tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post112154144659695139..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: Speaking of IgnoranceJack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1121896387306782932005-07-20T14:53:00.000-07:002005-07-20T14:53:00.000-07:00Hi Anonymous,I am somewhat sad to say that I know ...Hi Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I am somewhat sad to say that I know what you are saying.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1121896121550551122005-07-20T14:48:00.000-07:002005-07-20T14:48:00.000-07:00I totally agree with you. I will go even further ...I totally agree with you. I will go even further to discuss interfaith marriage. What upsets me the most is when children are involved and the parents decide not to really educate and instill strong Jewish values because they want them to decide for themselves. Pleeze..1st -they are children; 2ndly, we live in a Christian world with very little real Jewish influences around us to even remotely make that suggestion even. There are churches on every street corner, Sunday morning tv and radio shows, Christmas, Christmas and Christmas! I think it's very important to provide for them every opportunity to develop a strong foundation and only then can they really make such a decision. Saying that, if a Jew is educated in all aspects of history, law, traditions, etc, and then decides to married someone who is not Jewish, I have faith enough that person won't desert Judiasm or let their children grow up ignorant (maybe I am being nieve.) <BR/><BR/>Two quick stories..I made a Jewish reference to a co-worker whom I assumed was Jewish. He didn't know what I was referring to, so I asked him if he was Jewish. His response both sadden and infuriated me...in almost an embarassed and apologetic way ...he said yes, BUT by birth. <BR/><BR/>When I read the first line of this post, I instantly thought of my sister. She hasn't a clue about Judiasm, but insists to "teach" Jewish laws and customs to all her Gentile friends. I have long given up trying to tell her to stop making a fool of herself, but even more, misleading others with her ignorance. She doesn't get it that they will take what she is saying and then pass it on because they got their information straight from the source...a Jew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1121780209520232472005-07-19T06:36:00.000-07:002005-07-19T06:36:00.000-07:00Hi Z,Blind allegiance is kind of scary to me. I ha...Hi Z,<BR/><BR/>Blind allegiance is kind of scary to me. I have a hard time understanding it.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1121776733954505742005-07-19T05:38:00.000-07:002005-07-19T05:38:00.000-07:00I really like this post of all the ones you have m...I really like this post of all the ones you have made on the topic. You very clearly hit on what it is to BE a Reform Jew or a Conservative Jew or for that matter an Orthodox Jew, and that is EDUCATED CHOICES. I have little respect for the individual who blindly follows or who does it just because it was done before. Understanding why we do what we do enriches the experience and deepens our relationship with G-d. Regardless of how we do it or the fact that we've done it "forever", growing up and getting past that child's perspective of G-d and religion requires a bit more of the thought process. And you're absolutely right, rejecting something without fully understanding it isn't really a choice. It's a tantrum.Ima Undercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542834320265531669noreply@blogger.com