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Case said.
At the other end of the spectrum
are those who believe programs
should spur the non-Jewish spouse to
convert, or at least lead to a family
commitment to practice only
Judaism.
Steven Bayme, director of
American Jewish life for the
American Jewish Committee, said he
welcomed the research but wondered
what long-term impact outreach pro-
grams have on intermarried families
and their children.
Because the JOI study is based only
on surveys taken within two years of
participation in the Jewish outreach
activities, it does not measure the
long-term impact of the programs --
most of which are fairly limited in
scope — on people's lives.
Bayme also said he hopes that while
encouraging outreach, the Jewish
community will not become "neutral"
to intermarriage, but will continue to
create a communal expectation of in-
marriage or conversion.
Jack Wertheimer, provost of the
Conservative movement's Jewish
Theological Seminary, said the JOI
study means little to him without
information on whether intermarried
families are practicing Judaism exclu-
sively.
"There's an assumption that greater
involvement is good, but if the family
is involved with both religions, how
does that benefit the Jewish commu-
nity? Does anybody gain from this,
aside from perhaps Jews for Jesus?" he
asked, referring to the proselytizing
Christian group that claims one can
believe in Jesus and still be Jewish.
Both Bayme and Wertheimer have
long been outspoken in their view
that the Jewish community must dis-
courage intermarriage more aggres-
sively.
A study earlier this year by Sylvia
Barack Fishman, a Brandeis
University professor, reported that
most interfaith families — even those
that say they are raising their children
as Jews — celebrate some Christian
holidays.
The outreach institute's study did
not ask participants whether they
observe any Christian practices or
whether the non-Jewish partner is
considering conversion.
"Spiritual journeys include the
exploration of lots of different
things," said Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, the
J0I's executive director.
He noted that a recent institute
survey of children of interfaith mar-