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By Orthodox and Conservative rules, the childeren of a Jewish woman are Jewish regardles of wether the father is Jewish or not. If the mother is not Jewish but the father is, the children have to have a conversion ritual of imersiion in a special bath called a Mikvah, and the parents (if the child is under 13) would go before a panel of three Rabbis called a Beit Din. Under reform rules, if either parent is Jewish and the child is brought up with the Jewish rituals and education, the child is considered Jewish. In the past, starting with Rome, and continuing in countries such as Czarist Russia, and Spain during the Inquisition, it was a capital offense to convert somone to Judaism. Under these circumstances, converts would be turned away, becase it is more important to protect life. Before the Romans destoyed the Temple in 70 CE, conversion was a routine occurance, and only with the Roman ban did conversion stop. Currently converts are welcomed, but not aggressively sought.

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Name : Larry-Hill22947, Gender : M, Religion : Jewish, City : Huntington Beach, State : CA, Country : United States, 

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