@istuddd - Yes you must be circumcised (if you are already circumcised then a drop of blood is required). Reform or Reconstructionist is the most "lax" if you mean requires the least regarding mitzvot/halakhah.
there is an Orthodox Jewish shul in the town I'll be goin to college in. I'll be in college for at least 5 years. would this be enough time for me to convert?
@pckills However, often times some rabbis will not recognize the conversions by other rabbis, even in orthodoxy. This is bad, because it is pushing good converts to other denominations of judaism.
You are completely correct. Unfortunately the whole process has become politically based rather than Torah based. This is a huge problem for many converts and would-be converts. It is a complete disservice to the entirety of Judaism and Torah.
If you are a woman and you want to convert to Judaism you have to strip off naked and sit in a bath (mikvah) while a group of old Rabbis perv on you to make sure you're OK to join.
Just thought I would share this little fact.
Anyway, if you do join Orthodox Judaism or Hasidism, you will never be considered as one of them, as they see all non-Jewish races as inferior. You will always be a Goy/Shiksa (human abomination/filth)
Do Jews really think Christianity is idolatrous? And no, I'm not talking about Catholic decorations (Protestants already say it's wrong) but the fact that we believe in Jesus Christ as the Messiah/Yahweh in human form who came to lead us back to grace. The Talmud is really vocal about that, but I don't believe in that book because it's just a bunch of rabbi musings made during times where Jews were persecuted by Christians or pagans. What's the view of the modern Jew?
@anydayoftheweek Oh sure; thqt explains your view. I hope you don't mind if I add mine ^^
As Christians, we believe in Moses too. He brought us the 10 commandments to follow and help us be a moral people. As for the Christian Testament, a couple pointers.
1. Christians consider Jesus G-d coming down in the form of a man, to straighten out mistakes we made. So the only way to G-d is through G-d, with the help of prophets.
Remember that being a jew is a spiritual experience but also a strong collective identity. There are different jewish communities and you should think about wich one you´re gonna belong to. For example a white person is more likely to be accepted into a zionist jewish community over an arab or a black person. In Israel sephardic and ashkenazic jews have it much easier then for example the ethiopians.
@iaqov Israelites had to sacrifice animals....Jews dont. Israelites worshiped in a temple where they beleive God's Spirit dweled....Jews dont. The Israelites lived in a scoiety run by prophets....Jews don't. Israelites had a religion and government that were combined....Jews don't. I can go on and on. Jews of today and the Israelites have *VASTLY* different beliefs. Another example, most Jews these days don't even know that Job was a play.
@truthforchrist ofcourse you can go on and on and you already know why you can go and on...we the jews- Bnei Yisrael are not doing those things because our tample destroyed, when God decides to give us the Messiah we will rebuild our tample and we continue " sacrifice animals..." all the things you have mentioned.
we didn't changed our belief, we are waiting for the time to come so we can continue of doing them.
@iaqov It has little to do with the temple being destroied. The fact is, the world today is vastly different from the world the Israelites lived in. I certianally don't blame Jews for that, and I'm not disrepecting Judism. I accept all Jewish scripture, but the fact remains, the Israelites believed many things that Jews today reject. One of those things is the Israelites believed in a visible and humanized form of God. There is no shame in believing that.
@truthforchrist it has little realy? we stoped doing/following those specific laws immediately after the tample destroyd and we continued to do the rest.
"The fact is, the world today is vastly different from the world the Israelites lived in"-
ofcours we also used to live in the desert for 40 years and before that we used to live in egypt fo 210 years. so what....?
we reject until certain time. there is a reason for this rejection.
@truthforchrist And don't say "Israelites believed in a visible and humanized form of God", you can say "some of the israelites" or "part of the israelites" if you are a father and you have 5 childrens and 2 of them are doing bad things will you include them or will you leave them all?? there is sinful people everywhere and it's a bad thing to include everyony with righteous ones.
You can say that all of the Christians believing in a visible and humanized form of God!!
@truthforchrist how will you ever know if the translation is correct if you never read the source?
what is this? blind belief? give me a break please.
in hebrew angel means also messenger. sometimes it's angel literally which mean messenger of God which mean this angel has the permission of talking in the name of God so on and so forth, and some time Angel can be simply means an ordinary messenger. this is our hebrew language.
No, the Talmud is NOT the holiest book for Jews. The Talmud teaches about WICKED gentiles just as it teaches about WICKED Jews. Why don't you learn something and stop listening to the haters of the Jews?
