Timeline for How did Chazal know they were right about "who is a Jew"?
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| Aug 20, 2014 at 22:21 | vote | accept | SAH | ||
| Mar 20, 2013 at 1:27 | comment | added | Ariel | @Shalom you should edit the wikipedia page to put in a more accurate translation. | |
| Mar 19, 2013 at 15:57 | comment | added | Double AA♦ | The grandchildren read is supported by the plural ועבדו | |
| Mar 19, 2013 at 15:30 | history | edited | Charles Koppelman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
made the quote link more specific
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| Mar 19, 2013 at 11:55 | comment | added | SAH | ...This question was extremely difficult to write, but I do have something very concrete and answerable in mind. | |
| Mar 19, 2013 at 11:53 | comment | added | SAH | Thanks, this is a very helpful answer. (I changed the title of the question, btw--had a feeling "Talmudists" was wrong.) One reason I asked the question is that it seems from a purely historical perspective that the matrilineal rule was established to simplify an otherwise-too-complicated situation. The Book of Ezra suggests this. If that were indeed the reason for the rule (and I still think it may have been, whatever Torah justification they came up with later), my question would be valid. I disagree that I'm "trying to ask a question of metaphysics which is none of our business"+ | |
| Mar 19, 2013 at 11:15 | history | answered | Shalom | CC BY-SA 3.0 |