''Zera Yisrael'' ( he, זרע ישראל, , meaning "Seed
fIsrael") is a legal category in
Jewish law
''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also Romanization of Hebrew, transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Judaism, Jewish religious laws which is derived from the Torah, written and Oral Tora ...
that denotes the blood descendants of
Jews who, for one reason or another, are not legally of Jewish ethnicity according to religious criteria.
See also
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Anusim
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Crypto-Judaism
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Ten Lost Tribes
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Who is a Jew?
References
External links
Zera Israel Foundation Official Website
Ethno-cultural designations
Jewish genetics
Jewish law
Judaism-related controversies
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