What would happen if i fell in love with a Jewish girl?!

[scapularkid8]

It always seems to happen that a Catholic and a Jew end up together, but what would be the situation there?! I would probably demand that that kids be raised Catholic, but I wouldn’t be able to ignore the fact that they are members of the Tribe of Israel and there are cultural practices that come with that (festivals i.e. Hannukuh, and other things like this).
I don’t know just an interesting hypothetical. Just curious because my most recent crush was Jewish.

 

[1ke]

It always seems to happen that a Catholic and a Jew end up together,

No, it doesn’t “always” seem to “happen” that a Catholic and Jew end up together. One has to set out to date a person knowing they are Jewish to form an attachment that would lead one to marry the person.

One should avoid doing so. Then there will be no “happening” into a disparity of cult relationship.

but what would be the situation there?! I would probably demand that that kids be raised Catholic, but I wouldn’t be able to ignore the fact that they are members of the Tribe of Israel and there are cultural practices that come with that (festivals i.e. Hannukuh, and other things like this).
I don’t know just an interesting hypothetical. Just curious because my most recent crush was Jewish.

The Catholic would be required to adhere to all the teachings and laws of the Catholic Church, including raising their children Catholic.

Mixed religion marriages are not something to go looking for. Unity of religion in the spousal relationship and the raising of children is very important.

 

[leopolis1]

It always seems to happen that a Catholic and a Jew end up together, but what would be the situation there?! I would probably demand that that kids be raised Catholic, but I wouldn’t be able to ignore the fact that they are members of the Tribe of Israel and there are cultural practices that come with that (festivals i.e. Hannukuh, and other things like this).
I don’t know just an interesting hypothetical. Just curious because my most recent crush was Jewish.

The answer is obvious: pray for her conversion and tell her truth about Jesus.
God bless!

 

[Kaninchen]

It always seems to happen that a Catholic and a Jew end up together, but what would be the situation there?! I would probably demand that that kids be raised Catholic, but I wouldn’t be able to ignore the fact that they are members of the Tribe of Israel and there are cultural practices that come with that (festivals i.e. Hannukuh, and other things like this).
I don’t know just an interesting hypothetical. Just curious because my most recent crush was Jewish.

Never mind the question as to how she could agree to it but how on earth would an observant Jewish mother raise her children as observant Christians?

 

[LutheranDK]

It always seems to happen that a Catholic and a Jew end up together, but what would be the situation there?! I would probably demand that that kids be raised Catholic, but I wouldn’t be able to ignore the fact that they are members of the Tribe of Israel and there are cultural practices that come with that (festivals i.e. Hannukuh, and other things like this).
I don’t know just an interesting hypothetical. Just curious because my most recent crush was Jewish.

I’ve been there, and although it never got to marriage (and therefore not children either), it was still tough.
Please don’t get me wrong! I cared greatly about her, and still think of her from time to time, but I guess both of us knew from the get-go that there would be some challenges. And in the end, it proved not to be long-term-relationship-“material” . Distance would probably also have come into play, as I met her in Israel and was going back to Denmark, but the primary reason why I in the end had no choice but to break it off, was that I saw too many problems arising in the future.

The point of all this “hanging myself out to dry?”
Inter-faith relationships is a very, very tricky business, and unless this girl is MS RIGHT, then I’d advice against it. You’ll only be hurt in the end…

Just my :twocents:

 

[CHESTERTONRULES]

It always seems to happen that a Catholic and a Jew end up together, but what would be the situation there?! I would probably demand that that kids be raised Catholic, but I wouldn’t be able to ignore the fact that they are members of the Tribe of Israel and there are cultural practices that come with that (festivals i.e. Hannukuh, and other things like this).
I don’t know just an interesting hypothetical. Just curious because my most recent crush was Jewish.

You should read “Salvation is from the Jews”, then give it to your girlfriend.

If she doesn’t convert, don’t get married.

Love alone is not enough to have a good marriage.

You have to have common goals, and a common faith is essential.

 

[Valke2]

You should convert to Judaism. Avoid the Chanukah rush and start studying now!

 

[scapularkid8]

You should convert to Judaism. Avoid the Chanukah rush and start studying now!

The university I go to (University of Denver) actually has a really big Jewish population and a lot of the people I know there are Jewish. I thought conversion for two seconds once all the Hanukkuh buzz started before break haha. I like being Catholic though. Full revelation to the Gentiles minus the Mitzvah!

I really like hannukuh though, dreidels and yarmulkes with my friends was pretty fun

 

[brownjt]

Four friends who are four catholic couples - four divorces…As long as each one respects the others point of view and love each other, the marriage will survive but may go through the normal issues. Pleassseeee…non-catholics get married to each other as well and have the same joys and issues…Conversion to one faith or the other in the marriage - medieval concept and pretty chavinistic - if a condition of a marriage. Sounds like fundamentalists, conservative muslims, and catholics finally agree on something!

 

[CHESTERTONRULES]

Four friends who are four catholic couples - four divorces…As long as each one respects the others point of view and love each other, the marriage will survive but may go through the normal issues. Pleassseeee…non-catholics get married to each other as well and have the same joys and issues…Conversion to one faith or the other in the marriage - medieval concept and pretty chavinistic - if a condition of a marriage. Sounds like fundamentalists, conservative muslims, and catholics finally agree on something!

Raising Children in a split faith home is very difficult.

Marriage is about more than passion and emotion.

