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Hm. Woody Allen doesn't look that religious to me. And according, for example, to this article [1] DNA tests can be requested (even by Israeli religious authori
by Udik 6y ago
Hm. Woody Allen doesn't look that religious to me. And according, for example, to this article [1] DNA tests can be requested (even by Israeli religious authorities) to confirm "Jewishness".
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/12/what-does-it-mean-to-be-genetically-jewish https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/12/what-do...
- smt88 6y agoThe test in your article is controversial and only tests for Ashkenazi heritage. There are millions of Jews with little or no Ashkenazi heritage.
- Udik 6y agoThe article makes it clear that the Israeli rabbinate considers "Jewishness" something that has nothing to do with practice, but with blood and descent. So it's definitely not religious. You're right that there are multiple ethnicities under the Jewish label, but 90-95% of the US Jewish population is in fact Ashkenazi, making it a relatively homogeneous ethnic group. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews