Racism is defined as the belief that genetic factors produce inherent superiority. I would like to address the misnomer that opposition to intermarriage is racist. Rather, marrying a Jew is an expression of commitment to the unique Jewish mission and desire to fulfill the Jewish people’s destiny. Every human being is a child of God and deserving of love and respect. They stood tall against forced conversions, overt and covert anti-Semitism and genocide, choosing to remain Jews against all odds.ĭeciding to marry a Jew does not mean that non-Jews are any less valuable or important. The Jewish mission is Tikkun Olam, to repair the world with the revolutionary principles Judaism has given the civilized world: ethical monotheism, love your neighbor, peace on earth, justice for all, universal education, all men are created equal, dignity of the individual, and the preciousness of life.įor thousands of years Jews have understood the power of this mission, and the depth of personal meaning it provides. The Torah has given the Jewish people a unique mission in the world, to be a moral force as a “Light unto the Nations,” teaching humanity about God, happiness, love and meaning while striving to be an example of these values. It requires an investment of time and energy to learn what's been driving the Jewish people to greatness for the past 3,000 years – ideally before deciding who to marry.Īllow me to share with you a one small aspect toward understanding the paramount value of Judaism. There is no way to understand the riches of Judaism based on a "Hebrew School" education. The fundamental issue is: Why should Judaism be a “core value”? That is a question that cannot be answered in a vacuum. If establishing a Jewish family and raising Jewish children with strong Jewish values are core values that you hold dear, then the decision to marry a Jew (whether a Jew by birth or a Jew by choice) is the natural outcome. Why shouldn’t they get married if they love each other and primarily share the same values? Mere ethnic differences and cultural diversity will not undermine the marriage.
Today, intermarriage is so prevalent because a typical non-observant Jew often does share the common life goals of a typical non-Jew. In addition to love, marriage is based on shared life goals. If you view having children as a fundamental value, then marrying someone who doesn’t want kids is simply not a realistic option – no matter how much you may enjoy each other’s company, and no matter how many other interests and values you may share. They go to the very heart of who you are and what makes life have meaning for you. “If she doesn’t want to have children, I don’t want to marry her.”ĭeal-breakers are core values that you are simply not willing to compromise, no matter how much you love the person. “If he doesn’t intend to be faithful, I don’t want to marry him.” So I would like to address my original premise: What is wrong with intermarriage?Įveryone who chooses a spouse has certain values that are deal-breakers. Readers accused me of being bigoted, elitist and racist – of espousing something unacceptable in an enlightened society.Įveryone who chooses a spouse has certain values that are deal-breakers – core values that you are simply not willing to compromise, no matter how much you love the person. What surprised me most of all is not just the apathy surrounding intermarriage, but the vehement opposition to my suggestion that intermarriage is fundamentally wrong. Indeed, a survey by the American Jewish Committee concluded that just 12 percent of American Jews strongly oppose intermarriage, and 56 percent would not be pained in the slightest by their child's intermarriage. I had presumed that the majority of readers – interested in Jewish topics and in strengthening their Jewish knowledge – accepted the premise that intermarriage is wrong.
My article last week about Marc and Chelsea’s wedding touched off a firestorm of comments. (DBG-OPTIONS DBG-ADDR(“graphics-hook64.dll”) (“Wow.exe”) (“Wow.exe”) DBG-OPTIONS)A response to the firestorm of comments to my article about Marc and Chelsea. Program:Ĝ:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft_retail_\Wow.exe
This application has encountered a critical error:ĮRROR #123 (0x8510007b) This memory block has been corrupted by an out-of-bounds memory write.
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I’ve had a similar issue twice over the past couple days now as well, if I recall correctly it also started after the latest Nvidia graphics driver update (451.67).