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Who is a Jew?

Who is a Jew? Is Jewish identity determined by matrilineal or patrilineal descent? Why are those who undergo an orthodox process of conversion viewed differently than other converts?

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Am I Jewish? Matrilineal versus Patrilineal Descent
Are you Jewish? Does Jewish identity come from the mother or father or both?

Who is a Jew? Matrilineal or Patrilineal Descent
What is the source of the law of matrilineal descent in Judaism? Why have some branches of Judaism adopted patrilineal descent too?

Who is a Jew? The Conversion Controversy
Are those who go through an orthodox conversion to Judaism considered to be "more Jewish" than those who go through an alternative process of conversion?

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