conuly

So, remember a few months ago it occurred to me that baby Hebecca might be Jewish?

I mean, the question would probably be moot for anybody but Darryl, who of course is Darryl, because her Jewish genetic mother a. doesn't care and b. doesn't really care about having any sort of relationship with her anyway.

But Darryl is Darryl, so I googled this and found out something interesting. Although the Reform position is pretty much what I expected (being raised in a Jewish household is very important, Hebby isn't being raised in a Jewish household and, again, Rebecca doesn't care and doesn't care, therefore Hebby would have to convert), apparently the widely accepted opinion otherwise is that it's the gestational mother who matters - and not the genetic mother.

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ask-the-expert-egg-donors/

So unless Heather has been Jewish this whole time and never told us (possible, if unlikely), Hebby is still not Jewish.

...this probably still wouldn't matter to Darryl if anybody mentioned it to him. I mean, again, he's Darryl, with all that implies.

I had no idea. I really assumed it was the other way around. This information is wholly useless in my life, and yet I'm still glad I looked it up.