tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post981058371503600226..comments2024-01-02T02:18:30.960-08:00Comments on Israel Thrives: A Rabbi Shot DeadMike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-8656318207215709942018-01-18T10:20:01.790-08:002018-01-18T10:20:01.790-08:00Have you have watched the videos referenced? If no...Have you have watched the videos referenced? If not, to make assumptions and draw conclusions about things you don't know is poor form.<br /><br />Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is not intended and does not profess to be "the correct way to learn Torah." It was not taught from a hostile viewpoint, either. Perhaps you would do better not to mischaracterize.<br /><br />The course is an excellent way for one to get a sense of how the Jewish people developed and adopted their laws and culture. It is quite helpful for secular Jews who are not steeped in that knowledge, even if it does not meet your approval. <br /><br />Finally, although the Hebrew Bible (there were no "Jews" when most of it was written) is the "only" testament on one level, history dictates that it be distinguished from what followed. Nitpicking serves what purpose?oldschooltwentysixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318553861120812740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-23623958936136737252018-01-18T08:49:28.968-08:002018-01-18T08:49:28.968-08:00With all due respect for Yale University, the corr...With all due respect for Yale University, the correct way to learn Torah is from Orthodox Rabbis, who actually believe in Torah, and practice it.<br /><br />Learning Torah from Gentiles or atheistic Jews is a big mistake. Most college professors are extremely Leftist, and teach Judaism from a hostile viewpoint.<br /><br />Last-but-not-least, the Jewish Bible is NOT the "Old" Testament -- it is the ONLY Testament!Mr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-90200665667627332452018-01-18T05:08:44.303-08:002018-01-18T05:08:44.303-08:00another cell member killed yesterday
http://www.i...another cell member killed yesterday<br /><br />http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/01/18/israeli-forces-kill-terrorist-behind-murder-of-samaria-rabbi-in-overnight-clash/Empress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-37896555808676762692018-01-17T22:25:03.992-08:002018-01-17T22:25:03.992-08:00Did not ask for that. The question asked for your ...Did not ask for that. The question asked for your opinion, not what the Bible says. The question did not concern the Jewish people or Jerusalem.<br /><br />Once again, do you believe one must be orthodox and follow Jewish law in all respects to be considered not only Jewish, but a good Jew?<br /><br />Also, do you think Jews that died in the Holocaust were mostly secular or observant, and if the latter, how did they violate the covenants so that millions of them were exterminated?oldschooltwentysixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672887176887940797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-60771899860208308482018-01-17T20:42:26.793-08:002018-01-17T20:42:26.793-08:00Judaism certainly does include ethics and law, but...Judaism certainly does include ethics and law, but other equally important elements include: compassion, charity, self-restraint, self-improvement, fear of G_d, awe of G_d, love of G_d, loving Jews, prayer, studying Torah, faith and trust in G_d, happiness, self-sacrifice, the Land of Israel, mysticism and prophecy. It is complicated.<br /><br />History shows that over the past 2,500 years, every Jewish community that abandoned <i>Shabbat</i> observance eventually assimilated and intermarried and vanished; and the same thing is true of every Jewish community that stopped eating kosher.<br /><br /><b>My response to OldSchoolTwentySix:</b><br /><br />The Jewish Bible [known as <i>Tanach</i> in Hebrew, or the O.T. (Only Testament) in English] mentions the importance of eating KOSHER 4 times, the importance of observing SHABBAT 18 times and condemns intermarriage with non-Jews 13 times.<br /><br />The Bible mentions the importance of eating kosher in: Daniel chapter 1, Ezekiel chapter 4 and Isaiah chapter 66.<br /><br />Daniel would not eat the food from the King, even though he probably could have eaten it for FREE, and even though it was probably tastier and more expensive than what he normally ate -- because the King’s food was NOT kosher. (Bible, Book of Daniel, chapter 1)<br /><br /><b>In the Biblical Book of Joshua, chapter 23, verses 12 to 13, G_d reveals that:</b><br /><br />If Jews intermarry with non-Jews, then He will <b>NOT</b> help the Jews conquer the Land of Israel. And even worse, the sin of intermarriage will cause the Jews to be driven out from the Land of Israel.<br /><br /><b>The Biblical Book of Jeremiah, end of chapter 17, teaches:</b><br /><br />If the Jewish people observe <i>Shabbat</i> [the Jewish Sabbath] then Jerusalem will be ruled by Jews forever (verses 24 to 25). <br /><br />But if Jews <b>DO NOT</b> observe <i>Shabbat</i>, then the Land of Israel [literally, Jerusalem] will burn with fire (verse 27, last verse of chapter).<br /><br />What I just said should be saved to your Personal Computer for future reference, because you will not often encounter Jews like me who can prove important points quickly and concisely; I am sorry if that sounds a little arrogant, but it is true.Mr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-88886694207387028582018-01-17T17:09:27.376-08:002018-01-17T17:09:27.376-08:00Check this out. For anyone with an elementary know...Check this out. For anyone with an elementary knowledge of the subject matter, it is quite helpful to understanding.<br /><br />https://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145 <br /><br />oldschooltwentysixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672887176887940797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-61484938629910743852018-01-17T16:55:37.985-08:002018-01-17T16:55:37.985-08:00Mr. Cohen, I will check some of those books out. K...Mr. Cohen, I will check some of those books out. Kaplan does sound interesting. And, y'know, as I write this I am looking at a book that my wife gave me awhile back entitled <i>Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages</i> by Abraham Cohen.