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  2. Matrilineality in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Cohen does admit one circumstance in which the Bible accepted the matrilineal status of children of an Israelite woman and non-Israelite man: a "matrilocal" marriage in which the husband moved to the wife's location and joined her clan, rather than the more typical reverse. [4]

  3. Jewish identity - Wikipedia

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    Progressive Judaism and Haymanot Judaism in general base Jewishness on having at least one Jewish parent, while Karaite Judaism bases Jewishness only on paternal lineage. These differences between the major Jewish movements are the source of the disagreement and debate about who is a Jew.

  4. Who is a Jew? - Wikipedia

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    A Jew is one who, regardless of current religious identity, is directly descended from a Jewish ancestor. Traditionally, this has only applied to matrilineal ancestry, although some Jewish groups also recognize Jewishness by way of patrilineal descent.

  5. Jewish views on love - Wikipedia

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    God's love is as strong as death because it is love for the People Israel, and it is as a collective that Israel returns God's love. Thus, although one may die, God and Israel, and the love between them, lives on. In other words, Song of Songs is "the focal book of revelation" [41] where the "grammar of love" is most clearly expressed. But this ...

  6. Stereotypes of Jews - Wikipedia

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    Feeding a loved one is characterized as an extension of the desire to mother those around her. Lisa Aronson Fontes describes the stereotype as one of "endless caretaking and boundless self-sacrifice" by a mother who demonstrates her love by "constant overfeeding and unremitting solicitude about every aspect of her children's and husband's ...

  7. Ashkenazi Jews - Wikipedia

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    During the 12th century, the word appears quite frequently. In the Mahzor Vitry, the kingdom of Ashkenaz is referred to chiefly in regard to the ritual of the synagogue there, but occasionally also with regard to certain other observances. [103] In the literature of the 13th century, references to the land and the language of Ashkenaz often occur.

  8. Opinion: The new Superman is half Jewish. Here’s why ... - AOL

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    In fairness, his Jewishness has been overstated. He’s Jewish on his father’s side, while Judaism is traditionally matrilineal , and it’s unclear whether he was raised or identifies as Jewish ...

  9. Jews - Wikipedia

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    The German word "Jude" is pronounced , the corresponding adjective "jüdisch" [ˈjyːdɪʃ] (Jewish) is the origin of the word "Yiddish". [68] According to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, fourth edition (2000),