Looking for fellow Jewish converts who are now Traditional Catholics

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If you are here, please let me know! I converted from Orthodox Judaism in 1978, when I was 18.

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I am Jewish (German Jewish mother), but my French father demanded the children be baptized in the RC Church, and my mom went along with that. Many priests, and some bishops, in my father’s family. So I am a baptized RC.

I admit, I’ve thought of going to Messianic Jewish services at times because they seem to have a stronger sense of community. The RC Church seems to be losing that.
 
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If you are here, please let me know! I converted from Orthodox Judaism in 1978, when I was 18.
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Do you mind if I ask what prompted your conversion? If that’s too personal, please accept my apologies.
 
My father was born Jewish (Orthodox); my mother converted to Orthodox Judaism from the Catholic Faith in 1944, and then married Dad. I was raised an Orthodox Jew in an Orthodox Jewish community.

I was drawn to the Catholic Faith (Traditional, not modern) via my Italian-American grandmom, who regaled me with the beauties of the traditional Catholic Faith and Mass.

I investigated, studied under a traditional priest, and was baptized in 1978. I’m now 58 and have been a traditional Catholic ever since I was 18.
 
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Thank you, AnnetteJoan, I will look for them tomorrow. 🙂
 
Try the Jews for Jesus organization
 
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Judaism is a dead religion, it ended when Christ came. And you have that coming from someone raised an Orthodox Jew! I was just curious if there were any other converts from Judaism here who have become Traditional Catholics, like I have. I know a few, but mostly offline.
 
What I meant is that it is spiritually dead. Trust me, I know. I was raised in it, lol.
 
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What I meant is that it is spiritually dead. Trust me, I know. I was raised in it, lol.
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I wouldn’t say it was a dead religion. My mom was Jewish and very spiritual. A lover of God and Christ as a great rabbi. All the Jewish people I’ve known have been very spiritual, very “in tune” with God. Catholicism sometimes seems more dead to me. Churches are mostly empty, people give rote responses, babies scream and ruin the whole experience, etc. People just seem to be going through the motions.
 
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They are Jews who have become protestants.
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I can’t call Messianic Jews “Protestants” because they still celebrate the Jewish holy days, not the Protestant, and the service is in Hebrew, etc. They are “Messianic Jews.”
 
I had some dealings with them so am familiar with their theology.

Its basically pentecostal theology, with a Jewish flavor and sometimes keeping feastdays (the key here is they keep thefeastdays as an optional thing, not necessary for salvation…whereas real Jews believe they receive salvation by carrying out the demands of the Torah.)

“Messianic Judaism” originally was called Hebrew Christianity. It evolved out of protestant missions to the Jews which often created a small worship area in their mission offices so Jewish converts could worship with a Jewish flavor. But theologically they are protestants (usually pentecostal, but sometimes Reformed or Baptist.)
 
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I grew up within Orthodox Judaism, in an Orthodox Jewish community. It came across to me as a dead religion. It had to be reinvented by the Pharisees (forerunners of today’s Orthodox Jews) after the destruction of the 2nd Temple, or it would have died out since sacrifices were no longer able to be done. When I was growing up Judaism was a long line of Yahrzeits, Kaddishes, cemetery visits and basically anything have to do with death and the dead.

If you find “Catholic” churches are as you said, maybe you’re in the wrong ones! Check out Traditionalist Roman Catholic parishes…loaded with children, devout people, sacrificial priests, and standing room only for Mass unless you get there 30 mins early.

If you want to know how to find them, please private msg me.
 
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