I was raised a roman catholic, and in 1997 she out of the blue took me to a temple and told me I was jewish? I rebelled against it. She keeps on telling me that it's ethnic not a religon.Iraseli is an ethnic not just being jewish. I have two children and I have to go to a non denominational church, because if I don't she won't let me live it down. I would like to go to a baptist church, but she will not speak to me. My mom made me go to jewish sunday school and learn hebrew when I didn't want to. I can see now that she is being wrong and how do I go about telling her that I will be stuck in my ways. My mom was born in Spain and my dad is Italian. When I used to put what my ethnic was I would pick Hispanic and she said I had to put jewish down, but being jewish is a religon I keep on telling her. She wants my children to have a jewish name and go to sunday school, but my husband and I refuse. She keeps on telling me I am jewish, when I am not. If I am so jewish why was I baptisted?
2006-10-29 04:22:18 · 8 answers · asked by fourcheeks4 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How do I go about telling her that she is wrong about who she is. She is trying to be someone she is not. both of my grandparents god rest their souls are Spanish, and I know there are European jews, but I really don't think she is one of them. I was forced to go to the holocaust museum, and every jewish thing on the east coast. I want to wear a cross, but she'll freak out and get pissed. I wore a cross when I lived in her house and she ripped it off my neck
2006-10-29 04:25:04 · update #1
I believe in god and jesus, who couldn't believe, she doesn't even know anything about Judaism
2006-10-29 04:25:43 · update #2
You are an adult and you make your own choices. You have a husband and children. You're only responsible to them, not your mother.
If your mother can't see that, and she wants to push the Jewish faith upon you, cut her off. Live your own life, not your mother's life.
If you can't do that, then you deserve whatever she force feeds you.
Respect is a two-way street. If she can't respect you and your beliefs, you certainly need not respect hers, no matter the fact that she brought you into this world.
2006-10-29 04:31:26 · answer #1 · answered by umwut? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The sad truth of the matter is that some Jewish families are bent on having their sons and daughters marry Jewish, because there are so many traditions and religious rituals which must be followed. The Orthodox Jewish sect, which is the most rigid, would never accept a non-Jewish man/woman marrying into their family. If they are Orthodox you are at a standstill. The only other way it might work, is if your boyfriend renounced his Jewish faith, which could be bad since his family could disown him. Your boyfriend's mom has no right to judge you or what situation you could not control, but the sad truth of the matter is that she may never accept you, just because you are not Jewish. Talk to your boyfriend about this, and see if a solution can be had. It may be that you might have to part ways with him if his family doesn't relent. His family could make life hell for you AND for him.
2016-05-22 05:24:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mother does not have to MAKE you Jewsih; if she is Jewish, YOU are Jewish too.
Maybe she had you baptized when she was going through a Christian phase??
Many people are both Hispanic AND Jewish; the two are not contradictory.
Being Jewish is a spiritual quality which is passed on by a mother to her children.
What you choose to believe is another matter.
To make a long story short, you and your mother are both right in your own way...
2006-10-29 04:41:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
You are who You want to be, no matter what name is given unto you from others, whom ever they may be.
What you do is who you are. If you show love, you are love. One does not need to worry what others think, nor what others say.
Even the smallest person , can stand against an army of forces. And deny joining them. For following your freedom is following God. We came here as an individual, not attached to anyone.
There is no sin, in being who you want to be, even if you just want to Be.
2006-10-29 04:42:12 · answer #4 · answered by stuart_slider 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't Jesus, the Human you follow, of Jewish faith?
2006-10-29 04:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
U are what u believe...do u believe in just one God or do u believe in the trinity???
Religion is not a racial thing...
2006-10-29 04:24:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is your question why were you baptized? I'm not too clear on what you are asking. The whole things sounds rhetorical.
2006-10-29 04:26:48 · answer #7 · answered by Cybeq 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Say no!! and walk away it works every time........=P
2006-10-29 04:25:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