http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia
The case of Loving v. Virginia is a case of the Supreme Court which allowed people of different races to be married. Two people, Mildred and Richard Loving, who were a married couple of a black woman and white man in Virginia at the time Jim Crow laws were still in standing went through a living hell to be together. After they got married, they had to hideout in various places to avoid being seen together, at times separating the family from each other. They both even spent time in jail, but all this was undone by a ruling by the Supreme Court which said this was illegal, so they were able to be married legally in the eyes of the law. Now, where does this go, and what importance does it have? Well, first I am with a black woman, and if we want to get married one day, this is possible because these two people braved it all. For this I must thank them. Secondly, I want to lambaste my people, the Jews, about the issue of intermarriage which is seen as a mortal sin amongst the Jewish people, it is even illegal in the state of Israel for a Jew to marry a non Jew! I just have to say as a Jew who is in love with a non-Jew, that the relationship between us and other Jew/non-Jews are completely kosher. In the Torah, Moshe Rabeinu, Moses, was married to a Midianite, a non Jew, and if it was ok for him then it is ok for other Jews to follow the utmost Holy example of the greatest of prophets. It is an atrocity to think that Jews are virtually excommunicated by the Synagogue for marrying someone who is not Jewish. This is something which is not something to fear but to embrace as long as the Jew can contribute some sort of Jewish legacy to their family. In all, love cannot be bottled nor contained, and it should be left to be free, left to flourish and grow.
-Kole Elyon Olam
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