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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trying to be so exclusive is offensive to those who are kept out.[/quote]

It’s not exclusive to define yourself as an ethnoreligious group. Not everyone can be a part of every group. Jews don’t proselytize for a reason; we’re happy to be who we are, and don’t feel we need tons and tons of us.

I also agree with PP; most of this thread is hugely offensive to the Jewish people. [/quote]
As in, why dare you question who we think we are?[/quote]

Exactly, actually. If we say, "Hey, you can be Jewish if you engage with one of the following: our religion, our ethnicity/culture, and/or you have certain genetic backgrounds (essentially Ashkenazi or Sephardic)" we would appreciate it if you would just say "ok, cool." We do not appreciate it when you say, "That's horrible/alt-right of you to say! How dare you! You are only a religion and nothing else!"

We're allowed to define what it means to be part of our group. We don't push our criteria on anyone else; in fact, we don't proselytize at all. If you want to be part of our group, you can convert. Those of us who have genetic backgrounds that are Jewish don't need to convert. This is simply how we define what it means to be Jewish. It's how we've defined it for thousands of years. [/quote]
You're also allowed to argue endlessly among yourselves about who is more Jewish than whom.

Is there any sort of "authority" to settle this age old dispute? No.[/quote]
Jews argue. It’s what we do, a piece of evidence that we hold education in high regard. Better to argue from a place of knowledge than sit back and just nod along. One of the most important documents in Judaism, the Talmud, is a collection of learned arguments. [/quote]

"Thou shalt argue until blue in the face and then longer, while eating good food and drinking good wine" might as well be one of our Commandments. :) [/quote]

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