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“How does that differ from the Mooslimes believing we all have to be converted to their religion?”

Really?

Muslims want to kill you.

Followers of Christ want you to enjoy the Lord’s salvation, which is full reconciliation with the Creator. Don’t forget, Jesus was the JEWISH Savior, the promised Savior provided through the Jewish lineage. The Jewish people are indeed the chosen people of God, through whom the Messiah has been given.

Muslims want to kill you.

And you-all just want to obliterate Jews by absorbing them into your collectivity, just like the Borg. Same thing, spiritually.

We have our own brand of "the L-rd's salvation", and therefore we do not require any other religion's version of it. We do not believe that J.C. was any sort of savior, Jewish or not. Therefore, we are still waiting for OUR Messiah. But thanks for the good thoughts.

Muslims want to kill you.

That's just your physical body. Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm quite attached to it, both literally and figuratively, and I'm not quite ready to give it up just yet. But it IS only physical. The REAL ME is my soul, my neshama. Converting to any belief system other than the faith decreed by the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob would do irreparable harm to my neshama.

Please also understand the impact that conversion attempts have had on the Jewish people over time. Follow this logic: 1. Belief in Jesus is the only road to salvation. 2. Failure to believe in Jesus means that you go to Hell. 3. Those people who are going to Hell are not good people (else why would they be going there?). 4. People who aren't good are...bad. 5. Kill the bad people, G-d doesn't want them here! Now YOU, and perhaps every sincere Christian on this thread, may never get to 3, 4 and (especially) 5, but historically this has happened with sickening regularity. We Jews are keenly aware of this...and all that we want is to be left alone. That entire train of thought begins with a polite conversation about Jesus - ALWAYS has, and always will. I hope and pray that 3, 4 and 5 never come about again, but human nature has been set by G-d and is unchanging (at least until He sends His Messiah).

Thanks for thinking of us in a positive way (I hope), but please understand what it is that you are trying to accomplish. G-d has an everlasting covenant with the Jews - so long as they, as a people, walk in His ways. Yes, occasionally we get punished for straying from His words, but ultimately He will send his Messiah and set the world right.