Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

The following list of resources serve as a supplement to the Resolution Regarding Children of Mixed Marriages that was adopted by the Federation of Reconstructionist Congregations and Fellowships at its 9th Annual Conference, May 5, 1968, in Great Neck, Long Island.

General Articles:

• The Matrilneal Principle in Historical Perspective - by Shaye J.D. Cohen
• Toward a Reasonable Future for the Jewish People - by Rabbi Jack Cohen

From the Reconstructionist Movement:

• A Reconstructionist View on Patrlineal Descent - by Rabbi Jacob Staub
• Jewish Idenity and Patrlineal Descent: Some Second Thoughts - by Rabbi Richard Hirsh
• Patrlineal Descent and Same Sex Parents: New Definitions of Idenity - by Rabbi Renee Bauer

From the Refom Movement:

• The Status of Children of Mixed Marriages - The final text of the Report of the Committee on Patrilineal Descent, adopted on March 15, 1983
• Responsa: Hatafat Dam Berit for a Three-Year-Old Child of a Mixed Marriage
• Responsa: Conversion of a Child
• Responsa: The Dual Religion Family and Patrilineal Descent
• Responsa: Patrilineal Descent and a Questionable Background
• Responsa: Patrilineal and Matrilineal Descent

From the Conservative Movement:

• Teshuva: A Standard of Rabbinic Practice Regarding Determination of Jewish Identity - by
  Rabbi Joel Roth and Akiba Lubow