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Adoption In Interfaith Families - Page 1
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| Adoption |
Author: InterfaithFamily.com Editor (---.home.net)
Date: 01-11-01 12:49
Please post your responses here to our articles on adoption in interfaith families. |
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| article on adoption |
Author: sandy (---.ord.netsetter.com)
Date: 01-15-01 14:51
Nice article, but was just wondering if the birthmother's specific request was that the child be adopted by a Jewish family, raised Jewishly, why was this ignored, and ignored totally by a Jewish agency? Is that what happened? But, I suppose the ends still met, in this circle/circumstance. |
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| adoption |
Author: sandy (---.ord.netsetter.com)
Date: 01-15-01 14:53
I would also suppose that what you're saying in this short article is that a child adopted by a Jewish family, and that child is raised, converts to Judaism is not "really" Jewish, but biologically catholic, or agnostic or whatever that particular birthmother was; and ok: what is the "real" determining factor then in what determines if anyone, child or otherwise, adopted or otherwise is Jewish--OK- what makes anyone Jewish? biology? nature or nurture? |
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| Brodsky's article on raising adopted children.... |
Author: sandy (216.34.56.---)
Date: 01-15-01 15:14
This is a really nice start, and really points out the positives, and first steps anyone can do when adopting a child. I'd be interested in knowing whether Ametz, her organization does out of state adoptions as well, and whatever programs are around.... |
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| Dina Beach Lynch article |
Author: Ann Nunes (---.home.net)
Date: 01-16-01 11:06
My heart is full to hear of this Jewish soul with dark skin and dreadlocks.
My lady my love, you are of us. You stood with us at Sinai. You are bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. Three thousand years ago you chose to accept the Torah and to serve HaShem. What a joy that you have
found us. We are honored in you. HaShem is honored in you. Welcome
home.
Love,
Ann |
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| Adoption in Judaism |
Author: Mark Stover (---.elcjn1.sdca.home.com)
Date: 01-29-01 02:28
A recent book tells the story of a boy adopted at birth by a Reform Jewish family. He had a bar mitzvah, attended religious school, etc., but later on in life converted to Orthodox Judaism. The book also describes his search for his birth mother. The title is "The Lord will gather me in : my journey to Jewish Orthodoxy" by David Klinghoffer. |
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| Why is talk of conversion taboo in some families? |
Author: A. (---.s2029.apx1.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com)
Date: 02-11-01 13:00
I, a Catholic, recently married a Jewish man in an interfaith ceremony. At our reception were several of his cousins that I had never met before but had heard a lot about, including two very lovely young women who had married into the family. Much later, I learned that these women were converts to Judaism. After all of the hints being dropped that things would be easier if I converted, no one ever mentioned talking to these women about their experiences. Moreover, another Catholic woman who married into the family had converted and no one told me so I made a major faux pas of wishing her a Merry Christmas.We were both very distressed. She thought that the news had percolated through the family grapevine. I wanted to talk about her conversion, but she was very upset and so I dropped it. I pried my mother-in-law and found that there were many converts in the family, not including the adoptees that I knew about. This is very different that what I had been led to believe by the hoopla over my entry into the family. I remember now being told years ago that it is taboo to talk about a convert's life before conversion. Why? |
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Author: Mina (---.rutgers.edu)
Date: 02-13-01 17:47
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I don't know what is motivating the lack of communication in your husband's family. However, in answer to the question at the end of your entry, as I understand it, Jews-by-choice are not to be treated as any different than Jews-by-birth, and therefore not to be asked about their conversion, in case it would seem that that was questioning their authenticity. Jews-by-choice themselves, however, can choose to initiate such a discussion. Also, I think that if your motivation was an interest in understanding their stories in order to help you out, the Jews-by-choice in your husband's family would be happy to speak with you. |
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| Interfaith,shminterfaith |
Author: Rudy (---.ci.sf.ca.us)
Date: 02-16-01 18:33
To all Forumchiks:...
Let me start that no Jew today is exact genetic replicas of biblical Israelites.See on this subject 'Comentary' magazine Sept.issue with Hillel Halkin's review on the recent genetic study in article titled 'Wandering Jews and their genes'.The discussion is published in December issue (including letter of yours truly).Moreover,since Ashkenazim have a shallow gene pool and,alas,some genetic diseases,to deepen this pool is perfectly O.K....
Having said that,I also like to point out that we are not Christians,Judaism is not 'just a religion',we are a peoplehood as well.So while it is perfectly O.K. to have diversity on religious issues ('What is Judaism') and all branches of Judaism are created equal on this issue,it is not O.K. to have so-called pluralism on peoplehood issues ('Who is a Jew').We are one people and should stay one,here and in Israel.We do not need 'Jews for one branch only'....
One can call himself an Irish,but if he is not accepted in Ireland as an Irish,he is not an Irish.One can call himself a Jew,but if he is not accepted in Israel as a Jew,he is not a Jew.
Simple,isn't it?
Rudy the Kohen |
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| i'm not jewish,but i need help with my homework, |
Author: kay (---.btinternet.com)
Date: 03-04-01 08:25
I would be very grateful if a Jewish person could please e-mail me aboout the daily life of a Orthadox male Jew aged about 14???
Also could you suggest a few typical male jewish names?
thanking you in anticipation,
kay |
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| Disney through Almond Shaped Eyes |
Author: Lynn (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: 08-25-01 03:26
I just read this article by Marlyn Kress where she talks about seeing Disney through her daughter's almond shaped eyes (her daughter is adopted and was born Chinese). I do not see how this is an interfaith issue. I remember reading another article by Miss Kress where she states that her daughter had an Orthodox conversion and is being raised as a Jew. Please explain how this is then an interfaith issue. While I enjoyed the article I do not see how it fits this forum.
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| ignore posting, testing software |
Author: IFF editors (---.ne.mediaone.net)
Date: 12-18-01 13:30
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Jews with family origins in Eastern Europe.
In modern Jewish practice, Jewish boys come of age at 13. When a boy comes of age, he is officially a Bar Mitzvah ("son of the commandments"). The term is commonly used as a short-hand for the Bar Mitzvah\'s coming-of-age ceremony and/or celebration. The female equivalent is "Bat Mitzvah."
"The Name" in Hebrew. Used as a substitute for the Hebrew name for God, which religious Jews are forbidden from uttering outside of prayer.
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the scroll that contains them.
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