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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean, to be fair, a rabbi’s family would freak out if he started dating non-Jewish. That seems like a valid stereotype. [/quote]
Maybe, but not that way. They all seemed like grotesque caricatures.

And I doubt he would have dated a non Jew, one who is obsessed with sex and shops openly for sex toys, and has a sex podcast. (Also all that was pretty stupid- as in not only isn't she Jewish, 
she's a freaky Shiksa. Come on.)  He might have thought about it, but no, because to be a rabbi that is his life trajectory and not in character.

I couldn't believe how immature this writing was. [/quote]

I mean very much depends on the synagogue and community. The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College officially allows people in interfaith relationships to become rabbis for instance.

It's not uncommon for Reform rabbis to officiate at interfaith weddings. Whereas a Conservative rabbi will not do that.

So there is a spectrum. Though based on the two episodes I've watched this appears to be a Conservative or Reform community and yeah an interfaith marriage for a rabbi would be frowned upon in most of these communities. Though most people would talk about it the way Noah talks about it when he first meets Joanne -- not as a judgment on non-Jews as bad people but due to the importance of the marital relationship within Judaism and the value seen in preserving Jewish traditions and having and raising Jewish children. There aren't a ton of American Jews in 2024 who would be screaming about a shiksa (at least not under the age of 70). Instead it would be like "she seems perfectly nice but you have an obligation to your faith."[/quote]

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