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[Emjaysmash]

Darf men fergesin der shiktsa...?

If I only knew Yiddish! My grandmother of blessed memory wanted to learn it with me for a while.

Well, I don't know Yiddish, but I do know what a shiktsa is

Speaking of Gentile girls who tempt Jewish boys (), can a child of a "mixed" marriage between a Jew & non-Jew ever be "recognized" as a Jew by Israel? And is Israel ultimately the desired homeland of all Jews?

Thanks!! BTW, I am really loving this thread!

[TomHagen]

Originally Posted by BillyCigars

Well, I don't know Yiddish, but I do know what a shiktsa is

Speaking of Gentile girls who tempt Jewish boys (), can a child of a "mixed" marriage between a Jew & non-Jew ever be "recognized" as a Jew by Israel? And is Israel ultimately the desired homeland of all Jews?

Thanks!! BTW, I am really loving this thread!

The progeny of a Jewish woman is Jewish, no matter what. A Jewish man who has a child with a non-Jewish woman R"L, the child is not Jewish, and would have to convert to become Jewish.

The State of Israel has no specific holiness attached to it, as it is a completely secular government, who has no bearing in matters of the Torah or Judaism. The LAND of Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people as given by G-d in the Bible (Torah). When Moshiach comes, yes, ALL Jews will return to the Land of Israel.

Glad you really love this thread!! Be well!!

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by TomHagen

The LAND of Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people as given by G-d in the Bible (Torah). When Moshiach comes, yes, ALL Jews will return to the Land of Israel.

You got that right. Forcing the state of Israel to become "Jewish" makes my stomach turn. Israel will become Jewish when Moshiach comes. Until then, everyone there has to learn to get along; they are all children of Abraham...

[TomHagen]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

You got that right. Forcing the state of Israel to become "Jewish" makes my stomach turn. Israel will become Jewish when Moshiach comes. Until then, everyone there has to learn to get along; they are all children of Abraham...

Glad you agree.
But, let's not get mixed up - the land of Israel is the inheritance of all the Jewish people NOW and forever. It is the land which G-d promised to Avraham, Yitzchak AND Yaakov, so the land belongs to the Jewish people. Sacrificing one foot, CH"V, of the Land of Israel not only endangers Jewish lives, but also Arab lives and affects the entire world.

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[Starscream]

Originally Posted by TomHagen

Yitzchak AND Yaakov,

Who?

[TomHagen]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

Who?

sorry. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - the partiarchs of the Jewish people.

[TheRiddick]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

You got that right. Forcing the state of Israel to become "Jewish" makes my stomach turn. Israel will become Jewish when Moshiach comes. Until then, everyone there has to learn to get along; they are all children of Abraham...

Out of 6M people living there, it is roughly 20% Arab and another 20% Russian. And by Russian I mean ethnic Russians, Russian Orthodox. If you travel in Tel Aviv proper these days, all you need is Russian and you can easily get by, I was amazed. 1 million, roughly.
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Not that my Yidish is great, far from it, but SHIKSA is spelled and pronounced without a T unless American Yidish is so different than the one spoken elsewhere.

[M1903A1]

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

Darf men fergesin der shiktsa...?

If I only knew Yiddish! My grandmother of blessed memory wanted to learn it with me for a while.

What's the translation on that? I recognize "fergesin" (to forget) and "shiktsa" (non-Jewish woman) but am lost on the rest.

When my two Jewish friends were in town I could figure out their Yiddish (much to their chagrin!) because I studied German. Now that they've moved away I'm as rusty as a piece of late 70s Detroit iron!

[TomHagen]

Originally Posted by M1903A1

What's the translation on that? I recognize "fergesin" (to forget) and "shiktsa" (non-Jewish woman) but am lost on the rest.

When my two Jewish friends were in town I could figure out their Yiddish (much to their chagrin!) because I studied German. Now that they've moved away I'm as rusty as a piece of late 70s Detroit iron!

Yeah, when I started learning Yiddish and Hebrew, my spanish skills went rusty as well, and I was fluent enough to backpack through rural Mexico.