and I had already agreed on. But this was not the case at all, in fact more often then not, someone articulated a feeling or thought that I didnt know how to put in words when talking with Dan which was very helpful. So we did the workshop nov-dec of 2016 with 3 other couples which coincidentally were all catholic and jewish faiths. Half way through the workshop, the topic/homework brought up christmas trees and decorations. This was a very difficult topic for us and in the workshop, Dan and I basically went at it, gloves off and everything. Rabbi Robyn had to stop us so she could continue with the discussion topics. And I actually found out later that Rabbi Robyn was going to suggest that we go to couples counseling based on how intensely we butted heads in the workshop... but that night, on our way home, we had a breakthrough!!! We actually sat in the driveway in the car till about 12:30 at night talking about it. We realized not only the issue with a tree, but the issues individually we had with religion and how for 9 years this approach didn't work and instead of thinking about it separately, we would try "doing" religion together. Well ever since then, we have been religiously unbreakable and we owe it to Rabbi Robyn and Interfaith Family!!!!

Now, expressing our feelings and thoughts towards religion and our future, which was once something we would avoid like the plague, we actually look forward and enjoy and get excited about.