On one level this is accomplished by nurturing a sense of pride in being “chosen” by God and a desire to honour that calling by maintaining the separation prescribed by the Torah, but on a more subliminal level the perception is often fostered that Jesus is somehow the cause of all Jewish suffering throughout the ages. Negative attitudes towards Jesus are often assimilated from an early age, both as a result of negative encounters with Gentiles (whom they assume are Christians) and a well-intentioned effort to ensure the survival of Jewish communities by instilling an aversion to Christianity (which is regarded as a pagan, idolatrous religion). The question of who Jesus is has never ceased to be a source of controversy within the Jewish community. Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD. This is the day that the LORD has made let us rejoice and be glad in it. This is the LORD’s doing it is marvellous in our eyes. The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. This is the gate of the LORD the righteous shall enter through it. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
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