I'm not sure what you think Jesus forgot. I read it a few times trying to find out what you are talking about. Both are talking about David eating bread. If you are talking about the 2 different names, then you must pay very close attention to the wording in Mark. Jesus uses the phrase "in the time of". Plus, if you read Samuel 14:3, 22:20, 8:17, and a few other versus, you will learn that Abiathar and Ahimelech were the names of both the father and the son.
That veruse is refering to not haveing human attrubites like lieing. It's not saying that "God is not man...". That is taking it way out of context. Read the entire verse. God has no reason to repent because He can't lie. The NT book of Hebrews says the same thing..."It is impossible for God to lie".
I would like to make another comment. Jesus pretty much satisified the requirements for a sacrifice in the OT. The High Priest would pass the sins of the Israelites into a Lamb or other animal and then kill it. Jesus did the same thing. Jesus (who was a High Priest) took all sin into Himself and then died. The princible is the same.
Did Jesus ever do animal sacrificing in the NT?High priests did.
Also why was Jesus sacrificed outside the Temple if it was a legitimate sacrifice? Shouldnt he have been in with the other sacrifices? So where did Hashem require human sacrifice for the atonement of sin. Jesus was a Jew right? He followed Torah then and wouldnt have moved away from it if he was g-d right. Why would g-d break g-ds own rules? Great discussion my friend! Blessings..
Yes, Jesus and His Apostels were Jews. And I said that God never required human sacrifice. However, the principle between an animal sacrifice and Jesus are very similar. Yes, the technacalities (sp) were different as you mentioned, but the idea was the same. Jesus took sin into HImself (just as sin is passed to an animal) and died (same as an animal). Again, you don't need to accept this, but I don't think the idea is that dissimilar.
Jesus,The"Jewish" sacrificial lamb. When did Hashem require human sacrifice for the atonement of sin..there is no such sacrifice my friend.. really examine what you believe and compare it to the reality of the sacrificial system Hashem put into place for the Jews,Jesus does not fit the sacrificial requirement. Hashem destroyed Solomons temple in part because of pagan human sacrifice. Hope this helps to clarify something for you! Blessings :)
God never required human sacrifice for atonement of sin. What made Jesus the perfect sacrifice is that He was sinless, and He took the sin of the world into Himself, and became sin for us.
Since Jesus is God, He was able to die, and rise from the dead, proving the He is more powerful than sin and death, and thus was the perfect sacrifice, meaning that animals no longer needed to be sacrificed for atonment of sin.
You don't need to accept this, but this is the theology taught by the Church
I am all too aware of the Christian version of their gods and Jesus. Hashem NEVER took physical form. This is pure mythological speculation by Christianity to try and "prove" that Jesus is God.
God took the form of 3 men when He appeared to Abraham. God took the form of a man when He saved the 3 men in the furnas in the book of Daniel.
The Jews even built a statue of Malakh YHWH because they knew that it was a physical manifestation of God. The Jews never built a statue of an angel in their history.
I can give you plenty more examples.
The fact is, God took the form of a human many times in the Old Testament.
I can only assume that you do not know Hebrew. מַלְאַךְ יהוה means angel of Hashem. I am not even sure what you are referring to so please, give me a reference point.
Also, dont forget that the Jews are forbidden by Hashem to make images of anything on earth or in heaven (Exodus 20:4)!
You didn't refute anything I said. And I do know Herbrew (not as well as I know Koine Greek). Also, do you know how many times in the OT the Jews did things there weren't supposed to do? I lost count. The fact is, they built a state of a humanized form of God, weather they were supposed to or not.
Lets start with Genesis. God took the form of 3 men when He appeared to Abraham. Refute that.
I may need to go the conversion because of the ambiguity of my Jewishness by birth. My mother's mother's maiden name was Simon. But, HER mother was Anglo-Irish, Methodist (her father's side) and Swedish, Lutheran (her mother's side). For religion, my great-grandmother chose Methodism. My mother is a Methodist, but attends a Baptist congregation.
I am Jewish at heart. I don't identify with Reform or liberal Conservative. I would like to undergo an Orthodox conversion.
Thank you very much, I really want to convert, cos is the only religion that has the same belief i have, I really like it.. My parents are not jew, i told them about my decision of converting and they say yes. Now i got to contact the rabbi, im affraid cos i know he could say no.
Do you think I should wait and learn more about judaism before asking to the rabbi? or do you think he would teach me?
I enjoy placing pig blood in the mens washroom soap dispenser in the local mosque. I also rub all the meat at our local kosher deli with a piece of cheese just for fun.
I have always been interested in the Jewish way of life, Jewish history etc.
I am still young, not yet 18.
This may sound weird, but the only way i can explain my need to convert to judaism is like this - A transgender who is physically a man but on the inside is totally a woman.
