both men and women
2007-06-20 17:30:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In modern democratic countries, anyone can have a secular marriage, but from the religious point of view:
No.
This comes from two different sources.
In the Torah (the five books of Moses), it states "Do not marry your daughter to a non-jewish man for he will lead your child to worshipping idols. Do not marry your son to a non-Jewish girl for his name will lost to Israel."
There are extremely important lessons learnt here:
1) The child of a non-Jewish man and a Jewish woman is jewish (thus why it warns against him leading the children to idol worship, so Jews will be worshipping idols)
2) The child of a Jewish man with a non-Jewish woman is not Jewish. (The land in a family could only be inherited by a Jewish child as it was the prioperty of the tribe and the family, not the individual- thus by marrying a non-Jewish woman his children loose the ability to inherit that land and his name is lost form those that have a share in the land)
3) Jewish women cannot marry non-Jewish men (there children are considered kosher to marry other jews and are not mamzerim- see Talmud, Masechta Yevamos)
4) A Jewish man cannot marry a non-Jewish woman (Their children are considered non-Jewish and cannot marry Jews unless they convert)
Another place we learn this from is the fact that a Jew is bound by the 613 mitzvot of the Torah miSinai (the Torah given on Mt Sinai), a non-Jew by th e7 Noahide laws. Since the 613 mitzvot contain the laws about marriage and the 7 Noahide laws do not, the non-Jew cannot be bound to the Jew via Jewish law since it is not binding on them, thus there can be no marriage in the Jewish point of view between a jew and a non-Jew.
2007-06-21 02:47:42 · answer #1 · answered by allonyoav 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't say what the Rabbis would say about such a union, but I've known couples that have and made it work. During the Chrismas season, the Christmas tree occupied one corner of the living room and the minora (sp?), the other.
If neither of you have a problem with the other's belief system and are willing to share the responsibilities of teaching religion to your children, then go for it! The only problem I can see is if the two parties are so legalistic and dogmatic that they are not open to peacefully speaking about or dealing with the other person's beliefs. If they are, great, if they aren't, I foresee much conflict and little peace in the household, not to mention confusion for the children.
2007-06-28 11:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by Simon Peter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halacha --Jewish law-- does not permit that. This only affects the Jewish people, and not the gentiles --the non-Jews.
From the source:
"The primary source upon which the prohibition for a Jew to marry a non-Jew is based is to be found in the Bible (Deut. 7:3): ‘You shall not marry them (the gentiles, about which the Bible speaks in the previous verses), you shall not give your daughter to their son and you shall not take his daughter for your son’.
"The reason for this prohibition is clearly spelled out in the following verse: ‘Because he will lead your son astray from Me and they will serve strange gods…’. (´Strange gods’ can also be interpreted to mean those ideals and ‘isms’ that do not conform to the dictates of the Torah, and before which one bows his head and dedicates his heart and soul.)"
2007-06-28 05:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They certainly can! My aunt, who was born in Italy, married a Jewish man. they were married for about 50 years.
If anyone in the Jewish family were to complain, they are reacting biased and/or racist. It is silly to think that races and religions HAVE to remain pure through marriage.
Once you become an adult, you can make your own decisions, your mommy doesn't get to choose.
2007-06-20 17:39:54 · answer #4 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
whats jewish got to do with it? I hate these questions.. In the heat of the moment do people scream out ,, "oh god,, f*ck me harder you jewish animal"..... or do they say, "Man look at that jewish azz on that! gees
2007-06-28 10:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by shawna 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ya sure my causin loved this guy that was jewish and send to his family i want you guys to burn in ***l cause i love her and i am ganna marry her and well finaly they gave in and let her in the family but she says that they treat her a lil diffrent cause shes not jewish
so i guess you can if you really love him : )
2007-06-28 06:00:12 · answer #6 · answered by CRAZI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly yes...but I do not encourage this for many reasons....Not sharing a fundamental cornerstone for who you are and what you believe to be life truths makes for a weak foundation to a relationship
2007-06-20 17:49:14 · answer #7 · answered by zie_guzeunt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are not supposed to, its against their law
The law specifically says 'do not eat at the table with a gentile' meaning do not date/marry one
2007-06-20 17:35:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously they CAN-they're just not ALLOWED to; there's a difference!
2007-06-24 23:59:11 · answer #9 · answered by וואלה 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not halachic
2007-06-28 13:41:48 · answer #10 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