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Under traditional Jewish law, Jewishness is inherited through the mother so that only children of Jewish mothers are considered to be Jewish. As a result, a Jewish man who wants his children to be accepted in a traditional Jewish community will seek to marry only a Jewish woman.

Some of the more liberal Jewish communities now accept the children of Jewish fathers as Jewish when they are raised in the Jewish faith.

In addition, there have always been processes through which non-Jews an convert to Judaism. This would permit a non-Jewish woman to convert, marry a Jewish man and have their children recognized as Jewish in traditional communities. It also permits the children of a non-Jewish mother to be raised and accepted as Jews even in traditional communities.

In Judaism there's no such thing as "half-Jewish."

Yes, there is. Unfortunately I am away from home now, but I have a CD a home. I forgot his first name, but I know that he was a disciple of Brahms. He died after destroying all of his works. He had no success during his lifetime. One symphony survived and Deutsche Grammophone made a CD.

I find his music very interesting and it is a pity he had no fortune. In March I am back and I will add his name in Wikipedia which, incredibly enough, does not include his name in the list of German composers.

I am sorry I cannot be of greater help, maybe in the Deutsche Grammophone catalogue you will find it, but I bought it back in 2006.

Brahms was a pinnacle composer of the Romantic era. His four symphonies are considered masterpieces and standards in orchestral literature, as well as both his piano concerti, violin concerto, double concerto for Violin and Cello, and the Tragic and Academic Festival overtures. He also composed a number of chamber works for various instrumentations; most if not all are still frequently programed. Brahms was also a significant composer of lieder, composing over 200 songs. Suffice it to say, Brahms was a monumental composer who's music is still frequently programed all over the world.

RHAPSODY FOR ALTO AND MALE CHORUS Music: Johannes Brahms Words: Johann von Goethe, from "Harzreise im Winter" English translation: Nick Jones Aber abseits, wer ist's? But who is this, alone? Ins Gebüsch verliert sich sein Pfad, Among the bushes he loses his path, Hinter ihm schlagen Behind him the shrubs die Sträuche zusammen, spring back together, Das Gras steht wieder auf, The grass stands up again, Die Öde verschlingt ihn. The wilderness swallows him. Ach, wer heilet die Schmerzen Ah, who can heal the sorrows Des, dem Balsam zu Gift ward? Of him for whom balm turns to poison? Der sich Menschenhass Who drank hatred of men Aus der Fülle der Liebe trank? From the fullness of love? Erst verachtet, nun ein Verächter, Once rejected, now a rejecter, Zehrt er heimlich auf He secretly feeds on seinen eignen Wert his own worth In ungenügender Selbstsucht. In unsatisfying self-absorption. Ist auf deinem Psalter, If there is upon thy psaltery, Vater der Liebe, Father of Love, Ein Ton seinem Ohre vernehmlich, One sound that can reach his ear, So erquicke sein Herz! then refresh his heart! Öffne den umwölkten Blick Open his clouded sight Über die tausend Quellen Upon the thousand springs Neben dem Durstenden in der Wüste. Near to him who thirsts in the desert.

The Book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible, and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah. The book has a long and complex history, but its final form is probably due to the editing by Priestly from a Yahwistic source made some time in the early Persian period (5th century BCE).

He was of the late romantic/early modern era, and was mainly famous for his orchestral "Tone Poems", a kind of through composed symphony styled peice which told a story e.g. Til Eulenshpiel (sorry for the bad spelling).

romantic era

Intermezzo in A Major - Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms was a German composer of the Romantic period. He can also be classified as the "classical" Romantic composer due to movements composed in Sonata Form, and also composing strict counterpoint as influenced by J.S. Bach. (As shown in his six pieces Op. 118 Rhapsodies, Ballades, Intermezzi etc.)

Brahms toured with the Hungarian violinist Eduard Remenyi at the age of nineteen.

That depends on the recording