There is s subtle difference between being Jewish by lineage, and being Jewish by conversion.
As I previously explained conversion relies on accepting the Tora, which is the first five books of the Old testament, and pretty violent it is too, with many outdated, maybe even illegal practices by todays standards.
It even seems at odds with claimed versions of Judaism:
Although I don't have much confidence in that statement because Judaism is not the only religion that holds that fundamental belief.
But being Jewish by lineage does not require a Jew to accept the Tora, nor to practice the culture of being Jewish, that is entirley optional.
But the author of this article suggests some kind of heirarchy of being Jewish:
So despite the strict criteria for bing Jewish, it appears there are as many contradictions in Judaism as in any other religion.
As I previously explained conversion relies on accepting the Tora, which is the first five books of the Old testament, and pretty violent it is too, with many outdated, maybe even illegal practices by todays standards.
It even seems at odds with claimed versions of Judaism:
Judaism is unique in that we believe that everyone is equal in the eyes of God
Although I don't have much confidence in that statement because Judaism is not the only religion that holds that fundamental belief.
But being Jewish by lineage does not require a Jew to accept the Tora, nor to practice the culture of being Jewish, that is entirley optional.
But the author of this article suggests some kind of heirarchy of being Jewish:
I think some of the people who are writing in and saying they “converted” to Judaism are saying they are Jewish, but at the same time, their lifestyle and practices reject the most important parts of Judaism, so I’m not quite sure why they would expect others to embrace them as fellow Jews. Someone who converts to Judaism but by word and deed refuses to embrace real Jewish practices (eating kosher, belief in God, belief in the Messiah’s anticipated arrival, fasting on fast days, learning Torah on a regular basis, saying blessings before eating, and on and on—there are hundreds of commandments!) is naturally going to be viewed as an inauthentic outsider.
So despite the strict criteria for bing Jewish, it appears there are as many contradictions in Judaism as in any other religion.