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Simple: A Jew is anyone who was born of a Jewish mother, or has undergone conversion to Judaism according to halachah (Jewish law). That’s the way it’s been since Biblical times and it’s also firmly established in the Code of Jewish Law.
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A Jew is anyone who was born of a Jewish mother, or has...
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What is the Meaning of the Name "Jew"? By Rochel Chein. The term "Jew" is derived from the name of Jacob 's fourth son, Judah-- Yehudah, in the Hebrew—and may have originally applied only to Judah 's descendents, who comprised one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
According to the Klein dictionary by rabbi Ernest Klein, the Hebrew word for Jew, Judean, or Jewish Hebrew: יְהוּדִי which is " yehudi " in Hebrew orig. meant 'member of the tribe Judah', later also 'member of the Kingdom of Judah'.
To be Jewish means that you are part of the Jewish people, a part of "The Chosen," whether because you were born into a Jewish home and culturally identify as Jewish or because you practice the Jewish religion (or both).
Jewish identity is the objective or subjective sense of perceiving oneself as a Jew and as relating to being Jewish. [1] It encompasses elements of nationhood, [2] [3] [4] ethnicity, [5] religion, and culture.
The word 'Jew' originates with the ancient Israelite kingdom of Judah, but what its name means is a matter of great controversy. It could even mean 'Thank God'.
Ask ten rabbis what followers of Judaism believe and you'll get 12 opinions. "Jew" is a noun. It refers to a member of the Jewish people. To be a member of the Jewish people one must either be born a Jew or "adopted" into the "tribe" — converted to Judaism.
