As an Orthodox Jew, I celebrate Xmas. In recent years, I have been given the impression that Xmas is more about happiness and self-gratification than the birth of the anti-christ. I celebrate Xmas because it is so commercialized, and very few remember the Christian meaning of Xmas. Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings, Merry Xmas, I don't care. I am not an oversensative Jew!
2006-12-22 14:23:28 · 21 answers · asked by spoongentry 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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2006-12-22 14:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
Celebrating the birth of Jesus is a personal thing.
But the lights, music, presents are lots of fun. Plus people are happier and more polite. The best part of Christmas is watching the happiness it brings to children. It is a great fantasy.
Even an Orthodox Jew can participate and enjoy it. It is over commercialized to the point of disgust.
Think the birth of Christ is not relevant to most but can be very special and spiritual to some.
2006-12-22 22:38:53 · answer #2 · answered by jimmiv 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hate to say....but there is NO way you are an Orthodox Jew if you celebrate Christmas. Simarlarly, there is no such thing as a Jew that believes in Jesus. I don't know what synagogue you go to, or who your rabbi is, but I guarantee that if you go to an widely accepted, true synagogue, you would not find an Orthodox rabbi, or probably a Christian religious leader, for that matter, who would say you can be an Orthodox Jew and celebrate Christmas in any way, shape or form. Sorry to break it to you.
2006-12-25 19:02:01 · answer #3 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of Christmas is basically giving. People give presents at Christmas because God gave everyone in the world his son to save our sins.
By the way, "Xmas" is some politcally correct way of taking the religious overtones out of the holiday to make it easier for more to partake so companies make more money off of it.
Furthermore, I take offense that you refer to the birth of Jesus Christ as "the birth of the anti-christ". Even though Jews do not acknowledge Jesus as the son of God, most have respect enough for him to say he was a great prophet.
2006-12-22 22:40:43 · answer #4 · answered by man_of_mustard 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, Jesus Christ who was crucified on the cross said that the Jews were his "chosen people". He chose to come to earth as a man, a carpenter jewish man. He forsaw that Jewish people would always be persecuted as a result of his crucifiction. So he chose to protect them and asked that all that follow him protect him (hence the war in iraq and why muslims think all of the United states are christians). Another example is Israel :)...Because our president is a folower of Christ; the muslims (in iraq and other muslim-reign territories) view all United States citizens as christians. -Which in a way we are- because blindly many people celebrate Christmas without realizing:
they are celebrating the time that Jesus Christ was born as a man on earth to die for their sins. Happy holiday, season's greetings and so on are a way to coin the term for those who don't believe Jesus was born on that day and then died and rose again on Easter....yet still want the benefit of the celebration and gifts! The ignorance penetrates their hearts anyways though, you can see how the cheer comes in December for everyone...
Hope that helps?
2006-12-22 22:38:36 · answer #5 · answered by Mokimberly 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Even though Christmas has become way too commercialized in recent times (that's just my opinion), it does have a much deeper meaning than advertisements would have you believe. Christmas is about celebrating the Messiah being born, a man who would later sacrifice everything because he believed it would help humanity. It is about celebrating the great gift God gave us when he sent Christ down, and it is about honoring a man who died for his beliefs and his faith and trust in humanity.
2006-12-22 22:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by Xenia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I still celebrate the tru meaning of it. My family goes to church on christmas day, and only kids get presents since the reason for them is b'cuz the three wise men gave baby Jesus gifts. Its a really fun holiday ..So Merry Chirstmas
2006-12-23 01:52:39 · answer #7 · answered by Joze 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why did you say that Christmas was the birth of the anti-Christ. It was the birth of Christ. Don't Jewish people have a different winter holiday? Why don't you celebrate that instead of Christmas which truly is about Christ and shouldn't be so commercialized?
2006-12-22 22:32:36 · answer #8 · answered by MARISSA!!! 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't believe you are an Orthodox Jew or that you really care about anybody's opinions. In each of your questions you claim to be a different person - sometimes a high school kid and sometimes a broker making big money. I think you are a lonely teen inventing stories to get a response.here on Yahoo.
2006-12-22 22:31:42 · answer #9 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
First off it is Christmas and i agree that it has been comercilized way to much. And it has become a material holiday. Pretty so you'll ask a kid the meaning of Christmas and they won't know or say presents it's really sad. Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Who came to Earth and had no sin. He was killed for doing nothing wrong in the Lord's eyes and was crucified for forgiveness of all sins of all people on earth. You are only forgivin when u believe in God. And I am a Christian
2006-12-22 22:30:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
We don't celebrate Xmas in Bobcaygeon, because we don't believe X actually existed, at least not without y, I think we had an X-rated movie theater at one time, but it is so cold here in Canada that the thought of anyone naked gives us the shivers.
2006-12-22 22:59:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