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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]n[quote=Anonymous]It does a disservice to the religion to have people who worship Jesus and take Holy Communion to claim they are Jewish.

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[b]I agree for many reasons, and they of course are two completely different religions that should not be mixed. [/b]   While I was raised Christian, I don't belong to a church or attend services.  Also, I have never worshiped in a synagogue or plan to.  I don't claim Judaism as my religion or culture (to keep it simple, I just state my countries of origin).  Only when I am asked about my mother's unique background do I explain further.

I would never enter a synagogue and claim to be Jewish or misrepresent myself to others.  I'm aware there is more to Judaism than the genetic component.   I just enjoy learning about the rabbis and Jewish artist in my mother's family line.  I collect books, etc. on the artist's paintings.  This is the extent of my Jewishness and that's enough for me.  [/quote]

The artist is not just Jewish, his paintings, etc. are depictions of Jewish life (if that matters).  [/quote]

Sigh.

Judaism is a religion, ethnicity, and genetic background. You can be Jewish if you have the genetic background but not the religion. It makes you Jewish by ancestry. I assume you’re unfamiliar with the idea of being a secular Jew. This is much more than a religion.[/quote]

I'm familiar with the meaning of secular Jews.  I've had lots of exposure to Jewish culture through friends, etc.  I'm just being careful not to offend anyone with my words and trying to clarify what other posters misunderstood. I'm the one who posted the links to the four articles in the previous posts. [/quote]

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