[Catholicguy]

There was a series of covenants that grew ever more encompassing. There was a covenant for a couple, then a family, then a tribe, then a nation , then a Kingdom, and, finally, the new covenant which is for the worldwide (Universal, Greek- Catholic) family of God.

Why ought the faith and belief of another "rankle" you now that she has accepted her place in the worldwide family of God?

Or, is your particular orientation normative for all Jews?

[malakhi]

now that she has accepted her place in the worldwide family of God?

It certainly is a matter of perspective, isn't it?

Or, is your particular orientation normative for all Jews?

It is not "my particular orientation", but rather traditional Judaism, which should be normative for all Jews.

Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity both emerged out of 1st century Judaism. The sacramental Christian churches retained a certain amount of "Jewishness" in their liturgy. But theologically they evolved in a direction far from their Jewish roots. From the vantage of theology, modern orthodox Judaism is connected to its roots in a way which Catholicism is not.