According to Jewish law, Jewish identity is determined by matrilineal descent, meaning a person is Jewish if their mother is Jewish, regardless of the father's status. This principle was discussed in a debate between Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan and Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, where they examined how Jewish identity is defined and the implications of this rule for Jewish belonging and community membership.
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This Debate Got REAL Tense FAST 😳Added:
Let me respond to the Ethiopian issue.
No, we've got to let me answer you that point first, then you can go to the Ethiopian issue because that's a big issue, too. Mhm.
Uh you tried to throw over that anti-Semitism [music] slipping right there. Mhm. Even when a Jew disagree with a Jew, it becomes anti-Semitic.
By the way, I I hope that I I hope that [music] you I hope that you would agree that the common statement in America among Jews is that if your mother is Jewish, then you're Jewish. Would you agree to that?
According [music] to Jewish law, yes.
>> Okay. And if you And make it better, if your father is Jewish and your mother is Jewish, then you're >> [music] >> Well, excuse me, one's father has nothing >> I said I said I added that for extra measure.
>> Right, but that has no no function in this >> I didn't say it does. Don't be Don't be peculiar. I mean, we're dealing with the issue.
I said, well, okay, [music] my mother is and so that make me a That make me a Jew. Yes, [clears throat] ma'am. Okay, fine. So, then to call me anti-Semitic as a Jew practicing, [music] went through all the rituals like the lady who probably did on yourself, then it would mean that I strongly disagree [music] with the teaching
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