The Herods were practicing Jews. Their family had converted in the 2nd century BC, when the Hasmoneans forced the Idumeans to convert.
Many if not most of the Jews did not accept them as Jews, to be sure, but that was pretty much a distortion of Jewish doctrine, which had generally accepted converts as Jews.
Such as: the vast mixed crowd at the Exodus, Zipporah, Rahab, Ruth, Uriah the Hittite, etc.
“The Herods were practicing Jews”
Hahahaha.
Orthodox converts are Jewish, just as much as I am. Such is not the issue.
The Herods did not have a valid conversions, did not observe the Law, and were not Jews.