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Jewish can refer to a ethnicity or someone belonging to a religion. The religion itself is Judaism.
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Which term refers to a large group of people sharing many common traits such as race language and religion?
Ethnicity refers to a large group of people sharing common traits such as race, language, and religion.
What is Arnold Stang's religion?
Arnold Stang was Jewish.
What is Jamie Colby's religion?
Jamie Colby is Jewish.
What is Judy Blume's religion?
Judy Blume's religion is Jewish. She was raised in a Jewish household and has written about her Jewish identity in some of her works.
What religion is Jon Cryer?
Jon Cryer is Jewish.
Was Jane Addams Jewish?
No she was not Jewish either by religion or ethnicity.
Is Jewish a religion or a race if religion can a Jew be atheist and still Jew or just Judaism is the religion?
It's a little of both. The term "Jewish" can refer to either ethnicity or religious belief. There are certainly people who consider themselves to be Jewish in terms of ethnicity, but either agnostic or atheist, and also people who consider themselves to be both Jewish (by descent) and Christian (by religious preference).
Are Jewish people lazy?
Laziness has nothing to do with ethnicity or religion.
Why are the Jewish people identified by their religion and not their ethnicity?
Due to the nature of Judaism, it is a way of life more than a religion, a distinct Jewish culture developed. As such, being a Jew is also the individual's ethnicity.
Has any American president been racially Jewish?
No. The US has not elected any person of the Jewish religion or Jewish ethnicity as President.
What is the plural form of 'Jewish'?
"Jewish" is an adjective describing one's ethnicity, religion, etc. You can't really pluralize an adjective.
Is Tracey Ullman Jewish?
No, she's not. She's ethnic British with a bit of Polish background. She's Christian. She is not Jewish by ethnicity or religion.
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 is the basis of jewish ethnicity?
In classical Jewish sources such as the Torah, Jews are spoken of as a nation, with Judaism being their national code of living.Today, many speak of Judaism as both a religion and an ethnicity. It's an ethnicity because Jews are descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their wives: Jews, despite their diversity, are related to each other (as has been shown by DNA analyses of far-flung Jewish communities). And it's a religion, because Judaism is defined in dictionaries as the religion of Moses; the religion of the Torah, which includes people born Jewish as well as non-ethnic Jews who became converts.
Are you considered Jewish if you do not believe in god?
Only if you are Jewish. "Jewish" is both a religion and an ethnicity. It's possible to believe in the Jewish religion without being ethnically Jewish and vice versa. The term "non-practicing Jew" is sometimes used for those people who are of Jewish ancestry but are personally either agnostic or atheist. You are considered Jewish if your mother was Jewish. If you're curious to hear what Judaism requires of Jews, there are tons of references available. What you choose to learn, ignore, believe in, and practice, and how you choose to live your life, are completely 100% up to you.
Is the term vicar acceptable in Jewish religion?
It isn't used in Judaism.
What religions were attacked in World War 2?
the most religions that were attacked were the Jewish people that was very sad for them and bad.---But it is was the Jews as a 'race' (ethnicity) - not the Jewish religion - that the Nazis tried to eradicate. World War 2 was not a 'religious war' or' war of religion'.
