angels4u Posted April 18, 2003 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted April 18, 2003 Why is a child's Jewishness determined by his mother? According to Jewish law, a child is considered a Jew if his mother is a Jew, whether his father is Jewish or not. If the mother is not Jewish, the child is not Jewish even though the father may be Jewish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsower Posted April 18, 2003 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,545 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 30 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/18/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/27/1968 Author Share Posted April 18, 2003 Because they didn't have DNA tests and they couldn't prove for sure who the father was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted April 18, 2003 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted April 18, 2003 Thank you Wordsower!! Â Angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brontosaurus Posted April 19, 2003 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 182 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/14/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/29/1977 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Biblically and Historically it was always the father who determined the Jewishness more than the mother. Â It wasn't until the dark ages with all the rape in anti-semetic Europe that often no one even knew who the father was, but of course you could always tell who the mother was, so this unfortunately became a rule that it was safer to go by the mother being Jewish to determine if the baby was. Â Today, as far as I know, for purposes of citizenship, Israeli law recognizes someone with either a Jewish father or mother as being Jewish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted April 19, 2003 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted April 19, 2003 Thanks Bronto!! :t3: In Christ,Angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ovedya Posted June 14, 2003 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 375 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 11,400 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1971 Share Posted June 14, 2003 I have heard that "Jewishness" is really identified by the "mark" which Abraham and his whole household took as a sign of the covenant with God. This, of course, is circumcision. In Acts 15, some Jewish believers demanded that Gentile converts be circumcised and follow the law before they could be considered genuine believers inthe faith. But Paul contended that circumcision was not necessary. Obviously, circumcision is a primary factor in determinig a Jew's "Jewishness." However, does the fact that many hosptials in America circumcise newborns as a matter of procedure, produce problems in the Jewish religion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 However, does the fact that many hosptials in America circumcise newborns as a matter of procedure, produce problems in the Jewish religion? Not at all. Jewish people are very careful to have their children circumcized by a certifie Mohel. Since this is done in the presence of many withnesses, no one can claim they were circumcized ritually if they were not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mac Posted September 12, 2003 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 156 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 35 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted September 12, 2003 If a Jew was a Jew because his father was a Jew, Jesus could not have been a Jew! Ethlyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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