1 posted on
09/21/2006 4:15:02 PM PDT by
Nachum
To: Nachum
I think intermarriage is not wise in the first place. If you can't see eye-to-eye on your faith, then God says you are unequally yoked. He didn't even want Israel to marry non-Israelites.
Anyone who marries outside their faith has little or no faith.
To: Nachum
rubber stamp reform and conservative conversions aren't going to help the matter. and the line about orthodox Rabbis being hesitant to convert a non-Jewish spouse (not a girlfriend or boyfriend) is silly. i seriously doubt the legitimacy of this statement.
3 posted on
09/21/2006 4:22:38 PM PDT by
APRPEH
(id theft info available on my profile page)
To: Nachum
4 posted on
09/21/2006 4:24:17 PM PDT by
APRPEH
(id theft info available on my profile page)
To: Nachum
The fact that they have this debate suggests they don't believe their own religion. How could you wilfully sit by an watch your spouse go to hell?
5 posted on
09/21/2006 4:24:38 PM PDT by
Brilliant
To: Nachum
I imagine 'Christine' is not a popular baby name among Jews...
9 posted on
09/21/2006 4:29:49 PM PDT by
Sloth
('It Takes A Village' is problematic when you're raising your child in Sodom.)
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11 posted on
09/21/2006 4:37:12 PM PDT by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: Nachum
Self-Hating Jews in so-called "Orthodox" groups are straying from the Torah.
Jews do not convert non-Jews for the sake of marriage. Haven't in the past, won't in the future.
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33 posted on
09/21/2006 5:04:12 PM PDT by
darkangel82
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I'm sure I'll get some disagreement on this, but even in the Reform community the desireability of conversion is acknowledged. The issue is the sincerity of the conversion, to convert to please one's spouse isn't acceptable. Apologies if someone brougt the topic up. Like many good Freepers I often post first, read the commentary later.
35 posted on
09/21/2006 5:08:18 PM PDT by
SJackson
(The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn't do!)
To: Nachum
Sounds like the ol' "bait and switch" to me.
40 posted on
09/21/2006 5:17:09 PM PDT by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
To: Nachum
When I took conversion classes, I was the only one there who had decided to convert to Judaism on my own, not because I was married to a Jew.
While it is better for both parents to be of the same faith, I guess I've always wondered if most people in mixed marriages convert because of a true change in their belief system or because of the spouse.
43 posted on
09/21/2006 5:24:35 PM PDT by
radiohead
(Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking, guts you coward.)
To: Nachum
Rabbi Leib Tropper, who runs a school in Monsey, N.Y., for Jews who lack basic religious education, started Eternal Jewish Family a year ago to train rabbinic courts on proper conversion for non-Jewish spouses. This guy dumped his Jewish wife (and 4 kids) for a hot shiksa, whom he converted, of course.
72 posted on
09/21/2006 6:45:54 PM PDT by
Alouette
(Psalms of the Day: 135-139)
To: Nachum
Flame suit on...
What's the difference between Jewish girls and the Bermuda Triangle?
The Bermuda Triangle swallows seamen.
And yes, I'm Jewish.
73 posted on
09/21/2006 6:53:11 PM PDT by
jdb331
(Liverhead)
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