There’s a whole part of Passover, inviting in strangers and caring for them, as we would have liked when we were strangers in Egypt. Entire sections of the Haggadah are didactic exercises for Jewish children, AND anyone invited to the sedar who doesn’t know it’s history.
When Judaism is closed it’s because we’re hiding from people who want us gone, not because we’re some secret society.
Yes, we leave the door open for those in need and my family invites non Jews annually to join. They aren’t praying or leading the prayers, that’s not their place.
Judaism is a closed religion because it’s handed down by birth or conversion, not because we’re hiding.
There’s a whole part of Passover, inviting in strangers and caring for them, as we would have liked when we were strangers in Egypt. Entire sections of the Haggadah are didactic exercises for Jewish children, AND anyone invited to the sedar who doesn’t know it’s history.
When Judaism is closed it’s because we’re hiding from people who want us gone, not because we’re some secret society.
Yes, we leave the door open for those in need and my family invites non Jews annually to join. They aren’t praying or leading the prayers, that’s not their place.
Judaism is a closed religion because it’s handed down by birth or conversion, not because we’re hiding.