I may not be jewish by blood, but i know once i have converted and transformed my way of life, i will be as jewish as if i been born into it.
Some rabbis just don't do conversions. However, if you get a rabbi on your side, usually he can find you a rabbi. I originally heard to find a rabbi as soon as possible. Now, I feel this was poor advice.
Incidentally, I am the moderator for the Yahoo group "Jewish Conversion Orthodox." We are all women and the group is very tight knit.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe has made it clear that our task today is to accept Messiah - and who is it - it is clear and he has made us aware that the Lubavitcher Rebbe is Moshiach, and that is it.
Reform most likely will accept your conversion. Conservative MAY but it really depends upon what you are taught and how the conversion is performed. Orthodox absolutely will not accept you as a Jew.
I would like to expand upon what pckills has said. Orthodox Jews keep the Jewish laws such as Kosher and Shabbos more strict than the other groups. Because of this, the rabbis know that someone who converts through another branch would not be prepared to live as an Orthodox Jew(ess). However, an Orthodox conversion would be easier for someone who had been living as a Reform, Reconstructionist or Conservative Jew, as some of the learning would overlap. Make sure you learn to read Hebrew well.
You mentioned that a Conservative Rabbi will not convert one without the spouse. What if one feels the calling and the spouse does not. Will the Rabbi not honor one's wish to become a Jew?
"Really, it was the Jews who chose G-d and not necessarily the other way around. But you are free to believe what you wish to believe." It boggles my mind how some people believe that Jews considered themselves above others. It is nonsense. Being a devout Jew is a huge responsibility. Thank you for posting this informative video.
No, the Moshiach has yet to come. He will be a Jew descended from King David. If he were an Arab Jew but met all the qualifications, I would have no problem accepting him.
Hi, i grew up in judaism but only my father is jewish! i am circumcise made my barmitzvah in Israel do eat kosher and celebrate jewish hollydays and i allways told that i was jewish.I live with my dad and is 33 years old.
How can i be jewish on paper??? it's important cause i wanna mary a jewish woman to have jewish childrens.I can't mary a non jew because i grew up jewish and have a last name that nobody will accept.i eat kosher!!
how long time will it take for a person like me to convert???
You would have to convert according to halachah. You would only be accepted as a Jew by the Reform and Reconstructionist Jews.
If your wife is a Jew then your children will automatically be Jewish. However, you will not be permitted to be married by a Conservative/Masorti or Orthodox rabbi because you are not considered a Jew. These rabbis will not participate in an intermarriage.
hi, i'm currently going through the conversion process as i have more or less the same situation as you, jewish father, non-jewish mother...pckills is quite right you will need to go through a course. I myself choes the Reform path but Orthodox will also accept you if you prefer although their criteria is more strict, ie the Beth din will not give you your certificate of conversion until you definitely marry a Jew...
...also on lenghth of time, the short answer is that it depends on you, usually a course takes a year and it is fairly intensive. You will need to begin Torah study, get a chumash, siddur and learn a little hebrew if you don't have any, plus theres the statutory prayers, psalms etc. I should say that it is a fantastic experience though and will hopefully make you feel rooted and give you a sense of belonging, as well as peace of soul. I wish you luck if you choose this path.
first step would be to find a rabbi and have a chat, then if you don't already go to a shabbat service and see if you can join a shul...in my experience i found reform more welcoming than orthodox.
"Chosen people" does not mean that the Jews are above anyone else. The Jews were chosen for a special mission in this world - to be a light unto the nations.
Really, it was the Jews who chose G-d and not necessarily the other way around. But you are free to believe what you wish to believe.
Yes, there are Arab Jews. If you have heard of the term Mizrachi/Mizrahi Jews - they include Arab Jews. Jews had lived in Arab countries for many, many years. Some (such as in Yemen) still live in Arab countries.
@Patternpop Some convert you are. What type of convert to Judaism especially after learning about Judaism and G-D then backslide back to idolatry? I mean were you even trying to convert to true Torah Judaism (the closest to that are the Orthodox) or was it some other form of fake "Judaism" like reform, reconstruction and gay? I would guess it was probably one of those fake one's, a real conversion would require one to study and learn. With knowledge people wouldn't be doing stupid things.
