The original reason for the mother lineage in judaism has to do with the families having been matrilineal. By the way, it is possible, and has been a large part of human history, to have matrilineal and patriarchal concurrent within a society, though matrilineal precedes patriarchal in judaism as well as other cultures.
On 9/21/07, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Jews consider the child's mother to be proof of being a Jew. A > man can say, "That's my kid and I'm a Jew, so the kid is a Jew," but > that doesn't carry the "religious validity" as "my mom is Jewish." > The man could be lying, but a womb can't lie. > > I study Kabbalah, my very best friends are Jewish, my grandmother was > Jewish, and I think they have some spiritual insights that can match > anything in Hinduism or mystical Christianity or Sufi or whatever. > The Sefirot of the Kabbalah is quite a deep, inspirational > documentation of divinity. > > I was tipping my hat to the fact that despite not knowing about > mitochondria, the Jews came up with a system that recognizes the > mother's role in "owning offspring." It's cool that they intuited it, > and came up with a "rule" about it. > > Edg > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Duveyoung wrote: > > > > The Jews had it figured. If yer mommy's not a Jew, > you're > > > > not a Jew. > > > > > > > There's no female "Jewish" mitochondria, you idiot! > > > > > Rick wrote: > > > Richard, we're refraining from personal insults. Put in context. > > > If you were at a party, consider how insulting it would be to call > > > someone call someone an idiot to his face. Therefore, please don't > > > do it here. > > > > > I'd be highly insulted if I was of the Jewish faith and > > I was told that because my father was a Jew and my mother > > wasn't, that I wasn't Jewish! Is that context enough, Rick? > > > > Question: Would someone be an idiot if they made the claim > > that there was such a thing as a "Jewish" mitochrondira? Or, > > would they be called ignorant racist instead? > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Flourishingly, Dharma Mitra Helping you "Say It With Panache!" Because, how you say it can be, and often is, as important as what you want to convey, and what you have to say is very important to you. http://PROUT-Ananlysis-Synthesis.latest-info.com<http://prout-ananlysis-synthesis.latest-info.com/> Copywriting - Editing - Publishing - Publicity I want every person to be complete in themselves. Your himsa has no place in my mission. Of all that anyone leading or teaching has to convey, the most valuable thing to cultivate and convey to others is a moral conscience. Only such persons deserve to lead others, in any capacity. Anything less is a menace to society.
