Support & Guidance for
Jewish Interfaith Relationships
For the past 24 years, I have worked with over 600 Jewish interfaith couples to facilitate important conversations about Jewish identity and relationships. Using my workshop model "Love and Religion: An Interfaith Workshop for Jews and their Partners" I have helped couples across the United States.
NEW Video from Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation
Interfaith Engagement
Interfaith Weddings
My work has enabled me to develop an innovative interfaith wedding ceremony where couples and their families feel included and respected. I can perform weddings and offer couples three premarital sessions part of the process.
Couples Consultation
I work with couples where one partner is Jewish and the other is not. I can help you work out your relationship, negotiate your religious concerns and I am available via Face Time. There is an hourly fee to be paid at service.
Visit the Consultations page to learn more about scheduling a private consultation.
A Joyous, Lasting Interfaith Marriage
Dear Marion,
It’s hard to believe, but our 20th anniversary was a few weeks ago on April 17, 2024. It has been over 20 years since we worked with you, and we are so thankful that we did. We have had a wonderful marriage full of love, commitment and fun. You helped make all this possible.
With affection,
Marian and Mark
A four part video series in partnership with the Jewish History Museum & Holocaust History Center featuring conversations probing the challenges and assumptions that lie behind Jewish identity.
Workshops
More than 700 interfaith couples have addressed their struggles and have been empowered to create a respectful, meaningful relationship in my workshop, “Love and Religion: A Workshop for Jews and Their Partners.” Couples in the greater Washington DC area can attend my workshop at the Edlavitch DCJCC, which is run 3 times a year. I can also help you find a workshop to attend wherever you live.
“My husband and I participated in Dr. Usher’s interfaith families workshop over a decade ago. We still remember the experience fondly.”
— Maria Lasa-Sloan, Workshop Attendee
One Couple, Two Faiths:
Stories of Love and Religion
Find guidance and support through the complexities of an interfaith relationship.
Learn through the stories of couples who have confronted similar struggles how to:
Build a nurturing relationship
Celebrate the holidays
Recognize the importance of religious identity
Upcoming Events
Stay Tuned for upcoming events…
Feedback from Recent events:
Marion’s expertise working with multi-generational interfaith families made for a most useful and informative program and above all, positive. You elicited great examples from participants on different ways to connect with interfaith grandchildren.
-Harriet Fredman, B'nai Israel Congregation - Hazak Program
Institutional Consulting
Synagogues and JCC’s are invited to reach out to explore the variety of interfaith workshops and staff training sessions I can develop for your institution. Contact me at marionusher@gmail.com or 202-236-9495 for more information.
