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Is there a difference between a Jew and a Jewish person?
Gianni Wilderman
Most Jews find it odd when someone uses an awkward construction like "a Jewish person" when they could use something short and simple like "a jew." There's also a feeling that people who say "a Jewish person" believe that the word "Jew" is nasty, and that they may, in other contexts, call people Jews meaning it as an insult.
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What is the difference between a Jew and a non-Jew?
Jews are Jewish and non-Jews are a different religion.
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 difference between Jews and jewish?
I'm Jewish = I am a member of the Jewish religion and the Jewish family. The Jews are a small minority = Jewish people make up a tiny percentage Many people prefer to say 'Jewish' rather than 'Jew'. Historically, 'jew' has been defined negatively. It's nicer to ask someone: 'Are you Jewish?', as opposed to 'Are you a Jew?'
Should you say Jewish or Jew?
For most Jews, it does not matter whether or not you refer to them as Jewish people or as Jews. What matters is whether you do so politely or derisively. The difference between the terms Jewish and Jew is that Jewish is the derivative adjective while Jew is the noun. It is the same as: Spanish is the derivative adjective while Spaniard is the noun.
Is being a Jew a choice or from ancestry?
It can be either. According to the laws of Judaism, a person born to a Jewish woman is a Jew. Alternatively, a person can become a Jew through valid conversion. However, a person who is a Jew, can convert to another religion and is seen as being cut off from the Jewish Nation. This person would technically be a Jew, however, they would not be 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".
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.
What is the proper noun for Jewish?
Jewish is an adjective. "The Jewish people." Jew is the noun. "Einstein was a Jew."
What is considered a Jew?
A person who follows the Jewish religion.
What is Judaism person?
A member of Judaism is called a Jew or a Jewish person.
Jewish Relationship with god?
Contrary to what is believed today, there is no difference between Jew and Gentile after 70 A.D. in the eyes of the Genuine God.
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.
