Talk:Maya Rudolph
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[edit] Religion
- "My mom was black and my dad is Jewish"
If Rudolph's dad is Jewish, and her mom wasn't, I believe technically then she takes the religion of her mother. However, Maya Rudolph is listed in lots of categories which identify her as Jewish. Gilliamjf 04:04, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- These are mostly ethnicity-based categories, too. She's listed under Jewish Americans just like she's listed under African-Americans. Vulturell 05:27, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- Yeah, people don't really do that "take the religion of your mom" thing anymore. Your parents can't decide your religion for you --Macarion 19:12, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
In Judaism, it depends. Under Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism, if your Mom is Jewish you are automatically Jewish. Under Reform Judaism, if either parent is Jewish you are automatically Jewish. --Epeefleche 13:55, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
No such thing as "automatically jewish". They can CLAIM you're jewish, but who cares what someone else thinks? It only really becomes a point when someone claims to be jewish, but they really aren't, because their mother was not jewish.
That last comment is a bit extreme. While not necessarily automatic, with reformed Judaism if your dad is Jewish and your mom isn't, you can be Jewish if you want to (a situation that one of my closest friends has, she bat mitzvah'ed). The question would be does Maya Rudolph consider herself Jewish. If she does, she is even if the Orthodox community may not think she is. Phil 18:17, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] ethnicity
ethnicity in first line It is appropriate to put ethnicity in the first line for people such as Rudolph under Wiki standards, inasmuch as this is of note in her case. She is for example listed in the Wiki list of Black Jews. Please revert. Tx. --Epeefleche 14:00, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- We do not include ethnicity in the header of the article. A very large number of people are on "Lists of X" based on ethnicity, and we never the less do not include the ethnicity in the header, unless it is part of the reason why the person is notable. Obviously, not a single one of the people who you added "Black Jewish" to in the header are notable for being black Jews. They are notable for being actors, athletes, etc. Is their "black Jewishness" a major part of their lives? Sure, and that can, should, and is mentioned at later points in the article. But unless someone became famous for being a black Jew, it can't be in the header. Mad Jack 15:11, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
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