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Rosends -
I totally agree with you.
And extremism is hardly a Jewish problem - it is something we see within every major religion. In each case I think other forces are often the key drivers - poverty, cultish adherence to a particular leader, paranoia or religious bigotry.
I believe people should be able to practice Judaism as they wish, but I'm becoming uncomfortable with stories from places like Beit Shemesh about violence, and feel Israeli and Jewish leaders need to speak out more.
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Rosends -
Thanks for your excellent answers!
I definitely agree that the stone throwing is limited to a very small number of people with very extreme views. No one I know throws stones!!
But in areas like Mea Sherim and Beit Shemesh there is a sinzeable hardcore of people with such extreme views towards not only driving on Shabbat but also towards women, that I feel Jewish leaders need to do more to contain them.
While they may only represent 1% of Jews, the attitudes are - to my mind - repugnant and very definitely outdated.
I feel religious authorities need to be clear about interpretations of the Talmud and ensure that actions such as throwing rocks at vehicles are discouraged.
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
And let them have dominion ...
the Tree of Forbidden Fruits -
our congregation believes the Judea / Christian Bible is Gods means of chronologicalizing in text form the Forbidden Fruits mankind has chosen as the cause for his dissent from the OuterWorld of the Everlasting -
as inadvertently being ascribed to God when in reality are the actual faults separating man from God.
do you believe correct, that after being expelled from the Garden of Eden - God would grant Domain to mankind over the Garden of Earth or that in fact God would grant any such thing as Domain for any purpose whatsoever -
in fact Domain in itself is a Forbidden Fruit only mankind would ascribe to himself as being a Forbidden Fruit that must be absolved for their to be the fulfillment of Gods commandment for Remission.
Rosends -
Thanks for your excellent answers!
I definitely agree that the stone throwing is limited to a very small number of people with very extreme views. No one I know throws stones!!
But in areas like Mea Sherim and Beit Shemesh there is a sinzeable hardcore of people with such extreme views towards not only driving on Shabbat but also towards women, that I feel Jewish leaders need to do more to contain them.
While they may only represent 1% of Jews, the attitudes are - to my mind - repugnant and very definitely outdated.
I feel religious authorities need to be clear about interpretations of the Talmud and ensure that actions such as throwing rocks at vehicles are discouraged.
not a 'small number'... i have NEVER heard of anyone throwing stones at ambulances. emergency medical care is always a reason to act...whether on shabbat, on a holiday... or any time. so your premise is a lie.
there is no 1% of jews that would object to saving lives.
If you have any questions about Judaism, feel free to ask.
I have some questions(they are not consistent questions)
1)Has there ever been a prophecy in Judaic history that spoke of more than one event?
If so, can you recall them?
The Jewish texts are understood within Orthodox Judaism as both literal and metaphorical. Yes, I believe there was a garden. Yes, i believe the Reed Sea split and Bil'am spoke to a donkey. But in Judaism, each idea has explanations on 4 levels and the simple/literal one is only the first.2)Do Jews believe in their Bible literally or metaphorically? (I am talking about the book that contians jewish/hebrewish history pre-AD)
A primer of Jewish Books:3)By the way, what are all the books of Judaism. I heard of the Torah, the Talmud, and then there is something called the Tanneach(MSP) and after that I got confused on what was what!!
4)What are the fundemental differences in beliefs between Judaism and Christianity? We have had some "believers" on this thread that claim that Jews believe in Jesus Christ.Is that true, or do call such "Jews for Jesus" practitioners Christians?
5) I am not interested in becoming a Jew, but I do wish to gain an overview of what Jews believe and do not believe without relying on Christian and Islamic sources. Do you have any suggestions on what sources a non-jew(Is that term gentile) should read to gain a better(or in my case, clearer) view of what Judaism is, their beliefs and the philosophies that surrounds it?