What are the restrictions for a Jewish boy ,when he wana marry a non Jewish girl or the vice versa ?

Question

What are the Jewish marriage rules and laws?

Answer 1

An observant Jewish man would find it very difficult to marry a non Jewish woman. She would have to convert, and conversion to Judiasm is a very difficult process. Her love for him would have to be very strong for him to do it the right way.

Non Jewish men marry Jewish women, and the conversion process is difficult but since it is the woman/mother who passes on Jewish traditions to the children, the woman's conversion must be more complex. She is the one who teaches the children how to be Jewish, teaches the Jewish culture, etc.

I have a Jewish friend who is a member of a Conservative congregation where there are many mixed marriages where it is the husband who converted.

Answer 2

The Torah forbids Jews from marrying gentiles. It's possible to marry a convert--but Orthodox Jews are leery of people who convert in order to get married. They believe that conversion is a serious business and should only be done out of serious religious conviction, and not out of a desire to marry someone.

BTW, intermarriage has decimated the Jewish people. We loose huge numbers of Jews every year, and often it's because someone marries a gentile, their children aren't raised Jewish, and whole generations are lost.

Answer 3

It depends on the family. Some families may allow a Jewish girl to marry outside Judaism but not a boy, because of it being passed through the mother. Others might not let any of their children marry outside the faith. Others still don't care, and let their children date/marry whoever they please. I do know one kid at my school whose mother would rather he date a Jewish guy than a Christian girl.

Answer 4

Only one rule:

Don't do it.

Seriously. Jews aren't really supposed to marry non-Jews. If they do, their children are usually not Jewish.

Answer 5

That's something you'll want to ask your rabbi about. Or you can ask over at http://www.askmoses.com/.