Do Jews also believe that the Torah law about not yoking an ox and donkey should be applied to marriage?

Answer 1

Depends on the Jew. Things to keep in mind:
If the mom is not Jewish neither are the kids unless they convert. Keeping a Jewish home (kosher, shabbat etc..) is rather complicated if both spouses are not Jews etc...

Answer 2

In that sense that while and ox and a donkey are both mammalian they are not of the same species having different temperaments and physical requirements the prohibition is mentioned because considering the fact they act slightly different the would pull against one another in a yoke. Extrapolating that concept to marriage would not be found within the Torah for the Torah has little to say about marriage. One would have to go to the Mishna and the Talmud to find commentary on that subject. You will also have to remember that these are only commentary they arise out of the Oral Law which in itself is opinion of the commentator and as such is either accepted or rejected by those reading the commentary. There is no final word concerning Hebraic Law as it is constantly evolving and no one person or group of people can say theirs is the only truth in the Hebraic tradition. There is also the fact that the Torah is wrapped around the Ten Commandments. According to Jewish Tradition God himself gave the Ten Commandments to Moses so following this line of thought even what is known as the Torah and commonly called Mosaic Law everything but the Ten Commandments is just commentary and opinion. If this belief should be applied the marriage would again only be commentary.

Answer 3

Intermarriage has been practiced through the whole of Jewish history, usually with conversion.

Those who are against intermarriage might use that passage to support their argument. But the text has a different lineage of interpretation that focuses on compatibility (animals of different heights, strengths and physicalities) and avoiding jealousy (a donkey feeling jealous of the ox chewing his cud/eating). The former actually works better logically as a prohibition of heterosexual marriage than intercultural/religious union. The latter has nothing to do with marriage, it's about acting compassionately towards other people.

Torah is a dynamic entity and it is the responsibility of each generation to find its own interpretations and understandings. Some Jews today believe that people of different religions cannot be compatible in marriage. Others see the many examples of how that belief is erroneous. Compatibility is always to be desired in a union. The parameters we set, as a community, on that is a reflection of how we see ourselves.

Answer 4

Oxen should definitely not be married to donkeys.

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

you've seen some Jewish women, right?

Answer 7

it's called faith.