attending service at the Synagogue, or renouncing Yeshua as the Messiah? Only serious answers,please.
2007-05-02 12:15:59 · 8 answers · asked by rosa s 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Response to Kathy- So, you are saying that one can be Jewish and it doesn't matter if they believe that Yeshua is the Messiah or not? Also, I am speaking of the religion Judaism, not the ethnic Jewish. Trust me, there is a huge difference.
2007-05-02 12:45:45 · update #1
It depends on who you ask.
According to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary a “Jew” is: 1a: a member of the tribe of Judah b: Israelite 2: a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the 6th century B.C. to the 1st century A.D. 3 : a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people 4 : one whose religion is Judaism.
According to rabbinical Judaism, a Jew is one who has a Jewish mother, or one who has formally converted to Judaism. Leviticus 24:10 is often cited to give this belief credibility, although the Torah makes no specific claim for this tradition. Some rabbis say that it has nothing to do with what that individual actually believes. These rabbis tell us that a Jew does not need to be a follower of Jewish laws and customs to be considered Jewish. In fact, a Jew can have no belief in God at all and still be Jewish based on the above rabbinical interpretation.
2007-05-02 12:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by Freedom 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well famous quote that 'all of Israel has a place in the world to come', except for heretics.
Heretics include believing in another deity, which includes Christianity and/or jesus as the massiah.
A Jew must have a Jewish mother (or converted) and have a circumcision performed in accordance with Jewish Law.
Hence, to answer your question: A Jew not attending synagogue will still merit the Next World, but a person who believes jesus is the messiah won't. Hence, obviously it is the person renouncing jesus as the massiah (as well as the other false deities, etc.) that is a true follower of Judaism
2007-05-03 01:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by Gab200512 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All Jews are "true followers of Judaism." There are varying degrees to how various Jews follow the commandments, but Jews, unlike Christians, don't have that "Oh, he's not a TRUE Jew!" kind of thing. If you're Jewish, either by birth or conversion, and not an apostate, then you're a "true follower of Judaism."
BTW, Jesus, or "Yeshua," is completely irrelevent to Judaism.
2007-05-02 19:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by Kathy P-W 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What makes somebody a Jew? Halakhically it is 1) being born to a mother who is halakhically a Jew or 2) having a valid conversion i.e. Acceptance of Jewish Law as defined in the Torah and Mishnah, MIkveh and (for a man) circumcision. Note- by Orthodox law conversions by conservative/reform/reconstructionist are NOT valid and those people and their children are NOT Jewish.
Jesus is completely irrelevant to Judaism. He is meaningless and no more to us than any of the other proclaimed messiahs throughout history. Judaism is not defined by rejecting him, it is defined by ACCEPTING GOD and his law from Sinai, as brought down to us by Moshe.
2007-05-03 05:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by allonyoav 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well following the tennates and practices of Judaism would be a start.
Yeah and the whole Jesus thing is a no no
2007-05-02 19:25:05 · answer #5 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am a reformed jew. You don't have to go to synagouge and you don't have to observe the holidays. I don't even beleive in god. It is about accepting the values and being a good person.
2007-05-02 19:21:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
lack of common sense, seriously
2007-05-02 19:20:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
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2007-05-02 19:23:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