Why don`t at least most Jewish people celebrate Christmas?
2007-10-22 13:24:45 · 17 answers · asked by el10jon 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To the one that said what school did I go to, How can that have anything to do with it especially if you went to a public school that doesn`t allow this kind of talk in school? The only reference I heard from teachers about religion is when we got to the one nation under God part in the Pledge of Allegiance.
2007-10-22 13:46:19 · update #1
The Jewish ppl that don't celebrate Christmas, instead recognize Hannukah. Christmas recognizes the divine birth of Christ, which the Jewish do not recognize. They acknowledge Him as a teacher, but not as the Son of God. Those that practice Judiasm don't not follow the Christian principles.
2007-10-22 13:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mookie 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Most Jews reject Jesus as the Son of God.
Jesus was born in early Fall - late Sep or early Oct - NOT Dec. 25
Neither Jesus nor the disciples ever celebrated anyone's birthdays. They are pagan observances. Jesus asked to be remembered in ONLY one way - the Comunnion (Lord's Supper)
2007-10-22 13:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why should Jewish people celebrate the birth of a man who they believe was not the son of G-d, or a profit, or even a particularly good person?
Karl Marx was a Jew as well. So was Sandy Koufax. Should Jews celebrate their birthdays?
2007-10-22 13:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anon28 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, Jesus was not the first Jew.
In Judaism, Jesus is not the Messiah, nor the son of G-d, nor a prophet nor a rabbi. In short, he is irrelevant. Thus, Jews do not celebrate his birth.
2007-10-23 12:40:03 · answer #4 · answered by BMCR 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because jesus is not the messiah for jews, he was just a man. why should a people celebrate the birth of someone they dont consider special? my question is if jesus was a jew and the basis for christianity, why dont christians celebrate jewish holidays?
2007-10-22 13:48:35 · answer #5 · answered by tiafaha 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
For the same reason Christians don't celebrate Mohammad's birthday. Jesus is irrelevant to Judaism just as Mohammad is irrelevant to Christianity.
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2007-10-22 13:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because Christians stole the date from previous religions- Jesus was not born on December 24th. If anything, he was born in the spring, and that is assuming he did exist.
... Maybe that isn't the reason -Jews- don't celebrate it, but seriously, sounds like a good enough reason to me.
2007-10-22 13:31:44 · answer #7 · answered by Fire Falcon 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why would Jews want to celebrate his birthday??????
We do not believe J*sus was the messiah, or that he was divine.
And besides, the list of Jewish holidays does not include any birthdays, not even that of Moses....
(And YES; we do know of his EXACT birthday)...
2007-10-22 13:34:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Christmas has nothing to do with Christ's birthday. Jewish people do not celebrate their own birthdays let alone Christ's.
2007-10-22 13:31:12 · answer #9 · answered by What? Me Worry? 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
because the Jews don't accept Jesus as God's Son
2007-10-22 13:29:08 · answer #10 · answered by Homer Jones 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