Q Do you have to sign a Ketubah prenuptial and endorse the Second of the Ten Commandments?
Q Do your sons have to have religious bris circumcision, an irreversible procedure done without the child’s consent and without compelling scientific merit?
Q Do your children have to have a bar- or bat mitzvah label on the children to announce them as Jewish adults?
Q A name is significant as it reflects the tradition and culture the parents are proud of and would like the child to follow. Are your children going to have Dharmic or Jewish first names?
Q Do you have to live within a driving distance from a synagogue so your children can attend a Jewish day care and your family can have the benefit of Jewish education? Are you planning to celebrate all Jewish holidays? Are you planning to spend equal time and efforts to celebrate Hindu festivals and visit temples too?
Q Lisa Miller of Newsweek (July 8, 2010) has stated the cost of being a Jewish could be high (in certain conditions it is estimated to be up to $110,000 per year). Are you planning to spend the same sum of money for Jewish and Hindu causes?
Q In case of a child’s death in your family will he/she get a Jewish burial or the Hindu cremation final rites?
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