200. Interfaith Marriage Part 2 - January 2, 2021

In the story in Genesis, the biblical hero Joseph is married to a non-Jew. Apparently, this interfaith marriage was not a concern for the author of the original tale. But, we can see from later midrash by the Rabbis, that the interfaith marriage did cause concern to people. The Rabbis created midrash, not found in the Torah but based upon the same characters, that give reasons why Joseph's wife was acceptable. Is interfaith marriage really a threat to Judaism today? Some people might think so. But Rabbi Jaech disagrees. She believes the biggest threat to Judaism today is relevancy. Is the Judaism we practice relevant to people? Does it matter?