Rabbi Paul Ryan is Jewish

[angryChineseKahanist]

Well, not exactly.
He has 3% Jewish blood.  So, his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents were Jewish.
In which case I would be able to claim to be Jewish too.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ryan-discovers-jewish-heritage-on-pbs-show/ar-BBLlZUY?OCID=ansmsnnews11

[Zelhar]

I think 3% doesn't make the cut. We should set the bar at 1/16 like the native American tribes do.

[briann]

I think 3% doesn't make the cut. We should set the bar at 1/16 like the native American tribes do.

LOL.   There are certain U.S. colleges that are so desperate to get native representation, that they've lowered that down to 32nd.

It's kinda sad though... the tribes were making progress... until the government starting handing out free money to them.... Now they are poorer than the blacks.

[briann]

I think 3% doesn't make the cut. We should set the bar at 1/16 like the native American tribes do.

If it's purely maternal... is there a cutoff?

[Binyamin Yisrael]

I think 3% doesn't make the cut. We should set the bar at 1/16 like the native American tribes do.

As long as Senator Pocahontas is happy. LOL!

[Zelhar]

As I understand it theoretically there is no cut off but in practice having just one maternal jewish ancestot when someone is multiple generations removed from any connection to a Jewish identity, then there is "doubt" he/she wouldn't automatically be recognized as a Jew.

If it's purely maternal... is there a cutoff?

[Aces High]

He's got no reason to be upset about it, it's only 3%.      But seriously, it doesn't hurt the gene pool, it only helps it.  The Jewish brain power.