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Subject: FW: Fw: Chasidic hubbub over NY marriage law

NEW YORK – In an unusual display of unity, leaders of five Chasidic groups today issued a joint statement in support of proposed state legislation to allow same-sects marriages.

The groups represented were Belz, Pupa, Satmar, Bobov, and Lubavitch.

“Of course we want same-sects marriages,” said Rabbi Wurzma Shtreimel, head of the Belz movement. “A Belzer should marry only a Belzer. That makes perfect sense.”

The other rabbis agreed.

The rabbis shared concerns about the dilution of their individual groups through inter-sect marriages.

“The Tanya warns us,” said Rabbi Mendy Pantz of Lubavitch, “If a Lubavitcher marries outside his sect, his children lose half their heritage. His son is not Lubavitch, just Vitch. And his grandson becomes a son of a Vitch.”