Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join R. Avi Killip interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media.

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In this episode: since Jewish identity is matrilineal (it follows the mother's line), someone who is looking to get eggs for in-vitro fertilization—should they pay attention to the religion of the egg donor? Who is the mother here? What does being a mother mean? Recorded live at Limmud NY 2015.