Is there any way to turn the tide of American Jewish assimilation and intermarriage  ?
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There are two things necessary. \n\nThe first is education. Our Jewish religious schools and Sunday schools and Hebrew schools stink. The afternoon experience is not that pleasurable after a day of public school. However, we must learn 1)why we believe what we believe, especially in contrast to the majority faith around us, which is Christianity see http://WhatJewsBelieve.org , and we must learn not just how to do Judaism, but also 2)why we do what we do in the practice of Judaism\n\nThe second thing we must learn is how a human being incorporates the knowledge of something into the accepted belief of that something. There are plenty of people who have PhD's is Judaism, but who are devout Christians. They have studied and understand Judaism, but they dont incorporate it into their lives, they have not accepted it as their own. When we find out the hows and whys of a person who decides to accept a faith as him own and practice it, and not just to intellectually understand it, then assimilation will become extinct.
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afraid you look too jewish?
534471
marry an american or get born-again there
943529
Not any more or less than interracial marriage has
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First off Muslims have Mecca and medina for holly cities and only call the temple mount holy for political reasons. While the Jews have called it their spiritual capital for the last 3,000 years. As for making it an international city the first problem your going to face is who is going to be in charge of day to day activities. Are you just going to put some person with no connection or your going to put someone who has a predisposition? Also who is going to be in charge of security and public safety? The UN? I am sorry but they have proven them selves in effective of controlling any situation as well as the problems of the nationality of the people living their. You also have to consider the Geographic’s of Jerusalem the city kind of has vague borders east and west and if you cut a line right where the city line is you will device many neighborhoods trust me I know I lived their for the past year and a half. \n\nEven though your well intentioned I do not think that it is a feasible solution they talked about it before the problem is no one would respect it and today that’s no different. Oh, and most of Jerusalem is very safe with maybe the exception of a few Arab back allies at night is no different is safety from a city in America where you would not like to step foot in to if you did not have to.
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What's so ironic, that there can be a gay jew or that jews can by ignorant homophobes just like the rest of people?\n\nJewish people are quite adept at reverse discrimination.  Don't believe me?  Try and marry one!\n\nIncidentally, Orthodox Jews are kind of ****.  They don't really get along with the rest of Jews in Israel or outside of Israel anyway.  Not so dissimilar from America's religious right.
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I am an American and I like all sorts of people, I may damn well even know a Palestinian or two.  I just don't go around asking people where they are from so I can be a bigot and judge whether or not I am going to be nice to them based on the origin of their bloodline.\n\nI wish folks would quit trying to squeeze others into boxes, please be sure to ask all the other Americans before you make a judgment call like this again.  Thanks.
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Consider your choices: One of you have to convert to the other religion or see if there are any civil ceremonies instead of a religious one.\n\nGood luck, congrats
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have u ever heard about the lost tribe of israel? make the jewish guy a researcher in archelogy or ethnology or something like that; he will find, through a long journey, that this lost tribe has vanished in indonesia; he will meet a indonesian professor of ilterature, who will be a member of a secret association gathering last members of this lost tribe who practice some dance ritual each time they meet.\nthat's a good summary
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The easiest  way is to marry an American citizen. If you have American friends ask them to help you find love with an American.
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Yeah, I can understand, I had the same problem. Maybe he could talk to just one person at first, someone he's particularly close to, ask them to keep it to themselves for the time being, and see how they feel about it. Indians can be fiercely protective of their cultural identity, and might oppose cross-cultural marriage for that reason. On the other hand, many Indian families today aren't too conservative, especially ones that have moved abroad, so he might find less resistance than he thinks.
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Oh its not just the Jews.  There are as many Muslims in the USA as there are Jews.  And about 10% of American citizens are foreign born.  Everybody wants to be an American.  We have big problems with between 10-13 million illegal immigrants in this country.  This is a country of 300 million people and the Jews are only 5 million. (1.7%)
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Sure.  Israel is a predominantly Urban society like many industrial countries.  It is cosmopolitan.  There are people there with roots from all over the world.  Despite having a religious charter, it is one of the most secular societies in the world.  Though this is changing rapidly as right wing religious Jews are quickly re populating the country.  The Israeli's are technocrats.  They have a lot of high tech businesses that fabricate software and high tech devices.  They are clever at re-engineering things (like the Japanes after WW2 who gained ascendency over the German camera industry).  Look for more Israeli high tech gadgets in the near future.  The country has a mediteranean climate and Israeli's love to take the sun at beach resorts with their families.  They have lots of outdoor cafe's like in Europe, open air markets that rub shoulders with more recent offerings like discos.  There is an Arab minority who are native and are Israeli citizens, but they make up a sub-class and often get cheated on their rights.  There is also a rural aspect.  The origanal settlers lived on Kibutz, which are still active.  These are a microcosm of socialist labor.  They make fine produce that is exported to the capitals of Europe.  Of note is the fact that psychological studies have been done on the kibutzim, as they are called.  They can not re populate themselves as the youth, even though not related, are too tightly bonded.  They get the same creepy feeling about dating each other as people would dating their sisters.  This is called the Kibutz effect.  That should be good for a snapshot.  Thanks.
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haha\n\nWell, I guess the next step is gay interracial couples wanting the ability to adopt non-Christian, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic children without the consent of the Church.
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I totally agree, not a chance.\nEach wants to be 'the' religion/race/country etc., and will never accept to be integrated with others.\npolitical correctness is already creating a backlash as people realize it has got stupid !\n*(Person hole ((manhole)) - Womb person ((woman))- Chair person ((chairman/chairwoman))etc., etc.)
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I think it would B a great idea, but they'll all get 2gether moan, air their differences, moan some more, say there's progress but won't really trust 1 another 2 make any changes.\nYep me I'm so V pessimistic when it comes 2 Israel! \n\nThey have a terrible habit of screaming we're all Anti-Jew when things really look like they're not going their way!
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I am Jewish and can answer that anti-semitism can be fought by haiving people mix and mingle with Jewish people and have positive experiences/ Anit Israel existence and demonization comes from thos e who want the land as it is developed and fertile compared to other Middle East areas. We must stand up for our rights and protect our country always. Holocaust denial...keep showing people the real papers and the real thing if they think it did not exist. I can tell you it did and there exist many people who suffered as a result of it who are in their 80's now and still remembering the horrors of a person and his crazy viewpoints of races.\nKeep your ideas strong and your faith in who you are and what you believe in. Be proud to be part of a religion that is pure and tradtional and family -oriented. Be proud to have a history and a reason to defend it. Never let anyone take away your country , your faith or your history .