Dear Rabbi, Why Can't I Marry Her?
A dialogue on intermarriage
By Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov
Targum Press: 2008
ISBN: 156871467X
Book Description:
This original and eye-opening book records the fascinating e-mail correspondence between a rabbi who was answering questions online about Judaism and two different non-Jews who were dating Jews. By addressing their questions about Jewish law and intermarriage, Rabbi Shemtov gives important answers on this topic that everyone can benefit from. A must-read for outreach professionals and anyone who wants to help fellow Jews marry Jews.
About the Author
Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1961. He developed his writing and communication skills at the Educational Institute Oholei Torah. He received rabbinical ordination from the United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth in Brooklyn, New York, in 1984. Rabbi Shemtov and his wife, Rochel, were sent by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, to Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1985, shortly after they were married, in order to establish and direct Chabad Lubavitch activities there. They and their seven children reside there to this day. Chabad of Uruguay has played a central role in the revival and strengthening of Jewish life and identity in that country through its many innovative programs and publications. For several years, Rabbi Shemtov was one of the pioneering scholars that manned the revolutionary website Askmoses.com, founded and maintained by Chabad of California.
