We celebrate Hind-Jewism.
Let's connect our heritage and roots.

Our community strives to find ways to balance and honor both of our cultures. Two ancient peoples can come together to seize the future while teaching our children timeless principles and respect for our elders, culture, and faith. By sharing our richly diverse stories, we look to bridge ethnic divisions in what has become a polarized world.

 

 

Passover. The groom as Moses, as the bride prepares the perfect brisket.

 

Hindu by birth. Hind-Jew by marriage

Interfaith marriages present an enriching opportunity to explore a new culture. Yet this may be marked by uncomfortable conversations and awkward questions.

For Hitha Herzog and Jewish-American comedian Seth Herzog, there was a gaping divide in their culture and religion which went beyond how to make a brisket.

How diversity, inclusion, and South Indian delicacies tipped the Hind-Jew scale and convinced him to expose their future family to their Hindu roots.

I no longer felt the pressure to convert, or the weight of my hidden anxiety over the Hind-Jew scale. Even if I do convert, I know that I won’t be losing myself; converting will be a chance to access another faith, while still holding on to my traditions."

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A Hind-Jew in India

After arriving in Hinduism's holiest city on Judaism's most solemn day of atonement and fasting, how would bestselling "Buddha or Bust" author Perry Garfinkel spend Yom Kippur at a lavish palace? Can abstinence and opulence co-exist?

An account on how to get back on the wheel of eternal reincarnation, known to Hindus as samsara and to Jews as guilt.

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What I learned from my son's Hindu-Jewish Relationship

Love, respect, and acceptance »

How love won in this interracial, interfaith couple

Meet Pratish, who is Indian and Hindu, and his lovely Caucasian and Jewish bride, Morgan. While it was love at first sight, their love journey was complicated. Pratish believed he wanted to be with an Indian girl. Then he came to his senses and the couple had their dream Hinjew wedding.

A story of reconciliation »

 

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What do Hinduism and Judaism have in common?

See how they compare in holidays, coming of age, purity, and fasting practices.