We all believe that our love for our family is unconditional. But sometimes that love is tested—particularly when our kids make a choice that disappoints us. (And every one of us has done less-than-perfect things at some point in life!)

One way grown children test the unconditionality of their parents’ love is by marrying out, or finding a partner from outside their own culture and faith. And this trend is becoming more and more common—the number of Jewish-Gentile marriages has been steadily increasing since the ’70s.

Jewish-Gentile couples themselves inevitably bump into specific challenges in their relationships. But their family members have questions too. Those questions often start like this: “We raised them to believe a certain way. Now what?”

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