“Not knowing personally that which we are commenting on here has never stopped anyone..lol...and you know that
There would be nobody here otherwise.”
Regarding Ivanka and her husband: You know that neither of us is capable of judging them - we don’t have the knowledge about their backgrounds, what was going through their minds, etc., etc. Only G-d has that right and that knowledge.
However, I’d agree that way too many people marry outside of their own religion, to the discomfort (and sometimes anguish) of themselves, their existing families and their children - when there are some perfectly good choices within their own ranks. I absolutely agree with you about pressure from families - it works both ways, of course, but I do agree with you about not marrying outside if that’s such a problem. But I have to get back to my original contention that Ivanka SEEMS to be a very intelligent person with a very strong personality, who probably can’t be bullied into much, if anything. Of course, I could be wrong - if so, she wouldn’t be the first or the last person to display one set of characteristics in public, while having different ones in private.
All things considered, it was obviously her choice.
On the matrilineal descent issue: both Judaism and Christianity have the same view - the religion of the mother is the birth religion of the child. That’s a simple issue - everyone knows who the mother is, but not so with the father (well, at least not until genetic testing came about recently). A simple solution to a simple problem, and pretty just and sensible if you ask me - given that females are approximately 50% of the population across all religions.
I’m not judging
It’s my opinion which is different than judgment which I really can only do with my five kids
Remember this and you can remind me
Yes Ivanka is beautiful and smart
But she has that chin forward crusader glow like Jessica Chastain or Angelina Jolie
Girls like that I’d pass
She is a lib on most social issues and those views did not elect her daddy and he needs to remember that despite his affections for miss doe eyes and doe legs....she is indeed gorgeous
And she is great with hotel detail which I think is her duty
I’ve stayed in two of their properties
Lower Manhattan and Chicago
Really really good joints
Anyhow her husbands family is problematic
If you haven’t you should read about them
There is a lot of public knowledge on their squabbles
(For the record I’m no stranger to family squabbles and as shit caller I’m all too familiar though on a much lower money scale)
The son looks decent enough for all I know but he’s also Manhattan lib Krug flute tinkling dilettante