@Kitab14 LOL YOU CAN'T BE AN ARAB AND A JEW AT THE SAME TIME,
ARABS ARE PEOPLE FROM ARABIC COUNTRIES. THAT IS TRUE, BUT USUALY CHRISTIANS AND JEWS WHO LIVED IN ARABIC COUNTRIES DO NOT DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS ARABS
this is a good video i am intersted in looking in to nowing more apout judism and seeing what comes out of this
guerrero14100 1 week ago
Thanks, I am considering converting to Judaism (previously was orthodox christian convert but it didn't take).
whyteay 3 months ago
when converting does it require to be circumcised ...does every branch require this...which 1 is the most lax?
istuddd 6 months ago
@istuddd - Yes you must be circumcised (if you are already circumcised then a drop of blood is required). Reform or Reconstructionist is the most "lax" if you mean requires the least regarding mitzvot/halakhah.
pckills 6 months ago
If Jews don't believe in original sin, then what of Adam and Eve? Apologies for my ignorance.
HybridD91 6 months ago
@HybridD91 - I did a video regarding "original sin". It is called Jewish POV: Original Sin and can be found in my Jewish POV playlist.
pckills 6 months ago
@pckills Thx. I have so more questions about the Jewish faith. I will PM you when I get the wording right :P.
HybridD91 3 months ago
Thanks for putting up this video.
druka 8 months ago
there is an Orthodox Jewish shul in the town I'll be goin to college in. I'll be in college for at least 5 years. would this be enough time for me to convert?
thatUkrainianguy 10 months ago
@thatUkrainianguy
In general, yes that would be enough time but it would really be up to you and the rabbi.
pckills 9 months ago
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beastykenco 11 months ago
@HaMossad1
Yes, that is the case. The halachah (Jewish Law) forbids intermarriage which means both must convert.
pckills 11 months ago
Is an ideal age for a person to convert ?
Thankyou .
jacobsenior1234 1 year ago
@jacobsenior1234
There is no ideal age for a person to convert. However, if someone is still a minor (under 18) then it gets more complicated.
pckills 1 year ago
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00MORDRED1 1 year ago
@00MORDRED1
I am not sure what you mean by a Yiddish man. Do you mean he was a Jew?
Anyone who is sincere and wishes to follow Torah and halachah (Jewish Law) are welcomed to convert.
pckills 1 year ago
hello how long does an orhthodox conversion usually take i only live near muslims and they say 3 years is that true peace shalom
betheman002 1 year ago
@betheman002
It really depends upon the individual and the rabbi. One year is generally the minimum and three years is usually the maximum.
pckills 1 year ago
@davidromano67 Anyone who would say the Jews are evil racist scumbags, is himself an evil racist scumbag. That means you. Enjoy.
SarahRachel59 1 year ago
@JardinOz
Amein to that
iaqov 1 year ago
Are these instructions you just said accepted by all Jewish religious movements?
I mean, is this the Orthodox conversion; I hear it's accepted by all
soona86 1 year ago
@soona86
These are generally accepted by all four movements but what I am describing is followed most closely by the Orthodox and Conservative movements.
Yes, Orthodox conversions are considered valid in all four movements.
pckills 1 year ago
@pckills thanks a lot for answering :)
soona86 1 year ago
@pckills However, often times some rabbis will not recognize the conversions by other rabbis, even in orthodoxy. This is bad, because it is pushing good converts to other denominations of judaism.
Shalom
shootersrevenge 1 year ago
@shootersrevenge
You are completely correct. Unfortunately the whole process has become politically based rather than Torah based. This is a huge problem for many converts and would-be converts. It is a complete disservice to the entirety of Judaism and Torah.
pckills 1 year ago
@CrouchingKenny
Converts are considered the same as born-Jews. Converts are never to be reminded of their past and they must be treated with the utmost respect.
pckills 1 year ago 2
@pckills CORRECT
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@pckills
If you are a woman and you want to convert to Judaism you have to strip off naked and sit in a bath (mikvah) while a group of old Rabbis perv on you to make sure you're OK to join.
Just thought I would share this little fact.
Anyway, if you do join Orthodox Judaism or Hasidism, you will never be considered as one of them, as they see all non-Jewish races as inferior. You will always be a Goy/Shiksa (human abomination/filth)
OrthodoxDarwinist 8 months ago
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aynradd 1 year ago
Do Jews really think Christianity is idolatrous? And no, I'm not talking about Catholic decorations (Protestants already say it's wrong) but the fact that we believe in Jesus Christ as the Messiah/Yahweh in human form who came to lead us back to grace. The Talmud is really vocal about that, but I don't believe in that book because it's just a bunch of rabbi musings made during times where Jews were persecuted by Christians or pagans. What's the view of the modern Jew?
truthb4liesalibies 1 year ago
@truthb4liesalibies
moses says in Deut. "I am standing here, between you and God, to bring you close to God..."
notice the differance between that and the claim of the christian testament,
"the only way to God is thru..."
jews believe that there is only God, and one is never far nor has to got thru, nor should go thru anyone to get to him.
because praying to my cousin jesus in order for God to save me is not jewish monotheism.
i hope this explains.
anydayoftheweek 1 year ago
@anydayoftheweek Oh sure; thqt explains your view. I hope you don't mind if I add mine ^^
As Christians, we believe in Moses too. He brought us the 10 commandments to follow and help us be a moral people. As for the Christian Testament, a couple pointers.
