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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've noticed that Judaism is the only Abrahamic faith that doesn't proselytize. I think that's cool. Why is it that Judaism doesn't proselytize though?[/quote]

Because Jews are not a "faith" they are a people. In fact a family. The descendants of Abraham.  To whom (according to traditional Judaism) God gave a particular set of laws to follow.   So they are obligated to keep those laws, and others are not (non Jews are instead obligated to follow the commandments given to Noah, the father of all mankind).  [b]But (again traditionally ) some people have souls that are part of the Jewish people, but got born into the wrong bodies.[/b]  Conversion is for them.   You know if you are one of them by the way Judaism appeals to you.

Note, historically, Jews did sometimes proselytize.  But this was banned by Christian and Muslim authorities, and Jews internalized this. A few years ago a leader of the Reform movement called for Jews to proselytize again, but that was controversial, even within Reform.   [/quote]

Does the bolded mean that Jews believe in reincarnation?  [/quote]

Note necessarily.  You don't need to be reborn, you just convert.   OTOH a few Jewish groups here and there have believed in it, IIUC.[/quote]

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