Breaking the Glass

A six-part podcast series highlighting the experiences of multifaith couples and families in Jewish communities …

Originally published Dec. 1, 2022. Religious engagement in America is declining . Polarization is climbing. Who are the people finding commonality and love in today’s divided society? Multifaith couples. Breaking the Glass f...

Originally published Dec. 1, 2022. What happens when force of habit becomes, well, forced? Breaking the News, Pt. 2 surveys the institutional responses to multifaith marriage that have cast it into the corners of communal lif...

Originally published Dec. 1, 2022. A Jew walks into his girlfriend’s parents’ kitchen and is asked to carve up a ham... For multifaith couples, meeting the parents can be a nerve-wracking experience, but it’s also a chance ...

Originally published Dec. 15 , 2022. You say ketubah, I say kitab. We both say, I do! This episode features the many ways people choose to celebrate their marriage. Whether on land or at sea, with an Imam or JP, …

Originally published Dec. 29, 2022. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, but sometimes it rolls down the hill and onto a path entirely its own. In this episode, couples, experts and faith leaders discuss the experiences ...

Originally published Jan. 12, 2023. The final episode of the series features a conversation between Newbery and series regular Rabbi Denise Handlarski about the practical and meaningful ways that community can be constructed....