2006-10-30 14:37:15 · 8 answers · asked by Marie 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Apparently Messianic Jews do exist and they have no problem with the celebrating of Christmas.
An example from their site.
Q: Do Messianic Jews celebrate Christmas?
A:Someone asked my pastor in Israel why he didn’t do anything special for Christmas, and he simply said that as an Israeli and a Jew it simply never been part of his life and he never gave it much thought. However, he was amenable to allowing gentile believers to prepare a Christmas program.
There is no tradition in Judaism of celebrating birthdays as holidays, otherwise we would expect holidays for the birthdays of Moses and Abraham, among others, but there is no such thing. The Bible does not even record their birthdays, just as the New Testament does not record the date of Yeshua’s birth, or even indicate the season. The New Testament does not mandate or even describe any annual celebration of the nativity. The various Christian groups around the world have different dates. Roman Catholics and Protestants (who broke off from the Roman Catholics) use December 25, but the Eastern Orthodox use Jan. 6, and the Armenians have yet another date about a month later. Personally, I don’t believe there is anything wrong with celebrating Christmas.
Check out their link it's interesting. The second link talks about the division this all is causing.
2006-10-31 11:45:16 · answer #1 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is very contradictory. The Jewish people abide by their Holy Scriptures (Old Testament) and, according to what it states, they are still waiting for the Messiah. If a Jew converts to Christianity (comes to be what is denominated Messianic Jew) he/she accepts that Jesus was THE Messiah announced by Jewish prophets. As a Christian, that person will worship Jesus and should leave Judaism (as his/her religion) behind. Consequently, will celebrate the birth of Christ and not Hanukah nor Passover. He might celebrate the Hebrew New Year, though, but not the religious feasts.
It would be interesting that you ask the same question to a Pastor and a Rabi.
2006-10-30 15:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by latinoldie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they don't celebrate Christmas. Some of them celebrate the Jewish feasts but they do it out of reverence for God and because they enjoy the traditions, not because they believe that these feasts are still required by the law since Jesus is the fulfillment of them.
"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Colossians 2:13-17
2006-10-30 14:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it incredibly is my information that, nevertheless they are Jews, maximum of them weren't in any respect religious jews. None that I even have ever met have been Orthodox Jews. and various who connect "Jews for Jesus", know approximately as a lot on the subject of the traditions of Christmas as maximum christians do. (traditions that are Pagan - Jamerson, genuine as much as the nativity, the belief of the "beginning of a savior", 3 magi/astrologers/PAGANS who gave presents, etc) recently I even have run right into a pair of persons, genuine right here in my section, who have been born Jews, yet don't have the 1st clue as to what Judaism is all approximately. They have been raised Secular. So perhaps that has some thing to do with it? How they are raised. "Fireshade has the psychological block too. no longer a pagan holiday, Fireshade. no person is celebrating something different than the beginning of Jesus Christ." it is rather humorous - pondering the main important element people decide for throughout that factor is to purchase a tree and bunches of promises and function a "occasion". There are plenty extra photos of Santa Claus, reindeer and elves than there is of Christ. And if we'd decide to call psychological block - you're thoroughly ignoring what the Bible says approximately doing such issues. i've got faith the previous attempt is incredibly particular approximately "do no longer do what the Heathens do". yet, you do... and say it incredibly is okay while "christians" do it... yet no longer while us grimy pagans do it rofl!!!! "you know, i ought to actual placed on my psychological block too and accuse Jews that their faith isn't something yet Babylonian magic, numerology and astrology. If i had to be dumb-on-objective, that's what i might do. there is adequate evidence to accuse Jews of training a polytheistic Babylonian faith that practices "sacred magic."" you're being dumb, genuine at this 2d. Claiming to stay with the Biblical God, yet ignoring him thoroughly while he tells you to no longer do what each and all of the others have been doing. i've got faith he even threw in a "do no longer persist with the traditions of adult men". you are able to declare they are doing that. then you definitely might ought to coach evidence of such. it incredibly is virtually uncomplicated wisdom now that all and sundry the traditions given for Christmas are Pagan... RELIGIOUSLY PAGAN. Used for worship of Pagan Gods - which I have been given the impression the Biblical God did no longer want ANY of his people doing ANY of it.
2016-10-21 00:49:22 · answer #4 · answered by montesi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do everything christians do because they are christians.
They imitate many things jews do because they try to deceive people into thinking they're jewish -- which they're not.
cheerio
2006-10-30 15:29:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
contradiction of terms
a Messianic Jew makes as much sense as a Christian Muslim
2006-10-30 14:38:58 · answer #6 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the true jew are black research it. plus the jewish in israel right n ow are not the true jews cause lord god said he will scatter them amomg a new world or land and will put a foolish nation above the house of israel which right now is america
2006-10-30 15:38:05 · answer #7 · answered by supermann1488 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no.they celebrate Passover,only,as a holy day
2016-01-01 07:50:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