Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rochester.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!rochester!sher From: sher@rochester.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Who is a Jew Message-ID: <584@rochester.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 20:44:00 EDT Article-I.D.: rocheste.584 Posted: Fri Aug 3 20:44:00 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 6-Aug-84 01:02:08 EDT References: <1438@ittvax.UUCP>, <223@fisher.UUCP>, <225@mit-athena.ARPA> Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept. Lines: 18 In a jewish philosophy course I took in college I read a passage by Maimonides which defined exactly who is a jew. Unfortunately my copy of Maimonides excerps is in another city. Can someone quote the passage (It is probably the most referenced section of his extremely referenced work so I think it should be no problem finding it.) FLAME: Anyway I also suggest that if Mr Martillo does not want to consider me to be in the same people as he then he is no longer jewish because I am. I often violate talmudic law but that is insufficient to exclude me from Judaism according to Jewish law. (I think that even if I were to be excomunicated I would still be jewish but am not sure.) The fact that Mr. Martillo is ashamed of most of the Jews of the world (or at least a substantial percentage) should not act to confuse people about important facts like just who is a Jew. Otherwise I would not respond to his overemotional postings (In other words I have to be fairly annoyed before I flame). -David Sher