Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: YZKCU@cunyvm.bitnet (Yaakov Kayman) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: After J____, Are Jews practicing *real* Judaism? Message-ID: Date: 8 Jun 90 03:03:19 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center Lines: 29 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu As a real Jew, i.e., a believing and practicing one, I'd like to lay one matter concerning Judaism, on the one hand, and Christianity, on the other, to its deserved final rest. If you're born Christian and wish to follow Christianity, fine. No problem. Judaism believes that the righteous of ALL the Nations of the World, whose righteousness it defines in terms their keeping the Seven Noachide Commandments given by G-d to humanity, have a share in the World to Come, or "Heaven". (I will be happy to send a copy of those seven commandments to any non-Jew who requests it.) Understand, however, that Judaism is not Christianity and that Christianity is not Judaism. They aren't, never have been and never will be alike. One very major difference is that Judaism rejects in toto the concept of any man being divine, J____ included. Judaism remains Judaism *BECAUSE OF* its rejection of J____ (and because of other things, obviously), NOT IN SPITE OF that rejection. Judaism mandates the acceptance of a uniquely One G-d, Whose Oneness permits neither separation nor combination. Without this belief, one may call him/herself anything he/she wants - ANYTHING EXCEPT A BELIEVING JEW. Yaakov K. -------- Yaakov Kayman (212) 903-3666 City University of New York BITNET: YZKCU@CUNYVM "Lucky is the shepherd, and lucky his flock Internet: YZKCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU about whom the wolves complain"