[Jesse-N30797]

Jewish law is very simple. You’re a Jew if your mother was, or if you converted. There’s nothing else to it.

In reality, there are some groups that dispute the authority of some conversions. Generally this means that strict Orthodox groups refuse to accept people converted by a more liberal authority. In Israel today, this is a current issue because the state specifies religion on a resident’s identity card, and they take the religion as specified by the Orthodox authorities. The result is that there are converts who consider themselves Jews, but the State of Israel thinks otherwise.

Historically, Judaism has welcomed converts, but not sought them.

Once a person is recognized as a Jew, he/she is 100 percent Jewish and sees no restrictions. Realize, though, that Judaism differentiates between Kohanim, Leviim and others. Each has his own obligations and responsibilities. These are inherited distinctions, not earned.

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Name : Jesse-N30797, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 40, City : Herzliya, State : NA, Country : Israel, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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