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As a human being can become "halachically" (legally) Jewish via adoption or conversion, Jews are not a race.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Some rabbis have even questioned whether her non-Jewish mother's name should be part of her Hebrew nomenclature for the prayer, while others have referred to her as Jewish but added the caveat "not halachically speaking."
Rabbi Jason Miller: Is Gabby Giffords Jewish Enough? Rabbi Jason Miller 2011
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Some rabbis have even questioned whether her non-Jewish mother's name should be part of her Hebrew nomenclature for the prayer, while others have referred to her as Jewish but added the caveat "not halachically speaking."
Rabbi Jason Miller: Is Gabby Giffords Jewish Enough? Rabbi Jason Miller 2011
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In its ruling, the court said that individuals who are not halachically Jewish are still eligible to immigrate to Israel, even if they embraced a faith other than Judaism.
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In its ruling, the court said that individuals who are not halachically Jewish are still eligible to immigrate to Israel, even if they embraced a faith other than Judaism.
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Steve Bronfman, don't be too sure that the offspring with no shred of Jewish upbringing or yiddishkayt, whether halachically Jewish or not, won't rush to defame Israel on the basis of a little bit of Jewish ancestry.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Actually, the back of that Crankkin' Stein jersey contains this useful message: "While cycling on Shabbos is generally considered to be halachically prohibited, there are some poskim that permit cycling on Shabbos provided that it is done within an eruv."
Epic-curious: Riding Long and Hard BikeSnobNYC 2009
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What is the situation if a non-halachically-Jewish mother turns out to be infertile and has an egg implant from a ‘correctly’ Jewish woman?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Steve Bronfman, don't be too sure that the offspring with no shred of Jewish upbringing or yiddishkayt, whether halachically Jewish or not, won't rush to defame Israel on the basis of a little bit of Jewish ancestry.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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To be sure, a Jewish business operating in bad faith, violating the law of the land or mistreating its employees deserves tochacha, halachically appropriate criticism.
The Missing Ethic 2008
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