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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Judaism is a religion not an ethnicity, then how come my nieces and nephews who were born to a Jewish father and Christian mother and all had bar and bat mitzvahs, are not considered Jewish by many temples or by the state of Israel? Why were they rejected by several temples when they were young because their mother is not Jewish? Why can't they "convert" to Judaism?[/quote] And why are such people rejected when many Jewish people simultaneously complain about being a minority? Why not accept kids like the ones above into the fold and therefore grow a larger commuity rather than rejecting them?[/quote] Answer? ("Quirky" rules, explain nothing.)[/quote] But all communities have rules. Go back to the once upon a times... when there was no genetic testing, and fathers could take off. Connection was established by the mother, who was undeniably present at the birth of the child. Now, it really depends on how conservative the temple community is. Personally, I think it's crazy not to accept children with families willing to raise them in the Jewish community. Many modern rabbis feel the same way. Some don't. We are in a synagogue where my non-Jewish spouse is welcome, and his non-Jewish family is embraced when they visit or participate in events (Bnai Mitzvah's etc.) as is the case with a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother. [/quote]
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