Who is a Jew? And Who Gets to Decide?

Part 2 of 6 - Congregational Leader, Joshua Rubinstein, and his mother, Shari Rubinstein, begin a deep dive into Jewish identity beginning with the standards of Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism - and along the way discuss some of their own journey of identity.

Some helpful resources:

• ⁠Chabad's article on Matrilineal descent⁠
• ⁠The MJRC's article on conversion⁠
• ⁠My Jewish Learnings article on Patrilineal descent⁠
• ⁠Beth Yeshua Sacramento's Halacha on Jewish Identity (at the bottom of the web page under "Who Does Beth Yeshua Consider Jewish?")⁠

To see our faces check out the podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

For more information on our community visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethyeshua.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