Is it insulting to try to celebrate a religious holiday of a religion you don't belong to?

Question

I'm interested in traditional Jewish holiday's, but I'm not Jewish--is is insulting to imitate some of the traditions involved in these holidays?

Answer 1

There are a quite of Christian scholars who attended Jewish schools and went through all the religious holidays with their Jewish classmates. Not insulting but respectful.

Answer 2

It all depend in some Facts, first you are the fact, what will be the influences and the effects that such an experience will create/o produce on you?, Jew's, if I'm not wrong, are attractive to others because its hard to perceived their mind and way of thinking they are basically to my knowledge to practical???, I 'm Literal????, although I born Catholic and yes it was a sin for my self, (until I made my mind), and I;m not saying made my decision but my mind was develop enough to understand that if I was ready to take in other religion it was find as long as wasn't just imitation but best of all, I was willing to Emulate, someone, in the Catholic religion I was to Emulate the work of Jesus. So, it was not really easy to change such a purposes, at an early age, so I choose to go by into a more Conservative way, by reading, about other religions first as well than well known Religious Scientist, with different ideas about life, though I learn to never which to offend the one I was suppose to Emulate, because of my believed, and because I believed in the Love of my progenitors, my Mother and Father, and I was not to offend their believes.<< By not been able to prove first that I was right if they where wrong?, although I never feel the need to try it. because I never found a reason, ands I steal think the same.

Answer 3

I'm an agnostic Jew....and it doesn't offend me in the slightest....the more you know about us the better it is for us.

The only thing I ask is that you not call yourself Jewish if you accept Christ.

The messianics...a group of Christians that claim to be jewish, and try to convert other Jews, are Christians who follow Jewish cultural traditions and the Talmud.

I would have no problem with that if they didn't call themselves Jews.

Am I making any sense here?

Anyway...I welcome you investigating and learning about our cultures, traditions, etc....and adapting whatever you like or celebrating what ever you like.

Answer 4

I would say no. God is very cool and it is the intent of your actions that matters. I am not Jewish, but that is how I would feel about someone celebrating my religious holidays. Most people won't find it offensive if you celebrate what they celebrate and honor what they honor.

Answer 5

Not at all, I love to go the annual Chinese New Year Celebrations in Vancouverès Chinatown. I have asian friends who have been to Robbie Burns Day Dinners - itès fun to share with others traditions and food. It brings us all together as people.

Answer 6

No, it is not insulting.

It used to be normal, for example, for non-Christians to celebrate Christmas. Now, however, everyone is so sensitive about things that it's becoming vogue to be offended by other people's holidays.

Frankly, I think any religious person should be thrilled that someone is trying to understand and honor their holidays.

Answer 7

not if you celebrate them as jewish holidays. the only time its insulting is if you try to christianize them.

Answer 8

i wouldnt go so far as to call it insulting ,if i was visiting with a family that observed some traditions i would ask first then go along with them as long as i didnt have to worship a diety other than my own this I could never do!

Answer 9

its not insulting to enjoy traditions of another culture in fact it can be fun as long as u hold onto ur own beliefs and dont do anything against those ...

Answer 10

Why not? Atheists celebrate Christian and Pagan holidays. Christians celebrate Pagan holidays (though they deny it) and Pagans celebrate Christian ones.

Its just for fun.