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Is a Jewish man allowed to marry a non-Jewish woman?

This is a question that has been in my head for over two years now. A friend of mine was studying in Europe, and there she met a Jewish guy and they fell in love. He used to worship with her at the church she attends and everything was so perfect until she met his parents. It was as if the boy was not from that same family, the parents treated her like and outcast and made it clear to her that they don’t want a non-Jew for their son. The boy tried his best to defend her but she knew he would finally succumb to their wishes because he is still under their financial care. Could it be that the parents just don’t like my friend’s personality, or Jews don’t marry non-Jews?
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chemist | 1 year, 11 months ago
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Many Jews do not follow the religion binding in case of need. Only the conservative Orthodox or Conservative Jews obey the rule of religion (613 commandments of Torah) and do not marry a non–Jew but if the non-Jew agreed to convert, then it is OK.

“The Jew Benjamin Shalit married a non-Jewish Scottish woman.” Many secular Israelis travel to Cyprus to marry non Jew.
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A Jew marries a non-Jew who believes in God as understood by Judaism.

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According to the Orthodox, Jews are not allowed to marry non-Jews. Possibly in other sects of Judaism, it is not considered against the religion, but in most families it is frowned upon.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interfaith_marriage_in_Judaism
www.beingjewish.org/jewishemail/article31.html
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/whojew1.html www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/AID/248160/.../true
www.davidduke.com/.../proof-that-israel-does-not-allow-marriage-between-a-jew-and-non-jew_317.html
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vichussmith | 1 year, 11 months ago
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You can marry who you like. It's just a combination of if your parents are accepting of your wife, if they would rather have you marry someone who is of the same faith as you, and if you feel that it would be better for you to marry someone who is also Jewish.

Basically, Jewish interfaith marriage is not traditionally permitted, but love is love and not all parents would take a hard stance on who their children choose to marry.

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