Mу girlfriend іѕ jewish аnd i want tο know whаt ѕhе wіll bе comfortable talking аbουt. i don’t want thе lаrgеѕt explanation еνеr bυt i dο want a ехсеllеnt resolution.
I аm nοt a Christian, I аm a Jew, frοm whаt I know аbουt mу Christian friends, here іѕ whеrе I rесkοn thеу mаkе thе lаrgеѕt misconceptions аnd irritate mе. Maybe іt wіll hеlр уου whеn уου talk wіth hеr.
1. Don’t rесkοn thаt јυѕt bесаυѕе уουr religion reads a (rewritten) version οf thе Torah thаt уου know whаt Jews believe, οr hοw thеу interpret thаt.
2. Don’t call ουr G-d аn mаd G-d. G-d mаdе a system whеrе ехсеllеnt аnd tеrrіblе things happen. If аll οf υѕ dіd ехсеllеnt things thеrе wουld bе fewer tеrrіblе things thаt happened. Thаt doesn’t mаkе thе victims tеrrіblе аnd іt doesn’t mаkе G-d аn mаd G-d. It οnlу mаkеѕ G-d thе οnlу G-d (аnd means people hаνе free-wіll).
3. Thе Devil іѕ nοt οn par wіth G-d. Hе іѕ аn angel- hе іѕ humanities prosecuting attorney.
4. Jews don’t talk аbουt Christians іn Synagogue- deal wіth іt.
5. Whаt уου dο means more thаn whаt уου believe. If a Jew ѕауѕ thеу don’t really believe іn G-d, οthеr Jews won’t rесkοn аnу less οf thеm аѕ long аѕ thеу follow thе commandments (whісh thеrе аrе 613).
6. An eye fοr аn eye doesn’t mean уου саn gο poke someone’s eye out јυѕt bесаυѕе thеу dіd іt tο уου. It οnlу means уου саn’t kіll thеm fοr thаt- thе punishment саn’t exceed thе crime- nο more.
7. Qυеѕtіοnѕ аrе expected- Whу ѕhουld I believe іn G-d іѕ nοt taboo. Jews lіkе tο debate thе rules thаt G-d gave υѕ. It’s OK tο dο.
8. "Hell" іѕ nοt a рlасе fοr аll disbelievers. All thе righteous οf аll thе worlds hаνе a рlасе іn thе world tο come. Jews dο nοt аll believe thе same thουght οf whаt hell іѕ- wе аll agree іt іѕ nοt a рlасе οf eternal torture.
9. Yου don’t hаνе tο believe whаt I believe tο bе a ехсеllеnt person аnd fοr G-d tο lіkе уου.
10. Christians аrе obsessed wіth spiritual beliefs аnd thе afterlife, Jews аrе nοt.
11. Judaism іѕ more lіkе a democracy thаn a dictatorship. Thе Rabbi іѕ a scholar іn Jewish law, someone tο consult & argue wіth οn matters οf Torah- nοt thе authority.
Well, I rесkοn thаt covers mοѕt οf іt. I suggest nοt starting thе debate wіth “whу dο уου believe…”. Thаt οf course wουld brеаk misconception #1.
well christainity is based off of the jewish faith and chraistans believe that the messiah (Jesus) hasent come yet and they are still waiting for him but i would just question her you know just talk to her about it just be like yeah i wanna learn more about the jewish faith you know or just look it up online some where
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Christian – Jesus = Jew
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the resolution is real simple….. Jesus…… that is the difference, and it is a BIG difference….. go in peace…. God bless
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Christians believe that Jesus was the son of God. Jewish people believe that he was just a man.
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Jesus, New Testament, Holidays
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There are so many more differences than just Jesus. Any person who says the only difference between Judaism and Christianity is Jesus is just deluded.
*There is no hell in Judaism.
*HaSatan (the Satan) is just an angel of G-d, who can do nothing that is not G-d’s will. He’s not even that vital.
*The Mashiach (Messiah) is not divine, and has not come yet. He’s supposed to be a devout Jew. The thought that the Mashiach is a son of G-d or G-d himself is heretical, as G-d is One.
*There is no apocalypse in Judaism. That’s a Christian thought. The End of Days in Judaism will occur when all people are resurrected and the Mashiach ushers in the Messianic Age of peace and like.
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I’m a former Jew now Atheist.
Jews believe in one God, and one god only. No Jesus, No holy sprit, none of that crap. The centerpiece, or most vital prayer in all of Judaism is this:
"Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is One"
Christians believe that Jesus was the son of god, and is god in human form. But here’s the real truth: neither god or jesus is real.
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They inherit the earth, and us christians will rule and reign with Christ and are seated with Him in the heavenliest, because we are His body, the church, we are two but we are made one new man, Jew and Gentiles, that is if they also believe the gospel of Paul, to be a member of the body of Christ;
Otherwise they will go through the splendid trib and have their salvation as prophesied by Daniel the Prophet.
sincerely, edwah z j
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Jews believe in God. They believe God is the produce of all things. They don’t believe in any other gods. They reckon Jesus, if he existed, was a Rabbi whose words got all screwed up and misinterpreted when pagans got hold of them.
(With that last part, I agree.)
They’re a small miffed Christians and Muslims blatantly ripped off their holy scriptures.
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Masters and Servants.
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Jews don’t believe that Jesus is the Son of God while Christians do.
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You haven’t said ‘which page’ you’re on regarding your spiritual beliefs so my answer has a bit more point than what I might have included.
