Comments on: Intermarriage on the rise – assimilation a strategic threat to Israel https://www.jwire.com.au/intermarriage-on-the-rise-assimilation-a-strategic-threat-to-israel/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Gabrielle Gouch https://www.jwire.com.au/intermarriage-on-the-rise-assimilation-a-strategic-threat-to-israel/#comment-8562 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:14:45 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=13114#comment-8562 Intermarriages:

Religion has driven many young people away from their roots. In Israel one can be secular and not be less Jewish (although the percentage of religious people on increase)in the Diaspora is far more difficult. Young people are opting out.

]]> By: Richard Joachim https://www.jwire.com.au/intermarriage-on-the-rise-assimilation-a-strategic-threat-to-israel/#comment-5891 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:47:43 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=13114#comment-5891 It doesn’t have to be a problem, if the partner ‘converts’ to Judaism they are then treated no differently than those born Jewish – in fact, it is forbidden to treat ‘Jews by choice’ any differently. I don’t know what the fuss is about. If the ‘Jewish’ partner is not living a ‘Jewish’ life anyway, then one can’t count it as a ‘loss’ surely? Jew is as Jew does.

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