If the tattooee isn’t Jewish, where’s the issue? Maybe she’s insensitive to his religious tenets, but it doesn’t go against Jewish law for a non-Jew to have a tattoo, AFAIK.
True, and I didn’t catch whether they explicitly said if she was Jewish. But the Orthodox Jew was with her and wanted to marry her, which would imply to me that she was Jewish.
What about rape-as in, your attack has a gun to your head, and resisting would be fatal-would that count as a time when you should choose death? (Note-I’m NOT attacking Judaism, I just find these discussions fascinating).
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That’ll learn me not to read the whole thread before asking a question.
However… okay, the woman isn’t brave enough, and submits rather than die. What happens afterwards? I’m guessing that it isn’t a matter of ‘damned for all time no matter what.’ Most religions understand that humans are weak and have escape clauses. Like, if you sincerely repent/do some sort of penance/undergo some purification ritual/promise not to do it again/whatever then God will forgive your sin,’ yes?
For starters, except for the most evil (think: Hitler-type) Judaism doesn’t have a “damned for all time” afterlife belief. Even one who willingly violates any of the Big Three isn’t “damned for all time.”
In any event, I’m certain that when it comes time to give account for one’s actions, God takes into account circumstances and every person’s mental states. On a personal level, I find it hard to harshly condemn someone who does anything at the point of a gun (that’s why I refused to condemn the Conversos earlier in this thread).
In Judaism, most sins (even the Big Three when done willingly and certainly when done under duress) can be forgiven through repentence - which consists of three steps:
- Verbally admitting the wrongdoing to God
- Regretting the wrong that was done.
- Resolving not to repeat the sin.
Zev Steinhardt