Cave/Jews, 1. Who is a Jew?

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How to Cite: Cave, Peter; Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. 1. Who is a Jew?. Jews - Nearly Everything You Wanted to Know* *But Were Too Afraid to Ask. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 3-16 Nov 2018. ISBN 9781781797778.

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You might think the answer to the question ‘Who is a Jew?’ is simple. But it isn’t. Jews have been around for thousands of years, but there is considerable uncertainty about who is a Jew. Whenever I try to explain the complexities of Jewish identity to my students, I take a toy rabbit to class. I hold it up by its ears. And I ask: ‘What is this?’ They say: ‘A rabbit.’ And I then ask them to list the criteria for this toy being a rabbit and not something else. The list includes: big ears, four paws, whiskers, and so on.

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  • container title
    Jews​:​ Nearly Everything You Wanted To Know* *But were Too Afraid to Ask
  • creator
    Peter Cave; Dan Cohn-Sherbok
  • isbn
    9781781797785 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781797785