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	A Jew is any person whose mother was a Jew or~~<br>~~any person who has gone through the formal<br>process of conversion to Judaism. Being a Jew is~~<br>~~not a matter of belief. According to Jewish law,<br>even if a person believes everything that Orthodox~~<br>~~Jews believe and observes every law and custom<br>of Judaism, he or she is not considered a Jew~~<br>~~unless he or she meets the requirement of a Jewish<br>mother or formal conversion. A person born to a~~<br>~~Jewish mother who is atheist and does not<br>practice the Jewish religion is still a Jew. In this~~<br>~~sense, being Jewish is more like a nationality than<br>a religion.		A Jew is any person whose mother was a Jew or any person who has gone through the formal<br>process of conversion to Judaism. Being a Jew is not a matter of belief. According to Jewish law,<br>even if a person believes everything that Orthodox Jews believe and observes every law and custom<br>of Judaism, he or she is not considered a Jew unless he or she meets the requirement of a Jewish<br>mother or formal conversion. A person born to a Jewish mother who is atheist and does not<br>practice the Jewish religion is still a Jew. In this sense, being Jewish is more like a nationality than<br>a religion.