<br /><br />This may be a very basic notion, but am I wrong in thinking that Judaism is fundamentally a religion of ethics and law, Christianity is fundamentally a religion of compassion, and Islam is fundamentally a religion of submission?<br /><br />This is my broad, overall sense of the Big 3 of the Levant.<br />Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-69344358958428414332018-01-17T16:45:38.359-08:002018-01-17T16:45:38.359-08:00You scamp!You scamp!Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-81581565146683640492018-01-17T14:57:51.258-08:002018-01-17T14:57:51.258-08:00give the perps free helicopter rides!!give the perps free helicopter rides!!Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295581694030031756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-81561974074337325312018-01-17T14:38:16.618-08:002018-01-17T14:38:16.618-08:00https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/...https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/240818<br /><br />Security forces on Wednesday evening captured the terrorists who carried out the shooting attack near Havat Gilad last week, in which Rabbi Raziel Shevach was murdered.<br /><br />The forces from the Yamam counter-terrorism unit located the terrorists' hiding place in Jenin, and a gunfight broke out between the forces and the terrorists.<br /><br />One of the terrorists was eliminated and the second was arrested. According to Palestinian Arab reports, security forces are surrounding a home in which a third terrorist is hiding.<br /><br />The police said that there several people were wounded in the incident, but no further details can be provided at this time due to the limitations of the military censor.<br /><br />Video Player<br />00:00 | 00:31<br />Empress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-40718213701360238252018-01-17T08:41:23.894-08:002018-01-17T08:41:23.894-08:00If you started studying the Talmud today, it would...If you started studying the Talmud today, it would take you ten years to learn all of it. Other important Jewish books that should be learned by all Jew include: the Jewish Bible with classic commentaries [called Mikraot Gedolot], various collections of Midrash [semi-sacred Jewish stories] various classic books about practical law [Halachah], and the writings of the Gaonim, Rishonim and Acharinim [major post-Talmudic scholars], etc.<br /><br />My favorite books to explain Judaism are THE HANDBOOK OF JEWISH THOUGHT by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan and the other writings of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, an Orthodox Rabbi and scientist whose name was listed in THE WHOSE WHO OF AMERICAN PHYSICS.Mr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-18619432303600931882018-01-17T08:15:20.250-08:002018-01-17T08:15:20.250-08:00Ya know, I am not a particularly religious guy.
M...Ya know, I am not a particularly religious guy.<br /><br />My general stance on religion is that I am content to know what I do not know.<br /><br />But when I look at that guy's face - the shining quality of it - it makes me realize that there is even more that I do not know that I sometimes think.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-73725643821110807302018-01-16T20:09:26.037-08:002018-01-16T20:09:26.037-08:00Only 35 years old. Tragic. And inexcusable. Only 35 years old. Tragic. And inexcusable. JeffwithaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073609950380822171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-27728970469472146332018-01-16T18:18:05.731-08:002018-01-16T18:18:05.731-08:00Why Muslims Hate Jews:
https://shilohmusings.blog...<b><i>Why Muslims Hate Jews</i>:</b><br /><br />https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/12/guest-post-why-muslims-hate-jews.html<br /><br />http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/03/guest-post-famous-last-words.html<br /><br />https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/01/guest-post-forgotten-oppression.html<br /><br />http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/06/why-all-jews-must-die.html<br />___________________________________<br /><b><i>Why Israel’s 1967 Borders are Undefendable</i>:</b><br /><br />www.algemeiner.com/2017/10/27/israel-cannot-withdraw-from-the-west-bank/<br /><br />https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/03/guest-post-why-1967-borders-are-suicide.html <br />___________________________________<br /><b><i>Why Pray for Tzahal-IDF</i>:</b><br /><br />http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/04/guest-post-why-pray-for-idf.html<br />___________________________________<br /><b><i>How to Pray for Tzahal-IDF</i>:</b><br /><br />http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/09/how-to-pray-for-tzahal-idf.html<br />___________________________________<br /><b><i>How Torah Can Defeat Terrorism</i>:</b><br /><br />https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/08/defeat-terror-with-torah.html<br />___________________________________<br /><b><i>How intermarriage harms Jewish <br />sovereignty over the Land of Israel</i>:</b><br /><br />http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/11/guest-post-joshua-chapter-23-verse-12.html<br />___________________________________<br /><b>How <i>Shabbat</i>-desecration harms <br />Jewish sovereignty over Jerusalem:</b><br /><br />https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/12/guest-post-jeremiah-chapter-17.htmlMr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-83243059971389197542018-01-16T15:08:04.163-08:002018-01-16T15:08:04.163-08:00Well, as they say, my dear Doodad, cooler heads wi...Well, as they say, my dear Doodad, cooler heads will prevail.<br /><br />For the moment, at least, my head is not so cool.<br /><br />{In fact, I am damn pissed off.}Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-16831148231303400022018-01-16T13:02:00.439-08:002018-01-16T13:02:00.439-08:00There were cries of revenge at the funeral. Not su...There were cries of revenge at the funeral. Not surprised. Course. Israelis are "civilized," so revenge will be sorely punished. A few days later they announce an increase of 7500 work permits for Palestinians. Duh.Doodadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349941094682080146noreply@blogger.com