Facts About Judaism

[jwoodie]

Judaism refers to those of the Jewish religion. One could say Jewish religions since there are divisions of Judaism as there also was in Jesus' time.

You need to understand the definition of "religion."

Including Atheist Jews?

Maybe you need to understand the definition of "religion."

 

[Mindful]

To be Jewish is to be intimately familiar with the world around us. It’s to recognize that our daily, weekly and yearly cycles are inextricably linked to those of nature.

So only Jews understand this? Or is everyone who understands this Jewish?

Probably.

 

[fncceo]

Is the prefix "Je" in Jew, Jesus and Jehovah just coincidence?

Yes.

Just like the 'D' in Devil, Doughnut, and Dentist are a coincidence.

There are only 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet ... some of them will be used more than once.

 

[rylah]

Wuallaq, always liked the guy, but didn't know...
He's even got that authentic 'Omer counting beard, fabulous.

It's 'Chol HaMo'ed' days so technically Pesach is yet over.

Enjoy

 

[rylah]

Counting the 'Omer

Count Today's Omer - Omer Tools

Complete calendar for counting the Omer

 

[Picaro]

They don't all that much. "Better" is not perfect. No translation is perfect because words have subtle meanings that don't always translate. it is always better to use the original language.

I don't disagree, but one can come very very close to 'correct', and besides, I doubt someone born in modern times is ever going to understand 'subtle meanings' intended by somebody writing in the ancient era anyway; most Jews at the time didn't speak or read Hebrew either. It was practically a secret language among cultists by Jesus's times. One thing where you are probably right on is that Hebrew letters also had numerical values, and numerology was a big thing with Jewish intellectuals, but probably most readers are unaware of.

But overall, the Greek translations are by far the best and do indeed convey the vast majority of what is written and intended to convey. If you have the time, try reading the post-exile writings, both those included in the 'canonical' Old Testament and Jewish writings outside of it, and compare them with the pre-exile writings, just for fun. I think it will become clear just how irrelevant the Second Temple became re the dynamic Mosaic theology versus the post-exilic slide into self-isolation and 'racial purity' obsessions and the rise of the Sadduccees, Pharisees, all leading to Christian theology's eventual popularity.

 

[AsherN]

Jews of the times either spoke Hebrew or Aramaic. That's why various writings are in those 2 languages depending on when they were written. And yes, I've read the books, most in Hebrew, or with the help of an Aramaic speaker for the ones written in Aramaic.

 

[jwoodie]

To be Jewish is to be intimately familiar with the world around us. It’s to recognize that our daily, weekly and yearly cycles are inextricably linked to those of nature.

So only Jews understand this? Or is everyone who understands this Jewish?

Probably.

Thanks. Now can I label anything that offends me as a hate crime?

 

[Mindful]

To be Jewish is to be intimately familiar with the world around us. It’s to recognize that our daily, weekly and yearly cycles are inextricably linked to those of nature.

So only Jews understand this? Or is everyone who understands this Jewish?

Probably.

Thanks. Now can I label anything that offends me as a hate crime?

Why ask me?

Do what you like.

 

[jwoodie]

Why ask me?

Sorry, I thought you knew something about the subject matter.

 

[Mindful]

Why ask me?

Sorry, I thought you knew something about the subject matter.

No you didn't.

 

[rylah]

How one should act with all what’s happening in the world!
by Rabbi Moshe Aharon Pinto

The Daily Spark, a group for you to start your day off right with all the Torah vitamins and minerals your soul needs.

Lectures given by Rabbi Moshe Aharon Pinto Shlita, on Musar, Kabbalah, Parasha, Chassidut, and more. The merit of sharing Torah is great, the rewards are everlasting, and they continue to grow as the Torah spreads farther and farther.

Every flame, big or small, begins with a spark.

 

[rylah]

70 Nations Organization; Jerusalem, Israel -
Sept. 26, 2019 - Rabbi Ouri Cherki #2

Rabbi Our Cherki discusses the relevance of the 7 Laws of Noah for the Nations.

Comment: Rabbi Sherki's native languages are Hebrew, French and Arabic, so his English might not be so easy to listen, but bear with him - he's one of the greatest minds in the Jewish world today.

https://noahideworldcenter.org/wp_en/

 

[rylah]

Is there a Jewish morality?

"There's no Jewish morality, but there's is certainly the morality of Judaism.

There's no Jewish morality, because morality is a universal value. And our sages already said "The way of the land preceded Torah". And anyone who has no 'way of the land' is not of moderation. Therefore if a human is lacking the 'way of the land', say basic values of morality, our sages advice him in the tractate of Kidushin in the Talmud, not to get involved in Torah, because the Torah can do him a 'death poison'.

