“The Conservative movement is torn between two conflicting positive imperatives…”
“The Conservative movement is torn between two conflicting positive imperatives,” said Steven Bayme, director of the Contemporary Jewish Life Department of the […]
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“The denominational war for the heart and soul of American Judaism is over”
The denominational war for the heart and soul of American Judaism is over. The struggle of the early generation of Eastern European […]
“… in coming years watch for the Conservative movement to halakhically legitimize intermarriage by relying on the view that it is only rabbinically prohibited”
Since the consequences of intermarriage are so devastating, one must wonder why there is no explicit biblical prohibition. Be that as it […]
“The rabbis of the Talmud knew the historical truth: post-biblical Judaism, not scripture, is the source for the general prohibition of intermarriage”
The Talmudim are aware that the prohibition of intermarriage is a product of second temple times. Jubilees 30 and the other works of […]
“Rabbinic society was not much affected by intermarriage…”
Rabbinic society was not much affected by intermarriage. The Palestinian Talmud has a rabbi castigate the Jews of Sepphoris (who, like the […]
“One of the central characteristics of post-biblical Judaism is its prohibition of intermarriage…”
One of the central characteristics of post-biblical Judaism is its prohibition of intermarriage. A Jew may not marry a non-Jew. From Greco-Roman […]
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Considering the failure of acknowledging Patrilineal Descent for the Reform Movement
In 1983, the Reform Movement made the decision to grant any child born of a Jewish father automatic membership in the Jewish […]
A Pragmatic Reason for Jewish Federations to Reach Out to Intermarried Couples
Olitzky told me that many in the organized Jewish community are beginning to recognize that they have to reach out to intermarried […]
Gary Rosenblatt Considers Rabbi Rick Jacobs Statements about Intermarriage
Consider this excerpt from the major address given by Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, at last month’s […]
Intermarriage
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“Jews who intermarry also have difficulty understanding their friends’ and relatives’ consternation at their decision…”
The current consensus in America is that people can fall in love across race, ethnic group, and creed and that nothing should […]
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