AJIP regularly produces articles, op eds, thought pieces, and educational resources to deepen communal understanding of the Jewish adoptive experience. We encourage you to browse the resources below and use them to foster greater sensitivity in your own communities. In addition, visit our Facebook page, where we regularly share thought pieces by others related to adoption and/or Jewish inclusion.
“12 Things Jewish Adoptees and Their Families Wish Their Communities Knew,” a resource and user guide for anyone who works with Jewish adoptees and adoptive families
“WOW! You’re Jewish?” Transracial Adoption in the American Jewish Community” (published in Pact’s Point of View, the newsletter of Pact, a wonderful organization focused on families who have adopted children of color).
“Ethical Dilemmas in Adoptive Parenting”
(published in Sh’ma: a journal of Jewish ideas).
“Boundaries of Identity: Jewish Families in an Era of Transnational, Transracial, and Open Adoption”
(published in the Journal of Jewish Communal Service).
“Raising my biracial Jewish child”
(part of The Times of Israel’s “Ethical Jam” blog)
“Reconsidering Moses: An Adoption Story”
(published in eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
“Perspectives on Equity in LGBTQ Adoption,” a white paper from Boston’s Jewish Family & Children’s Services and its Adoption Resources; AJIP’s research is the focus of section 3.
“Multifaceted Identities in the Jewish Adoptive Family,” in Leonard Greenspoon, ed., Mishpachah: The Jewish Family in Tradition and in Transition (Purdue University Press, 2016).
