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From: jgw@rabbit.UUCP (Jay G. Wilpon)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Who is a Jew.
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Date: Mon, 16-Jul-84 11:36:01 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 16 11:36:01 1984
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Since, this discussion is starting let me make 1 point.
The original reason for considering a child of a Jewish
mother Jewish and not a Jewish father, was that you always
knew who the mother was (ie. Jewish), but were never 100% sure
who the father was.
But today technique's are becoming available so as to tell
who the father is (that is, if you are given a choice).
Therefore, when these techniques are wide-spread then
it shouldn't make a difference which parent is Jewish