Comments on: The Nasty and the Nice http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/conversion/the-nasty-and-the-nice/ Everything you always wanted to know about intermarriage, but were afraid to ask. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:23:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Matt http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/conversion/the-nasty-and-the-nice/#comment-344 Matt Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:36:30 +0000 http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/conversion/the-nasty-and-the-nice/#comment-344 That slavish devotion is why this branch of Judaism is called Orthodox. The school in question is a private school and has the right to deny admission to any student they feel is not up to their standards. If the standards include being an Orthodox Jew so be it. You don't have to agree with it but respect it. I'm not Jewish but have friends who are Orthodox. They are good people who are shaped by their beliefs. They are not prejudiced but they draw a line at certain things. For them, it works. Good for you Dave for sticking up for what you believe in. That slavish devotion is why this branch of Judaism is called Orthodox. The school in question is a private school and has the right to deny admission to any student they feel is not up to their standards. If the standards include being an Orthodox Jew so be it. You don’t have to agree with it but respect it. I’m not Jewish but have friends who are Orthodox. They are good people who are shaped by their beliefs. They are not prejudiced but they draw a line at certain things. For them, it works. Good for you Dave for sticking up for what you believe in.

]]> By: Dave http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/conversion/the-nasty-and-the-nice/#comment-340 Dave Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:58:12 +0000 http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/conversion/the-nasty-and-the-nice/#comment-340 That 'slavish devotion to ritual and legality' has made the Orthodox easily the fastest growing branch of Judaism. Some of those legalisms include the prohibition on intermarriage and homosexuality, discouragement of abortion and divorce, and encouragement of natalism. The population of Kiryas Yoel is doubling every decade. Not so with communities of the Reform and Conservatives (with the possible exception of retirement communities) Here's a nice secular phrase: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That ’slavish devotion to ritual and legality’ has made the Orthodox easily the fastest growing branch of Judaism. Some of those legalisms include the prohibition on intermarriage and homosexuality, discouragement of abortion and divorce, and encouragement of natalism.

The population of Kiryas Yoel is doubling every decade. Not so with communities of the Reform and Conservatives (with the possible exception of retirement communities)

Here’s a nice secular phrase: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

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