Who cares though. I was raised Jewish but don't practice anymore. Theoretically there's a line if ancestors going back 3000 years to pass down beliefs and pract

Who cares though. I was raised Jewish but don't practice anymore. Theoretically there's a line if ancestors going back 3000 years to pass down beliefs and practices to me. But they aren't actually valuable so I don't want them. Sunk cost. My wife's ancestors are likely genetically pure going back many centuries from the other side of the world. Her mother's family were nobility before they came to America. Our kids are a thing that probably didn't exist at all prior to the 20th century and they're fantastic. And they know their culture to be New Yorkers.