Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Religion, nationality, heritage, culture/history, and race/ethnicity can be interpreted on various levels and through different scenarios. It also may be difficult for some to differentiate between the categories and what they mean to them. Others may have different interpretations of religion or another category when responding to readings and/or video clips. The Moses rap song’s major point was why a Jew should marry a Jew. It addressed the various perks of marrying within the religion. In response to marriage in the Jewish religion, I find that inter religion marriage is a major issue not only for Reform Jews, but also in all areas of the religion. Most religious teachers and conventional families prefer Jews marrying Jews as well. One reason why this may be a vital issue for them is because so many Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. The Holocaust is portrayed through the media through its various films, three of which came out as recently as Christmas Day 2008 – “The Reader,” “Valkyrie,” and “Defiance.” Knowing how far we have come and how much we have sustained throughout history makes me a proud Jew. Many people would argue that it is a Jew’s duty to keep the religion alive because there are so few of us remaining in the world compared to many other religions. Reformjudaism.org should have included more topics for those interested in areas such as marriage. Nevertheless, like most Jews, marriage within the religion is preferred but in most cases inter religion marriage is not forbidden in Reform Judaism.
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