Posted on 09/06/2015 3:58:19 AM PDT by NetAddicted
Reading two recent breathless headlines in the Forward, it would seem that Judaism, at least as practiced in America, is somehow in mortal danger of being co-opted and radically changed by Orthodox Jewry.
(Excerpt) Read more at forward.com ...
Better to use the word “conservative”.
Conservative? I was just reading about the Conservative failure. The number of Orthodox Jews is growing greatly.
I would rather have them become Christians.
The Leftist Jews are simply freaking out at the demographic shift since they’re hardly having any children and the Orthodox are having many more both in America as well as Israel.
Before you know it there won’t be anymore atheist, humanist, agnostic, Reform, Conservative, or Reconstructionist Jews. In the meantime they’ll keep pressing the attack on God-fearing, observant, Orthodox Jews in order to vilify and assassinate their character. Then again that’s all the Left knows how to do.
“I would rather have them become Christians.”
Would you convert Jesus to Christianity if he was here today?
“Would you convert Jesus to Christianity if he was here today?”
I wouldn’t have to since He already believes He is the Lord and Savior and acts accordingly. Your question makes no sense.
Jack, just to be clear, I - if it were within my power - would convert every single man, woman and child to Christianity. I want every human being to know, love and serve Jesus Christ. If that means Judaism as a religion were to disappear - along with Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, paganism, atheism and every other ‘ism’ - that would be just fine with me. I would not shed a single tear. I would not consider the end of those practices, beliefs and traditions to be worth even a moment’s thought.
If you don’t understand why or how I can say that, then you don’t understand who Christ is or why He matters.
Not sure if you are aware of this or not, but he was an Orthodox Jew, had black hair and an olive-skinned complexion, studied Torah, spoke Hebrew and Aramaic, went to synagogue, celebrated the Jewish holidays, and ate kosher food (rules out the pork). If he was here today he would be doing the same thing.
In light of those facts would you still try to convert him to a religion that didn’t even exist during his time on Earth?
Why do you want to convert everyone to a religion that Christ didn’t even practice?
And he would still be considered a heretic by Jews. Jesus died and rose again. Belief in same is the demarcation. That leap of faith is the inflection point between Jew.0 and Jew.01 (Christian) . Either His heresy was the Truth, or it was just heresy. It is illogical to say that Jesus was an Orthodox Jew, if he was viewed as a heretic by same.
I personally don't care what I'm called. Christian, Jew.01, Papist, Kryster, Biblethumper, Happy Clappy...all that matters is that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. And I believe that salvation is open to anybody willing to take that leap of faith.
What ever you want to believe about him is fine with me!
Convert Him? Oy! He’s the One who converted me!
Hey, Jesus! Welcome to Christianity and have a ham sandwich!
I would say No. But He's not a Gentile either. He simply has no human limitations; and "definiton" entails limitation.
Your deified rabbi certainly practiced and lived Judaism. And since you credit him with writing the Torah it would only make sense for him to follow it as a living, breathing Jewish example.
No. "Conservative Judaism" (called "Masorti Judaism" outside the United States) is a liberal "branch of Judaism" like "Reform." "Conservative Jews" ordain women, endorse "gay rights," etc. Only Orthodox Judaism is Judaism proper.
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