It’s vital to note that not all Jewish people have religious beliefs in keeping with Orthodox, Conservative or Reformed Judaism – some are only, racially, Jewish. If she is, though, an observant Jewess, I reckon you could discuss the differences in spiritual and cultural beliefs well into 2011 (or 5771-2 in the Jewish calendar). .
Jews and Christians believe in the same God – the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and both believe in a personal relationship with God. Jews who belong to one of the branches of Judaism (as above) believe God to be ‘singular’ and not the Triune God of the New Testament who exists as three persons surrounded by one Godhead – they consider the Christian belief in theTrinity to be heresy.
In the Ancient Testament one sees that the Jews were God’s chosen people – it was through the Jews that the Messiah (Jesus) was to come. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born to a Jewess – His worldly wise (adoptive) father, Joseph, was also a Jew. Religious Jews don’t believe the Messiah, spoken of in the Ancient Testament (Isaiah 53, for example) has yet come so they still wait for their Savior.
Some of the Ancient Testament Books, which are found in the Christian Bible, aren’t accepted by all Jews but all accept the Books of Moses (Tankh, Torah or Pentateuch) as do Christians.
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http://www.science.co.il/jewish-holidays.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_holidays
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/penta.htm
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2000/20001221.htm
Christianity is really divorced from Judaism theologically
1) The belief that God would physically manifest to produce a child is the opposite of Jewish belief
2) The belief that God is made up of different beings is the opposite of Jewish belief in the single, undivided nature of God.
3) The belief that any being could set itself up in opposition to God (i.e. the devil) is the opposite of Jewish belief in which God is the sole and only authority and author of events in the world
4) The thought of eternal damnation for people who err (Hell), is the opposite of Jewish belief in which God is loving and always forgives.
5) The thought that God would ever cancel his convenant, after explicitly stating it was eternal, and thus turning God into a liar, is the opposite of Jewish belief
6) The thought that God could ever make a mistake (i.e. that the law he gave was too hard to follow and was thus replaced with the sacrifice of his "son") is the opposite of the Jewish belief that God is perfect and never makes mistakes.
7) The thought that God can make mistakes is also the opposite of the Jewish belief that God is eternal and across all of time (God is, God was, God will be) and thus knows rthe penalty of every action and can tus never makes mistakes or not know the result sof something he does
In essence, Christianity, while claiming to be based on Judaism shares very small theologically with Judaism, but really shares far more theologically with the innumerable Pagan religions in existence at that time. The early Christian writers who made the Christian scriptures also seem to be ignorant of Judaism- the Christian scriptures are replete with errors about Judaism and Jewish practice- nearly to the point of them being an anti-Semitic polemic.
edit:raydellfrederic is incorrect. The Jewish Mashiach doe NOT come as our saviour to remove our sins. that is a Christian concept that has no place in Judaism. Judaism doe snot have a saviour, original sin or the skill of anyone to atone on your behalf for your own personal sins! the mashiach comes to bring peace, to restore the temple, to restore the Temple service, to bring the world to acknowledge G-d. not a s a saviour or someone to atone for us- in Judaism atonement is only possible if it is done the person who sinned in the first place!
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Orthodox Jew
The Jews read the scriptures and see their Savior appearance as the one who pays for all their sins and also taking his place on earth as King. SO to be blunt, the Jews see a Savior appearance once doing two different things.
Christians see the Savior as appearance twice, the crucifixion (sin payment)80 A.D. and the Ecstasy(King).
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I am not a Christian, I am a Jew, from what I know about my Christian friends, here is where I reckon they make the largest misconceptions and irritate me. Maybe it will help you when you talk with her.
1. Don’t reckon that just because your religion reads a (rewritten) version of the Torah that you know what Jews believe, or how they interpret that.
2. Don’t call our G-d an mad G-d. G-d made a system where excellent and terrible things happen. If all of us did excellent things there would be fewer terrible things that happened. That doesn’t make the victims terrible and it doesn’t make G-d an mad G-d. It only makes G-d the only G-d (and means people have free-will).
3. The Devil is not on par with G-d. He is an angel- he is humanities prosecuting attorney.
4. Jews don’t talk about Christians in Synagogue- deal with it.
5. What you do means more than what you believe. If a Jew says they don’t really believe in G-d, other Jews won’t reckon any less of them as long as they follow the commandments (which there are 613).
6. An eye for an eye doesn’t mean you can go poke someone’s eye out just because they did it to you. It only means you can’t kill them for that- the punishment can’t exceed the crime- no more.
7. Questions are expected- Why should I believe in G-d is not taboo. Jews like to debate the rules that G-d gave us. It’s OK to do.
8. "Hell" is not a place for all disbelievers. All the righteous of all the worlds have a place in the world to come. Jews do not all believe the same thought of what hell is- we all agree it is not a place of eternal torture.
9. You don’t have to believe what I believe to be a excellent person and for G-d to like you.
10. Christians are obsessed with spiritual beliefs and the afterlife, Jews are not.
11. Judaism is more like a democracy than a dictatorship. The Rabbi is a scholar in Jewish law, someone to consult & argue with on matters of Torah- not the authority.
Well, I reckon that covers most of it. I suggest not starting the debate with “why do you believe…”. That of course would break misconception #1.
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Orthodox Jew.
Christians believe Jesus is the savior
Jews believe that the savior hasn’t come yet and he will come some day and save them.
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They both come from the same base of the ancient testament then they go their separate ways when Jesus came along and then the Christians have the new testament from the time of Jesus.
But to get back to the main focus, if you want to have a excellent relationship with this girl then you should be able to talk about anything.
So don’t go into any subject thought it is taboo until you know her a bit better. By asking questions you will get to know her thoughts on everything. This is much healthier than thought you can’t talk about a topic.
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