Finding Sholom interfaith communities at Temple Sholom.
At Temple Sholom we welcome diversity in our congregation, we offer support to members of our congregation who are in interfaith marriages, have children who have intermarried, or were raised by interfaith parents. We also reach out to our many couples who are not interfaith but still deal with interfaith issues in their extended families as they are planning life-cycle events and entering holiday seasons.
Finding Sholom reaches out to those who are seeking to learn more about pursuing a Jewish way of life and to all of our congregants at Temple Sholom. We offer a variety of learning opportunities and programs that will enable all of us to enrich our relationship with Judaism and the Jewish people.

Interfaith focused programming includes Adult Education classes, specially scheduled Services, and events with the Clergy.
Contact Rabbi Conover with any inquiries regarding this program
Who is part of Finding Sholom?
- Those interested in choosing Judaism (conversion)
- Those interested in exploring Judaism
- Interfaith couples and couples contemplating intermarriage
- Children of interfaith couples
- Parents of interfaith couples
- Jews dealing with issues of Jewish identity and attitudes toward the changing Jewish community
- Anyone and everyone seeking more information and knowledge about integrating Judaism into their daily lives
For more information about Finding Sholom: Reaching Out to Interfaith Families and Seekers, contact Rabbi Shoshanah Conover at rabbiconover@sholomchicago.org or 773-435-1534.
Recommended Reading
Dealing with interfaith issues can be difficult at times. The following resources may help you begin the journey for answers. Many of these books can be found in Temple Sholom’s library. Topics include:
Conversion / Choosing Judaism
Intermarriage
Introduction to Judaism and Jewish Living
- What's Special about Judaism?

Henry Cohen
Ex Libris, 2001
- Every Person's Guide to Judaism

Rabbi Stephen J. Einstein and Lydia Kukoff
UAHC Press, 1989
- The Sabbath

Abraham Joshua Heschel
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996
- What Is a Jew?

Rabbi Morris Kertzer, revised by Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman
Collier Books, 1997
- Gates of the Seasons: A Guide to the Jewish Year

Rabbi Peter Knobel, editor
CCAR Press, 1992
- The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism

Dennis Prager and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Simon & Schuster Inc, 1986
- Finding God: Selected Responses

Rabbi Rifat Sonsino and Daniel B. Syme
UAHC Press, 2001
- The Jewish Home: A Guide for Jewish Living

Rabbi Daniel B. Syme
UAHC Press, 1988
- Jewish Literacy

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
William Morrow & Co. Inc., 1991
- Jewish Living: A Guide to Contemporary Reform Practice

Mark Washofsky
UAHC Press, 2001
Jewish Parenting and Grandparenting
- Good Morning, Boker Tov
and Good Night, Lilah Tov 
Michelle Shapiro Abraham
UAHC Press, 2002
- Jewish Family and Life: Traditions, Holidays, and Values for Today's Parents and Children

Yosef I. Abramowitz and Rabbi Susan Silverman
Golden Books, 1997
- The New Jewish Baby Book

Anita Diamant
Summit Books, 1994
- How to Be a Jewish Parent

Anita Diamant and Karen Kushner
Schocken Books, Inc., 2000
- Parenting as a Spiritual Journey

Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer
Jewish Lights Publishing, 1998
- How Do You Spell God?

Marc Gellman and Thomas Hartman
William Morrow & Co., 1995
- Because Nothing Looks Like God

Lawrence Kushner and Karen Kushner
Skylight Paths, 2001
- The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children

Wendy Mogel
Scribner Publishing, 2001