Am I Jewish?

Question

Hello rabbi(s). It is me again.

For the last two and a half years, I’ve been very very drawn to the nation of Israel and the Torah and God. I’ve even kind of tried to convert to become a Jew several times (but that never went through).

As of yet I just keep the seven commandments for the descendants of Noach.

I also know that my mother’s mother is Italian, and both her father and mother’s side (my grandmother’s mother is from a town near Rome) have Jewish DNA, according to my grandmother’s DNA test.

(My father is definitely Jewish, however.)

What is your tradition/advice regarding this (ascertaining one being Jewish or not)?

Thank you and may God bless you.

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Answers

  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    DNA is not an acceptable way of proving whether anyone is Jewish or not. According to Jewish Law a person is Jewish if their mother is Jewish because the Jewish status of a child is passed through the maternal line.

    Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team