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Yes. In fact, a child born to a Jewish mother is a Jewish child.
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How did Jesus become a Jew?
He was born to Jewish parents. Is there any other way to be a Jew?
Can you be part Jew?
Although Jewish law specifies that a child born to Jewish parents is Jewish, if just the father is Jewish and the mother is not, the child is not considered Jewish in any sense. (The Reform movement recognises children born to a Jewish man and non-Jewish woman as Jewish IF they were raised Jewish).
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".
Is Henry kissinger a Jew?
Yes. Both of his parents were Jewish.
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.
Was Ed Asner an Orthodox Jew?
Technically, Asner is Jewish. To, "be Jewish," one only needs to be born from a Jewish mother. Ed Asner was born and raised by orthodox Jewish parents. Asner has publicly spoken in favor of Darwinism and against Creationism. I doubt that he is a practicing Jew.So, there you have it. Asner is technically Jewish according to Jewish law. Asner is also ethnically Jewish, being born of Jewish parents. However, I have seen no evidence that he is practicing Judaism as a religion in his life.
What is the legal definition of a Jew?
Jewish law specifies that a Jew is a person who was born to a Jewish woman or who has converted to Judaism as per Jewish law.
Why was Jesus Christ a Jew?
Jesus was a Jew because he was born to a Jewish mother and observed Jewish rituals.
If your father is a Jew are you really Jewish?
According to Jewish law, a person who is born to a Jewish woman or who converts according to Jewish law, is a Jew. If your father is Jewish but your mother is not, Jewish law does not consider you to be a Jew unless you convert. The reform movement accepts children born to a Jewish man and non-Jewish woman as Jews if they are raised as Jews.
Does the word Jew pertain to a person of Jewish descent?
A person who is born to a Jewish woman or who halachicly (following Jewish law) converts to Judaism is a Jew.
What is the definition of a Jew?
A Jew is a person who is part of the culture or community that is based upon Judaism and whose origins can be traced back through the ancient Hebrew of Israel to Abraham.
Do babies have to visit the mikvah to convert to Judaism if the mother isn't Jewish?
Yes, if the parents of the child decide to raise him or her as a Jew, they baby is taken to mikvah as part of the conversion process.
