I love him very much, but its so surprising. im catholic and so is he but hes not very religious. Last night, he told me that his father is jewish and that he celebrates jewish holidays. Its so surprizing. i just dont know what to think. Opinions?
2007-03-23 09:43:46 · 51 answers · asked by hey there :) 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What does it matter?
2007-03-23 09:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
What difference does it make? He's been half Jewish his whole life (if you look at it from the Orthodox point of view, he's not Jewish anyways) and doesn't think about sharing his whole family tree with people, because it's normal for him. Now don't get me wrong I'm not trying to be rude though it may sound like that, but it's not often a topic of conversation, so why should it come up unless he thinks it matters to you? If you love him, it doesn't matter.
2007-03-23 10:40:57 · answer #2 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think this proves that Judaism to some people is more of a nationality. He says hes not religious yet he celebrates the holidays? does that make sense. Its kind of like when atheists celbrate christmas, they dont reallly believe in the story behind it, but they live in a culture rooted in Christianity so they celebrate it anyways.
But about your realtionship, your religions don't seem to conflict that much just from what you put so I see not problem here. I hope you dont break up with him just for that. I know a lot of happy Jewish-Christian couples who get along just fine.
2007-03-23 09:52:53 · answer #3 · answered by YouCannotKnowUnlessUAsk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pope Pius XI said "We are all Semites". The Catholic Church owes much to the Jews and has borrowed much from Jewish worship. For example, we keep a candle lighted by the Tabernacle to signify the presence of Jesus, the Word made flesh. My understanding is that the Jews keep a candle lighted in the presence of the Torah, the Word of God.
You can learn much about your Catholicism from your Jewish friends.
2007-03-23 09:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by jkrzyzko 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TECHNICALLY, Jewish-ness is passed on through the mother, so if it's a problem in your religion for marriage etc later on down the road it should be fine. Having said that, I don't think there's anything wrong with a Christian and a Jew being together - and Jewish holidays are loads of fun. Great food (I think, my sister hates latkes. Who hates latkes?). I think traditional Catholic doctrine actually says that Judaism is the one acceptable religion outside of Christianity, too. And, societally speaking, I bet most people will be pretty accepting. If they're not, and you love him, just ignore them. Hope that helps.
2007-03-23 10:26:06 · answer #5 · answered by Kira P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughters father is 1/2 Jewish but a practicing baptized Catholic. Honestly, does it matter? If it is a problem which for one reason or another it is bothering you then find someone else to date. You are behaving like you are betrayed. Maybe next time you can hand out applications to your next canidates for dating! People sweat over the dumbest things!
2007-03-23 09:58:32 · answer #6 · answered by pattiof 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all ... no big deal. Jews aren't scary people. Secondly, he isn't half Jewish ... Jewishness comes from the mother ... but whatever. Thirdly, why does it even matter? If you are both Roman Catholic, then his ethnicity doesn't matter. Would you have liked him less if he would have said, "Hey, do you want to go out... oh yeah, I'm Jewish!"
2007-03-23 10:01:40 · answer #7 · answered by justin singleton 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When he says he's "1/2 jewish" that is probably referring to his israelite/semitic ethnicity, not his beliefs. Everyone celebrates Dec 25 as Christmas, but it's really an old Mithraean (pagan) holiday celebrating the birth of the half-god that slew the bull. Christ replaced the half-god and Satan replaced the bull, and the holiday remained unchanged.
Don't worry about it, just love each other, respect each other, and be happy.
2007-03-23 09:48:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
No offense, but this is why I think religion is pretty ridiculous. It seems to separate people more than bind them together. And the people that are grouped together, are, obviously, of the same religion and seem to outcast others. Why can't people just believe in God and participate in whatever holidays they want? People are worried about how their kids will grow up and which religion they'll take and again, no offense, but I just find that path to be more stressful than to just live your life the best you can, choose whether or not you want to believe in God, and leave it at that. I honestly do not understand the hesitation it invokes in others when their significant other reveals to not follow the same religion as them. I'd say it's pretty discriminatory.
Sure, I can understand in a long-term relationship you'd want your kids to be saved, but I guess the one thing I can't understand is, how is JUST believing in God or JUST going to church or JUST being a Christian/Catholic/Jew/etc. going to get someone into Heaven? :\ I'd like to think there's more to that than meets the eye.
2007-03-23 09:52:46 · answer #9 · answered by fragileglimpse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whats the problem you are both catholics. By his celebrating jewish holidays it is nothing more than showing respect to his father and his heritage.
2007-03-23 09:52:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't know what to think about what? The Jewish religion? It's an ancient religion steeped in tradition. Embrace it and attend services or celebrate the Jewish holidays with him, like he will attend church and celebrate Christian holidays with you.
2007-03-23 09:47:26 · answer #11 · answered by kja63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