I thought they belived in god
2007-10-05 17:32:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Messiah (in Judaism) isn't born of a god and a human virgin, he isn't killed, and doesn't serve as some pagan virgin human blood sacrifice for sin, which is an abomination to God.
We would never celebrate such a thing, as these are all from other ancient pagan religions, including those that performed ritual human sacrifice.
None of these concepts are to be found in Judaism, so we don't celebrate Christmas, which is the celebration of all of that.
but i always wonder jews could still celebrate it because its partly about god
i think its a choice really
2007-10-05 17:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by Roxanne J 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
We do believe in God. We don't believe that a man is God, or that God becomes a man, or that this man is a "part" of God.
We don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah, either, because he did not fulfill the prophecies. There is no such thing as a second coming in Judaism, never has been.
The Messiah (in Judaism) isn't born of a god and a human virgin, he isn't killed, and doesn't serve as some pagan virgin human blood sacrifice for sin, which is an abomination to God.
We would never celebrate such a thing, as these are all from other ancient pagan religions, including those that performed ritual human sacrifice.
None of these concepts are to be found in Judaism, so we don't celebrate Christmas, which is the celebration of all of that.
Hope that helps answer your questions.
2007-10-06 00:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because xmas isn't solely about 'god'. It's about Jesus and they don't believe that Jesus is god so....
There you have it. Not to mention Christians do not own christmas. They hijacked most of it from pagans and also the commercial element has been a large part of it for quite some time as well. There's a good documentary about the history of christmas but I can't remember who put it out at the moment. Anyway the jist of it is that even though christians like to say "jesus is the reason for the season" and to "keep christ in christmas" in reality it's never really been all about jesus anyway.
2007-10-06 00:43:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is the celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ. Since Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah they have no reason to celebrate it.
Jews and Christians believe in the same God, yes, but they have completely seperate religious holidays that they celebrate.
2007-10-06 00:38:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is neither a Christian or Jewish holiday, it is from old world pagan religions. The Catholics during the dark ages tried to "overpower" pagan holidays by replacing them with Christian ones. In the end, the pagan holidays seem to have overpowered the Christian ones.
Halloween overpowered All Saints Day.
The Christmas Tree, Red and Green decorations, the yule log and other traditions came from pagan Roman holidays,
The Easter Bunny, colored eggs, even the word Easter itself comes from the pagan goddess Astarte. These are all symbols of the fertility goddess Astarte which promoted sexual freedom, has nothing to do with Christ whatsoever.
Neither Christ nor the early church in the Bible ever practiced any holiday to celebrate Christ. The only event Christ instituted intended to remember what Christ did was the Sacrament, partaking the bread and wine to remember the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. All else is vanities.
Even the Christian attempt to celebrate Christmas usually devolves into a mad and hectic rush to obtain gifts, get into debt, get all stressed out. The Jews probably look at all of this and laugh. The pagans get a real bang out of this in that it is the Christians who have preserved their holidays, that would have probably died out a long time ago,
Jer. 10:2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
2007-10-06 01:26:22 · answer #5 · answered by Technoman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is the celebration of Jesus of Nazareth's birth. Jews don't believe that he was the Messiah (they generally think that he was a blashpemer), whereas Christians celebrate Christmas because they believe that he is the Messiah (Anointed One, Savior).
2007-10-06 00:38:52 · answer #6 · answered by lovethelord_2237 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jews do believe that Jesus came...but they think of Him as a really good prophet but not the MESSIAH.
Christmas celebrates the birth of our Saviour/Messiah and the Jews are still waiting for Him to come as a conquering warrior.
2007-10-06 00:38:21 · answer #7 · answered by child of God 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Jews believe in God, but they do not believe Jesus Christ was their promised Messiah. So that's why they don't celebrate Christmas.
2007-10-06 00:36:40 · answer #8 · answered by rockswillcryout 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Yeshua (you know Him as Jesus)... Messianic Jews do celebrate Yeshua... It's not an issue of a belief in God... Orthodox Jews refuse to accept Yeshua as the Messiah... ("they" will be very surprised to see Him, when He returns with the nail holes in his wrists)...
2007-10-06 00:42:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The ones I know do it out of politeness, for community unity, but since they do not recognize Jesus as God, the whole idea of Him coming down to earth to live as a man doesn't resonate with them at all.
2007-10-06 00:38:00 · answer #10 · answered by shirleykins 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