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[Daniel]

Just curious, how many Jews are here? I know of at least 2 others besides me.

[zombiemichaeljackson]

I am not chosen.

[Daniel]

I am not chosen.

Sucker.

[Jonathan]

Partially - there's a heavy Jewish presence on my Father's side - he never knew his real father, who's last name is/was Blumenthal (very Jewish) - as well as other members of my Father's family.

But I'm German on my Mom's side.....

Needless to say, I've got a lot of self-rage.

[Daniel]

Partially - there's a heavy Jewish presence on my Father's side - he never knew his real father, who's last name is/was Blumenthal (very Jewish) - as well as other members of my Father's family.

But I'm German on my Mom's side.....

Needless to say, I've got a lot of self-rage.

It's ok, we still want you, as long as you convert.

[DeadFett]

Nope

[GLX]

I'm not jewish.

[Stephen Day]

I'm not Jewish either.

[Dooz]

I am a member of a predominently Jewish fraternity, but not Jewish myself.

[Keb]

Far from it.

[Jonathan]

I am a member of a predominently Jewish fraternity, but not Jewish myself.

Well that's a bit odd....

[Dooz]

Well that's a bit odd....

It's a non-sectarian fraternity, Pi Lambda Phi, so it attracts a lot of Jewish students who dont want to join a "Jewish" fraternity (and a lot of "whatever-Students" not wanting to join a "whatever-frat").

It was started as a non-discriminatory fraternity by a group of Jewish and Christian guys way back when fraternities would, by charter, discriminate against students based on race, creed, religion, etc....although, there are still quite a few fraternities that discriminate along those lines, they're just not allowed to be as open about it.

[Chris]

I don't consider myself Jewish.. but isn't there some crappy law in Judaism which states that you are automatically Jewish if your mother is Jewish?

Well.. my mother's side of the family Jewish, technically.. though none of them have practiced/believed for a few generations now.

[guitarsmashley]

I don't consider myself Jewish.. but isn't there some crappy law in Judaism which states that you are automatically Jewish if your mother is Jewish?

Well.. my mother's side of the family Jewish, technically.. though none of them have practiced/believed for a few generations now.

One of us! One of us!

[Chris]

One of us! One of us!

I wish I could find a youtube clip of that David Cross bit about this..

"I'm an atheist, I don't believe in God, so therefore I would think that I can't be Jewish, basically because ... Judaism is predicated on a belief in God. So if I don't believe in God I can't be Jewish right? But... no... you can't. Judaism is the only religion that does this, it came up with this bullshit, arbitrary rule, that if your mother's Jewish, then you're Jewish. So it doesn't matter what I believe in, just Jew for life."