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Rabbi Kantor: How tragic. Do they visit with you in YOUR house at all? And by the way, are you Grandpa or Grandma?
jcd: I am the grandma and I get to see the kids when their father is at work (they live about 1.5 hours away).
Rabbi Kantor: First of all, it is critical to keep the relationship going at all costs. So you may want to tone down your Jewish influences a bit now, so that when the kids grow up a little they will be allowed to have contact with you--and then, you can at least impress upon them that they know they are Jewish. This way when the Chabad guy meets them someday, they will say "Yes" to the question: "Are you Jewish?"
jcd: Yes, thank you for that. My daughter does know some people in Palm Springs ... and she likes them (will attend a bar Mitzvah or party if invited there but I think it is because she was an only child). I keep telling my daughter that she is always Jewish and so are the girls, and she will admit that but says she is a practicing Catholic.
Rabbi Kantor: you must keep yourself in good health so that when the girls grow up a bit you can make an everlasting impression upon them
jcd: Thank you for your sage advice. I really appreciate this conversation and I wish only good health and happiness for your family. Good night!
Rabbi Kantor: Good night!
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My mother found out she`s Jewish four years ago, so I`ve been a Jew for four years!! My father is also Jewish.
My view is that it`s not right, when you know a child is Jewish, to try to make them into something else. The child has no choice when the parents decide to re-brand the child as a Catholic or whatever. Society thinks it`s fine to mix and match everything, take whatever you want, change it when you want, trade it in for something else when it suits you.....but all you get is one big mess. Children don`t have an identity if you mix them up. A Jew is a Jew. If you try to turn a Jew into a Catholic you still end up with a Jew, but a mixed up Jew. Look, here`s an example: You take a beautiful painting by a great master, it`s perfect, it`s a wonderful creation ......and then you decide you want something else so you paint it over, you create a new painting on the top of it.....Who would do such a thing?And to do that to a child?
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