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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP it looks like you want to deny a young person access to something that brings her joy in order to protect your children from "catching" Christianity.

You say you need your home to be a Jewish Home. But what you're really saying is that you prefer to meet some self-imposed standard of purity than to make this girl feel equal and welcome.

If you stick with your guns, you are privileging blind devotion to norms and practices over the moral and community values that are supposed to be the point of a religious upbringing. You're showing your younger children that Judaism is about exclusion and that this matters more than generosity.

You're also showing your husband where he stands with you- and it's in a corner. [/quote]

Judaism does seem to be about exclusion, at least based on a lot of what has been posted here. What exactly is it about Christianity that could possibly be "contagious"?  It must be exhausting to practice a religion that is so focused on keeping itself intact. I keep waiting for someone to point out that no, Judaism IS about more than banning a Christmas tree from the house, guarding against assimilation, etc.  anyone?[/quote]
Ok, I'll bite: Judaism IS about more than banning a Christmas tree from the house, guarding against assimilation, etc., just like Christianity IS about more than not wearing a Star of David, and trying to "save" people who don't follow your faith.

Yes, Jewish people are very close to the centuries of tradition that came before us, and very aware that not only have there been attempts to get rid of us for at least 2000 years, one of those attempts was only 70 years ago. Many of our relatives were alive then, and many of us had relatives that perished. So, it's kind of fresh.

BUT!

Judaism is also about acts of loving kindness, healing the world, and doing other charitable acts. There are 613 commandments in the Torah (that's 603 more than the most widely-known ones), and most of them are about helping to make the world a better place.

-a Jewish woman who married a non-Jew, is raising our DS Jewish, and proudly has a Christmas tree to support her husband's family traditions, just like he'll read the hagaddah for mine. [/quote]

Thank !!! You!!!![/quote]
You're welcome! :D[/quote]

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