1. Christians consider Jesus G-d coming down in the form of a man, to straighten out mistakes we made. So the only way to G-d is through G-d, with the help of prophets.
2. I just pray to G-d.
3. (continue later)
truthb4liesalibies 1 year ago
Can you tell me how a morning Jewish prayer goes? Like, what exactly am I supposed to say and do?
CodieSilver 1 year ago
@CodieSilver
Go to Kehilath Adar - Prayer and Ritual - Resources and you will find MP3 files. You would need a siddur (prayerbook) in order to follow along.
pckills 1 year ago
@CodieSilver There are may different customs on the text of prayers
they are all smilar though
as a convert you would be able to pick what custom you would like to do
mikerosenfeld5995 1 year ago
Remember that being a jew is a spiritual experience but also a strong collective identity. There are different jewish communities and you should think about wich one you´re gonna belong to. For example a white person is more likely to be accepted into a zionist jewish community over an arab or a black person. In Israel sephardic and ashkenazic jews have it much easier then for example the ethiopians.
Salongsberusad 1 year ago
@iaqov Israelites had to sacrifice animals....Jews dont. Israelites worshiped in a temple where they beleive God's Spirit dweled....Jews dont. The Israelites lived in a scoiety run by prophets....Jews don't. Israelites had a religion and government that were combined....Jews don't. I can go on and on. Jews of today and the Israelites have *VASTLY* different beliefs. Another example, most Jews these days don't even know that Job was a play.
truthforchrist 1 year ago
@truthforchrist ofcourse you can go on and on and you already know why you can go and on...we the jews- Bnei Yisrael are not doing those things because our tample destroyed, when God decides to give us the Messiah we will rebuild our tample and we continue " sacrifice animals..." all the things you have mentioned.
we didn't changed our belief, we are waiting for the time to come so we can continue of doing them.
iaqov 1 year ago
@iaqov understood?
iaqov 1 year ago
@iaqov It has little to do with the temple being destroied. The fact is, the world today is vastly different from the world the Israelites lived in. I certianally don't blame Jews for that, and I'm not disrepecting Judism. I accept all Jewish scripture, but the fact remains, the Israelites believed many things that Jews today reject. One of those things is the Israelites believed in a visible and humanized form of God. There is no shame in believing that.
truthforchrist 1 year ago
@truthforchrist it has little realy? we stoped doing/following those specific laws immediately after the tample destroyd and we continued to do the rest.
"The fact is, the world today is vastly different from the world the Israelites lived in"-
ofcours we also used to live in the desert for 40 years and before that we used to live in egypt fo 210 years. so what....?
we reject until certain time. there is a reason for this rejection.
iaqov 1 year ago
@truthforchrist And don't say "Israelites believed in a visible and humanized form of God", you can say "some of the israelites" or "part of the israelites" if you are a father and you have 5 childrens and 2 of them are doing bad things will you include them or will you leave them all?? there is sinful people everywhere and it's a bad thing to include everyony with righteous ones.
You can say that all of the Christians believing in a visible and humanized form of God!!
iaqov 1 year ago
@truthforchrist how will you ever know if the translation is correct if you never read the source?
what is this? blind belief? give me a break please.
in hebrew angel means also messenger. sometimes it's angel literally which mean messenger of God which mean this angel has the permission of talking in the name of God so on and so forth, and some time Angel can be simply means an ordinary messenger. this is our hebrew language.
iaqov 1 year ago
שוניםיש לי עכשיו נלקחה עברית במשך שנתיים מתעניין מאוד ביהדות. אני נוצרי רוצה עכשיו בווידאו איך שונים זה מזה. בבקשה לכתוב כאן
sarabeth1410 1 year ago
good, useful summary of what to expect
hebe501 2 years ago
Thank you.
pckills 1 year ago
Thank you for the useful information about converting to Judaism.
framednblue 2 years ago
You are very welcome.
pckills 2 years ago
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Keep in mind that chabad and other hasidic sects are all inherently anti zionist and antisemitic and mainly NOT Jewish.
יהודים ≠ חסידים
BrooklynNotQueens 2 years ago
A beautiful and instructive video, toda raba! Nevertheless depresing...
