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[quote=Anonymous][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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My mom absolutely does not consider her Christian. I can assure you of that.

The maternal line thing is only still in play in Orthodox congregations and some very strict Conservative ones. DH’s family is full of rabbis and strict Jews and they have said it’s an outdated thing that really very few non-Orthodox Jews take seriously anymore.

Citing some “law” that has no relevance in the 21st century is honestly just weird. Moreover you are in the minority (assuming you are a Conservative Jew):

The Ratner Center for the Study of Conservative Judaism conducted a survey of 1,617 members of 27 Conservative congregations in the U.S. and Canada in 1995.[116] 69% of respondents to the Ratner Center survey agreed that they would regard personally as a Jew anyone who was raised Jewish—even if their mother was Gentile and their father was Jewish.[/quote]

Dura lex sed lex. (The law is strict, but it is the law).

You have the right to ignore the law or think that because it is not used in the US, nobody takes it seriously but I can guarantee you that in the rest of this big world, that law is still the law.

And the 5th commandment is "Respect your mother and father so that your life be longer"... That is a very Jewish commandment...

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Wait so you are saying my kid isn’t Jewish, but it would be Jewish to respect my mother on this? How? By saying grace?

Sounds like you just want my kid out of your community. Sorry she isn’t pure enough for you.

We actually are part of a Conservative shul that is open enough to consider someone Jewish even if their mother isn’t. Take it up with our rabbi if you have a problem with it.[/quote]

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