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What is considered a Jew?
A person who follows the Jewish religion.
Are Jews called Jews because of there religion or because of were they were born?
People are considered to be Jews if they convert to Judaism, or because their mother is Jewish. (In the Reform movement a person is considered Jewish if they have a Jewish father and are raised Jewish but don't have a Jewish mother.)
What makes a Hebrew?
The correct term today is Jewish person, not Hebrew.Anyone who's mother is Jewish or who converts to Judaism is considered a Jew. Additionally, Reform Judaism also recognizes a person as Jewish if their father was Jewish AND they were raised Jewish.
What percentage of the sports world is Jewish controlled?
If you mean, what percentage of sports leaders are Jewish, then there are no known statistics on this subject.
Why is it more important to most Jews that your mother is Jewish rather than if your father is Jewish?
According to Jewish law, a person is considered jewish only if he is born to a jewish mother. A jewish father alone does not make one jewish. The underlying rationale is that it is patently clear who the mother is; she is the one giving birth, but it may contentious who the father is.
Why is a son whose mother only is Jewish is not considered Jewish?
If you are asking about the child of a Jewish parent and a non-Jewish parent, there are three possibilities:1. In traditional Judaism: a son or daughter is considered Jewish only if the mother is Jewish. The religion of the father does not matter. If the mother is not Jewish, then the child is not Jewish.2. In Reform Judaism (North America) and Liberal Judaism (U.K.): a child is considered Jewish if either parent is Jewish and the child is raised Jewish.3. In the Torah, in ancient times, a child was only considered Jewish if the father was Jewish. This practice ceased by the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, and is not followed today by any branch of Judaism.
Who were the Jewish lectors?
Judaism doesn't use the term 'lector'. Any person who is considered an adult in terms of Jewish law can read from the Torah, there is no special title for the individual.
Why is Abraham a important Jewish figure?
Avraham was the first person to intuitively follow the Torah and accept HaShem. He was also one of the three forefathers of the Jewish Nation.
What percentage of actors are Jewish?
76%
Who is the person of Hebrew descent whose religion is judaism?
You are referring to a Jewish person. Any Jewish person.
Does a person have to be circumcised to be buried in a Jewish cemetery?
Male circumcision is a key mitzvah in Judaism. Although a small percentage of Jews are choosing to not circumcise their male babies, an uncircumcised male is considered to be separate from the Jewish Nation and is prohibited in participating in certain mitzvot later in life.
What percentage of the US population is Jewish?
About 2% of the population of the United States is Jewish.
