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I decided to rebel against Hebrew law (never had a bar mitzvah), I began to question, and by the time I was 15, I was turning more to becoming an atheist.
By the age of 32, I was a staunch atheist
Originally posted by dancer
You can't claim to be a Jew and eat a ham sandwich.
He's a Jew by blood if his mother is a Jew by blood...period. Doesn't matter if he takes mayonnaise or mustard with that ham sandwich. And it doesn't matter if he rejects Judaism.
Originally posted by Valerina
I know that this is going WAY OFF TOPIC but I think that the "Jewish by mother" explanation that you have given is not true. It's rabbinical teaching and is nowhere in the Tanach.
When God made the covenant with Abraham, he made it through Abraham and his seed (father to son). The Moabites and the Ammonites are named after their fathers and not after the daughters of Lot. The Ishmaelite are named after Ishmael and not after their mother Hagar.
When an Israelite man marries a gentile woman he has Israelite sons. There are plenty of examples of this in the Tanach. When an Israelite woman married a gentile she was usually cut off from the nation of Israel.
So when a rabbi teaches that a child is Jewish only if the mother is, it's totally UNTRUE. It is non-biblical.
Originally posted by Crakeur
you're an atheist. you said it yourself. I can't see how you can say you are jewish and an atheist. I don't believe in god but I do believe in the jewish god?
incidentally, this jew has bacon all the time. ham all the time and two nights ago I made the most amazing PORK chops. ham and cheese omelet, so not kosher, one of my favorites.
not all jews are kosher
not all jews avoid pork
Originally posted by Valhall
He's a Jew by blood if his mother is a Jew by blood...period. Doesn't matter if he takes mayonnaise or mustard with that ham sandwich. And it doesn't matter if he rejects Judaism.
Originally posted by AmukCan you be a Christian Jew?
Originally posted by Amuk
Can you be a Christian Jew?
Originally posted by legion
Originally posted by Amuk
Can you be a Christian Jew?
Wasn't Jesus Jewish?
Originally posted by Amuk
Can you be a Christian Jew?
[edit on 5-8-2005 by Amuk]
Originally posted by Amuk
Originally posted by legion
Originally posted by Amuk
Can you be a Christian Jew?
Wasn't Jesus Jewish?
But he wasnt a christian. Unless of course he worshiped himself
I dont believe Christianity started till after his death. Am I wrong?
Originally posted by Amuk
[Can you be a Christian Jew?
[edit on 5-8-2005 by Amuk]