tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post6329192692178513998..comments2024-03-10T21:49:37.789-04:00Comments on Adventures in Mama-Land: When Christians celebrate “Biblical Feasts”: My Jewish PerspectiveTziviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-67192318500005798912011-10-03T18:01:16.738-04:002011-10-03T18:01:16.738-04:00@Anonymous, Oh my goodness, NO! What you did was ...@Anonymous, Oh my goodness, NO! What you did was completely appropriate, and so wonderful that you were able to join them!<br /><br />What I said applies mostly to Christians who create their own Jewish-inspired rituals and "give them all kinds of marvellous messianic meanings".<br /><br />It doesn't sound like you were doing that AT ALL. It sounds like you were being very respectful of their rituals, and very open to learning about them. You weren't pretending to be Jewish and Christian at the same time... or claiming their seder would be better if they did it "in Jesus' name," were you? :-)))<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, and come back anytime!Tziviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-53604443733129822862011-10-03T17:01:53.514-04:002011-10-03T17:01:53.514-04:00Is it not acceptable for non-Jews to celebrate wit...Is it not acceptable for non-Jews to celebrate with their Jewish friends? Earlier this year for Passover, I was away at university over what should have been my spring break, but my parents' house was flooded and I had to stay in the dormitory. A Jewish friend of mine found out, said that was really depressing, and invited me to his family's Passover seder. I'm agnostic, but I accepted, because I was lonely and he wasn't taking no for an answer. It was very fun and everyone was very welcoming to me, even though I wasn't Jewish. Was it not appropriate for me to attend? Now I feel really bad, that I might have barged in somewhere where I wasn't supposed to be. I didn't think it was a problem at the time, but now, after reading your blog and many others raising issues about fake Jews, now I'm wondering. <br /><br />Sorry, this is really verbose and probably a stupid question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-74357164775840380362011-10-02T23:57:07.996-04:002011-10-02T23:57:07.996-04:00Thank you so much for bringing up this subject wit...Thank you so much for bringing up this subject with such tact! I think we have to remember that things are both on an individual level and a national one. Individually there is little harm meant by this - they are simply trying to find meaning in their faith by finding "their roots" so to speak. Nationally, this has a devastating reality - it serves to wash out everything that is Judaism and redefine it into something it was never meant to be.<br /><br />I personally feel it is best to educate people about this. Most are shocked that this was offensive to Jews! When the truth is shed on that subject many people are astounded. Christianity knows very little about Judaism, but it perceives itself to know much. Ignorance in bliss. <br /><br />How do I know? well, feel free to read my blog to find out more about me... no sense in me taking up more space here than I already have :)Ellehttp://www.onbecomingdevoted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-76495850006064464342011-04-12T17:07:06.838-04:002011-04-12T17:07:06.838-04:00I did not realize that they incorporate Jewish pra...I did not realize that they incorporate Jewish practices that are post-biblical. That makes this conversation even more fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-84826268291795949262011-04-10T03:43:24.482-04:002011-04-10T03:43:24.482-04:00I agree, it's a contradiction.
What many peopl...I agree, it's a contradiction.<br />What many people don't realize is that many of the Jewish rituals and prayers these Christians are adding are post-Biblical, ie they are rabbinic in origin. <br />The kippah (scullcap) and other things like bar mitzvahs are fairly modern. If they are trying to reclaim the faith of Jesus, shouldn't they reject rituals created by rabbis who refuted his authenticity as a Jewish messiah?<br />You cannot seamlessly blend two faiths a couple thousand years after they diverged.Tziviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-21944363436594372202011-04-10T01:49:33.451-04:002011-04-10T01:49:33.451-04:00As a homeschooler, it was inevitable that I’d come...<i>As a homeschooler, it was inevitable that I’d come across homeschool materials offering information about “Biblical feasts” – which is what Christians call our holidays. (despite the fact that at least one – Chanukah – isn’t mentioned in the Bible) (okay, except the Catholic Bible, which did canonize the book of Maccabees,</i><br /><br />I am Catholic, and I once questioned a 'messianic christian' about this. It throws a wrench in the Protestant 'bible alone' mentality, doesn't it? They've rejected the rituals of Christianity and yet they yearn for rituals. It's either accept that 'bible alone' is not true Christianity or take over the Jewish holidays. I guess I have to give them some credit for digging deeper than most Protestants who pretend to reject 'tradition' and yet celebrate Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter that were brought about by tradition. Those Christians don't even realize that Christmas means the mass of Christ, and the Catholic church decided that 12/25 would be the feast of the nativity. Maybe the Messianic Christians will wake up and realize that what they really want is to be Catholic:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-57737677165543541102010-02-18T02:17:07.483-05:002010-02-18T02:17:07.483-05:00I have long had a similar response to the reapprop...I have long had a similar response to the reappropriation of **our** festivals. Your reply was well-written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com