Bob Rogers wrote:
> But sriously; after reading your posts I dug up an Israeli web site, and
> there for all the world to see; citizenship may be obtained through birth,
> or residence, or naturalization, or the Law of Return. And now I'm more
> confused than ever. If it isn't related to religion, what exactly does
> being a 'Jew' mean? I don't see how it can be called a nationality. And
> there doesn't seem to be any particular physical characteristic's involved.
> Any thoughts, answers, comments, whatever ?

It comes down to this.  Suppose Rabbi Rosencrantz, member of Likud,
converts to Catholicism and even retains his old profession, rising
through the ranks of the church to become Bishop of Haifa.  Is he still
a Jew?  Can he be a Jew and a Catholic at the same time?  Instead of
Catholicism, suppose he converts to Islam.  Can he be a Jew and a Muslim
at the same time?

martin

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