There's a guy named David I (not T) who was born of 2 Jewish parents and is now Christian. Is he a Jew still?

Question

Jews answering, please give sources from classical Jewish literature to back up your answers for yes or no. Anyone else, please give reasoning as well.

Also, if you can without much trouble, explain what makes his differences from Jewish theology larger or smaller than an atheist Jew. Thanks.

Howl. I gave you a thumbs up.

Hey, Male1905, first speak ENglish. Second, no, according to no Jewish opinion is he a kafir. Learn your own religion, moron. He'd be a min. A kafir is a different class of heretic. Check it out in the Rambam's Hilchos Teshuva. Jeez, I hate when you morons don't know your own religion.

Teacher, you win.

I'm surprised to hear about Russians and Syrians using cherem. My understanding was that cherem is only used to punish someone to pressure them into repentance, lasts 30 days at first, then can be renewed, and would be useless and redundant against a meshumed as a meshumed is already outside the community automatically.

Interesting.

You win best answer for not giving over emotional shtiyut, as they say. I would have liked to hear you address the atheist question though.

Answer 1

Well, according to our rabbis the halachic rule on this matter is as follows: "An Israelite, even though he has sinned, is still an Israelite" (B.T. Sanhedrin 44a). He is still a Jew in that the obligations of the Torah still apply to him, as they do to all Jews and those who have converted to Judaism. He however, has absolutely no communal status (in many Syrian and Russian Jewish circles he and those like him would be branded as cherim ‘excommunicated’... Now it is a little bit difficult to enforce, because the Jews have been integrated into the community). So, in other words, a Jew who leaves Judaism for another faith is Jewish only in that he/she still has a spiritual obligation to repent and return to Judaism. However, as long as he swears to a foreign religious philosophy he cannot be considered a member of the Jewish community and would not be counted for minyan. By the way, if what you said is true and he did in fact leave his faith, then I will be praying that he would return to his rich heritage. It is always sad to see a fellow Jew lose his path.
Finally, I have only three questions for you Sammer, “What is your agenda in regard to Judaism? Why is your hate for Jews so profound that it even forced you to study our holy texts, so that you can humiliate Jews who know less about Judaism? Who has hurt you that you are consumed by hate?
I do not know who you are, but I shall hope that one day you will be able to look to your heart and realize that hate does not conquer anything, but only destroys you from within.

Answer 2

Hi, Sam. Yes, it is possible to be both Jewish and Christian at the same time. In fact, this is historically tradition! The first Christians were Jews; when Gentiles wanted to convert, oy vey! did they have problems!!

I know several Jewish Christians in my area, and in the US as well. The proper term now is "Messianic Jew".

Look up "Jews for Jesus" on the web. You will find a lot of information there.

Answer 3

Of course he is still a Jew.He is a Jew who believes that Jesus was the Messiah.Obviously,an atheist Jew is very,very differnet from a Jewish believer in Jesus.Atheist Jews don't have a theology at all.
Anyone born of a Jewish mother is a Jew,whether they become Buddhist,Muslim,agnostic,or atheist.

Answer 4

The only people who would still consider him a Jew are Conservatives in the Jewish community and anti-semites. You are what you choose to call yourself.

Answer 5

whether or no longer the extra youthful guy in question can rightly be referred to as a Jew is hotly debated, of path, yet hence, this is immaterial. the secret is, they are no longer of a similar faith. to any extent further than a non secular Catholic and a Oneness Pentecostal may well be. Supposedly, they the two know the validity of the Torah and pray to a similar God, yet something is erroneous right here: if this female and this boy are dedicated to their faith in any respect, then they are no longer likely to be soft marrying outdoors of it. He believes in Jesus Christ (Yeshua), she would not--and that ought to make for a heavily divided abode, their Jewish-id prestige despite the fact that. I, too, strongly have confidence in Jesus Christ, and my faith is rather significant to me. although, i might concur with the issues of the mothers and dads hence. except this female have been to return to faith in Jesus Christ as an entire-fledged believer, they may well be "unequally yoked" (using fact the hot testomony scriptures say)--and at the same time as that may no longer seem so significant now, this is going to in an prolonged time. of path, ought to she be certain at a later time that she DOES have confidence and would include Jesus Christ, she would not ought to offer up her Jewish id to accomplish that to any extent further than he might--they'd set up their abode as Jewish believers in Jesus, only has thousands of human beings have completed (and proceed to do)--taking portion of their shared background and lifestyle. yet lacking that, i could no longer help this union.

Answer 6

Jewish in culture yes.

and there are Jewish groups that believe in Jesus, such as

Jews for Christ

Mesianic Jews

or

Completed Jews

Answer 7

LOL, what the hell is wrong with you?

Answer 8

He is and always will be a kafir................

Answer 9

Please don't kill him...Please don't