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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Nationality and Racism
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Date: Thu, 6-Mar-86 13:33:12 EST
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> A definition of a Jew is rather simple.  A Jew is a person who 
> practices Judaism OR was born by a Jewish mother.  I believe this 
> definition is used in Israel.  The state of Israel was created to 
> protect Jews, whether religious or not.  
> 

	This is not such a simple definition. If a person born to a non
 Jewish woman practices Judaism, but never converted, is he or she Jewish.
 How do you define practicing Judaism. Is the Orthodox way right, or are
 others valid, too. This problem, of defining a Jew, is what all the debates
 in Israel are about ( the amendment to be added to the law of return ).


				Eliyahu Teitz.