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What does it mean to a Jewish person to be Jewish?
How a Jewish person self-identifies is a personal thing. There are approximately 14 million Jews in the world as of 2011, and there are about 14 million different meanings to being Jewish. For some,...
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What does it mean to be Jewish?
Halachicly (by Jewish law) it means that your mother is a descendant of Abraham or that she was converted to Judaism. But you are only really behaving Jewish when you accept this and live by the...
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What does Jewish mean?
The word Jewish does have an objective meaning: a person is Jewish if:
their mother is Jewish or they convert to the Jewish religion
If a person doesn't fall into one of these two groups they are...
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What do Jewish symbols mean to Jewish people?
A mezuzah is found on doorposts in Jewish homes. It is a little case, containing a tiny scroll. The writing on the scroll is from the bible. It is in Hebrew and is called the Shema. It says that...
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What does Jewish - Reform mean?
This is just a type or way of being Jewish. You could be Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform. The Reform movement is more gender sensitive, with men and women sitting together during services. Also,...