\”People always ask me, \’Are you still Jewish?\’ and I say, \’Of course,\’\” Nikki Schieler Ziering told The Journal over breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel. \”I fell in love with Judaism because it\’s all about family values and having good morals. It\’s something I made a commitment to and that I take seriously.\”
To what extent do we (and would we) internalize the essence of the Torah?
\”Intermarriage is a fact of Jewish life and it\’s time we opened our doors and made everyone welcome, not just Jews,\” said Monica Engel, who said that at her own synagogue that interfaith couples felt marginalized because of their ignorance of Jewish practices.
The heart of the dispute centers on whether Sea Point must observe the standards of halacha demanded by the country\’s chief rabbinate in Johannesburg, or whether it can adopt looser standards.
Heather Levy, l9, a merry, self-confident young woman from Silver Spring, Maryland, has dated primarily non-Jewish boys, and believes that religion should not get in the way of falling in love.
We are rapidly approaching a momentous occasion — the 50th anniversary of Israel. It should be a time for unquestioned Jewish pride and Jewish unity. Yet this may not be the case.
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