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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have the right to raise your kids as you want, but technically you are actually not Jewish and neither are your children unless you converted when you married your husband.  
In Judaism, the religion is passed from mother to children. So maybe this is where you mom is coming from as she sees (correctly) her grand kids as Christians.

[b]No flame please, I am just pointing out the law. [/b]

Now if you want to raise your kids Jewish, I am sure you are aware of the prayer on "washing of hands" followed by the prayer on bread, both are said before eating a meal. And pretty much ANY food has to have a prayer BEFORE eating (haEtz, Hadama, ChaAhKol, ...). In fact, in Judaism, you actually recognize God in pretty much everything. The largest difference between Christianity and Judaism (without wanting to go into theological discussions) is that the God of Israel is unique (no man is or can become God -- nothing with trinity and virgin birth) AND the God of Israel is not into "turning your other cheek" stuff. That is very Christian. 
But praying God to have given us what we eat, is not Christian per-se.

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It was hard to prove paternity in ancient Israel, so maternal lineage made more sense. I doubt that ancient Hebrews knew anything about mitochondrial DNA. Remember, King David’s mother was not an Israelite. I think we should 
let this antiquated rule be put to rest. 
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