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| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
Yes there is.
I only have one parent that is Jewish, and a full blown one at that. I don't follow it like I should, I don't practice it like I should there for I don't consider myself this WHOLE Jew.
I mean if you want to be a technical jerk and such, yes I am a Jew and that's that. I just don't consider myself this whoopala of a Jew. |
If you REALLY want to get technical....Jewish Halachah is very clear with regards to this question: Jewish mother = Jew, no Jewish mother = now Jew. Regardless of the father's religion.
Perhaps this rule could use a dynamic interpretation, assuming the main reason for it back then was avoiding extended disputes about the child's father (no DNA test back in the day!), which now wouldn't be too much of a problem.
/rabbi mode off
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