Jew

A Jew is a person who is of Jewish heritage (a member of the twelve tribes). Contrary to popular belief, a follower is Judaism is not known as a Jew, but rather as a Judaiser''. T''herefore a Jew is not only one that practices the religion of Judaism, but it is also one who is of Jewish ethnic heritage. According to traditional Jewish law, called Halakha, someone is Jewish if their mother was a Jew or if they have converted to Judaism.[1]Judaism has been described as a religion, a race, an ethnic group, a culture, a nation, and an extended family.