On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 14:14:31 +0000
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writes:
> --- Isaac A. Penzev skrzypszy:
> > As for my origin:
> > <<The name "Isaak" made me think that you were born Jewish.>>
> > That's not my *documented* name. In the official papers I'm still
> Igor. I
> > chose a new name of Isaac as a sign of changes in my spirituality
> and way of
> > life (my wife and I are learning to practice Torah-observant
> lifestyle); it
> > is not found in any official document, but my best friends (and
> even some
> > relatives), and everybody in the congregation call me Isaac or
> Yitzik. I
> > hope to see this name in giyyur (formal conversion) certificate
> one day...
> Never experienced the problem that according to the orthodox
> learnings it should be a matter of blood only?
> Jan
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What should be a matter of blood only?
-Stephen (Steg)
"vayomer mosheh:
asurah na v'er'eh,
et hamar'eh
hagadol hazeh -
madua` lo' yiv`ar haseneh?"
~ the rhyming verse (exodus 3:3)