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  2. Matrilineality in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Professor Shaye J. D. Cohen, "The origin of the Matrilineal rule in Rabbinical Judaism" Sorek, Susan. "Mothers of Israel: Why the Rabbis Adopted a Matrilineal Principle." "Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary e-Journal", 2002, Reform Movement's Resolution on Patrilineal Descent, March 15, 1983. "The Status of Children of Mixed Marriages"

  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. Matrilineality - Wikipedia

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    Matrilineal surnames are names transmitted from mother to daughter, in contrast to the more familiar patrilineal surnames transmitted from father to son, the pattern most common among family names today. For clarity and for brevity, the scientific terms patrilineal surname and matrilineal surname are usually abbreviated as patriname and ...

  5. Jews - Wikipedia

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    [38] [b] Today, over 85% of Jews live in Israel or the United States. Israel, whose population is 73.9% Jewish, is the only country where Jews comprise more than 2.5% of the population. Israel, whose population is 73.9% Jewish, is the only country where Jews comprise more than 2.5% of the population.

  6. Conversion to Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Since many Bnei Anusim (i.e. descendants of forced converts) lack an unbroken matrilineal Jewish line of descent or lack satisfactory documentary evidence to that effect (even if they can prove Jewish ancestry along one or all other of their lineages besides their direct matrilineal lineage), conversion has been a growing option for them to ...

  7. Opinion: The new Superman is half Jewish. Here’s why that’s ...

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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 ...

  8. Jewish peoplehood - Wikipedia

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    This conception of Jewishness helped to preserve the Jewish people during the diaspora, when Jews were "scattered among the nations". It was similarly invoked by the Zionist movement, which sought to Negate the Diaspora (shlilat ha'galut) by Gathering the exiled of Israel (Kibbutz Galuyot) back to their homeland, where they would achieve ...

  9. Why is it called Black Friday? Here's the real history behind ...

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    It's tough to say for sure who the first person to ever utter the words "Black Friday" might have been, but here's everything we know about its origins.