Orthodox Judaism maintains the historical understanding of Jewish identity. A Jew is someone who was born to a Jewish mother, or who converts to Judaism in accordance with Jewish law and tradition. Orthodoxy thus rejects patrilineal descent as a means of establishing Jewish identity. Similarly, Orthodoxy strongly condemns intermarriage. Intermarriage is seen as a deliberate rejection of Judaism, and an intermarried person is effectively cut off from most of the Orthodox community. However, some Orthodox Jewish organizations do reach out to intermarried Jews. COUNT 5
QSN1 What maintains a historical understanding of jewish Identity? ANS1 Orthodox Judaism QSN2 What does orthodoxy reject as a means of establishing Jewish identiy? ANS2 patrilineal descent QSN3 What is intermarriage typically seen as? ANS3 rejection of Judaism QSN4 What does Orthodoxy strongly condemn? ANS4 intermarriage QSN5 What happens to most intermarried people in the orthodox community? ANS5 cut off