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Jewish law establishes that religious and legal status is determined through halachic categories, reliable testimony, and documented lineage—not physical characteristics or appearance. Sources span from biblical precedent through medieval and modern codification, consistently rejecting any biological or phenotypic basis for determining Jewish identity.
לא יכלו להגיד בית אבותם וזרעם אם מישראל הם