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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
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Subject: Re: Hypocrisy--or, who is a mamzer?
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Date: Mon, 11-Mar-85 16:25:32 EST
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> 2.  Why haven't these same authorities begun an anti-Mamzer campaign?
>     Since most Jews today are born of parents not observing Taharat
>     haMashpichah, they are technically mamzerim.  Still and all, orthodox
>     rabbis marry these people to other Jewish people, even though such
>     marriages are illegal.  To be consistent, all orthodox rabbis should
>     check on the mikveh attendance of the parents of the engaged couple.
>     If this is impossible, they should perform a token giyyur on ALL JEWS
>     wishing to get married.

		Is there a source for this. As far as I remember, there is no
 prejudice attached to a person born from a couple not abiding by the laws of 
 family purity. The child is in no way a mamzer, nor does he ( she ) have any
 disqualification of any sort ( there my be mystical differences, but no 
 halachik differences ).

		Eliyahu Teitz.