Atheist, previously Jewish NP here. When I was in college the mom of a kid I babysat for asked if I could come to their church and teach the kids about the Passover seder during Sunday School. I worked with a few of the parents/teachers at the Sunday school to plan a curriculum and we had a few foods, etc. I thought it was a great learning moment for me and the parents and the kids to respect each others' religions and cultures.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Christians who want to co-opt Passover should have a chat with the Christians whose panties are in a twist over "Atheists Celebrating Christmas": You two deserve each other.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/279516.page

As fight promoter, you deserve an honored place ringside.

Translation: get a life, PP.

+1,000,000,000,000

Maybe Christians don't realize that arguing and debating is as central to being a Jew as matzah at Passover. We are an argumentative people! For us, it's not a sign of disrespect, but a sign of intelligence and intellectual curiosity that we question EVERYTHING.

BTW 13:55 -- no one group, not even Orthodox Rabbis in Israel, gets to decide who is "considered Jewish" this is just one of the MANY things we argue about.

There's an old joke about two Jews means three opinions.

Then there's the one about the Jewish castaway who was deserted on an island for 20 years. When he was rescued he showed everyone the beautiful temple he built during the first ten years.
"This is the temple I worship in," he tells his rescuers.
"Well, what did you do for the remaining 10 years?" they ask.
He shows them another temple he built.
"Did you worship there too?" They ask.
"That dump? I wouldn't step foot inside if you paid me!"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Christians who want to co-opt Passover should have a chat with the Christians whose panties are in a twist over "Atheists Celebrating Christmas": You two deserve each other.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/279516.page

As fight promoter, you deserve an honored place ringside.

Translation: get a life, PP.

Sorry, I know it can be uncomfortable when someone points out blatant hypocrisy--particularly in a thread that borders on anti-Semitism.

Anonymous wrote:I think the Christians who want to co-opt Passover should have a chat with the Christians whose panties are in a twist over "Atheists Celebrating Christmas": You two deserve each other.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/279516.page

As fight promoter, you deserve an honored place ringside.

Translation: get a life, PP.

I think the Christians who want to co-opt Passover should have a chat with the Christians whose panties are in a twist over "Atheists Celebrating Christmas": You two deserve each other.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/279516.page

Anonymous wrote:

The key being "former" Jews. They are not Jews and they don't minister to Jews, I assure you. Most Jews flee in the other direction. My mother wouldn't even drive near the Messianic synagogue. They do not practice a form of Judaism. They practice a form of archaic Christianity. Or something. I don't know what it is, exactly, but I know what it is not: Judaism.

As for your statement that Judaism is "based on your mother being Jewish," that is merely the religious definition of who qualifies as a Jew (matrilineal descent). It says nothing about the religion itself, its core tenets, its beliefs.

You sound like an intolerant bunch. I know jews that are atheists, some also practicing buddhists

Jews are a nationality, ethnic groub, tribe, religion. Someone can convert into it, and be a practicing jew, but not an ethnic jew. Only converts into orthodoxy are recognized by Israel and have to remain practicing to be considered jewish.