Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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I have been doing some research looking for congregations or small home style groups of messianic jews. I saw one down in Charlotte, but that will most likely be too distant from where we locate. Anyone have any leads for me? We are not Jewish, but have a STRONG desire to reconnect with others who believe as we do and also have the "roots".....
For everyone's info, this is often a term people use to try to convert Jews. Jews for Jesus is one such organization. It's an offensive term/phrase and I am shocked there is a group in the Triangle. If you want to be friends with Jews, fine. We aren't some sort of weird group so it would be like saying "where can I find some blacks so I can be friends with them and pretend we're such-and-such". Sorry, but this is just crazy. FYI, check out jewsforjudaism dot com and educate yourself.
I thought it sounded odd saying "completed." Made me think what, are you suggesting most Jews are "not complete"? That's why I asked--just from saying "completed" it seemed to me it might be something somewhat offensive to those not in the "group." Now I see why...very weird and I can see how it is offensive. Thanks for the info Ohnomongo.
My next-door neighbors when I lived in Durham were Messianic Jews. They basically live like Jews, celebrate Jewish holidays, have bar/bat mitzvahs, have Shabbat dinner on Fridays, stuff like that, but they also believe Jesus is the savior. They call Jesus "Yeshuah" though. My understanding was something like that they accept the gospels, but not the teachings of Paul and that Paul is the one who said that you don't have to do all the stuff Jews do, not Jesus - that Jesus was Jewish and did those things so they will too.
They worship on Saturdays in Cary in another congregation's church, most likely at the place mentioned above. I went once for a bat mitzvah, but I don't remember exactly where it was. We used to celebrate Jewish holidays with them (because I have a Jewish background) and I found it interesting to see how they did things differently or the same as what I was used to. They would often have the same ritual, but attach a different meaning to it than what I was used to. But I am only culturally Jewish, not religiously, so I just found such things interesting rather than offensive.
the term is insulting and inappropriate. I am shocked that the moderator has let it stay up!
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Will look right into it!
