Can my Hebrew friends answer this question?

Your patronizing question turns one's stomach.

When your ancestors were swing from trees and painting themselves blue, my ancestors were priests in Solomon's Temple.

Do not worry, for we have not gone astray. You have much repentance to do.

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Lol you've got some great answers.

God is not as wrathful and judgemental as the Christian Bible makes him out to be. He is kind , gracious , and forgiving.

Oh , and the Jews didn't go 'astray'. They're still on the same path they used to be before Jesus came.

Lost sheep? *raises eyebrow*

I find your question both condesending & offensive......

Kismet & others gave you great replies if you bothered to read...Judaism doesn't have lost sheep so no need for Jesus to 'atone' for our sins..We're all responsible for our own actions & by doing teshuvah/repentance when we err,our G-D being loving will forgive us when sincere...This goes for non-Jews as well...Jews don't need scare tactics or the idea of your imaginary hell to be forgiven by the almighty...

Our 1st century Rabbi Hillel when asked to define Judaism on one foot said,"What is hateful to you don't do to your neighbor" The rest is commentary......

True this isn't an answer to your question but getting sick & tired of answering these same ?'s daily..We don't ask why Christians believe Jesus died to 'atone' for your sins..So give us the same courtesy,if possible...

Am Jewish & don't need to defend Judaism to those with closed minds..

Good Night.....

Lol please... our G-d isn't as crazed and wrathful as your Christian Bible makes Him out to be. The Jewish G-d is "a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and faithfulness, extending kindness to the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity, transgressions, and sin.” (Exodus 34:6-7)

And sadly it is ya'll that "have gone astray as lost sheep"

We on the same tract we always were for the past 4000 years.

Peace!

Your question is rude, because it states a premise that Jews are going to your Hell.

If is rude in the same fashion as if I said, "What shall save you when G-d comes to your judgment, thwacks you on the back of your head and says, "Hey, the Jesus guy was not my son. You guys so messed up."

I am not asking that question by the way. I am pointing out why your question is rude. In fact you are unlikely to find a Jew on this board who would ever ask such a question. We only respond when others try to bring us to their 'Grace'. Our Covenant still stands for us. We do not believe what we believe is the only way to G-d, but it is our way.

How do you know? Could it possibly be because you read what some human wrote down and now believe it?

God is love. We return to where we came from in the first place.

If by Hebrew you mean Jewish, then here is my answer: Repentance, of course.

And ours, by the way, is not a wrathful, judgmental G-d.

According to Jewish law, if someone commits a sin, he can be forgiven for that sin if he performs 'Teshuva', which includes:

* Ceasing to commit the forbidden act

* Regretting what he or she has done

* Confessing before God

* Firmly resolving never to repeat those actions

Aside from this standard process of Teshuva, someone who has committed a crime against another human being is required to ask the person for forgiveness, and make it up to them. If one stole from his fellow, he must return the stolen item; if one has pained his fellow in any way, he must placate his fellow to achieve forgiveness.

The High Holidays are times that are especially conducive to Teshuva. Yom Kippur (the day of atonement) is a day of fasting at the culmination of which Judgement for that year is sealed. Therefore, Jews strive their hardest to make certain that they have performed Teshuva before the end of the day.

When the Temple in Jerusalem was active, a Jew was required to bring various sacrifices for certain types of sins. Although sacrifices were required, the most essential part of atonement was performing Teshuva. Presently, with the Temple destroyed, atonement may nevertheless be granted even for such sins.

With the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the Jewish practice of offering korbanot (animal sacrifices) ceased. Despite subsequent intermittent periods of small Jewish groups offering the traditional sacrifices on the Temple Mount, the practice effectively ended.

Jewish religious life was forced to undergo a significant evolution in response to this change; no longer could Judaism revolve round the Temple services. Instead, the destruction of the Temple spurred the development of Judaism in the direction of text study, prayer and further development of halakha (loosely translated as "Jewish law".) A range of responses is recorded in classical rabbinic literature, describing this shift in emphasis.

Once, Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai was walking with his disciple, Rabbi Yehoshua, near Jerusalem after the destruction of the Temple. Rabbi Y'hoshua looked at the Temple ruins and said "Alas for us!! The place that atoned for the sins of the people Israel lies in ruins!" Then Rabbi Yohannan ben Zakkai spoke to him these words of comfort: "Be not grieved, my son. There is another equally meritorious way of gaining ritual atonement, even though the Temple is destroyed. We can still gain ritual atonement through deeds of loving-kindness. For it is written 'Lovingkindness I desire, not sacrifice.'" (Hosea 6:6)

Midrash Avot D'Rabbi Nathan 4:5

In a number of places the Babylonian Talmud emphasises that following Jewish law, performing charitable deeds, praying, and studying Torah are greater than performing animal sacrifices.

Rabbi Elazar said: Doing righteous deeds of charity is greater than offering all of the sacrifices, as it is written: "Doing charity and justice is more desirable to the Lord than sacrifice" (Proverbs 21:3).

Babylonian Talmud, Sukkah 49

Sorry, we don't believe in your theology. We don't believe in original sin, we have a path of repentance, and G-d does not expect us to be perfect. Therefore we have no need to even address this question.

Kudos for kismet's very detailed answer.

Deuteronomy 24:16 "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin."

Looks like Jesus died in vain.

BTW, it's okay to call us Jews. We're not nearly as bad as your Bible makes us out to be.

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Waking up.