Tag: Intermarriage Debate
December 31: Rabbi Kaiman and Interfaith Marriage
Reform Rabbi Arnold Kaiman, who conducted numerous interfaith marriages in the Midwest during the 1970s, at a time when few rabbis would do so, died at 74 on this date in 2007. Kaiman, raised...
New study shows Jewish spouses matter
One of the wisest things ever said about intermarriage came from former Atlantic sports columnist Jake Simpson: “No stat could have predicted … the wonder that was David Tyree’s helmet catch in Super Bowl...
Diving into intermarriage debate, Manhattan ‘Mega-Synagogue’ welcomes Non-Jews
B'nai Jeshurun stands on 88th Street among expensive Upper West Side apartments, an impressive synagogue in an elegant Moorish style. It’s best known for lively and well-attended Shabbat services, which can attract thousands of...