The TSR Jewish Society (J-Soc) - thread TWO
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Re: The TSR Jewish Society (J-Soc) - thread TWOyou sure? i thought that converted jews are not officially jews with the same rights, e.g. can't become rabbis.(Original post by gemgems89)
Sukkot is beautiful yeah. Love it!
How do you mean? If a non-Jew converts then they're Jewsh. This has no bearing on the mother of the convert in any way.
Male Jews have a wide array of female Jews to choose from! And a fine bunch we all are.
Thanks.
just wondered how strict that "jewish blood" thing is in the jewish law, but it sure doesn't matter anyway
true, there are a lot of great jewish females (though i'd prefer to do the choosing myself
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Re: The TSR Jewish Society (J-Soc) - thread TWONope. Converts can become a rabbis.(Original post by Faye Valentine)
you sure? i thought that converted jews are not officially jews with the same rights, e.g. can't become rabbis.
just wondered how strict that "jewish blood" thing is in the jewish law, but it sure doesn't matter anyway
true, there are a lot of great jewish females (though i'd prefer to do the choosing myself )!
One can choose for oneself.
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Re: The TSR Jewish Society (J-Soc) - thread TWOstrange - i'm sure i read somewhere that converts have some restrictions...good to know they haven't.(Original post by gemgems89)
Nope. Converts can become a rabbis.
(Original post by gemgems89)
One can choose for oneself.
i KNOW that one can choose for oneself, i just wanted to point out that i prefer to chose my boyfriend instead of "be chosen" by him (how you put it)...in terms of activity, you know!? ...Nevermind
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Re: The TSR Jewish Society (J-Soc) - thread TWOIndeed.(Original post by Faye Valentine)
strange - i'm sure i read somewhere that converts have some restrictions...good to know they haven't.
i KNOW that one can choose for oneself, i just wanted to point out that i prefer to chose my boyfriend instead of "be chosen" by him (how you put it)...in terms of activity, you know!? ...Nevermind
You really have lost me girl. What do you mean? I'll blame the lateness (I know it's only 10pm) of the night and the fact I have two exams tomorrow on my slowness. -
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Re: The TSR Jewish Society (J-Soc) - thread TWO(Original post by gemgems89)
Indeed.
You really have lost me girl. What do you mean? I'll blame the lateness (I know it's only 10pm) of the night and the fact I have two exams tomorrow on my slowness. really, don't worry, i'm sure it's just me having no clue.
as i said, i read somewhere that in orthodox judaism converted jews are not termed jews but members of the jewish people (in addition to a dislike of conversions in general) because they are no jews by blood, ergo not "god's chosen people", ergo aren't allowed to become rabbis.
so i thought to myself (naturally): "This really sucks, i dare to call it racist." and wondered how far it goes.
probably i mixed sth up (i read a lot in my life after all) or it was just complete rubbish (which conclusion i tend to).
anyway, i'm glad we sorted that out
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Re: The TSR Jewish Society (J-Soc) - thread TWOOh no you can't do this to me. Please explain.(Original post by Faye Valentine)
really, don't worry, i'm sure it's just me having no clue.
as i said, i read somewhere that in orthodox judaism converted jews are not termed jews but members of the jewish people (in addition to a dislike of conversions in general) because they are no jews by blood, ergo not "god's chosen people", ergo aren't allowed to become rabbis.
so i thought to myself (naturally): "This really sucks, i dare to call it racist." and wondered how far it goes.
probably i mixed sth up (i read a lot in my life after all) or it was just complete rubbish (which conclusion i tend to).
anyway, i'm glad we sorted that out
Good luck with your exams tomorrow!
This is untrue. Converts are considered Jews once they've converted... and can be referred to "members of the lost tribes" or something. I.e. they got lost and have found their way back, or something.
Yes.
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Re: The TSR Jewish Society (J-Soc) - thread TWONot really. The second someone converts to Judaism, they are considered an ethnic Jew and a follower of Judaism (the only difference is that if a convert to Judaism becomes an atheist later on, they stop being a Jew, since it means they never really became a Jew). For example, if a woman converts to Judaism, has a child, and that child becomes an atheist, that child would still be considered a Jew by the rabbis.(Original post by Carl)
Are we not conflating race and religion here?Last edited by Bismarck; 23-01-2007 at 23:47.
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