Some historians say they decended from Khazars from the 500s AD. If that's true, that's a LOT of time to mix with various people groups they conquered and we're conquered by, not to mention that people travel.
I don't dispute it, but leave that debate to the historians. Regardless, it's rediculous for any rabbi to claim that he decided from the tribe of Levi, or anyone to trace their lineage back 2,000+ years.
The other thing I find rediculous is the vast idolatry that so many christian Zionists have towards people who moved to Israel, who renounced Jesus and have no idea what their ancestry is. You've not done this, but I have family who wants to go to Israel to fight Palestinians. These people treat them like a lucky charm. Many of the self proclaimed"Jews look like this
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I remember a dirty lawyer who looked like the picture , except he was fat.
Whenever he'd enter the room, he made sure everyone knew he was Jewish.
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