I have a question…

One of my cousins on my father’s side is Jewish. She converted 45 years ago when she married a Jewish man, and they’ve raised their son and daughter as Jewish, including Bar and Bat Mitzvah. She keeps a kosher home still, even after her husband passed away, and was going to the synagogue regularly (before Covid). She keeps a mezuzah on her door. She recently told me that a kid (twenty-something) told her "well, you’re not really Jewish, and your kids aren’t really Jewish either. Their mother has to be Jewish, not just their father." My cousin told him, "My children were born to a Jewish mother." She was very offended. Once you convert, don’t you become part of the community ? 🤔

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Mamapolo2016 · F

As a Baptist, I had to look it up. Tell her to tell that kid to talk to a Rabbi.

It's possible that not all Jewish factions believe the same.

But this one says not only SHE is 'really Jewish,' so are her children.,So THERE.

If a woman converts to Judaism does that make her future ...

Yes - anybody who accepts the woman as Jewish will automatically accept her children as well. To do otherwise would be to violate the law that says we treat converts as natural-born Jews and are not allowed to remind them of their convert status. 22 level 1 aggie1391 · 4y MO Machmir If she converted Orthodox, everyone will accept her kids as Jews.