Aaron Machbitz

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17,478 appearances 110 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

Aaron Machbitz’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 110 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 22.

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Something For Everybody · Who is ACTUALLY Jewish? · 20 Aug 2026 podcast

You believe in God. podcast-host

You go to a place of worship, and if you stop believing, you're out. podcast-host

But Judaism doesn't work like most religions. podcast-host

You can actually be Jewish and not believe in God and still be considered fully Jewish. podcast-host

Because Judaism is an ethno religion, which means it's an ethnicity, culture, heritage, and belief system all wrapped into one. podcast-host

So the question is how podcast-host

How did it get this way? podcast-host

And how do different branches determine who belongs? podcast-host

Let's try and break it down. podcast-host

But to understand Jewish identity today, we have to look at how the rules shifted over time. podcast-host

In ancient times, Jewish identity was patrilineal, which means it was passed down through the father. podcast-host

If your dad was Jewish, so were you. podcast-host

But after the Romans destroyed the second podcast-host

Temple and dispersed Jews into exile, the rule shifted in the second century to matrilineal descent, meaning identity passed through the mother. podcast-host

This protected lineage in an era of diaspora and intermarriage. podcast-host

Then you fast forward to the 18th century, which saw Jewish Enlightenment, and the 20th century, where Orthodox and conservative movements uh podcast-host

Stayed strict, requiring a Jewish mother or formal conversion. podcast-host

And then you also had Reform and Reconstructionist movements updated their stance in the late 20th century, accepting children of either a Jewish father or mother as long as they were raised in the faith. podcast-host

Actually, even the state of Israel has a dual approach. podcast-host

Anyone with a single Jewish grandparent can actually immigrate under podcast-host

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