How do I tell my Christian family that I'm Jewish?

Question

Most of my family is Christian clergy, but my faith is strong in Judaism and I don't believe Jesus was the Messiah. How do I deal with this and tell my family so I can convert?

Most of my family is Christian clergy, but my faith is strong in Judaism and I don't believe Jesus was the Messiah. How do I deal with this and tell my family so I can convert?

(The person who cited commandment #5-- that commandment is the reason I'm trying to tell them)

Okay... while some of these are interesting, I could use some more help.

(And I did not "find Jesus". You answered the wrong question.)

Answer 1

Start out with, "Hey folks, who's your favorite Jewish guy of all time, Jesus or Moses?" They'll say Jesus, of course, but now that you've got them thinking about some Jews that they really like, and reminding them that Jesus was a Jew, you then take it to the next step.

Good luck.

Answer 2

1) First, get accepted into a conversion programme. If you are planning to convert to Orthodox Judaism (obviously being Orthodox myself I would recommend this, since it is the only conversion that ALL denominations of Judaism accept- by Orthodox standards, conversions from Conservative/Reform etc are flawed and do not convert the person) it is not as simple as it sounds. It can take a while and you will need to prove your sincerity.
2) When you are accepted- tell your parents, it takes a while and it will not happen overnight, you will also need to start changing your lifestyle during the process- changing your kitchen over so it can be kosher, starting to observe parts of the Hsabbat (you are not allowed to observe it completely until the conversion is complete) and you may find it necessary to change your style of dress. The changes will be obvious- there is no point in hiding it, and it can only cause even more problems if you do hide it.
3) If it is any comfort, my cousin is married to a guy that converted to Judaism from a staunch Irish Catholic family, with numerous priests now and in the family tree. They were angry at first- but when he finished converting, they gave him his first tallis (prayer shawl) as a gift. I can't guarantee that your family will be prepared to accept it, but hopefully they will.

Answer 3

another thing to think about is the Messiah had to come from the tribe of Judah. After the sacking and destruction of the Temple all of the census information was gone. Now, if they had to have a Messiah that came from the tribe of Judah and there was no way to prove where he came from anymore because there was no longer any records, then the Messiah would have had to have come before the destruction of the Temple leaving no other person to qualify but Jesus.

Answer 4

Do you need to tell them as a prerequisite to conversion? Can you not do as you believe without their intervention? If not, then you may need to distance yourself from them. Are your mother and father still alive? Before you tell them, be aware that Judaism requires honoring and respecting your parent's wishes...commandment #5! Just a few thoughts...not telling anyone what to do here...
(By the way my parents are both deceased) Shalom.

Answer 5

WOW! it relatively is a 'tuffy' for me! i grow to be raised Orthodox Jewish becoming up! I switched over to Christianity while i grow to be 9! My kinfolk is from Russia initially! My kinfolk (for many of it) has been comming over right here to usa considering that approximately 1670! a number of my kinfolk stay in Israel! some stay in Russia - and different areas of the international - i've got had the Priveledge to work out all of them the place they stay! very wonderful! I advised my father First - spectacular - he have been residing as a 'closet' Christian for 11 years yet DID fall short! We at that element grew to grow to be closer than I had ever commonplace! once I did finally tell my mom - 'each little thing - experience aside!!!!!!!' My mom did the 'classic' tearing of my shirt that i grow to be donning! She screamed and 'dis-owned' me which regrettably to her dying - although I observed as her - she does no longer be 'close' to me or perhaps rejected my latest husband intially as quickly as we first have been given married while she observed our wedding ceremony image! I had despatched her this image - she observed as us at 2:15 AM 5 days while we despatched it - "YOU MARRIED A BLACK guy!!!" I advised her - "mom, Love does no longer have a colour! i admire Mark greater effective than existence and he's physically powerful to me! She did study to the understanding that Mark and that i will consistently be at the same time and not in any respect divorce and that i won't be able to Marry back - no count - WHAT!!! regrettably my mom died - October 2004! She refused to open the Bible that I had given her while she married my Step-father! while i'd attempt to tell her of the Lord - she would say something to the effect "Oh, 'i've got have been given to flow Now!" and grasp up the telephone! She does no longer even practice Judism! the those that we with my mom - while she died - "She opened her eyes!" - "I had not at all viewed such concern - while she pronounced "What you are the Lord?????" - all of them asked me 'what' that grow to be - it gave me the possibility to witness - I did - all of them got here to the Lord Jesus and in the present day - be responsive to Him as thier own Savior! i would be Praying for you - i be responsive to the way it relatively is going from Jewish to Christianity - i've got no longer heard of how you're speaking of! Please be at Peace - i would be Prace the Grace of God on You! Take Care and God Bless!

Answer 6

Well the first part they would probably be fine with.... but your refusal of the Messiah would create problems....... There is really no way to make that go easy unless they are very tolerant. But the core foundation of Christianity is that Jesus is the Messiah and savior of mankind....... You reject that and you reject our most important teaching... I would wish to discuss whatever drives you away from Jesus as Christ.... but from my experience Jews are very stubborn. Of all the people on earth I think I would rather have Jews as friends, they are cool..... but they are almost impossible to influence in a debate. I don't know why God chose such a stubborn people to set up his covenant with.... maybe he just wanted a challenge. It makes me wonder if "children of Israel" has a double-meaning.

Answer 7

What I would do is take it gradually...I wouldn't shed the light on them immediately. Or just say that christianity's not doing it for you and explain why. It's very likely that they won't be happy at first...but keep on doing what is best for you, they should be able to accept it after a while.

Answer 8

Just tell them. If this is what you TRULY believe, speak it boldly. No one can fault you for what you believe. I'm not saying they'll take it well, but if it's what you really believe, then why should you care what they'll think about it? Do you believe what you do to be different from them or to stir up trouble? Or do you believe it because you honestly believe it's true? Have the courage to stand up both for yourself, and for what you believe. "This above all, to thine own self be true."

Answer 9

interpretive dance probably won't get the message across, so probably a conversation will do the trick.

as you read the OT, who was Isaiah speaking about in the 53rd chapter of Isaiah? Just curious who you think it's about, if it wasn't about Jesus.

Answer 10

Just tell them. If they disown you it's on them. That's their problem. If they can write you off like that then drain all their bank accounts, pawn there valuables, and leave.