Sex and the city

How is Judaism dumb?

Oh dear. Really?

My granfather went through something similar. He converted to Catholicism to marry my grandma and he was a devoted Catholic afterward.

Wow that so interesting. I hadn't watched that part of the show and I didn't know that. As an aside, I am sure that at least one of the primary writers was Jewish lol

Women always molding themselves by men

Not shallow at all. She loved him so she was willing to sacrifice something. That's beautiful.

@@rebelraccoon9018 Sacrificing God is incredibly shallow. Your belief in God is the very foundation of who you are. Not something you “sacrifice” to be with a guy. Anyone who can do that was not much of a believer to begin with and that’s just a fact.

It's according to Jewish law- if you push the person away and they still demand to join, then you know they are serious and you welcome them

@@justincase7848 I think that’s really great actually. I like that they try and weed out the ones who might convert on a whim without really considering what being Jewish really means, but it also allows the ones who are serious about converting the opportunity to reflect on their choice and know that they are welcome to join if it’s really what they feel is the right path for them.

@@nadiadelphi6850 a hundred percent. I don't remember much history lol but I seem to recall that there were times in history when this was a problem- people would convert for the wrong reasons and then they wouldn't want to stick with it. So the sages instituted these laws. According to the Talmud, this is the conversation that took place between Naomi and her non Jewish daughters in law Ruth and Arpah. First she urged them to return to their land. When Ruth insisted she wanted to come, Naomi began telling her some of the difficult laws of Judaism in order to deter her from something she couldn't follow through with. Ruth's response hinted towards her acceptance of all these commandments, down to the harsh ending of "as you die I will die and there I will be buried"- a response to Naomi's warning that certain sins are punishable by death, and those killed by the Jewish court are buried seperately. (This was an extremely unusual thing to happen, but Naomi was giving her the absolute worst case scenario in order to deter her.) When it was clear that Ruth was absolutely determined to become Jewish despite the hardship, Naomi accepted her. Historically Ruth is considered one of the great heroines of Judaism and is the mother of the Davidic/messianic dynasty, indicating the value of a sincere convert.

She wanted to though and he was supportive he didn’t force it

Wow thank you for this explanation

Was about to ask that. Thank you!

Interesting that u said rabbi thats the name of allah that muslims use.

Yeah it's to discourage people who aren't very serious because being Jewish takes hard word and dedication. But they don't actually slam the door in the person's face. They just explain to them politely that it's not a good idea for them to become Jewish because it would necessitate lifestyle changes that would be difficult and annoying to them. Also orthodox rabbis typically don't convert people for the sake of marriage because such a person is not doing it out of conviction and may ultimately decide it's too hard.

It's worse than chasing women

It depends.

Except for the whole… Holy Roman Empire thing

Actually Roman Catholic priests were sent all over the world to ya know “civilize” the heathens for a good several hundred years.

This is not far off from the truth. They need to make sure it’s genuine.

Aren't they racist? Come to think it, these "chosen people" think they are superior to people of other races?

@@lepetitchat123 no actually in the Torah the Jewish text that says they’ve been chosen by god but obviously that doesn’t mean every Jew thinks they’re better than every other race that’s ridiculous there are loads of same sex Christian couples even though Christianity directly forbids homosexuality

Good for you but also in some communities Judaism is passed solely from mother to child Soo I think that’s why they did this

It would be hard for me to marry an atheist.

I'm an atheist and it would be a deal breaker for me. I shouldn't have to pretend to believe something for my partner if I don't.

@@2expressmranderson pretending to believe is not the same as practicing a religion. You can keep your own personal beliefs that a lot of religious people born into religious families have anyway

@@2expressmranderson Charlotte wasn't prending.

I can marry somebody from another religion, but I wouldn't convert.

@@antigonarosaura7845 how would that work then?

@@redshot5403 I can of you respect each other. Way better than changing your values for a relationship.

Well considering that the Jewish faith is "transmitted" by the mother I'd say it's normal

@@jojoaugustus1383 true. My dad even goes to some temple services at times, such as Rosh Hashanah.

.but its easier when its the woman who is jewish ....not so much when its the guy .....that is why you get rabbis keen to convert non jewish women marrying jewish men

first person i thought of haha

i literally die with laughter every damn time