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[quote=Anonymous]I think the PPs have some great points.

Also, if his mother is Jewish, he did not "convert" to Judaism. He was Jewish all along and it sounds like 3 years ago he made a decision to practice his faith.

As far as I know all flavors of Judaism state that religion is passed through the mother, though it does sound like there's more leeway there than there used to be. But I'm not sure if that matters here. If he wants heavy Jewish influence in raising the kid and she doesn't, I doubt that saying "the kid isn't technically Jewish because the mother isn't Jewish" is going to make a difference.

If he's been devout for 3 years and she's 5 months pregnant, sounds like they had a couple years to work out how they'd raise the kid. Too bad they didn't hammer it out beforehand.

If you're looking for something to tell her, I'd say she and her husband need to figure out a way to work it out.  A lot of times you'll see parents expose kids to both religions and let the kid make their own decision as they get older. The father will want a bris, bar mitzvah, etc... your friend should think about what elements of GO she will want to include in the kid's upbringing. And how they'll explain the two traditions to the kid. [/quote]

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