I'm an observant Jewess, so the following comments may be taken accordingly.
I'm surprised you say that Jews are not welcoming, both to their own and to those outside the fold. If anything, I think we do cartwheels in order to be accepted by the majority, gentile world.
We even go several steps further, intermarrying at a dizzying rate and in some cases, giving up our own heritage in order to be part of that great global villlage of universality.
I call it being "pareve." You're not this, and you're not that. Spouses who marry one of the tribe and do not convert, what does that mean? No commitment. You can always change your mind.
I myself read the NYT weddings and celebrations section each Sunday, although I call it My Weekly Dose of Aggravation, as noted in my blog post: http://www.afternoonschmoozer....
I'm an observant Jewess, so the following comments may be taken accordingly.
I'm surprised you say that Jews are not welcoming, both to their own and to those outside the fold. If anything, I think we do cartwheels in order to be accepted by the majority, gentile world.
We even go several steps further, intermarrying at a dizzying rate and in some cases, giving up our own heritage in order to be part of that great global villlage of universality.
I call it being "pareve." You're not this, and you're not that. Spouses who marry one of the tribe and do not convert, what does that mean? No commitment. You can always change your mind.
I myself read the NYT weddings and celebrations section each Sunday, although I call it My Weekly Dose of Aggravation, as noted in my blog post: http://www.afternoonschmoozer....
Nettie Feldman, host Afternoon Schmooze talk show www.rustymikeradio.com Blog: http://www.afternoonschmoozer....