Survey: 95 Conservative Rabbis Say They Would Conduct Intermarriage Weddings

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Mathematically speaking, the survey results, in reality, were:

61% of the rabbis object to the RA discussing intermarriage weddings.

67% object to patrilineal descent.

A whopping 86% don’t want to admit intermarried couples in their congregations.

“The point of us doing this was to let rabbis know that they may not be alone in their thinking if they were thinking along these lines,” Golin said, adding, “We hope it will foster a conversation.” It could be argued that a more honest presentation of the sheer figures, which are interesting and poignant, would have foster a more fruitful discussion of what remains a legitimate issue to Jewish Americans.