Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!faigin From: faigin@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Daniel Faigin) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: A vs. S vs. O vs R vs C vs ... Message-ID: <2328@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 11:58:08 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2328 Posted: Tue Sep 10 11:58:08 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 15-Sep-85 12:03:02 EDT Reply-To: faigin@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Daniel Faigin) Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 32 I just recently read through a whole batch of articles in n.r.j and was extremely disgusted with what I saw. From the way everyone talks, Judaism is a nationality, and only a nationality. C'mon folks. Judaism is a religion. All of this argument between whether Ashkenazi or Sephardi are true "Jews", or whether you're out of luck if you're Reform or Conservative is a bunch of bunk. People are what they are: R or C or O or A or S or ... . What IS important is that one makes a committment to Judaism, in whatever form they practice. I don't know about you, but I'd rather keep someone in the religion whose from of practice I may disagree with, than lose them entirely to another religion. For, if we keep them, their children may adopt a form of practice more acceptable. Note that you are free to interpret the above as you wish. I am Reform, but I accept Orthodox people as Jews. I was raised Ashkanazi, but am comfortable with Sephardi as need be (but all their t's look like s's :-)). I am just tired of the argument. Daniel -- UUCP: {akgua allegra ihnp4 hplabs sdcsvax trwrb cbosgd}!sdcrdcf!faigin ARPA: sdcrdcf!faigin@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA --or-- sdcrdcf!faigin@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU W: SDC, 2525 Colorado MD 91-01; Santa Monica CA 90406; (213) 820-4111 x6393 H: 11743 Darlington Avenue #9; Los Angeles CA 90049; (213) 826-3357 The views and opinions expressed in this message are not necessarily those of my employer, except the janitor who agrees with everything I write. I hope for his early recovery and release.