Comments on: Jewish Identity? http://newvoices.org/2009/10/01/back-to-the-jew-ture/ The Jewish College Student Conversation Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:18:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Internet Banking http://newvoices.org/2009/10/01/back-to-the-jew-ture/#comment-5479 Internet Banking Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:03:39 +0000 http://blog.newvoices.org/?p=1168#comment-5479 That was a different thought track. I love your quality that you put into your writing . Please do continue with more like this.

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]]> By: Tanya http://newvoices.org/2009/10/01/back-to-the-jew-ture/#comment-5477 Tanya Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:27:59 +0000 http://blog.newvoices.org/?p=1168#comment-5477 Although I see your point, especially because I’m all about being diverse and inclusive (I’m a Latina Jew, and love my life with Color — my boyfriend is a Jamaican-Cuban Jew himself), I don’t know if I can be on board for the “you don’t need to date Jewish” boat. Well, you truly don’t NEED to, but it sure is beautiful when you can share the jokes, the culture, the synagogue hopping, and performing mitzvahs together. I’m not a super observant Jew — I do what I can and what I’m comfortable with, but I love watching my boyfriend do his morning prayers… there’s something about that, knowing that my children will one day be Jewish just like him and I… I love my culture and my religion, and I don’t think I could give it up for marriage. (and mind you, I have dated outside the religion and have considered marriage to a non-Jew. It just so happened that we didn’t happen to work out, and it had nothing to do with the Jewish thing).

]]> By: Kim Kubilus http://newvoices.org/2009/10/01/back-to-the-jew-ture/#comment-5476 Kim Kubilus Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:50:50 +0000 http://blog.newvoices.org/?p=1168#comment-5476 Hello! Tay-Sachs can happen to anyone – even non Jews, just less frequently. It is a myth that interfaith couples do not need genetic counseling. The Tay-Sachs gene occurs in the general population at a rate of 1/250. Irish-Americans and people of British Isle descent have an increased risk of 1/50 and French Canadians, Louisiana Cajuns and Pennsylvania Dutch are also considered high risk with a carrier rate of 1/27. The majority of Tay-Sachs cases today are from non-high risk families.

EVERYONE should seek genetic counseling prior to starting a family.

I am available to discuss this further if interested.

Kim Kubilus
Director of Member Services
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (NTSAD)

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