Adoption and the Jewish Family: Contemporary Perspectives
An indispensable resource to those families considering or affected by adoption, this book takes an informed look at adoption from a Jewish perspective and will prepare readers for the many unforeseen challenges that may arise.
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Few rabbis have special training on adoption issues, yet almost three percent of today's Jewish families are created by adoption. Adoption and the Jewish Family takes an informed look at the adoption process from a Jewish perspective, and will prepare readers for the many unforeseen challenges that may arise.
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionCh. 1The Halakhah of Adoption: What Jewish Law Says1Ch. 2Building Jewish Identity25Ch. 3Roots and Branches: Searching for Birth Family49Ch. 4Open Adoption: From Secrecy to Full Disclosure81Ch. 5A Jewish Rainbow: Transcultural and Transracial Adoption107Ch. 6Three Times Different: Disabilities, Adoption, and Judaism135Ch. 7One Plus One Equals ... A Family: Singles Adopting157Ch. 8The New Jewish Family: Gays and Lesbians Adopting173Ch. 9Sisters, Brothers, Bubbes, Zaydes, and the Whole Mishpakha191Ch. 10Adoption and the Jewish Community213Epilogue237Ametz HaBrit, Adopting the Covenant: Jewish Adoption Rituals239National Adoption Organizations269Resources for People Touched by Adoption275Bibliography287Index291
\ Adoption Quarterly"Jewish parents and parents-to-be building families by adoption, whose children will be a minority within a minority . . . will find much to think about here, as will the members of extended families. Leaders within Jewish communities (religious education teachers, rabbis, etc.) whose adoption knowledge is limited, will similarly find this book of importance."—Adoption Quarterly\ \ \ \ \ Adoption Quarterly"Jewish parents and parents-to-be building families by adoption, whose children will be a minority within a minority . . . will find much to think about here, as will the members of extended families. Leaders within Jewish communities (religious education teachers, rabbis, etc.) whose adoption knowledge is limited, will similarly find this book of importance."—Adoption Quarterly\ \ \
