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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP,

I am Jewish as is my husband, and we have two bio children and one who was adopted from China. She is 11. Since most Chinese aren't raised in a religion, I never felt like I took her relgion away from her. As far as I know, she feels just as Jewish as her brother and sister.

Whether that will change as she grows older, I do not know, and if it does, whether it will be as a result of not being born biologically Jewish, I also do not know. She is currently pretty enthusiastic about our religion. And, in fact, just came in the room while I was typing this and asked me, "Mom, am I getting my own siddur?" When I answered affirmatively, she said, "Yay!" She will be starting studies for her Bat Mitzvah next year.

If I had to guess, I'd say my son (the youngest child) is the one who feels least connected to our religion. He is very logical and doesn't believe the bible stories. Even if I tell him that he doesn't need to take them at face value, he still thinks they're dumb.

My point? Your child might feel no connection to Judaism or s/he might. And that is also true of your biological child.

Best of luck to you![/quote]

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