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The primary source of the laws regarding matrilineal descent in Judaism is the following verse from the Torah:
Deut. 7:3-4
"Thy daughter thou shalt not give to his son, nor shalt thou take his daughter to thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods."
Additional ThoughtI think, because the mother gave birth to you.
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If a jew marries a gentile are the children jewish?
the mother is a Jew then yes,the Jewish people follow heredity from the mothers side of the family. of course Hitler considered you a Jew if even just one of your grandparents was Jewish, so there you have it.
If your mother is Jewish and you are Christian can you still be a Jew?
Under Jewish Religious Law, anyone whose mother is a valid Jew, is always considered to be a Jew. Some Jewish groups discriminate against children who only have a Jewish father. In those groups, if only your father is a Jew, you are not considered to be a full fledged Jew. You would have to go through a Conversion process to become a full fledged Jew. Most Half Jews don't bother going through a Conversion process. If you are a valid Jew, and you accept and practice Christianity, you are still a Jew, but religiously you would be considered a Bad Jew
Did anyone know that Hitler was a Jew during the holocaust?
Technically, Hitler wasn't an Jew, according to records Hitler's Mother's Father wasn't born as a Jew but was raised, so this makes Hitler partially Jewish. However, this is disproved since his mother and father wern't Jewish. So noone did knew Hitler had an distant Jewish relative._______________According to Ian Kershaw's two-volume biography of Hitler, stories claiming that Hitler was part Jewish had circulated ever since the early 1920s. They seem to have remained very popular ever since.
What is the difference between a Jew and a non-Jew?
Jews are Jewish and non-Jews are a different religion.
Understanding of what it means to be a Jew?
To be a Jew means: To be one of the Jewish people, by being born of a Jewish mother, or to be a convert according to the proper conversion process. The first Jew, according to tradition, was Abraham. The Jewish people are those who received God's covenant (Genesis ch.15 and 17) and who received God's Torah at Mount Sinai (Exodus ch.19-20). Dictionaries define Judaism as the religion of Moses; the religion of the Torah. For more, see the attached Related Links.
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Can a Jew born of a Jewish mother also be a Christian?
-- A person is not a Jew unless born of a Jewish mother. -- There is no "also".
Why was Jesus Christ a Jew?
Jesus was a Jew because he was born to a Jewish mother and observed Jewish rituals.
Is Kesha Jewish?
Kesha is Jewish! Her mother is Hungarian/Jewish!!!
Your mother's mother was a Jew are you?
You may be. Technically, if your mother is Jewish you're Jewish. So, if your mother's mother was Jewish your mother was Jewish and you're Jewish. However, if your mother wasn't raised Jewish and/or converted to another religion and you weren't raised Jewish, you might have to undergo conversion to Judaism if you wish to live as a Jew. This is something you would need to discuss with a rabbi.
What do you get when you cross a Black person and a Jew?
If the Jew is a woman, you get a black Jew. If the mother isn't Jewish, then the child isn't either.
What is Drake's religion?
Drake is a Jew, because if one is Jewish if his/her mother is Jewish, according to Jewish law.
Is a child that is born to Jewish parents a Jew?
Yes. In fact, a child born to a Jewish mother is a Jewish child.
Are you Catholic if you are Jewish?
You are considered a Jew if your mother was a Jew. You are a Catholic if you were baptised in a Catholic Church. So it is entirely possibly to be a Jew who is a Catholic.
If a jew marries a gentile are the children jewish?
the mother is a Jew then yes,the Jewish people follow heredity from the mothers side of the family. of course Hitler considered you a Jew if even just one of your grandparents was Jewish, so there you have it.
Is ian kinsler a messianic Jew?
No he is not. His mother is Catholic and his Father is Jewish.
Is brooke Burke a Jew?
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