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Dor Yeshorim

Nonprofit organization that offers genetic screening to members of the Jewish community worldwide

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Nov 20, 2025
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What are the ethical and privacy concerns when using genetic ancestry tests for identifying Jewish heritage?

Genetic ancestry tests can suggest Jewish heritage but are estimates, not definitive proof of religious or cultural identity; companies and scholars caution that tests identify population signatures (...

Nov 20, 2025

Can genetic testing reliably identify religious or cultural Jewish identity versus genetic ancestry?

Genetic testing can detect patterns that correlate with many Jewish populations — for example, companies and population geneticists find Ashkenazi and other Jewish clusters that differ statistically f...