George Allen recently discovered that his maternal grandfather was Jewish. Gasp!! But don’t worry.
Speaking with The Times-Dispatch, Allen said the disclosure is “just an interesting nuance to my background.” He added, “I still had a ham sandwich for lunch. And my mother made great pork chops.”
That’s good to know. For a moment I thought Allen wasn’t a resident of the “real world of Virginia”.
Actually, under Jewish law he is not just part Jewish. Being that his mother is Jewish, he is considered a full member of my tribe. Is that a good thing? I’ll have a nosh and think about it.
Do you need a visa to travel to the ‘real world of Virginia’? I’m just wondering if Jews from New York State have an ambassador or something to deal with these issues.
People need to start showing up at Allen’s events with nice big signs:
VIOLETS ARE BLUISH
GO AHEAD FELIX,
ADMIT THAT YOU’RE JEWISH!
Good one!
My maternal grandparents were Russian/Ukranian Jews. Does that mean that I am also considered Jewish, despite the fact that my religious upbringing was Roman Catholic?
according to Jewish law, Judaism is conferred through the mother’s line. (There’s an old Jewish saying, “You always know who the mother is,” but I don’t know whether that has anything to do with this.) So if your mother’s mother was Jewish, you can lay claim to being Jewish as well.
Me, I don’t think I’m so lucky unless you buy the idea that somewhere back along the maternal line, someone was a member of one of the Lost Tribes or something.
Sounds good to me!
My mother converted to Roman Catholicism before she and my late father married. (For some reason, that is something that is NEVER discussed in my family, as are quite a few things, come to think about it.)
Heh, your relatives are from the same region as mine. But if your mother was Jewish then I believe you would be considered Jewish under the relevant law. I don’t believe that her conversion would preclude this.
Welcome to the tribe! š
My understanding is that that in Judaism the children are considered to have the religion of the mother. Therefore , if your maternal grandmother was a Jew her children would all be considered Jewish and the offspring of her daughters would be considered Jewish as well. I believe Israel’s “right of return,” which makes all Jewish emigres to Israel automatic citizens, honors those traditions as well.
By the way, under strict Jewish law I am a bastard because my parents, while both Jewish, were not married by a Rabbi.
My parents were married in a Catholic church, so I guess I would be too. LOL
BTW, do you know if Israel has single-payer health care?
Amazing!
This has really suprised me, but its pretty cool, at least the way I think. Thanks! š
Here’s another sign for Reb Macaca:
זאלסט וואקסן
ווי א ציבעלע
מיטן קאפ
אין דר’ערד
It’s Yiddish, the tongue of a thousand wonderful curses. It means:
YOU SHOULD GROW
LIKE AN ONION
WITH YOUR HEAD
IN THE GROUND
That’s my favorite curse. The version I learned ended: AND YOUR FEET IN THE AIR.
Zolst ehr vaksen azoi vi a tzibele mitn kop in dr’erd und di fus aruf.
But do you really want to claim him?
Two days ago, Peggy Fox of Channel 9 news was “casting aspersions.” Today, he’s proud of his “new-found discovery.”
Bullshit.
That fucker has a house near my hometown, and I know what the hell kind of people they are: People who burned crosses at their Baptist church (don’t know if they still do). A Klan march as late as 1986. Those who actually celebrate “Lee/Jackson” day and “confederate history month” and the so-called “sons of confederate veterans.” Heritage of hate and all that other assorted bullshit.
Just a worthless liar through and through.
is was it Virginia ham he ate…lol!
good one
old fashioned smoked cured? What a ham.
When people said Allen was “Bush, without the brains,” I thought perhaps they were joking a little. I see now that they were understating Allen’s stupidity. This guy has to be the dumbest son-of-a-bitch in American politics. Every time he opens his mouth, he steps in it.
It’s a real pleasure to watch.
More like Bush without Rove.
Perhaps he needs a copy of “Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South”…I hear it advertised on the local NPR affiliate here in NC.
If this was a couple of years ago I’d say someone should ask him if he eats French Fries.
As a transplanted Virginian, regardless of what any of might think of Webb, I can’t wait for the day we vote that Bush-bot Allen out of office.