what you're calling heredity and being Jewish. Thanks.
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: heredity (Re: Mel Gibson's "THE PASSION")
> Being Jewish is based on the mother. Heredity (tribal, etc.) is through
the
> father. I'm Jewish because my mother is Jewish (and my own choice). I'm a
> Yisroel (the 3 'types' of Jew are Cohen, Levi and Yisroel) because my
father
> was one. My mother is actually the daughter of a Cohen, but the status
does
> not transfer to me. If you remember the discussion on the priestly gene we
> had a while back, it's a male tracked gene.
>
> > > (hereditary
> > > traced through the father).
> >
> > Mike, that's the second time you've mentioned that in the discussion. I
> have
> > a question about it: given a jewish parent and a non-jewish parent,
which
> > parent counts for their offspring to be considered jewish?
> >
> > I think I know, and I think it's the mother, but your comment about
> heredity
> > traced through the father has me wondering.
> >
> > -Kevin
> >
> >
>
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