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isn't there some similar ritual (besides circumcision) in the Jewish tradition?
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Uh, no.
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Guess I've got some research to do, then. . .
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I'm wondering about John the Baptist, who was a Jew and, well, a Baptist. In that time there were many Jews who were baptising. But perhaps that tradition hasn't carried through time, especially since Christians picked it up.
Can one of the moderators move this over into the general thread, so we don't have to feel guilty?
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I am not Jewish and I didn't sleep at a Holiday Inn last night so take this with a grain of salt (kosher salt please)...
Being baptised is like the initiation to the club. There is no initiation to Club Jewish,
AFAIK all you need to do is be born to a woman who is already Jewish...and maybe a little ceremony if you're of the male pursuasion...(cringe).
As for so-called "converting" to Judaism, who knows how that works but
AFAIK there is no water involved.