tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889578221932408406.post2544699408955968280..comments2024-01-16T03:58:36.758-05:00Comments on Adas Emuno: Intermarriage: The Debate Goes OnCongregation Adas Emunohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105636435783180276noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889578221932408406.post-36176088014528403282012-04-10T14:02:32.331-04:002012-04-10T14:02:32.331-04:00This is an equitable and measured commentary on th...This is an equitable and measured commentary on the debate, Rabbi Schwartz, and it seems quite obvious to me that there was intermarriage even after Ezra condemned it, and that some exogamy has been a part of Jewish life ever since. <br /><br />The problem is correctly framed as one of affiliation and integration, and issues concerning conversion are implicated as well. <br /><br />Perhaps instead of only focusing on why Jews marry non-Jews, we might also study why non-Jews marry Jews, and why they might want to become a part of a Jewish family, community, and history.Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.com