Starting on my discernment

[nunsuch]

Both of my parents (and, indeed, all my relatives) are/were Jewish. But I am not. I became a Catholic and hence am no longer Jewish. If you define “Jewishness” as somehow racial or ethnic, you both ignore the fact that there are Jews of every ethnicity and the fact that this “ethnic” or “racial” definition of Jewishness is precisely what motivated the Nazis. Thus, I am perfectly well aware that, like Edith Stein, I would have been regarded as “Jewish” by Hitler and taken to the camps had I lived in Europe during World War II. But that doesn’t make it so in any theological or religious sense.

As for appreciating the Jewish heritage of Christianity, that is of course legitimate. After all, all Christians read and reverence the Hebrew Bible. But it is not to ignore the fact that Jews have their own real and eternal covenant with God that is not based upon the premise of Jesus’ divinity.

I’m not going to say anything more on this, as I think I’ve made my point (repeatedly).

 

[JHFamily]

You might enjoy reading up on Rosalind Moss, a Jewish woman who became Catholic, and started this Order:
https://motherofisraelshope.org

Get in touch with this lady, absolutely. Maybe read the book about her, “The Making of a Jewish Nun”. She also has a daily broadcast.

Being a Jew is not only religious, but oftentimes also ethnic, so I can understand why you could call yourself a Jew and also believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah.

 

[Head]

I would think that you would have a lifetime of spiritual experiences to draw from. As in james 1:1-5. Asking for wisdom would be the obvious solutions

 

[Head]

You might find johnathon cahn an interesting jewish Christian as he has written a number of books on the ministry Jesus sent him on.

 

[LilBiddyLeah]

Not ethnic, more like cultural. So even though you’re Catholic you may still cook like an Italian. No problem. But if I make kugel, well, I’m made to feel like a travesty!! If someone came to my church function with couscous we would not bludgeon them for clinging to their Muslim ways. It’s not like I’m lighting Hanukkah candles or going to Yom Kipper services but I can’t stop knowing the story of Passover or start thinking it’s of no importance. I’m not running to a Sedar. I’m doing Easter.
I believe in the Old Testament but now I believe in Jesus too. If that makes me not Catholic enough to please you I’m ok with that
Actually I guess if Jesus is okay with it, it’s all good

 

[JHFamily]

Yeah, I could see where “cultural” may be more accurate.

 

[LilBiddyLeah]

I probably didn’t. I’m still learning this program

Apologies

 

[Dan_Defender]

No believing Jew believes in Jesus as divine, the messiah, etc.

Very true. The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.

 

[GiftofMercy]

disqualified carmelite,

spell check! that should be discalced carmelite.

 

[GiftofMercy]

I don’t know the word matrilineal. I go to mass two or three days a week plus Sunday
What male name? I practice Catholicism. You would have to actually be Jewish to understand. Remember that I have 50 years of immersion study at Judaism that you probably don’t. So I WILL attend my father’s Jewish funeral. And I will light a yisker candle for because it’s right

Matrilineal Jewish is simply that the child of a Jewish mother is Jewish. A person is Jewish through the matrilineal line, according to the Halacha
Your name on your profile is Randi, thats why I asked if you were male or female.