I found the topic of marriage to be probably the most interesting of all the topics we have discussed thus far in Sinai Scholars. This is probably mostly because I am a hopeless romantic.
My parents have always told me that I should marry a Jew, but their reasoning was always, "Because it's your religion." That never seemed like much of a reason to me, as obviously I could keep my religion even if I got married. And I most definitely was not prejudice against other religions. Besides, the celebration of Christmas always appealed to me.
Anyway, during this past lesson I learned a whole lot more about marriage, and what it has to do with being a Jew. And yes, I can see where marriage is completely ridiculous besides being a commandment of G-d. But then, why do so many other cultures get married? Marriage is a worldwide phenomenon. If it's so ridiculous, why does everybody else get married? And I mean, these cultures developed this idea without the influence of other......
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