Do atheist Jews have the right of return?

Question

I understand that Israel especially Jerusalem has a great important to the Jews and it is a holy land for them but for the Jews who say G-d gave Israel to the Jews and G-d gave Jerusalem to the Jews, do you think G-d would give a land to those who don't whorship him and those who don't even believe in him?

Do those atheist Jews who belong to Europe or North America have the right of return to Israel?


Thanks and peace

Answer 1

Yes. Anyone who has Jewish ancestry (parents or grandparents who are Jewish) is eligible to move to the state of Israel, regardless of whether they believe in the religion.

This is because the state was created as a refuge for all Jews against persecution and anti-semitism, because Hitler didn't care whether Jews were religious or not - he wanted them all dead no matter what they believed in.

Other reasons for allowing non-religious Jews to move to Israel is that they can still be of great benefit to the society (by contributing to the economy), they are unlikely to be a threat to the country's security, and from a religious perspective, they might perhaps decide to become religious Jews once they are surrounded by Judaism.

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Edit to Paperback - yes there are plenty of atheist Jews in Israel. They are Jews by virtue of their ancestry, and atheists because they do not believe that God exists. A person of Jewish ancestry who wants to move to Israel does not have to demonstrate any knowledge or observance of the Jewish religion.

Answer 2

yes also athiests have the right of return because what has happened in the holocaust Israel has to be a sanctuary and shelter to every1 who was prosecuted exactly as michael said. jerusalem is very important to the religious jews more than the non-religious- you are correct in such that the non religious(secular or almost not religious or atheist) care less but they still care because of the history of the judaism.
and yes to the atheirst jews also have the right of return
good question

Answer 3

the reason that Jews chosen Israel after the holocaust to be their land is by way of the fact they theory bible replaced into telling them to accomplish that! specific, the bible does point out that! You theory they took a pollto stay there or something? they'll quickly rebuilt the Jerusalem Temple besides because of the fact they think of bible is telling them to accomplish that: no longer a miracle lower back!!!! Oh, and by utilising the way: The bible additionally mentions in some diverse aspects that the earth is the centre of the universe and additionally that it would not flow (inclusive of yet no longer constrained TO Psalm 104:5 which says, "the LORD set the earth on its foundations; it could never be moved." and additionally Ecclesiastes a million:5 states that "And the sunlight rises and contraptions and returns to its place") . it extremely is why the church very nearly killed Galilei Galileo (an particularly enormous and considerable Italian scientist, whom I guess you do no longer understand) for stating his discovery: that it replaced into the sunlight that replaced into stationarily in the centre, and the earth that revolved around it! don't think me? examine Galileo Galilei's biography or Google "Galileo's affair"!!!!!! i understand some say bible replaced into badly translated, yet that's what all of them say as quickly because it extremely is revealed that the bible has screwed up lower back. isn't that a biblical miracle?! That God forgot how earth and sunlight labored???!!!

Answer 4

Yes. The Law of Return was not formulated based on religious principles; in fact, even one not Jewish according to the religion can still claim this law. The Law of Return was essentially a reaction to Nazism - if a person could be killed for being Jewish by some criterion than he should be saved by that same criterion. In this case, the Nazis considered anyone with at least 1 Jewish grandparent 'tainted' and worthy of murder, thus anyone with at least 1 Jewish grandparent has the right to Israeli citizenship. As long as someone has not converted to a different religion, this rule is in effect, meaning that atheist Jews can gain citizenship.

Answer 5

Yes. Think of it like this: if you are a citizen of.... America, say. You might leave the country for a few years, and you might never celebrate Thanksgiving day or any inherently American things like that - but you are still an American. You can return to America no problem.

So Israel, and being Jewish is the same thing: you can be Jewish either as a convert or being born into the faith, but once you are Jewish, you are part of the Jewish people and as such, whether religious or not, you are welcome in Israel.

Hope that helps a little bit? :)

Mimi - if it helps, think of being Jewish as a bit like a nationality. We are Israelites!

B - when did I call you out on that specifically? I never deny there are Jewish atheists, I know quite a few! I really get the impression that non Jews - and I appreciate why - find it tricky to define us, and I think maybe calling ourselves Israelites would make it easier! :)

COMMENT FOR B

Oh, OK, I just meant he should ignore your tone, not your comments, but I appreciate my meaning may have been unclear. OK B - now, what's our next argument gonna be? lol lol lol lol

Yes, I knew what he meant when he got irritated by your tone - oy vey B, let it go already!

SHANTI - there are atheist Jews. Jewish religious law says that only someone who has embraced another religion is an apostate; atheism is not a religion, so an atheist Jew is still a Jew. If I'm getting this wrong, am sure someone will correct me :)

Answer 6

Do they?

Yes.

Should they?

Well, ultimately, it is up to the State of Israel to define its laws. As far as the right of return is concerned, it is not necessarily tied to what the religious (i.e. Judaism's) definition of "who is a Jew".

But even if we were to go by the religious definition, a Jew who does not follow his/her religion is still a Jew. That is because a Jew is anyone who's mother is a Jew (or converted properly to Judaism).

Answer 7

Jewish Right Of Return

Answer 8

If your mother is Jewish you have the right of return.

And diana, you seriously need to get over yourself and your hateful comments.

Answer 9

Yes - based on maternal ancestry.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 10

yes they do have the right of return