How can you tell if a man is jewish?

Answer 1

Judaism is passed matrilineally, which means that a person is Jewish if their mother is/was Jewish.

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).

Answer 2

Judaism is a religion and being a Jew is controlled by the laws and rules of that religion. You are a Jew if you convert to Judaism or if your mother was a Jew. If you have Jews in your ancestry you may be ethnically Hebrew, Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Mizrahim or one of the smaller ethnic groups who are also Jewish. There are traditional Jewish ethnic communities in the Caucasus mountains, India, Greece, Israel, China, Ethiopia and more. See the Wikipedia article below.

Answer 3

"Jewish" may refer to your genetics, heritage or your religion. If you are a descendant of the ancient Hebrews through your mother, you are genetically Jewish. If you properly convert and follow the religion of Judaism, you are Jewish, regardless of your ancestry.

Answer 4

Being a Jewish person is somewhat of a "special case" in that Jewish people are frequently referred to as a race or nationality when in fact they are neither. Jewish people cannot be considered a race because their numbers have been augmented over their long history due to the assimilation of people of many different races. Despite the fact that the nation of Israel exists, Jewish people cannot be thought of as a nationality because over their history dating back over 2000 years, they have been dispersed across the globe such that people of many different nationalities are Jewish. However, Jewish children are born with "Jewish identity" by virtue of the fact that they are born of Jewish parents and are considered Jewish even if they do not actively practise the observances of their faith. Finally, one can identify a religious Jew by the way they actively practise their faith in the same way that one can identify a person of any other religion.

Answer 5

It's you that decides your religion. If you want to be Jewish, than by all means do it! You can start attending a Jewish church and learn more about their religion, or read the First Testament. Your free to decide your religion!

Answer 6

You will have to ask your mother. If she doesn't know, ask her mother or someone who knew her well.

Jewish 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). If a woman converted to Judaism, any children born after that are born Jewish. But if a man converts to Judaism, his children are Jewish only if born to a Jewish mother.

Answer 7

Most people who are Jews are aware of being so, so it would not be something to discover. However, if you suspect you are a Jew, but do not know this, the easiest thing to do is to investigate your ancestry and see if there are any Jews in your ancestral lineage. If there are some, it is possible that you are ethnically Jewish. In order to become Jewish, you will likely need a conversion, or at least a bit of investigation into what Judaism represents.

Answer 8

You will have to ask your mother. If she doesn't know, ask her mother or someone who knew her well. Jewish 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). If a woman converted to Judaism, any children born after that are born Jewish. But if a man converts to Judaism, his children are Jewish only if born to a Jewish mother.

• Link: About conversion

Answer 9

Jewish 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
  

The word "Jew" (in Hebrew, "Yehudi") is derived from the name of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and one of the Twelve Tribes of the Israelites.

The Jewish people are descendants of Jacob's grandfather Abraham the Hebrew, whose Semitic ancestors lived in the Fertile Crescent and who lived most of his life in the Middle Eastern country of Israel (Canaan) 3800 years ago.

Hebrews, Israelites, Jews - the same people in successive eras:

• Hebrews
  

Abraham is called a Hebrew (Genesis ch.14) because "Hebrews" (Ivrim) means descendants of Eber (Ever). Ever was a Western Semite and an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis ch.10-11), and the early Hebrews were Abraham's uncles and cousins for several generations back. They lived in the Fertile Crescent, in northern Mesopotamia, west of the Euphrates river. Abraham was born in the city of Ur (in Mesopotamia; now Iraq).In 1934-39, excavations were conducted at ancient Mari on the Euphrates River. They found that ancient towns were named after the ancestors (Genesis ch.11) of Abraham:
The "city of Nahor" was found near the city of Haran which exists to this day. Equally clear signs of early Hebrew residence appear in the names of other towns nearby: Serug (Assyrian Sarugi), Terah (Til Turakhi, "Mound of Terah"), and Peleg (Paliga, on the Euphrates near the mouth of the Habur). All these names are found in Genesis ch.11.

In Ur, Abraham first repudiated idolatry. He then sojourned in Harran (Syria) for several years, and then lived most of his life in Canaan (Israel). It was in Canaan that Abraham lived most of his life, made a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15), and raised a family to be the center of carrying on his traditions (Genesis 18:19).

• Israelites
  

Abraham's chosen son was Isaac (Genesis ch.21). Isaac's son Jacob was blessed by God, who renamed him, calling him Israel (Genesis ch.35), which is why Jews are also called Israelites.

Abraham's family carried on his teachings voluntarily. Judaism as a binding, permanent entity, was set forth between God and the Israelite nation descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob at Mount Sinai in the time of Moses (Exodus ch.19, ch.24, and 34:27).All of the above places are in the ancient Fertile Crescent.

Link: Abraham's biography

• Jews
  

Jacob had 12 sons, who fathered the 12 Israelite tribes. The Israelites worshiped One God.

One thousand years after Jacob, ten of the tribes were exiled by the Assyrians, to points unknown. The only complete tribes left were Judah and Benjamin; plus part of Levi. The few thousands who remained from the other tribes joined the Tribe of Judah; and modern Jews are mostly descendants of Judah (hence the word "Jew").

This tradition has been substantiated by DNA analysis of Jewish communities all over the world, showing them to be inter-related and of Middle Eastern origin. The Cohanim, a family of the tribe of Levi, also share common genetics.

We possess the names and dates of our ancestors and leaders in an unbroken chain for 3800 years.

In 2000, Nicholas Wade concluded that his DNA study "provided genetic witness that Jewish communities have, to a remarkable extent, retained their biological identity separate from their host populations, evidence of relatively little intermarriage or conversion into Judaism over the centuries. The results accord with Jewish history and tradition."

Abraham was a historical person, as recorded in the Book of Genesis; and his gravesite is known to this day, in the Machpelah at Hebron, Israel. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, comprising over three billion people. The Jewish people have attested to his existence for 3800 years, and his name is mentioned by several ancient non-Jewish historians as far back as 2,300 years ago.

See also the other Related Links.

Link: What race were the Israelites?

Link: Jewish ancestry

Link: Archaeology

Answer 10

The only sure way is to ask him. There's no way to tell by looking.

Jews have learned how to dress and act like regular people, and

many often do.