Please Note:  Jews who practice Judaism, of whom I am one, do not consider 'Messianics' to be Jews, religiously speaking.

IF one follows the most ancient ways, then a person would have to BE a Jew first - either by being born to a Jewish mother, or by converting formally to Judaism.  And then they could affirm their belief in Jesus as Messiah - a belief which from the Jewish POV, is a renunciation of Jewish religous identity.

As a Jew-who-practices-Judaism, I have to wonder - why wouldn't you just remain a Catholic?  Do you not find fulfilment in your Church's beliefs?  Over half of my relatives are Christian, quite a few RCC :  it's a religion of many beautiful traditions (and the BEST!!!!  music, IMHO)

Now, I can't properly discuss this any further ON THIS BOARD.  I'd like to invite you to join me over on the DISCUSS MJ board, where there's a great deal of information available for you to consult.

You can send me a private message through B'net if you wish  ))

Well, I found out that it took 300 years for The Lord's Day of the Saturday Sabbath to be changed to the day of Sunworship--and that to please the pagans.  I was not concerned, except that the Israelites were constantly told to not take-up the practices of the nations around them. 

After months of running into this admonition from the Creator, I decided that the Isrealite nation has some  esoteric energies in their style and commands, and I decided to try it.  It is really very nice to have a calm Winter instead of one riddled with the colors of leprosy and the lights of Spring flashing around my house.  It is nice to have Holy Days that are filled with options, instead of holidays that drain me.  It is nice to have the peace I feel instead of the feeling of being led around in a wide circle or along some slow progression.

I do accept Jesus as the physical expression of G-d, with the Father staying out of our sin-filled energies, in order to keep pure those energies that allow variety without much friction occurring among the varied people.  Eventually, the most wicked will be punished and destroyed in Hell.  The more righteous will be taught during the Millenium--prepared for a sensible Eternity.

"To clear things up, true Judaism is to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah who fulfilled the law that God gave to Moses. The Judaism that is practiced today is not what Jews are suppose to be doing."

Is this an official doctrine of your sect?  And do you know what it is that Jews-practicing-Judaism are practicing?  If so, then what is your disagreement with it?

BTW, just what is it supposed to mean, 'fulfil the law'?   Laws are followed to some extent or not - this doesn't make sense to me.

You seem to be saying that doctrinally you see no difference between 'MJ' and Christianity - so why attack Jews-practicing-Judaism?

I'm left wondering what kind of 'faith' it is which begins a discussion by slamming an entire religion as 'not doing what they're supposed to'.