The excommunicated person is shunned by the greater community, but still remains Jewish. If they were to divorce the person of the other faith, they would be restored to the full privileges that they enjoyed prior to the marriage. Any children resulting from that union would be considered whatever the faith of the mother was. We Jews do not actively seek converts to our religion. In fact, we are told to discourage potential converts 3 times. If they still persist in wanting to become Jewish we can then accept them. However, that conversion must be done by a properly recognized Rabbinical tribunal & can not be done for an alterior motive, such as wanting to marry a Jewish spouse. The conversion must be strictly for the sake of the religion. Men must undergo circumcision and women must undergo immersion in a Mikvah (ritual bath). Once the person is properly converted, there is no problem with intermarriage. SOL ZELLER