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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (237849)6/18/2005 1:49:24 PM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1573283
 
>If one does not follow Halacha can one still claim to be a Jew?

Depends who you ask, but remember, Reform Judaism, which represents like 1/3 of Jews by itself, doesn't consider halacha binding... and a significant amount of Jews don't identify with any movement, and still identify as Jewish.

>If one does not follow tenets of Christianity or Islam, can they still claim to be of that faith?

Sure, why not?

>Is it pick and choose faith or no faith at all?

Shades of gray, my good man...

-Z



To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (237849)6/19/2005 1:35:57 AM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573283
 
If one does not follow Halacha can one still claim to be a Jew?

I thought you said earlier that if a daughter is born to a Jewish mother and the daughter does not practice Judaism, both the daughter and her children (who may or may not practice) are considered Jews. Did I misread what you wrote?


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