 

[brownjt]

Raising Children in a split faith home is very difficult.

Marriage is about more than passion and emotion.

The CC recognizes those that are in Christ (paraphrasing, ok) and practicing as brothers in the faith. So, practicing protestants and catholics would be Ok correct. The CC does recognise all of us as in the “faith”. Guess these catholic marriages were more about passion and emotion and not about their faith…

 

[Kaninchen]

What I don’t understand is how it is expected that the person who I guess we should nowadays refer to as the ‘primary caregiver’ is supposed to raise children in an entirely different religion.

I can see it where it’s what might be described as a matter of details (between Catholic and Anglican spouses, for example) but where it’s fundamental?

 

[ralphinal]

One of the most beautiful women that I have known in my life was Jewish. There have been several Jewish girls that I have known that I was strongly attracted to, as both people and as women. None of them developed into anything, partially because of circumstances unrelated to religion.

However, the conversation about Judaism and CAtholicism must be understoood correctly. Judaism is not just a faith system. It includes a cultural and ethnic background as well. All of this must be taken into account. To raise the children as Christians does not address the social, ethnic, and cultural issues of the woman and her family.

 

[Kaninchen]

In raising the matter of the ‘primary caregiver’ I was thinking of the early years of a child’s life when, I would guess, it would be a matter of simpler things than theological niceties. I guess it’s a matter of getting over the basic Christian ‘story’, simple prayers, the festival structure (Christmas, Easter and what happened and how it’s celebrated/observed) and the basic ideas of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ within the Christian context, the foundations of Christian faith. As it becomes more formal, obviously, the details become more important - that would be more and more the responsibility of the parent in whose particular faith structure the children were to be raised.

How the ‘primary caregiver’, when they are observant members of an entirely different religion, would achieve the ‘early years’ bit is something of a mystery to me.

 

[brownjt]

In raising the matter of the ‘primary caregiver’ I was thinking of the early years of a child’s life when, I would guess, it would be a matter of simpler things than theological niceties. I guess it’s a matter of getting over the basic Christian ‘story’, simple prayers, the festival structure (Christmas, Easter and what happened and how it’s celebrated/observed) and the basic ideas of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ within the Christian context, the foundations of Christian faith. As it becomes more formal, obviously, the details become more important - that would be more and more the responsibility of the parent in whose particular faith structure the children were to be raised.

How the ‘primary caregiver’, when they are observant members of an entirely different religion, would achieve the ‘early years’ bit is something of a mystery to me.

That’s what the church is for and why my muslim wife and i will raise and baptize our son as a christian and teaching him respect for the other abrahamic religions which the CC recogonises and respects. Your doubts are natural. The biggest obstacle is cultural. She is from a progressive muslim family from a non-extremist background.

 

[Kaninchen]

That’s what the church is for and why my muslim wife and i will raise and baptize our son as a christian and teaching him respect for the other abrahamic religions which the CC recogonises and respects. Your doubts are natural. The biggest obstacle is cultural. She is from a progressive muslim family from a non-extremist background.

Well, I expect that the difference is that, being Muslim, she kind of ‘half believes’ the Christian story.

Perhaps it’s more difficult for those on the ‘first stop’ of the Abrahamic ‘train’ to conceive of but easier for those at the ‘third stop’. Perhaps my perspective is more like a Catholic woman considering whether she could successfully raise her children as Muslims.

If you don’t believe a word of it, thinking of teaching it to one’s children seems inconceivable.

 

[Rbt_Southwell]

It always seems to happen that a Catholic and a Jew end up together, but what would be the situation there?! I would probably demand that that kids be raised Catholic, but I wouldn’t be able to ignore the fact that they are members of the Tribe of Israel and there are cultural practices that come with that (festivals i.e. Hannukuh, and other things like this).

I don’t know just an interesting hypothetical. Just curious because my most recent crush was Jewish.

You could marry her if you love her. (as I did)

The celebrant priest could be an ex-Mormon, now Dominican. (as ours was)

You could raise beautiful, Catholic children with Hebrew names. (as we did)

And remain madly in love for over 35 years. (as we are)

Robert

 

[brownjt]

Well, I expect that the difference is that, being Muslim, she kind of ‘half believes’ the Christian story.

Perhaps it’s more difficult for those on the ‘first stop’ of the Abrahamic ‘train’ to conceive of but easier for those at the ‘third stop’. Perhaps my perspective is more like a Catholic woman considering whether she could successfully raise her children as Muslims.

If you don’t believe a word of it, thinking of teaching it to one’s children seems inconceivable.

He mother was taught by nuns in Algeria. She prays until she sweats. I purchased her Virgin Mary from St. Patricks cathedral in NYC. I also read in a catholic article that the love and devotion that true muslims have to the Mother of Jesus will eventually lead them to the christian faith. I believe there is a longing there that will eventually manifest itself. But all should read what the CCC says about the other faiths. No one is asking you to belive= just respect. The worst thing for us and the best thing for Satan is for all of us to be killing each other off.

 

[Athanasiy]

My answer would be ;
If she is the Shakespeare’s Jessica , then – Yes !

‘’ -O Lorenzo , If you keep promise , I shall end this strife ,-
Become a Christian , and thy loving wife !’’

And again;

‘’ - I shall be saved by my husband ; he hath made me a Christian.’’

If she is not a Shakespeare’s Jessica , then I think - there is a risk to loose your Christian faith , or to be , that type of a ‘warm’ or a ‘cold ’ Christian .