Anonymous wrote:What does it mean to be Jewish? Is it an ethnicity, a culture, a religion, or all three? Can one be a Jewish atheist?

There is a difference between celebrating Hanukkah and other Jewish holidays and actively accepting traditional Jewish prayers that suggest the Messiah has not yet come.

Religion.

No you can not be an atheist and be Jewish.

Are you stupid?
You must be a troll.

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Anonymous wrote:For Jews who have joined the Catholic Church, but retain their Jewish cultural/ethnic/religious identity, how have you done so? Do you go to mass and synagogue? Do you find yourself welcome in both communities?

You can’t be both Catholic and Jewish.

You can be Catholic by faith and Jewish by ethnic background. Here are some Jewish converts to Catholics explaining that in their own words: https://chnetwork.org/converts/jewish/

But how can a Jew who has joined the Catholic Church retain their religious identity?

Exactly, the pp you responded to makes no sense.

I think of Jewish as a religion. For example if a Ukrainian Jew converts to Catholic that person is still Ukrainian but no longer Jewish. I think they can still celebrate Jewish culture but I would no longer think of them as Jewish. Judaism is a faith because it’s based on a set of beliefs.

Please do not use DCUM to try to convert people out. Yuck.

From the epitaph of Cardinal Lustiger of Paris, the subject of the movie "The Jewish Cardinal" and courtesy of wikipedia:

I was born Jewish.
I received the name
Of my paternal grandfather, Aron.
Having become Christian
By faith and by Baptism,
I have remained Jewish
As did the Apostles.
I have as my patron saints
Aron the High Priest,
Saint John the Apostle,
Holy Mary full of grace.
Named 139th archbishop of Paris
by His Holiness Pope John Paul II,
I was enthroned in this Cathedral
on 27 February 1981,
And here I exercised my entire ministry.
Passers-by, pray for me.

† Aron Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger
Archbishop of Paris

What does it mean to be Jewish? Is it an ethnicity, a culture, a religion, or all three? Can one be a Jewish atheist?

There is a difference between celebrating Hanukkah and other Jewish holidays and actively accepting traditional Jewish prayers that suggest the Messiah has not yet come.

You can't be religiously Jewish if you have joined the Catholic church. If you converted to Catholicism, you are still ethnically Jewish, but I don't know why you would want to go back to synagogue and your Jesus belief wouldn't be welcome there.

I'm just wondering why a person would feel the need to attend a church and synagogue at the same time?

It's just something that you do have to decide and then continue to pursue those religious beliefs.

I feel like if OP is still hanging onto their Jewish heritage, then maybe they are not as secure on their decision to walk away from the Jewish faith?

Obviously I could be wrong about this, so will see if OP chimes in.

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Anonymous wrote:For Jews who have joined the Catholic Church, but retain their Jewish cultural/ethnic/religious identity, how have you done so? Do you go to mass and synagogue? Do you find yourself welcome in both communities?

You can’t be both Catholic and Jewish.

You can be Catholic by faith and Jewish by ethnic background. Here are some Jewish converts to Catholics explaining that in their own words: https://chnetwork.org/converts/jewish/

But how can a Jew who has joined the Catholic Church retain their religious identity?

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Anonymous wrote:For Jews who have joined the Catholic Church, but retain their Jewish cultural/ethnic/religious identity, how have you done so? Do you go to mass and synagogue? Do you find yourself welcome in both communities?

You can’t be both Catholic and Jewish.

You can be Catholic by faith and Jewish by ethnic background. Here are some Jewish converts to Catholics explaining that in their own words: https://chnetwork.org/converts/jewish/

Okay, but it wouldn't be appropriate for a Jew who has abandoned their faith to go back to a Jewish synagogue.

Much ink has been spilled on the topic since the Spanish Inquisition. Orthodox authorities generally agree that they are welcome back, so long as they don't proselytize.

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Anonymous wrote:For Jews who have joined the Catholic Church, but retain their Jewish cultural/ethnic/religious identity, how have you done so? Do you go to mass and synagogue? Do you find yourself welcome in both communities?

You can’t be both Catholic and Jewish.

You can be Catholic by faith and Jewish by ethnic background. Here are some Jewish converts to Catholics explaining that in their own words: https://chnetwork.org/converts/jewish/

Okay, but it wouldn't be appropriate for a Jew who has abandoned their faith to go back to a Jewish synagogue.

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Anonymous wrote:For Jews who have joined the Catholic Church, but retain their Jewish cultural/ethnic/religious identity, how have you done so? Do you go to mass and synagogue? Do you find yourself welcome in both communities?

You can’t be both Catholic and Jewish.

You can be Catholic by faith and Jewish by ethnic background. Here are some Jewish converts to Catholics explaining that in their own words: https://chnetwork.org/converts/jewish/

It sounds like what you are looking for is a messianic congregation.

I wouldn't suggest you return (or visit if never have before) a Jewish synagogue if you believe JC is the messiah.

There are messianic congregations out there so just find the closest one to you and go from there.

Anonymous wrote:For Jews who have joined the Catholic Church, but retain their Jewish cultural/ethnic/religious identity, how have you done so? Do you go to mass and synagogue? Do you find yourself welcome in both communities?

You can’t be both Catholic and Jewish.

For Jews who have joined the Catholic Church, but retain their Jewish cultural/ethnic/religious identity, how have you done so? Do you go to mass and synagogue? Do you find yourself welcome in both communities?