[ClearCase_guy]

Being Jewish is both a religious thing and also a genetic thing and a cultural thing. For example, people with Jewish ancestry are more likely to have the genetic defect which leads to Tay-Sachs Disease. It doesn't matter if you've never gone to Temple or not.

Put another way, some folks are atheists and they raise their children to be atheists. But, some of those people may enjoy matzoh ball soup. They might listen to Klezmer music. They might say "Oy! Enough with the matzoh balls, already!"

Such people would be recognized as Jews (by themselves and by others) even if they didn't care about religion.

[ripley]

Sorry.

I still don’t understand how one can call himself Jewish and yet not have any connection to Judaism except through genetic inheritance or culture.

It still baffles me.

Best regards.

(Correction: Just asking.)