NancysSummerSip
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 23, 2014 14:33:26 GMT -5
The fact that your DH's mother is Jewish does not make him technically Jewish...he is Jewish, at least according to law, depending on how you read it. Jewish law is rather flexible. The information below is from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HalakhaAll Jewish religious movements agree that a person may be a Jew either by birth or through conversion. According to halakha, a Jew by birth must be born to a Jewish mother. Halakha states that the acceptance of the principles and practices of Judaism does not make a person a Jew. But, those born Jewish do not lose that status because they cease to be observant Jews, even if they adopt the practices of another religion.[5] Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism often accept a child as Jewish even if only the father is Jewish and if the child chooses to identify as Jewish.[6] Tribal affiliation (Levite, etc.) is passed on through one's father, whereas actual Jewish identity is determined by one's mother. As the various denominations of Judaism differ on their conversion processes, conversions performed by more liberal denominations are not accepted by those that are less so.[6] -------------------------- The name "halakha" is derived from the Hebrew halakh (הָלַךְ) meaning "to walk" or "to go". Taken literally, therefore, "halakha" translates as "the way to go" rather than "law". "Halakha" is used to refer to a single law, the corpus of rabbinic legal texts, or to the overall system of religious law. Halakha is often contrasted with aggadah, the diverse corpus of rabbinic exegetical, narrative, philosophical, mystical and other "non-legal" texts. At the same time, since writers of halakha may draw upon the aggadic and even mystical literature, there is a dynamic interchange between the genres. Halakha constitutes the practical application of the 613 mitzvot ("commandments", singular mitzvah) in the Torah, as developed through discussion and debate in the classical rabbinic literature, especially the Mishnah and the Talmud (the "Oral law") and as codified in the Mishneh Torah or Shulchan Aruch ("Code of Law"). The halakha is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of human life, both corporeal and spiritual. Its laws, guidelines, and opinions cover a vast range of situations and principles, in the attempt to realize what is implied by the central Biblical commandment to "be holy as I your God am holy". They cover what are claimed to better ways for a Jew to live, based on what is not stated, but has been derived from the Hebrew Bible. Because halakha is developed and applied by various halakhic authorities rather than one sole "official voice", different individuals and communities may well have different answers to halakhic questions. Controversies lend rabbinic literature much of its creative and intellectual appeal. With few exceptions, controversies are not settled through authoritative structures because during the age of exile Jews have lacked a single judicial hierarchy or appellate review process for halakha. Instead, Jews interested in observing halakha typically choose to follow specific rabbis or affiliate with a more tightly structured community
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 23, 2014 14:43:18 GMT -5
How would you know what tribe your father was?
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skubikky
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Post by skubikky on Dec 23, 2014 14:49:42 GMT -5
How would you know what tribe your father was? It used to be something that you were told as it was knowledge passed down in families. In particular you would know if you were Levites and Kohanim (Jewish priests). The rest are Isreal.
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kittensaver
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Post by kittensaver on Dec 23, 2014 16:22:49 GMT -5
You would also know because when you became bar mitzvah, you would be gifted with a tallit (prayer shawl) woven with the style, color(s) and markings of your tribe.
The things you learn when you marry an NJB (Nice Jewish Boy )
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 23, 2014 17:35:34 GMT -5
Neither DF or my father had a bar mitzvah
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Post by Bonny on Dec 23, 2014 17:41:20 GMT -5
NancysSummerSip, We call him a "technical Jew" because he was baptized as an Episcopalian. His mom actually converted before she married DFIL. Therefore he's only technically Jewish because his mom was born Jewish. As I wrote earlier her family was never religious. But DH spent a lot of happy times with his maternal grandmother who was part of a greater Ashkenazi group in San Diego. DH has memories of many happy hours spent in some Jewish owned delis and bakeries in East San Diego County while his grandmother and her cronies played cards.
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Post by weltschmerz on Dec 23, 2014 18:40:51 GMT -5
You would also know because when you became bar mitzvah, you would be gifted with a tallit (prayer shawl) woven with the style, color(s) and markings of your tribe.
The things you learn when you marry an NJB (Nice Jewish Boy ) I married a Nice Jewish Boy, but now I have a GoyToy.
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kittensaver
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Post by kittensaver on Dec 23, 2014 18:41:43 GMT -5
You would also know because when you became bar mitzvah, you would be gifted with a tallit (prayer shawl) woven with the style, color(s) and markings of your tribe.
The things you learn when you marry an NJB (Nice Jewish Boy ) I married a Nice Jewish Boy, but now I have a GoyToy. Lol! Good for you
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 23, 2014 19:50:28 GMT -5
Omg, I'm going to be a goytoy!
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Post by tloonya on Dec 25, 2014 12:20:10 GMT -5
So if one cries while masturbating, is the whole thing considered a wash? ( I might have a problem) With the crying part or the masturbation part? No, I think he FINALLY realized that he is having a problem. Like we all knew long time ago and here !Merry Christmas! he realized that!!! Not that it is going to change anything. I don't think so
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