Is Judaism an ethnicity? A race? A nationality? Trump signs an order and provokes an identity crisis.

December 19, 2019

“People keep coming into my office asking to talk about it,” Jewish educator Jordyn Barry said as she stood in a Barnes & Noble at Tysons Corner Center wearing a menorah on her sweater and a light-up Hanukkah hat.

They want to discuss a question that’s both new and as old as Abraham: What is Judaism anyway?

It’s a religion, yes — but then again, many who identify as Jews aren’t religious. It’s passed down from parents to children and bears recognizable genetic characteristics — but then again, Jews come in all colors and racial backgrounds.

Source: Is Judaism an ethnicity? A race? A nationality? Trump signs an order and provokes an identity crisis. - The Washington Post