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Podcast: This Jewish Life - By Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Why does the Torah declare that you are only as Jewish as your mother is?
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:08:18
Publish Date: 2015-03-08 20:42:26
Description:

The discussions of “Who is a Jew?”, and matrimonial vs. patrilineal descent with regards to the status of a child of a mixed marriage have been rife with misconceptions. The popular maxim of Judaism descending from the mother’s side is only partially true; what the Torah does indeed say is significantly more nuanced.
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