tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942601.post7182174673904961407..comments2023-10-14T08:32:48.543-05:00Comments on Wild Rumpus: AufrufPrincessMaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09197008991622181061noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942601.post-88780070090608755052009-09-08T07:33:33.008-05:002009-09-08T07:33:33.008-05:00this is SO beautiful! As was your wedding! Jake, J...this is SO beautiful! As was your wedding! Jake, Jess, Rachel & I were trying to identify our favorite parts on the way home, but of course we couldn't because it was all so wonderful. <br /><br />thank you for letting us see a very beautiful thing: God with the two of you.coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411817387328315744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942601.post-10917631394953406692009-09-04T09:57:46.826-05:002009-09-04T09:57:46.826-05:00Beautiful.Beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256198823527223737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942601.post-14632335412338187662009-09-03T18:17:27.816-05:002009-09-03T18:17:27.816-05:00Thanks for sharing this, Rebecca.
After I became ...Thanks for sharing this, Rebecca.<br /><br />After I became a Christian I was drawn to Jews who believed in Jesus, maybe because I'm Jewish by descent. There seemed to be something special about them, for me at least. <br /><br />I was surprised when I first learned that some Jews who believe in Jesus keep the Law. But now I understand - the Jewish observances can be beautiful, helping you bring God into every detail of your day. They don't necessarily detract from a relationship with God. The context of Jesus' complaint is people whose hearts are far from God, who think the law will absolve them. When people joyfully engage in observances because they draw their hearts closer to God, what could be wrong with that? <br /><br />There is so much anti-Jewish teaching in the church; it was helpful to be with Jews who believe in Jesus in order to sift through some of that. I know that the very concept tends to offend Jewish people but it helped me understand and appreciate my Jewish heritage, notwithstanding that Jesus was not overtly part of it.<br /><br />I don't see any reason why you and Jacob won't be able to work out your shared life. Yes it may be challenging, but marriage always is, isn't it? If not for one reason, for another :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094081001183340236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942601.post-18686273035129823462009-09-03T15:54:50.186-05:002009-09-03T15:54:50.186-05:00Oh wow. This was beautiful. It is truly amazing ho...Oh wow. This was beautiful. It is truly amazing how much thought you have both put into your relationship, and this is, in a way, the blessing of interfaith couples--nothing is taken for granted with us; everything is thought through. Anyway, seriously, beautiful.<br /><br />Coincidentally, the sermon the rabbi "gave" (at our shul it's more of a discussion) on the Shabbat of our aufruf was about the whole concept of "beyond the law" in Jewish law and ethics. Similar point re: the dismissal of an ethics or practise that follows the letter of the law rigidly or without thought. There is a strong tradition of iconoclasm in both Judaism and Christianity, I think, and of challenging ourselves to go beyond empty practise. I love how you are thinking through all of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com