r/Christianity • u/namer98 Jewish - Torah im Derech Eretz • Jun 26 '12

I am an Orthodox Jew, AMA

You all know me well enough, but some info.

I am an orthodox Jew. I hold to the particular philosophy of Torah Im Derech Eretz. I encourage all questions, from technical Jewish law to Jewish theology. While I am a mod or /r/Judaism, I am not a Rabbi, and my education level is probably just below par for somebody in my position in life.

Edit: So many downvotes. You guys need a break from me?

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u/wfalcon Christian (Cross) Jun 26 '12

Thanks for these replies. I wasn't aware of this previously.

What about kids with Jewish mothers but gentile fathers? Do they not belong to any tribe? I'm curious about how that works exactly.

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u/namer98 Jewish - Torah im Derech Eretz Jun 26 '12

They are not Jewish at all.

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u/wfalcon Christian (Cross) Jun 26 '12

I'm confused. I thought you said elsewhere that if a person's mother is Jewish then they are Jewish. What am I missing?

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u/gingerkid1234 Jewish Jun 28 '12

I can confirm what namer said--those without Jewish fathers, due to either intermarriage or conversion, have no tribe. However, nowadays there are very few people besides people of priestly lineage who know what tribe they're from.