Comments on: What’s Heshvan and why do I care? http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/10/22/whats-heshvan-and-why-do-i-care/ We are Flesh-and-Spirit on a journey to Integral Unity with God. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Huw http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/10/22/whats-heshvan-and-why-do-i-care/#comment-1260 Huw Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:37:43 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/10/22/whats-heshvan-and-why-do-i-care/#comment-1260 Marjorie - Thanks for this nice note. I've totally noticed the same sort of things in both worlds: especially in the Orthodox/Torah-True world, but also elsewhere. One thing I've noticed that both Christians and Jews really hate is being told how similar they are! "become your way of being a Christian, in the same way that being a Christian is my way of being Jewish." This is a very interesting concept. I'm going to have to meditate on it. Thank you again for this note! Huw Marjorie -

Thanks for this nice note.

I’ve totally noticed the same sort of things in both worlds: especially in the Orthodox/Torah-True world, but also elsewhere. One thing I’ve noticed that both Christians and Jews really hate is being told how similar they are!

“become your way of being a Christian, in the same way that being a Christian is my way of being Jewish.”

This is a very interesting concept. I’m going to have to meditate on it.

Thank you again for this note!

Huw

]]> By: Marjorie http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/10/22/whats-heshvan-and-why-do-i-care/#comment-1259 Marjorie Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:10:53 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/10/22/whats-heshvan-and-why-do-i-care/#comment-1259 I was raised Jewish and am constantly trying to find ways to reconcile my current spirituality with my Jewish roots, for which I have nothing but love and respect. One of my professors postulated that my conversion to Christianity was my way of being Jewish after the Shoah-- my way of connecting suffering with the divine and not giving up on God, which, if you grow up Jewish, it sometimes feel like most Jews have (in favor of "Jewish identity"). At my heart, I am a Jew. As long as I've read your blog, I've noticed your closeness to Judaism in your approach. I wouldn't be surprised at all if you found a home in a Jewish congregation-- but, as you know, I also wouldn't be surprised if you found all the things that bother you in Orthodoxy. Even the most liberal Jews can be strangely self-obsessed and limited, just like the members of any other religious (or social) body. However, I can see how for you, perhaps exploring Judaism more seriously, or even converting, could become your way of being a Christian, in the same way that being a Christian is my way of being Jewish. I don't think it would be religion-hopping-- in any case, you have my prayers as you discern God's will. I was raised Jewish and am constantly trying to find ways to reconcile my current spirituality with my Jewish roots, for which I have nothing but love and respect. One of my professors postulated that my conversion to Christianity was my way of being Jewish after the Shoah– my way of connecting suffering with the divine and not giving up on God, which, if you grow up Jewish, it sometimes feel like most Jews have (in favor of “Jewish identity”). At my heart, I am a Jew.

As long as I’ve read your blog, I’ve noticed your closeness to Judaism in your approach. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if you found a home in a Jewish congregation– but, as you know, I also wouldn’t be surprised if you found all the things that bother you in Orthodoxy. Even the most liberal Jews can be strangely self-obsessed and limited, just like the members of any other religious (or social) body.

However, I can see how for you, perhaps exploring Judaism more seriously, or even converting, could become your way of being a Christian, in the same way that being a Christian is my way of being Jewish. I don’t think it would be religion-hopping– in any case, you have my prayers as you discern God’s will.

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