8:13 am Fri November 12, 2010  In Israel, when is a Jew not
Jewish enough?  Real | Windows | MP3  When is a Jew not Jewish
enough? It's a question that's troubling the Israel Defense
Forces these days and it's affecting a number of American Jews.
Jonathan Leavitt, originally from California, made aliyah the
migration to the Jewish state this year. Stocky, with blue eyes
and a laid-back manner, Leavitt says he came to Israel to serve
in the IDF because he believes in the homeland of the Jewish
people.  "Upon arriving to Israel, I was excited, a lot of
motivation, feeling more Jewish, probably, than I'd ever felt in
my whole life, and I didn't know what I was in for," he says.
It wasn't until Leavitt arrived that he was told that according
to Jewish law in Israel, he isn't considered a Jew.  "I can
recall the lady working behind the desk asking me what religion
I practiced, and I thought that was an odd question, coming from
them in Israel. And I said, 'I'm Jewish, obviously,' and she
replied, 'I'm sorry, we