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Strange emails i'm receiving on my GMAIL account
Saulbadguy:
A few people have gotten my email address and started emailing me directly, and including me on CC's. Ironically, most of it is very Jewish and Jew related.
Naturally, i'm rolling with it. Here are a few examples.
:gocho:
Saulbadguy:
1st Email
--- Quote ---Hello My Darlings,
It was good to chat even thought it was short. I am glad you both doing well.
Well Linda emailed me. I am now trying to find out about the Hyatt for Abram and I. And I told her we would rent a car, to make it easy. We are planning to go on Thursday sometime, and will leave on Monday. I know how important this is for Linda and the family. And we just want to be there, see all of you and enjoy Gena's big big day.
Let me know that you got this.
By the way, also let me know when you are coming to New York City. Your gift from us was redone, and I want you to have it for your New York apartment.
Much much love,
Ty
--- End quote ---
My Reply
--- Quote ---Ty,
Sorry for the delay in my response. (EDITORS NOTE: He sent his first email in April. I replied today) I will be heading to New York in early August. I will be ICING bro's all night long, so if you wish to participate, you best be prepared.
Your bro -
Saul
--- End quote ---
His reply to that
--- Quote ---Dear Saul,
Good to hear from you. Abram says to say hell and hope you are doing well.
Also, what does Icing Bro's mean?
Sorry.
Love,
Ty
--- End quote ---
Saulbadguy:
2nd Email
--- Quote ---Saul
Sarah Rothschild sent this to me.
Given our discussions yesterday and the discussion at the Board meeting on Interfaith weddings I feel it is imperative you read this and see what other views are progressing out there!!!
I believe this Rabbi supports what Ellen and I (and what Rabbi Tuchman had come to learn) were talking about last night!!
I would personally like to send this to the Rabbi but I don't know if it is my place - BUT I am happy to if you need some extra support :)
While I am not on the Board - I can still feed LOTS of information and progressive inclusive ideas to you :)
Peace
and thank you again for your time
Ali
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 8:44 AM
Subject: just a little thing
So.... I've been looking around Maryland at other Reform congregations. Bet Chesed has this as a link from their homepage. It makes them very attractive to me, although they don't have a building and don't seem to have religious school for kids (which is a huge problem!). On the other hand, someone could bring this to the Or Chadash board...
Why interfaith marriage should be part of URJ congregational practices:
*
The goal is Jewish continuity. The critical question is how best to
serve that goal. Numbers increase by addition, not subtraction.
*
The first imperative is to not foreclose future relationships between
the couple and the Jewish community. Refusing participation in the
wedding may be treated with lifetime resentment by the Jewish partner,
even if the marriage doesn't endure.
*
Jewish status, especially of the children, is a major concern. There
are two kinds of Jewish status:
o
Jewish identity, for which there are four pillars: lineality
(either parent) or conversion, Jewish self-identification, Torah
(meaning all of Jewish learning and tradition) as the primary source of
guidance, and the mitzvah system (life cycle and behavior). At least
three pillars are needed.
o
Status as a ger toshav (literally, a resident stranger, also settled
sojourner or "Friend of the Folk"). The non-Jewish partner who
participates in Jewish community activities -- and especially who raises
Jewish children -- has this status, and is thereby included with the
"mixed multitude" that stood at Sinai.
*
The rabbi must be engaged in the process and should spend extended
time (Rabbi Brenner allocates 9 hours) with the couple, explaining Judaism
and the importance of Jewish continuity, and encouraging the couple to
decide how to raise any children that may be born from the union. We must
discourage choices of "neither" and "both." And we must not foresake a
couple that decides to be "non-Jewish."
*
Rabbi Brenner, who has many years of experience counseling interfaith
couples, has concluded that a process called "convergence" happens first
("Yes, I can raise a Jewish child"). Conversion sometimes comes years
later.
*
The tone of the marriage is set during the wedding arrangements.
Halachically, the wedding is conducted by the clergy who supervises the
ketubah signing and exchange of rings. The blessings and speeches,
whether by clergy or family, are secondary. Be there, if only for the
Jewish relatives. Openness regarding participation will be remembered and
appreciated by the couple and the Jewish partner's family.
*
It is misguided, short-sighted, and transparently contradictory to
recruit interfaith married couples but reject the process of marrying
them.
We increase numbers and strengthen the Jewish community by adding
children, gerei toshav, converts, and returnees (whose families
separated from Judaism and who rediscover their roots). And the
non-Jewish partners we tend to get are the best, the real keepers.
For more details, see http://www.reevebrenner.com/books/chewish
--- End quote ---
My Reply
--- Quote ---Ali,
Great information. While I support interfaith marriages, I do not know how a Hindu and a Jew could marry. After all, even after reincarnation in to a higher caste, my mother would still not approve of the schiksa.
L'Chaim,
Saul
--- End quote ---
michigancat:
I have had random people email my gmail account, too, because I got the first initial/last name combo (I have a fairly common last name), and I think someone gave out my email as theirs.
One time I got a picture of a snake sent to me and a bunch of other people. It was kind of weird.
steve dave:
--- Quote from: michigancat on June 24, 2010, 02:18:30 PM ---One time I got a picture of a snake sent to me and a bunch of other people. It was kind of weird.
--- End quote ---
good one sys
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