Toiquemecago 2 years ago 5
Thank you.
pckills 2 years ago
No, the Talmud is NOT the holiest book for Jews. The Talmud teaches about WICKED gentiles just as it teaches about WICKED Jews. Why don't you learn something and stop listening to the haters of the Jews?
pckills 2 years ago
I'm not sure what you think Jesus forgot. I read it a few times trying to find out what you are talking about. Both are talking about David eating bread. If you are talking about the 2 different names, then you must pay very close attention to the wording in Mark. Jesus uses the phrase "in the time of". Plus, if you read Samuel 14:3, 22:20, 8:17, and a few other versus, you will learn that Abiathar and Ahimelech were the names of both the father and the son.
There is no error.
truthforchrist 2 years ago
You know damn well that is not what I'm saying. Jesus never lied because He is God.
truthforchrist 2 years ago
I agree, humans can lie, but God can't. I fail to see what you are trying to say.
truthforchrist 2 years ago
That veruse is refering to not haveing human attrubites like lieing. It's not saying that "God is not man...". That is taking it way out of context. Read the entire verse. God has no reason to repent because He can't lie. The NT book of Hebrews says the same thing..."It is impossible for God to lie".
You grossly misinterperted that verse.
truthforchrist 2 years ago
I would like to make another comment. Jesus pretty much satisified the requirements for a sacrifice in the OT. The High Priest would pass the sins of the Israelites into a Lamb or other animal and then kill it. Jesus did the same thing. Jesus (who was a High Priest) took all sin into Himself and then died. The princible is the same.
truthforchrist 2 years ago
Did Jesus ever do animal sacrificing in the NT?High priests did.
Also why was Jesus sacrificed outside the Temple if it was a legitimate sacrifice? Shouldnt he have been in with the other sacrifices? So where did Hashem require human sacrifice for the atonement of sin. Jesus was a Jew right? He followed Torah then and wouldnt have moved away from it if he was g-d right. Why would g-d break g-ds own rules? Great discussion my friend! Blessings..
1Batt 2 years ago
Yes, Jesus and His Apostels were Jews. And I said that God never required human sacrifice. However, the principle between an animal sacrifice and Jesus are very similar. Yes, the technacalities (sp) were different as you mentioned, but the idea was the same. Jesus took sin into HImself (just as sin is passed to an animal) and died (same as an animal). Again, you don't need to accept this, but I don't think the idea is that dissimilar.
Peace
truthforchrist 2 years ago
@truthforchrist xesus commit a suicide
iaqov 1 year ago
@truthforchrist it is also very similar to commiting a sicide.
iaqov 1 year ago
Jesus,The"Jewish" sacrificial lamb. When did Hashem require human sacrifice for the atonement of sin..there is no such sacrifice my friend.. really examine what you believe and compare it to the reality of the sacrificial system Hashem put into place for the Jews,Jesus does not fit the sacrificial requirement. Hashem destroyed Solomons temple in part because of pagan human sacrifice. Hope this helps to clarify something for you! Blessings :)
1Batt 2 years ago
God never required human sacrifice for atonement of sin. What made Jesus the perfect sacrifice is that He was sinless, and He took the sin of the world into Himself, and became sin for us.
Since Jesus is God, He was able to die, and rise from the dead, proving the He is more powerful than sin and death, and thus was the perfect sacrifice, meaning that animals no longer needed to be sacrificed for atonment of sin.
You don't need to accept this, but this is the theology taught by the Church
truthforchrist 2 years ago
I am all too aware of the Christian version of their gods and Jesus. Hashem NEVER took physical form. This is pure mythological speculation by Christianity to try and "prove" that Jesus is God.
pckills 2 years ago
God took the form of 3 men when He appeared to Abraham. God took the form of a man when He saved the 3 men in the furnas in the book of Daniel.
The Jews even built a statue of Malakh YHWH because they knew that it was a physical manifestation of God. The Jews never built a statue of an angel in their history.
I can give you plenty more examples.
The fact is, God took the form of a human many times in the Old Testament.
truthforchrist 2 years ago
I have replied to the first part of your comment in two videos entitled "Hashem in Physical Form - Genesis and Daniel".
pckills 2 years ago
I can only assume that you do not know Hebrew. מַלְאַךְ יהוה means angel of Hashem. I am not even sure what you are referring to so please, give me a reference point.
Also, dont forget that the Jews are forbidden by Hashem to make images of anything on earth or in heaven (Exodus 20:4)!
pckills 2 years ago
So, give me some more examples and I will keep knocking them down! Hashem NEVER took physical form in the Tanach.
pckills 2 years ago
You didn't refute anything I said. And I do know Herbrew (not as well as I know Koine Greek). Also, do you know how many times in the OT the Jews did things there weren't supposed to do? I lost count. The fact is, they built a state of a humanized form of God, weather they were supposed to or not.
