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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]^This.  You retain your ethnicity, obviously (which is different from nationality).  Jewish culture is very intertwined with the Jewish religion though, and herein lies the problem for some converts.  An acquaintance who is ethnically Jewish said that his community made it clear that, basically, he could believe anything he wanted and remain culturally Jewish EXCEPT for claiming that Jesus is the Messiah.  Then you're out.  Pray to mother earth, talk to flowers, practice astrology, whatever, just absolutely no Jesus is eternal God claims.[/quote]

The last sentence is spot on.  [b]What is it about accepting Christian beliefs? The Jewish context of the New Testament is apparent to anyone who reads it, so, if anything, you would think ethnic/cultural Jews who profess Christian beliefs would be accepted by Jews perhaps in a similar way to Jews who assert the Chabad Rebbe is the Messiah are not shunned.[/b]

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) was a Jewish nun who was arrested specifically because she was Jewish and killed by the Nazis, along with other Jewish Catholics.  While she may not have taken a traditional contemporary Jewish path, she was no less Jewish.

Are there ethnic, cultural Jews who are baptized Catholics who attend mass, but also periodically attend Reform congregations (or other Jewish denominations), perhaps for a Purim celebration or Shabbat? 
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You sound like a Jew for Jesus seeking to convince Jewish people participating in this thread that they should see that Jesus is no big deal from a Jewish POV, because the New Testament fulfills the prophesies in the Old Testament, and why can't they see that?

It's obnoxious and inappropriate for this forum.  Cut it out.[/quote]

I'd say it is entirely on brand for this forum to exist as an active outpost for Jews for Jesus edgelords who believe they can recruit DCUM's many minimally affiliated Jews.

First of all DCUM has hardly proven itself a force for good. Exhibit A: that politics forum thread that basically exists as a permanent place to spread conspiracy theories about Jews when every other racist or conspiratorial thread about any other community gets locked or deleted.

Second, in the religion forum in particular we DC Jewish respondents as a group seem to be very ripe targets for this brand of extreme assimilation. How many times do people here claim they're Jewish but they never heard of x r y fundamental Jewish religious or cultural concept and furthermore they really don't care? Even worse, it is often "my Jewish husband" or in-laws who don't know or care.

Let's face it, much of DC's Jewish community has already lost its way. Our local Jews for Jesus evangelist is simply proposing to step into the breach with his or her weird-ass brand of bagels/stigmata mashup. I deeply resent him or her for this profound insult, but the truth is, so many of us are too far gone already. [/quote]

Jewish evangelism in Jerusalem is insane, especially post 07 Oct.. manipulative evil people convincing vulnerable Jews that 07 Oct happened because they're Jewish. It's sick. And it's infuriating.

Jews are not part of their stupid rapture sh!t.[/quote]

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