Original sentence: " This is disputed by those who assert that being a Jew requires matrilineal descent or a course of learning under the supervision of a Rabbi
Edited sentence: " He further adds that "You cannot self-identify as a Jew.According to Jonathan Hoffman in The Times of Israel, there is no mention in Pilgrim State of Walker or either of her parents being Jewish.He states "It is not down to Jackie Walker to define ‘what is a Jew.Her claim to be Jewish is disputed, however, by those who do not believe that mere patrilineal descent renders a person Jewish in the absence of a Jewish upbringing or conversion.No Rabbi or Synagogue will accept that.To suggest otherwise demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of Judaism.’ The fundamental definition – that Judaism is passed down by the mother – has survived for 5000 years