Lets start with Genesis. God took the form of 3 men when He appeared to Abraham. Refute that.
truthforchrist 2 years ago
My refutation to Genesis is in my newest videos. If you wish to pursue this line of comments, please place any further comments on those videos.
pckills 2 years ago
I may need to go the conversion because of the ambiguity of my Jewishness by birth. My mother's mother's maiden name was Simon. But, HER mother was Anglo-Irish, Methodist (her father's side) and Swedish, Lutheran (her mother's side). For religion, my great-grandmother chose Methodism. My mother is a Methodist, but attends a Baptist congregation.
I am Jewish at heart. I don't identify with Reform or liberal Conservative. I would like to undergo an Orthodox conversion.
ndgermanrussian 2 years ago
If there is any real ambiguity then you will need a conversion. I can understand not being able to identify with Reform of liberal Conservative.
If you have any questions, you can always contact me.
pckills 2 years ago
Thank you very much, I really want to convert, cos is the only religion that has the same belief i have, I really like it.. My parents are not jew, i told them about my decision of converting and they say yes. Now i got to contact the rabbi, im affraid cos i know he could say no.
Do you think I should wait and learn more about judaism before asking to the rabbi? or do you think he would teach me?
Once again thank you very muuch...
albykm 2 years ago 2
Where are you located? Perhaps, I can give you some advisement.
Michalbasavraham 2 years ago
Im in Panama City, Republic of Panama...
thank youu veryy muuch..!
albykm 2 years ago
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I enjoy placing pig blood in the mens washroom soap dispenser in the local mosque. I also rub all the meat at our local kosher deli with a piece of cheese just for fun.
chillipeppereater 2 years ago
I have always been interested in the Jewish way of life, Jewish history etc.
I am still young, not yet 18.
This may sound weird, but the only way i can explain my need to convert to judaism is like this - A transgender who is physically a man but on the inside is totally a woman.
I may not be jewish by blood, but i know once i have converted and transformed my way of life, i will be as jewish as if i been born into it.
0xMillzx0 2 years ago 2
@0xMillzx0
I feel the same way.
thebirdsremindme 1 year ago
I am willing to convert to judaism. but i know that it isn't an easy process and its long.
I believe its not a mere religion, but a philosophy of life.
Can any orthodox rabbi accept a person who is interested?
TheEcumenator 2 years ago
An orthodox rabbi may accept anyone who is interested. It is completely up to the rabbi.
pckills 2 years ago
You must really want to convert to Judaism to become Jewish. Takes a long time, not something that happends over night.
bebejay275 2 years ago
Some rabbis just don't do conversions. However, if you get a rabbi on your side, usually he can find you a rabbi. I originally heard to find a rabbi as soon as possible. Now, I feel this was poor advice.
Incidentally, I am the moderator for the Yahoo group "Jewish Conversion Orthodox." We are all women and the group is very tight knit.
Michalbasavraham 2 years ago
The Lubavitcher Rebbe has made it clear that our task today is to accept Messiah - and who is it - it is clear and he has made us aware that the Lubavitcher Rebbe is Moshiach, and that is it.
BetGimel 2 years ago
a dead moshiach second coming that sounds christian to me
zafirjoez18 2 years ago
Yeah,its interesting that the Northern Israelites of ancient times believed in a God of resurrection as well. Interesting historically isnt it?
1Batt 2 years ago
So if I convert with re-constructionist Judaism, other groups will not except my conversion?
pboisei 2 years ago
Reform most likely will accept your conversion. Conservative MAY but it really depends upon what you are taught and how the conversion is performed. Orthodox absolutely will not accept you as a Jew.
pckills 2 years ago
wow...thats unfortunate, thanks for the reply.
pboisei 2 years ago
I would like to expand upon what pckills has said. Orthodox Jews keep the Jewish laws such as Kosher and Shabbos more strict than the other groups. Because of this, the rabbis know that someone who converts through another branch would not be prepared to live as an Orthodox Jew(ess). However, an Orthodox conversion would be easier for someone who had been living as a Reform, Reconstructionist or Conservative Jew, as some of the learning would overlap. Make sure you learn to read Hebrew well.
