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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was also wondering the same. Why mention that the kid is adopted, what does this have to do with bat mitzvah[/quote]

When you go through the adoption process the social worker wants to make sure you will preserve the child's cultural identity as much as possible. The child's culture is supposed to supersede the parent's.[/quote]
[b]But one can be both Chinese—the ethnicity—and Jewish—the religion.[/b]

This is an honest question: would a Jewish family who adopts a child whose bio parents are Catholic have to give their child a Catholic education?[/quote]

Jewish is a cultural identity and ethnicity. If you get DNA testing and have Jewish roots they will show up, whereas Catholic roots don't show up. Yes, a child can be Chinese and Jewish, but if a child identifies more as Chinese and doesn't relate as much to Jewish culture, many would argue Chinese should be first and foremost. This goes of course for anything...Latin American, African.

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? It’s not a zero sum game. [/quote]

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