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WHO IS A JEW: Identity Issues

There are many kinds of Jews: Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Kohanim, Levites. And there are many legal definitions of Jewishness. The historical definition--anyone born to a Jewish mother--is no longer so simple, with denominational differences regarding conversion standards and patrilineal descent.

LATEST ARTICLES: JEWISH BELIEFS

  • Taking Responsibility

    What are the spiritual roots of the current environmental crisis?

  • Satan

    Satan isn't the Jewish devil.

  • Bat Kol - A Divine Voice

    The lowest level of prophecy, but a mighty powerful voice.

  • DNA Speaks

    The field of genetics has been offering up sensational new observations about the historical record of Jewish origins, exile, and migrations.

  • Yehuda Ashlag

    Scholar of Kabbalah and progenitor of the Kabbalah Center.

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