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[quote=Anonymous]My father was Jewish and my mother is Protestant. I was sent to religious school at a Reform Temple even though, at that time, Reform still adhered to the weird idea that the religion of the mother determined the religion of the children, which is not how it was done in Biblical times and clearly contrary to Jewish law. The Reform movement has since changed its position on this and accepts the children as  Jewish if either parent is Jewish (which is also contrary to Jewish Law). Last I read in the Conservative Movement's magazine, and this was many years ago, this was a hotly debated issue among Conservatives. I had a friend in law school who was in love with a Protestant woman. They were perfect for each other. They loved roughing it, hiking and camping out. But my friend's mother bitterly disliked her because she was Protestant. My friend reluctantly broke up with her. My friend ended marrying the sister in law of the head litigation partner at his firm, which seemed like a great idea at the time. She was Protestant but agreed to convert. She hated hiking and camping and was heavily into cosmetics and makeup, which my friend did not like. The marriage, which seemed ideal professionally since my friend wanted to be a litigator, did not work out that way and he was asked to leave the firm. They are still married. Last time I spoke with him, which was quite some time ago, he was still pining over his lost love. Don't let this happen to your brother. [/quote]

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