Grombles

My parents were both Jews. Each of their parents were Jews, as were all ancestors I can trace. From a young boy I was always led to believe that 'marrying out', ie marrying a non-Jew known derogatively in Yiddish as a Shixa, is heavily frowned upon. Hence my bloodline, according to 23&me, is 99.9% Ashkenazi Jew, mainly originating in Western Ukraine (where both my grandmothers were born). Side note:- according to 23&me, 0.1% of my ancestry is Chinese! How exotic. In addition, according to the 'rules' of my tribe, to be a Jew, your mother has to be Jewish. But your Jewish name is inherited from your father... a Jewish name has three components: Your personal name, typically chosen from the bible, old testament of course!; Your father's personal name, where it's preceded by the word 'Benreb' meaning 'son of'; and your tribal name. Mine's 'Ha Levi' meaning 'from the tribe of Levi'.  There's a hierarchy where each of t...