Is Judaism a religion ONLY for Israelis?
No Judaism is not a religion only for Israelis which is evidenced by the fact that Jewish people come form all over the world,I am a British Jew and I know Jewish people from America, France,Holland and Brazil amongst other places. Also contrary to what others have said non Jews can convert to Judaism but they have to make the first move,we don’t proselytise because in Judaism we believe that a non Jew also has a path to G-d and that they don’t need to be Jewish. If an Asian person wishes to become Jewish then they would be more then welcome to discuss the matter with a Rabbi just the same as any other potential convert.
Hi. 1. In Israel, anyone can practice any religion. There are Jewish Israelis, and there are Christian, Moslem, Buddhist, Shinto, Bahai, and Atheist Israelis. 2. Anyone can be Jewish. There is one key difference though. Both Christianity and Islam believe that they are the “correct” religions and that everyone else is wrong and that to be a fully righteous person, you have to believe in their religion. Jews don’t try to gain converts because we believe that one does not have to be Jewish to be a righteous human being.
The biggest difference between Islam and Judaism is that Islam believes it’s ‘right’ and what everyone should believe, while Judaism believes it’s the right religion for Jews and other people have their own covenants. That said, in many ways theologically the two religions are similar. But there have been Asian Jews from very early times. You can find out about the Indian Jews (two main, separate, groups of them) here: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsou… and Chinese Jews here: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsou… There are converts from all colours of people round the world, and as well as the Asian communities, there are ancient Jewish communities in Yemen, Ethiopia and elsewhere. And they look much the same as the surrounding communities, in case you were wondering. Israel as a country has
