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Go To BlogsDear Rabbi,
Could you please tell me what the position of a child would be in Jewish law if it were adopted by a Jewish couple from a non-Jewish mother?
Curious
Dear Curious,
According to Jewish law, one is Jewish if born to a Jewish mother or if converted to Judaism. That means that the biological child of a non-Jewish woman would need to convert to Judaism if adopted to be part of a Jewish family.
By the way, adopting a child is considered a good deed and a religious act of the very highest order.
Best wishes,
Rabbi Artson
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson serves as the Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, and is the author of The Bedside Torah.
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