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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fascinating links! Thank you. I believe that our religion and culture is such a small minority that we can't afford to turn others away. Let us embrace these new Jews.[/quote] I don't think anyone is arguing we should turn people away. The argument--poorly articulated--was that there is an ethnic/genetic basis to one's Jewish identity, for most Jews. This is true for Jews with Ashkenazi Jewish background (which is about 80% of Jews worldwide). This does not mean that people without that background (who, according to traditional regulations, would need to convert) are less Jewish. It simply means that, at least according to most Rabbis, if your mother is Jewish (or, increasingly, your father) you are Jewish by birth and don't need to convert. That's an important point when discussing Jewish identity, but it's not a point that's meant to create some sort of hierarchy of Jewishness. [/quote]
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