Can a Jewish orthodox man marry a Christian woman?

Answer 1

A Christian is not allowed to marry a non-Christian.

However, if the Jewish adulteress had converted to Christianity, it would not matter that she was ethnically Jewish or that she had committed adultery. The Christian community would only care about what she was like as a Christian.

It might matter that she was divorced, as Christians have different opinions on the remarriage of divorcees. For example, a strict Catholic never allows it. In other churches, the relevant question might be whether there was any chance of reconciliation with her former husband. If, for example, he had already remarried, that would be taken as an indication that she was also free to remarry. Other pastors would be more interested in knowing whether she had learned from past mistakes, and would make a decision about whether or not to conduct the wedding on a case-by-case basis.

Answer 2

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This happens all the time.

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According to Jewish Law (halachah), one may not marry out of the faith. Though intermarriage in some countries is relatively high, it is not something which is condoned by Jewish traditions and traditional rabbinical leadership.

Answer 3

He is physically capable, but prohibited by his religion. Both Judaism and Christianity forbid it.

In addition to the Torah's prohibition against intermarriage, there are very many cases in which the spouses use the religious difference as fuel to add to the flames once they're already fighting over other matters. Maintaining a marriage is hard enough without the interfering factor of different religious backgrounds.Also, there is the question of how to raise the children. A seemingly kumbaya-type peace-loving interfaith education very often turns out to be confusing to the children, who now have no complete identity. Statistics show that mixed-marriage children are less likely to practice any religion at all, than are their single-faith counterparts (even those of minimally-religious homes).

In actual practice, intermarriage amounts to assimilation, the product of which is descendants who may no longer see themselves as part of the religious heritage of either parent.

Answer 4

Both Judaism and Christianity forbid it. In addition, there are very many cases in which the spouses use the religious difference as fuel to add to the flames once they're already fighting over other matters. Maintaining a marriage is hard enough without the interfering factor of different religious backgrounds.Also, there is the question of how to raise the children. A seemingly kumbaya-type peace-loving interfaith education very often turns out to be confusing to the children, who now have no complete identity. Statistics show that mixed-marriage children are less likely to practice any religion at all, than are their single-faith counterparts (even those of minimally-religious homes).

In actual practice, intermarriage amounts to assimilation, the product of which is descendants who may no longer see themselves as part of the religious heritage of either parent.

Answer 5

Intermarriage is a very divisive issue in Judaism. Orthodox Jews are categorically opposed to it, while some Liberal Jews permit it under certain circumstances.

The Orthodox Jewish position is discussed quite well by Expert Dan Galilee, so there is no need to rehash it.

In Liberal Judaism there are some Rabbis, mostly from Reform or Reconstructionist Judaism that will perform joint wedding ceremonies with Christian Priests or Pastors. Jewish men face an additional issue that hurdle that, in most Jewish congregations, Judaism is passed matrilineally. This means that the child of a Jewish man and a non-Jewish woman is automatically considered to be a non-Jew regardless of upbringing unless the child is converted. However, there are Liberal Jews, primarily in Conservative or Conservadox Judaism that make much more of an issue of interfaith marriage, much along the Orthodox Line, so they will not perform the marriage, but may accept interfaith couples into their congregations.

Answer 6

In developed nations, anybody over the legal age of consent can marry anyone (usually limited to the opposite sex) they choose, with no barriers on religious grounds in law.

Answer 7

no he can not marry a muslim divorced woman unless he reverts to a muslim himself.

Answer 8

Yes, they can marry but it is certain that the Church will require that the children be raised as Catholics before they will allow a ceremony to take place.

Answer 9

No, but he does anyway.

Answer 10

No, but some do it anyway.