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If your mother is Jewish and you are Christian can you still be a Jew?
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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
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∙ 8y agoAccording to Jewish tradition, the answer is no. Those who believe in and/or practice Christianity, even having been born of one or two Jewish parents, are seen as being fully Christian by both Christianity and Judaism.However, a Christian born of a Jewish mother is able to return to Judaism without conversion.
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∙ 8y agoAccording to Judaism, if you practice Christianity or any other religion (with the debated exception of Buddhism) you cannot be a Jew, even if your parents were Jews. Even though you would have ethnic Jewish heritage, the embrace of a different religion marks you as separate from the Jewish community. As Expert Dan Galilee notes below, a Christian who is born to a Jewish mother can "convert" to Judaism without going through the religious procedure of conversion since it is considered reversion. The Community Answer is incorrect in claiming that a person born to Jews, but who practices a different religion is considered a "bad Jew"; such a person is considered a Non-Jew.
According to Racial Anti-Semites, like the Nazis, a person was Jewish exclusively by line of descent and religious beliefs did not enter the equation. Therefore, you would still be a Jew under this schema.
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∙ 8y agoEthnically yes, you are of Jewish ancestry -- which does not necessarily have to do with Judaism.
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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.
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Jews are Jewish and non-Jews are a different religion.
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-- A person is not a Jew unless born of a Jewish mother. -- There is no "also".
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Jesus was a Jew because he was born to a Jewish mother and observed Jewish rituals.
Miley Cyrus Jewish?
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If a dad is Jewish and the mother is Christian what are their children's religion?
Under Orthodox and Conservative belief, the child is a Christian. Under Reform belief, the child may be considered a Jew if and only if that child is raised Jewish.
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Your mother's mother was a Jew are you?
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Is Tammin Sursok a Christian?
I believe Tammin Sursok is Jewish. Even though she is not from Germany or Jeruselum, she still follows Jewish law. Tammin Sursok is a Jew.
Is Drake a Messianic Jew?
No. Drake's mother is Jewish and he was raised Jewish. His father's side of the family is Christian, so he has been exposed to both religions, but there is no evidence he believes in Jesus.
Is Casey Abrams Jewish?
According to Jewish law he is not You only a Jew if your mother is a Jew The father has nothing to do with it In Casey's case his dad's Jewish and his mom is gentile
Is Rugby star Ben Cohen circumcised?
Ben Cohen is not Jewish. His great grandfather was Jewish and married outside of the religion. A Jew is one born of a Jewish mother. Ben was raised Christian. He has mentioned his uncirumcised status.
