Originally Posted by grizzlyvamp:
“If you are are a Jew then you would be an Israelite and of course Israel is a nation/race in its own right. Obviously not all Jews are necessarily from Israel but that isn't the point, the point is that the Jews have their own believes but are a nation/race themselves. Basically you can be of Jewish decent but that does not make you a Jew it is your believes that make you a Jew. I hope that makes sense.
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“If you are are a Jew then you would be an Israelite and of course Israel is a nation/race in its own right. Obviously not all Jews are necessarily from Israel but that isn't the point, the point is that the Jews have their own believes but are a nation/race themselves. Basically you can be of Jewish decent but that does not make you a Jew it is your believes that make you a Jew. I hope that makes sense.
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No it doesn't. As others have said, it's an ethnicity/culture and religion. There are many atheist jews, and even some christian ones.



