Teen board members of United Synagogue Youth, apparently the last bastion of Jewish non-assimilation for the Conservative movement, were given a mixed message this week at best on the issue of interfaith dating. At worst, they were told it’s “important” to date within the Jewish community (wink wink).
USY’s board of directors voted Monday to relax its rules barring teen board members from dating non-Jews. (The issue has not been mentioned at all with regard to teens participating in USY programs.)
The USY board upheld the requirement for teen board members to be “Sabbath and holiday observant” with regard to travel, public functions and in connection with taking school exams.
The newly adopted amendment states teen board members should “model healthy Jewish dating choices.” It then continues: “These include recognizing the importance of dating within the Jewish community and treating each person with the recognition that they were created Betzelem Elohim (in the image of God).”
According to the 2013 Pew Research Center survey of American Jewry, four out of ten Jews who define themselves as members of the Conservative movement, and who have married since 2000, have married out of the faith.
Rabbi David Levy, professional director of USY and director of teen learning at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism told NJ Jewish News, “While we maintain the value that dating within the faith is key to a sustainable Jewish future, we want to be positive and welcoming to USYers, many of whom are from interfaith families.” He added the movement’s educational programs will continue to promote the importance of dating within the faith and committing to creating Jewish families.
Watch them disappear
disgusting
What is the good
USY always was a problematic organization, which is why it has had a very limited impact on Jewish continuity. Contrast that with NCSY.
What ashame. This organzation is now run by leftist Jews.
What a Shanda
Killing us out failed, so maybe breeding us out will work.
It is very apparent that those who are Godless and aligned with the Left sink lower into the abyss.
They creating a new religion along with the reformed, it for sure isn't Judaism.
Then we wonder why we are losing Jews because the USY does not care enough to express the importance of being a jew and the importance of marrying a jew so that we can keep the faith but aparently those with little faith will never aquire any because their so called "Rabbi's" dont think it is important
Sorry to say that this philosophy is so prevalent among Jews including my own friends and relatives. Does anyone remember Hanukkah ?
No surprise here
Down the slippery slope to oblivion.
Right on the mark! More chances to meet none Jews, to be attracted to non Jews, to fall in love with non Jews to marry non Jews; next generation is lost, how stupid is this organization? Don't they read statistics. I'll make sure no teen in my family is aligned with this group! They're off my list.
Do you expect more from the Conservative movement which is falling apart. Just look at Temple Beth El in New Rochelle. Once a large important synagogue is now a small insignificant joke.
I don't really have with this. I mean I was raised as Orthodox as it gets and I've dated my fair share of Jewish women. What can I say, there is a good reason why so many Jewish men do not want to date Jewish women. There's a good reason why there is something called 'shiksa appeal'. Vedal.
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