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By Torah law is a child half Jewish when the father is Jewish and the mother is not?
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∙ 7y ago
No. He (or she) is not Jewish at all according to the Orthodox definition. Only if the mother is Jewish are the children Jewish. There is no concept of "half Jewish" in Judaism. You're either Jewish or you're not.
In Reform Judaism, however, a child born of a Jewish father is considered Jewish. The Conservative movement is considering changing its rules similarly.
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∙ 7y agoJewish tradition states that a Jew is any person whose mother was Jewish (Talmud, Kidushin 68b), or any person who has gone through a proper conversion to Judaism (Talmud, Yevamot 47a).Link: About conversion
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How does someone get called to the Torah when the mother is Jewish and the father is not?
In Judaism, if the mother is Jewish, the child is Jewish.
What if one parent is Jewish?
According to halacha (Jewish law), if the mother is Jewish the child is Jewish. If the father is Jewish, the child is not Jewish.
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.
What happens in circumcision for child born to Jewish mother and Christian father?
In Jewish Law, the baby is Jewish because of the mother, so he can have the ritual circumcision.
Why does a Jewish mother determine your ethnicity if the father is not what if he black or hispanic or you decide your own religion?
As per Jewish law, as recorded in the Bible, the mother's religion determines the child's religion at birth. If the mother is Jewish then the child is Jewish, irrelevant of who the father is. If the mother is not Jewish then the child isn't Jewish, no matter who the father is. Non-Jews can always convert to Judaism if they really want to. Only a Jewish Beth Din can do conversions. Ethnicity plays no role in Judaism. Jews of all skin color are equal.
What does ''halachically Jewish'' mean?
Halachically Jewish means Jewish according to Jewish law. In Jewish law, a child born to a Jewish mother or someone who has converted to Judaism is considered a Jew; one does not have to reaffirm their Jewishness or practice any of the laws of the Torah to be Jewish. According to Reform Judaism, a person is a Jew if they were born to either a Jewish mother or a Jewish father. Also, Reform Judaism stresses the importance of being raised Jewish; if a child is born to a Jewish father and was not raised Jewish then the child is not considered Jewish. According to Orthodox Judaism, the father's religion and whether the person practices is immaterial. No affirmation or upbringing is needed, as long as the mother was Jewish.
Are you Jewish if your mother's mother was Jewish?
Yes. According to all sects of Judaism, a child is Jewish if the child's mother is Jewish.
If you're half Jewish why isn't the Jewish father recognized?
Not sure what you mean by "recognized". If the father is Jewish, he's Jewish. The child of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother was traditionally not considered Jewish and both Orthodox and Conservative Jewish authorities retain this ruling. Reform Judaism recognizes the offspring of a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother to be Jewish. The reason for the original ruling is actually quite logical: when a woman gives birth, it is quite clear that she is the biological parent of her offspring. It is not so obvious who fathered the child. Of course today, there is technology that can prove paternity, but that is a very recent development. Therefore, a Jew is traditionally defined as a child of a Jewish mother or someone who converts to Judaism.
Were Jewish children already Jewish if there parent was Jewish?
A child is born Jewish if the child's mother is Jewish.
Is Shia LaBeouf able to date girls that are not Jewish?
Considering his Jewish mother married and had a child (him) with his non-Jewish father, I would assume he is able to date non-Jewish girls.
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.
Which parent has to be Jewish in order for a child to be Jewish?
The mother.
