Re: levites and music

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

A lot of families were given the name Levy (amongst a number of easy 
Jewish names to spell) at Ellis Island because their real last names 
were to hard for the immigration officers to spell, so even some Levys 
are not levi.

Michel Borzykowski wrote:

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> ----- Original Message -----
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> <<<<A Levi's son is a levi, by definition--and there's no other way to 
> *be(come)* a Levi.>>>>>
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> So, how does a Levi know that he/she's a Levi if his/her name is not 
> Levi ?
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> Michal
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