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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some Jews are progressive and don't buy into all that outdated stuff [/quote]

lol by "outdated stuff" do you mean "religion?"

You don't have to buy into it in order to understand it or find value in it. Just sharing information here. We're not quite sure what OP's husband is looking for or trying to determine, so maybe it's valuable, and maybe it's not

Again, it would be really unlikely and rare for anyone at any synagogue or Jewish org to ask for any kind of proof of anything in order to participate in Jewish life in their community. It's just not like that, not for Orthodox Jews, either, and certainly not for Reform or other progressive Jews. Most congregations here try to be really welcoming and that includes Chabad and other v. Orthodox communities.

I mean I have a close friend who is Jewish, 1/2 ashkenazic 1/2 vietnamese . Her mom converted with an Orthodox rabbi -- but after she was born. So technically under Orthodox Jewish law she's not Jewish -- but that really has no impact on her life. She involved in her local Jewish community, keeps kosher, all the holidays, etc. The only time it has ever come up for her that I'm aware of is when she was much younger and part of a Zionist group and considered moving to Israel one day, and realized she'd have to convert.

And I also have at least two friends with one Jewish grandparent who don't consider themselves Jewish at all, it's just like a random thing they've brought up in conversation. For them it's just a footnote.

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