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I heard a Jewish woman can marry a non-Jewish man because Jewishness is through the mother and not the father.

Are there any sources saying it's allowed?

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  • Where did you hear this? Any reputable source or just hear-say?
    – mbloch
    Nov 25, 2017 at 18:31
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    It was just hear-say
    – Scoobert doobert
    Nov 25, 2017 at 21:00

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  1. Having a long-term relationship (marriage) with gentiles is a clear prohibition for both men and women. It is openly written in Dvorim 7, 4 - "neither shalt thou make marriages with them: thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son."
  2. Having relations with a gentile does not count as a marriage in Judaism, and a Jewish woman that had a secular marriage with a gentile can marry a Jew right away with no divorce. She can only be "officially registered" as such.
  3. It is true, that this kind of relations is less severe than a Jewish man with a gentile woman. Also kids from this relations stay rightful Jews.
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    But we probably hold 1 is only talking want l about the seven nations; not every gentile. Number 2 is irrelevant to the question.
    – mevaqesh
    Nov 25, 2017 at 23:14
  • It is clear to me that the questioner seeks for a clear and sound answer, not for the Halakhic Makhlokoys.
    – Al Berko
    Nov 26, 2017 at 19:17
  • Your answer is basically מגלה פנים בתורה שלא כהלכה. It is clear to me that the OP wants the truth. Not lies. It is a lie (of omission, if not of commission) to state that Judaism interprets that verse as biblically prohibiting intermarriage to gentiles.
    – mevaqesh
    Nov 26, 2017 at 20:05
  • Now you just added an unsourced (likely incorrect (as it could be argued that it is worse to bring Jews into the world who will not be raised observant, or even necessarily Jewish, that non-Jews) claim) to a lie, and an another unsourced claim. || This post just keeps getting worse. Please correct its problems or delete it.
    – mevaqesh
    Nov 26, 2017 at 20:07
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    Rambam was megaleh panim shelo kehalachah? ישראל שבעל גויה משאר האומות, דרך אישות, או ישראלית שנבעלה לגוי, דרך אישות--הרי אלו לוקין מן התורה, שנאמר "לא תתחתן, בם" (דברים ז,ג): אחד שבעה עממין, ואחד כל האומות באיסור זה. וכן מפורש על ידי עזרא "ואשר לא ניתן בנותינו, לעמי הארץ; ואת בנותיהם, לא ניקח לבנינו" (נחמיה י,לא). ולא אסרה תורה, אלא דרך חתנות
    – josh waxman
    Nov 27, 2017 at 0:05

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