glosser@ut-ngp.UUCP (glosser) (01/14/85)
Oh it may be a taco or it may be a beer but you've got to serve somebody! (Bill Oliver) Julie Harazduk in a recent posting wants to know why Larry Gardner did not get an "adequate" reply from Ken Wolman. In particular Julie's theme is that the only reason Jews for Jesus is not considered a Jewish organization is because the savants who contribute to this news group deem it so. I was shocked when I read Julie's comments. In this day and age to make such allegations and comments concerning how Judaism regards Jesus is uncalled for! To begin with, Judaism does not regard Jesus as a Prophet! Simply put, Jesus did not fit the job description. The use of adults as "the mouthpiece of moral consciousness " stopped functioning in the days of the Second Temple. Instead of adults, prophecy would come from the mouths of babes. (Could somebody post to this news group or send me the specific reference to this.) Quite frankly I am annoyed by people such as Julie Hardazduk or anybody else who tries to tell us Jews why believing in Jesus is not contrary to Judaism (Kol-Nedre services at my Hillel this year were interrupted by some man who wanted to spread the word of Jesus). In fact I doubt whether any intelligent argument could dissuade them in their attempt. I have come to the conclusion that the only reason why people like Julie Harazduk would make comments like she did is because they see Judaism's failure to recognize Jesus as the savior as a political embarrassment. How does one explain to the rest of the world that Jesus is the Messiah when descendants of his own people refuse to believe it? Why else are we being intimidated? Why else is this intimidation encouraged by certain groups? Let me make one thing clear, I am not condemning Christianity. What I am against are those who take it on themselves to tell me that I am wrong in the manor in which I practice my faith because I fail to recognize that the messiah has come in the form of Jesus. The only reason that I can come up with for their desire to do such is one of insecurity, insecurity for the reasons mentioned above. Stuart Glosser