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Publication Date: January 1992
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Steven Bayme
Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions
Keywords: Outreach; Inter-marriage; Social Services
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
To ensure Jewish continuity, Jewish communal professionals must take up the challenge of formulating a value system within the Jewish community of the worth and desirability of leading a Jewish life. Such a value system must communicate what we are as Jews, what we stand for, and why we merit communal support, even if it is in conflict with American universalist norms. Professionals are challenged to develop strategies to discourage intermarriage, encourage conversion, and conduct outreach initiatives to mixed-marriage couples within the framework of that value system.