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In Parshas Emor, by the ????, it says ???? ??? ?????, and ??? explains “???? ???????”. Now – the ???? says clearly that ?? ??? ???????, and ?? ??? ????. The fact that he was ????? would suggest that he was a goy, even though his MOTHER was Jewish and his FATHER wasn’t.

??? ??????? ?? learns that ????? ???? ??? ????? and that the child will not be Jewish. ??”? on :?? seems to hold that according to the shita of ???? ?????? ???? ??? ?? ?? ????? ????? ???, the child will not be Jewish. (See ??”? ??????? ?? about ????; seems to be a ????? {although one can be ???? between a ???? ?????? and an ???, because an ??? ??? ?? ????}; see ????? and ???”? there)

See also ??? ????? ??.