If so morality is a general idea, all the values are known beforehand, and were constructed throughout the history by accumulation of the moral experience along the generations.

When the Torah was given to us, and we've heard from G-d "You shall not murder", it's not that before that we had desire and big craving to murder, and only because it was said in the Torah not to murder we abstained from that. The 10 commandments were given in a word in which there already was a certain internalization of the disgrace of murder.

With that said, there's a unique morality of Judaism, in the meaning of the unity of values. While there're moral methods to exalt the value of kindness and compassion to the peak of all morality, here I mean Christianity; And other see specifically in doing justice and judgement the most high value, here I mean Islam; Or those who see in the cancellation of oneself, in absolute humility as the highest value, here I mean Buddhism, and we can go forth. Judaism talks about the unity of values.

There's a sort of attempt, can even say pretension, to create a model of society in which it is available to fulfill all the values - as one. And this in order to add the most life.

If there's a system that takes concern also in compassion and also in justice - we know that were're facing a society that approaches the morality of Judaism."

 

[rylah]

G-d erases and subdues the human or empowers?

"The unification faith, the monotheism, the Jewish, is available to understanding specifically from within contrast of its opponent - the Islamic unification faith.

The Islamic unification faith is exclusive, while the unification faith of Judaism, the monotheistic, is inclusive. And I think this solves the entire question asked.

But with that, to understand the meaning of the terms terms I'll explain:
when we speak about an exclusive unification faith, the intention is "expiration/nullification". For Islam the uniqueness of the G-d obligates that which is other to submit to Him. That is the meaning of the word 'Islam' - in Arabic submission. In that meaning, the relationship of the created towards the Creator, must be a relationship of cancellation, essentially of loss of meaning for all human enterprise.

While the unification faith of Judaism says "And You give life to all" (Nehemiah 9:6). So that in spite that historically we saw of course active intolerance of Judaism towards idol worship for example, but eventually, internally, the unification faith stores in it the meaning for all. And that's what our sages said in the 'Chapters of Fathers' tractate - "there's nothing that doesn't have its place".

Essentially the Jewish unification faith invites us to search the correct place of every value, and everything existing. In that essence this is an optimistic message, of life, that gives place to the created facing the Creator.

 

[rylah]

Weekly Torah Portion - 'Shemini' -
What's the deal with Kosher animals??

One of the most dominating parts of an observant Jew's life is his diet. All food must be Kosher in-order to be eaten. But why? what's the deal with Kosher food? does G-d really care what I eat? and if so, then why non Jews are not obligated to eat Kosher?

 

[rylah]

Weekly Torah Portion - 'Shemini' -
Is It All About Getting Spiritually High?

Our natural human desire to get close to G-d sometimes leads us to pursue methods of religious ecstasy. Yet our human desire to be close to G-d may well be at odds with G-d’s divine desire to be close to us.

 

[watchingfromafar]

Jews are a tiny minority. There are only 13 million Jews worldwide, which represents only 0.2% of the population.

Is it true that +/- 6 million live in the USA &
.,,.,,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,.,.., +/- 6 million live in the land are called Israel; live-?
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[Mindful]

More on Kosher. Translated and Adapted by Moshe Wisnefsky

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After detailing which land-animals, fish, and fowl are permitted for Jewish consumption, G-d instructed Moses to teach the Jewish people the laws of ritual defilement. The purpose of these laws is to emphasize that, as Jews, we must value and emphasize life in this world, distancing ourselves from contact with the negativity and depression associated with death. Ritual defilement is contracted either through contact with a dead animal or person, or through some bodily condition that takes the individual close to the boundary between life and death. Contracting ritual defilement prevents an individual from entering the Tabernacle and/or consuming sacrifices and other types of ritually sacred food.

 

[Mindful]

^ Avoiding Being Duped
לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַטָּמֵא וּבֵין הַטָּהֹר וגו': (ויקרא יא:מז)
[G-d instructed Moses to teach the Jewish people how] to distinguish between the defiled and the undefiled. Leviticus 11:47

Spiritually, this decree refers to making the moral distinction between what is acceptable, healthy behavior and what is not. This distinction is easy enough when matters are clear and obvious. But all too often, the distinction is blurred, and what is in fact defiled can easily be taken as being undefiled.
By studying the Torah, we remain connected to G‑d, who is not subject to the limited reach of human intellect. Thus attuned to Divine consciousness, we instinctively know what is spiritually healthy and what is not.