Friday, November 2, 2018

Jesus the Jew


It might help to remind ourselves frequently that Jesus was a real Jew.  Perhaps no place better than this Sunday's Gospel shows us his Jewishness.   When asked what the greatest commandment is, he immediately begins his reply the way he began his morning prayer, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one"(Mark 12:29.)  This is still how Jews begin their morning and evening prayer.

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