Are Jews really Jews?

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From my observation (I live around plenty of Jews, so I notice things), the majority of "Jewish" people are Jewish like Taco Bell is Mexican. They only celebrate the major religious events, if ever. I know a few who won't even go to the temple during Yom Kippur and the other holidays. All of the Jews I've known never followed the laws of kosher. If this is you, I'd just drop the label of being a Jew, and stop practicing their religion and rituals. There is no need.
But, I don't understand the heredity of non-biological processes (such as religion, philosophy, ideas). I never inherited my parents religion or philosophy (or their gullibility). In fact, I never even believed in god at the age of 7, even when I went to church. I didn't care what others though, since I've always thought independently. That doesn't make me a rebel, but I do agree I am a cynic.

The issue about Jewes being Jewes, kinda parallels with the issue about Americans being Americans, (if the British are Europeans, why not stating that Canadians and Mexicans are Americans as well?), kinda like that.

As I understand it, the Mormons came up with the idea that the American Indians are actually descended from Jews--I never followed the full story, but supposedly some Jews who left Egypt at the time of Moses came to America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazar#All ... Ashkenazim

Notice the proponents of the theory. They are all known anti-Semites (with the exception of Koestler, who was just a sloppy academic). As it is, the next section of the page (the discussion of Y-chromosome haplotypes that are distinct to Jews of all regions of the world) disproves the Khazar theory. My opinion of Judaism and the Khazars: it was limited to the aristocracy, with the peasantry continuing with native beliefs or converting to other religions. Not enough to tip a gene pool.

Who decides who is a Jew? topic

I'm part Jew. Please don't hate me for it.

You see, I only found out a few years ago with a DNA test. All my relatives on my dad's side think that they are mexican.
Don't laugh. I confided in my gram who is an atheist and she laughed. They grew up first generation in the Chicago Projects and somehow became upper middle class. 8 out of 10 of them are entrepreneurs who are rich or upper middle class. My dad is most likely an undiagnosed aspie. He has worked in the same factory for over 30 years. He looks like Woody Allen.

[quote="Magnus"]I'm part Jew. Please don't hate me for it.

You see, I only found out a few years ago with a DNA test. All my relatives on my dad's side think that they are mexican.
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I had a similar experience about a month ago. My maternal grandfather did a DNA test, and found out he had some amount of Arab, Turkic, Iranian, and Indian. Which means I have the same.

I really don't get the idea of being in a religion because of Ethnicity.

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