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To: Alter Kaker
you want to destroy Judaism"""

Is a person of Jewish lineage who becomes Christian still considered Jewish for purposes of Israeli citizenship?

257 posted on 04/12/2005 7:08:36 PM PDT by churchillbuff
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To: churchillbuff
Is a person of Jewish lineage who becomes Christian still considered Jewish for purposes of Israeli citizenship?

My understanding is that it depends on the circumstances. A person of Jewish lineage who becomes Christian for a reason other than duress isn't Jewish. They are two distinct religions, with actually very little in common.

266 posted on 04/12/2005 9:22:41 PM PDT by Alter Kaker (Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose.-Heine)
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