characterization of Judaism as a religion."? "In a modern context there is considerable resistance among traditional Jews to the characterization of Judaism as a religion."
Rabbi Dr. Alan Unterman...
...vans, was a sci-fi writer.......? At the Nuremberg trials, it was stated that the first reference to the gas-vans was from a sci-fi author.
"the mass extermination of people in gas vans was ascertained without reasonable doubt for the first time in the report of the Extraordinary State...
...sacrifice a goat to Satan on Yom Kippor? Hasidic Jews believe the ram's horn is sounded on Rosh Hashanah for Satan, and a goat was (is) sacrificed on Yom Kippur for Satan.
From the Zohar, the bible of the Kabbalah:
"He (Satan) constantly stands above, recounting the sins of human beings and...
...sacrifice a goat to Satan on Yom Kippor? Hasidic Jews believe the ram's horn is sounded on Rosh Hashanah for Satan, and a goat was (is) sacrificed on Yom Kippur for Satan.
From the Zohar, the bible of the Kabbalah:
"He (Satan) constantly stands above, recounting the sins of human beings and...
Are ex-Christians who criticise Xianity considered "self-hating" like Jews who...
...criticise Judaism or Israel are?
Ann - Hey, like the new avatar. Yep my blog probably one of the most antisemitic on the web, but its 100% sourced
(the most sacred writings in Judaism)'? Haartez (Israeli newspaper)
December 7, 2010
Top rabbis move to forbid renting homes to Arabs, say 'racism originated in the Torah'
"Racism originated in the Torah," said Rabbi Yosef Scheinen, who heads the Ashdod Yeshiva. "The land of Israel is...
(the most sacred writings in Judaism)'? Haartez (Israeli newspaper)
December 7, 2010
Top rabbis move to forbid renting homes to Arabs, say 'racism originated in the Torah'
"Racism originated in the Torah," said Rabbi Yosef Scheinen, who heads the Ashdod Yeshiva. "The land of Israel is...
Haemophilia is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting or coagulation, which is used to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is broken.
If a male suffers from haemophilia; circumcision, a requirement of conversion could kill him.
__________...
Jews - Why do you consider all non-Jewish women & female converts to Judaism as...
..."harlots"? "We have learned by tradition that the term 'harlot' as designated in the Torah means any woman who is not a daughter of Israel (i.e., not born Jewish*), or a daughter of Israel who has had...
they are fit for sexual intercourse"? "Although the three-year-old girl does not undergo any ritual introduction to her future role as a Jewish female, she is considered to be sexually a female from this age. Thus the laws restricting men and women from being alone together in the privacy of a...
...stand them, nor could God? Hebrews 8:9 - http://bible.cc/hebrews/8-9.htm
It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord...
...accept atheists as Jewish? "An atheist, anti-religious, Jew who was born of a Jewish mother would still be considered halakhically Jewish, and therefore accepted as such by his fellow Jews."
Page 11: The Jews: Their Religious Beliefs & Practices (1999 Edition)
Chapter: Some Basic Categories...
infant" - How common is this in Judaism? Vicky Polin, now a campaigner against sexual and ritual abuse in Judaism
______________
Vicky Polin on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1989
"There would be rituals in which babies would be sacraficed... There were people who would grab babies in our family."...
Why would you bother converting to Judaism, when you & your offspring will always be
considered inferior? From: Maimonides on Judaism and the Jewish people - by Menachem Marc Kellner
"Halevi (12th century Jewish mystic) meets the conversion by arguing that converts are indeed not the equals of...
...Talmud & Tanakh? From the 104 year old Jewish Encyclopedia: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=38&letter=M&search=magen%20dawid
Entry: Magen Dawid (Star of David)
"The Jewish view of God, which permitted no images of Him, was and still is opposed to the acceptance of any...
fulfill this prophecy? "The ocean shall inundate Ireland seven years before the End so that the devil may not rule over that people." (St. Patrick)
"Seven years before the Last Day the sea shall submerge Ireland in one inundation." (St. Columbkille)
"The sea will come over Ireland seven years...
...might they be? Are they 3 in 1? 1. The devil
2. The beast
3. The false prophet
Revelation 20:10
And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown.
http://bible.cc/revelation/20-10.htm
...sign of atheism"? "If a person truly believes that God is good and everything He does is good, he can't be sad. Sadness is actually a sign of atheism. The Rabbis commented on the Torah verse: 'There is strength and gladness in His place,' saying that one isn't allowed to enter the gates of a...
...Ground Zero Synagogue? Jews make up 0.01% of the Lebanese population, but the restoration of the Maghen Abraham synagogue in Beirut (dubbed the "Ground Zero Synagogue") was welcomed by Hezbollah:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghen_Abraham_Synagogue
"This is a religious place of worship and...
Do other religions consider girls aged 3 "are fit for sexual intercourse" or is
it just Judaism? "Although the three-year-old girl does not undergo any ritual introduction to her future role as a Jewish female, she is considered to be sexually a female from this age. Thus the laws restricting...