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To: Ancesthntr
there is no equivalent of baptism in the Jewish Faith.

The Christian rite of baptism was taken directly from the Jewish ritual of mikveh but other than that, there is no Jewish concept of being born in sin.

121 posted on 01/16/2004 8:30:34 AM PST by Alouette (Proud parent of an IDF recruit!)
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To: Alouette
...there is no Jewish concept of being born in sin

That's what I meant - thanks for clarifying it.

126 posted on 01/16/2004 8:42:33 AM PST by Ancesthntr
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