Michalbasavraham 2 years ago
You mentioned that a Conservative Rabbi will not convert one without the spouse. What if one feels the calling and the spouse does not. Will the Rabbi not honor one's wish to become a Jew?
mehranabadani64 2 years ago
No, he/she will not honor your wish. Orthodox and Conservative rabbis will not officiate at a non-Jewish/inter-married wedding.
pckills 2 years ago
Hi pckills. You commented:
"Really, it was the Jews who chose G-d and not necessarily the other way around. But you are free to believe what you wish to believe." It boggles my mind how some people believe that Jews considered themselves above others. It is nonsense. Being a devout Jew is a huge responsibility. Thank you for posting this informative video.
moodyarts 3 years ago
You are very welcome!
pckills 3 years ago
Thank you very much for the patience in your concise, but also detailed explanation.
DanDanJanJan 3 years ago
You are most welcome.
pckills 3 years ago
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tue messiah is yashiah (jesus). And you guys are not the real jews. shalom. Hope you guys accept christ real soon
WesleyPipe 3 years ago
ur messiah had already come but u didnt accept that because U where jealous that he was an Arab
DrXoz 3 years ago
No, the Moshiach has yet to come. He will be a Jew descended from King David. If he were an Arab Jew but met all the qualifications, I would have no problem accepting him.
pckills 3 years ago
Hi, i grew up in judaism but only my father is jewish! i am circumcise made my barmitzvah in Israel do eat kosher and celebrate jewish hollydays and i allways told that i was jewish.I live with my dad and is 33 years old.
How can i be jewish on paper??? it's important cause i wanna mary a jewish woman to have jewish childrens.I can't mary a non jew because i grew up jewish and have a last name that nobody will accept.i eat kosher!!
how long time will it take for a person like me to convert???
philippebensemhoun 3 years ago
You would have to convert according to halachah. You would only be accepted as a Jew by the Reform and Reconstructionist Jews.
If your wife is a Jew then your children will automatically be Jewish. However, you will not be permitted to be married by a Conservative/Masorti or Orthodox rabbi because you are not considered a Jew. These rabbis will not participate in an intermarriage.
pckills 3 years ago
hi, i'm currently going through the conversion process as i have more or less the same situation as you, jewish father, non-jewish mother...pckills is quite right you will need to go through a course. I myself choes the Reform path but Orthodox will also accept you if you prefer although their criteria is more strict, ie the Beth din will not give you your certificate of conversion until you definitely marry a Jew...
unionist 3 years ago
...also on lenghth of time, the short answer is that it depends on you, usually a course takes a year and it is fairly intensive. You will need to begin Torah study, get a chumash, siddur and learn a little hebrew if you don't have any, plus theres the statutory prayers, psalms etc. I should say that it is a fantastic experience though and will hopefully make you feel rooted and give you a sense of belonging, as well as peace of soul. I wish you luck if you choose this path.
unionist 3 years ago
first step would be to find a rabbi and have a chat, then if you don't already go to a shabbat service and see if you can join a shul...in my experience i found reform more welcoming than orthodox.
unionist 3 years ago
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the mother does not have to be a jew. the seed comes from the father. all that stuff is bs
WesleyPipe 3 years ago
"Chosen people" does not mean that the Jews are above anyone else. The Jews were chosen for a special mission in this world - to be a light unto the nations.
Really, it was the Jews who chose G-d and not necessarily the other way around. But you are free to believe what you wish to believe.
pckills 3 years ago
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mykvui 3 years ago
is there an Arab Jews?
Kitab14 3 years ago 4
my country has Arab Jews (Yemen)
SoloQ 3 years ago 2
Yes, there are Arab Jews. If you have heard of the term Mizrachi/Mizrahi Jews - they include Arab Jews. Jews had lived in Arab countries for many, many years. Some (such as in Yemen) still live in Arab countries.
pckills 3 years ago
@Kitab14 Yes. Also not all Arabs are in countries where Jews are persecuted.
cheese9684756985 1 year ago
Jews are persecuted everywhere...
And converts to Judaism are not really respected I know,
because I converted to Judaism and now I have stopped backsliding and am Christian.
Without Christ there is no Shalom.
Patternpop 1 year ago
@Patternpop Some convert you are. What type of convert to Judaism especially after learning about Judaism and G-D then backslide back to idolatry? I mean were you even trying to convert to true Torah Judaism (the closest to that are the Orthodox) or was it some other form of fake "Judaism" like reform, reconstruction and gay? I would guess it was probably one of those fake one's, a real conversion would require one to study and learn. With knowledge people wouldn't be doing stupid things.
extazy17 1 year ago
@Kitab14 LOL YOU CAN'T BE AN ARAB AND A JEW AT THE SAME TIME,
ARABS ARE PEOPLE FROM ARABIC COUNTRIES. THAT IS TRUE, BUT USUALY CHRISTIANS AND JEWS WHO LIVED IN ARABIC COUNTRIES DO NOT DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS ARABS
MadMax82043 1 year ago