- Family and Society
- Who is A Jew?
Mother as Determinant of Religion
Rabbi Jonathan Blass
27 Nisan 5764
Question
What is the historical basis of the mother as the determinant of a child being a Jew?
Answer
The basis is Jewish Law as decided from the Talmudic reading of the Torah- not historical custom.
Defining who is a jew
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Matrilineal descent- why one's Judaism follows the mother
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Jew or not a Jew
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Speaking Hebrew
Various Rabbis | 20 Kislev 5764
Rabbi Jonathan Blass
Rabbi of Neve Tzuf and Rosh Kollel "Ratzon Yehuda".
Zimun alone at a Wedding
16 Tishrei 5763
Havdalah in shul
23 Tishrei 5763
Skipping prayers or prayers in English
26 Tishrei 5763
Kosher Rice
5 Cheshvan 5763
Very Nice Sheitel
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Adar 25, 5770
Reading Secular Books
Rabbi David Sperling | Elul 6, 5773
Mercury Dimes
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 23 Tammuz 5764
Tznius (dressing modestly) in the home
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar I 17, 5782
Name of G-d Eloha or Elohim
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Kislev 1, 5783
Boundaries of promoting aliya
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Kislev 1, 5783
Esav's special clothing
Rabbi Ari Shvat |
