tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post9107442794390678280..comments2024-03-27T16:29:33.089+02:00Comments on A Jewish Grandmother : Various Types of Jewish Intermarriage, The Good, Bad and the RiskyBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-10489186596977327192012-10-08T18:16:58.316+02:002012-10-08T18:16:58.316+02:00Jennifer, thanks. I didn't get into the Baal ...Jennifer, thanks. I didn't get into the Baal Teshuva issue when none of the relatives are Torah observant and "kibbud av v'em" sometimes is very complicated and promotes a bad role model.<br /><br />I do consider all the marriages between various ethnic groups (including ger tzedek) in Judaism very good, bringing the Moshiach.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-83853188484452688082012-10-07T08:47:45.861+02:002012-10-07T08:47:45.861+02:00Well put.
@goyisherebbe - I suppose it's all i...Well put.<br />@goyisherebbe - I suppose it's all in how one defines "inter." There is more than one type of marriage that puts am Yisrael at risk. I think what Batya's (accurately) got her finger on is that we shouldn't only obsess about the kind most parents do worry about most - and then heave a sigh of relief: "as long as they marry Jewish, it's okay." Plus the fact that people DO worry about marrying different kinds of Jews - Ashkenaz, Sefard, Yemenite, converts, whatever. And btw, she has also clarified the very simple fact that when a person becomes Jewish, he or she is NOT a goy and that's not considered an "inter" marriage if, by "inter" you mean - "to a non-Jew". As a person who has married 2 geirim, however, I will say there are still countless cultural issues to overcome in most situations... and always, always, the family influence. Though it's not intermarriage, I'm afraid - looking back with 20/20 hindsight - that those influences are significant, making this sometimes (though it's not intermarriage) a less-than-ideal situation for raising a Jewish family. Just a few thoughts.Jennifer in MamaLandhttp://ronypony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-22572251503331129422012-10-07T08:44:45.117+02:002012-10-07T08:44:45.117+02:00Ruti, pesky, sometimes the kids go for the more re...Ruti, pesky, sometimes the kids go for the more religious...<br />goyish, I edited this to make it more accurate, thanks.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-86071138778382037862012-10-07T08:27:12.869+02:002012-10-07T08:27:12.869+02:00A marriage between two halachic Jews is not called...A marriage between two halachic Jews is not called an intermarriage. Calling it one is misleading. Also when people call a convert a goy or a shiksa they are not only inaccurate, they are committing a serious transgression against the Torah.goyisherebbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380171052449799815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-22123452746820767302012-10-07T07:37:47.462+02:002012-10-07T07:37:47.462+02:00A different category of intermarriage is where bot...A different category of intermarriage is where both are Jewish but only one is observant. IMO I think that's just as dangerous.Pesky Settlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077745747562609723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-7804058102790148762012-10-07T07:37:40.832+02:002012-10-07T07:37:40.832+02:00There's another sub-group in the "risky&q...There's another sub-group in the "risky" category. When religious kids marry less-religious kids, there can be problems. The Talmud relates a situation wherein a religious couple divorces. The religious man marries a less-religious woman, and becomes like her. The religious woman marries a less-religious man, and brings him up to her level.<br /><br />I guess we daven. But that's what every marriage needs, nachon?rutimizrachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809119908148195009noreply@blogger.com