The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards operates as a committee of the Rabbinical Assembly to respond to halakhic issues for the Conservative movement. Its members are appointed by the Rabbinical Assembly , JTS and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism . Teshuvah Judaism has, from its earliest roots, been concerned about intermarriage.
Statements found in early sources are unequivocal in their prohibition of intermarriage.
Rabbinic leadership went to great lengths to establish boundaries to prevent intermarriage. Even though many of these laws were designed to prevent marriage with idol worshipers, the value inherent in the law was that marriage outside of Judaism would break the chain of Jewish life. Judaism and Jewish life are linked to the family. It is within the family setting that the Jew celebrates most of Jewish living. Thus, rabbinic leadership throughout the generations established clear laws and customs to foster inmarriage and preserve the integrity of the Jewish family.