Can we discuss Judaism without the politics?

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Nazis and Jews are totally different. One group promotes evil, another peace. I personally see no similarities.
 
Yes, you can attend an Orthodox Shul (a Temple is a Reform Shul, you may go there as well).

We’d all prefer a yarmulke if you have one, if not, no worries, that have countless and will hand them it for free if you ask.

As a non-Jew you don’t have to observe kashrut, if you insist, however, please go right ahead. All you have to do is not eat bacon, no milk or meat together for about 2 hours, and don’t eat any fish which don’t have both scales and fins.
 
Haredi Jews follow the mystical teachings of Kabbalah. Personally, I’m not one of them, though I believe the Zohar and co. to be of a divine nature.

Are you interested in converting? Check your ancestry, you may already be a Jew or have a Jewish soul (a concept of reincarnation exists in Kabbalah)!

Good luck and please let me know. Shalom
 
Shalom,
Referring to the ISAIAH where G_d creates the good and the Evil…
I take it as true. He needed to give us choices. If all was good, we wouldn’t know it was good, unless there was a bad comparison. Furthermore, Lucifer was his R hand angel. Pride was floating around. Lucifer took it and wanted G-d’s Spot. Hence, the fallen angels. Where did Pride appear? But my Catholic siblings, have upset over G-d creating Evil? Since G-d is the Creator, who else could do it??
Interesting!
And your reply is, kind Rabbi…
Shalom
Alice
 
You deny the veracity of the Holoaust by saying we made the numbers up. This is wrong. We’re done debating this.
 
No i did not. I never once said anything about numbers. But you’re right, there is no point to this. I didn’t mean to derail your thread. I apologize. God bless.
 
It’s better not to go to YouTube,
It’s better to go to the actual Vatican documents where this case was reopened and found to be fraudulent. Be at peace.
Anyone can put anything on YouTube.
That DOES NOT MEAN ITS TRUE
But if anyone gets on YouTube saying they are killing people, the law will step in.
No Popes don’t sentence people to jail, the Criminal system of their respective countries do.
 
You Tube can be interesting! Conspiracy theories are interesting. Unfortunately, some ppl believe it. 9/11, I know was AlQueda. I know we knew something was up but they didn’t invite us for their party. I understand the construction and the pancaking of floors and imploding. OBL was one of 50 children. Nieces and nephews TNTC. Some knew of attack. In NY, they left by 9/10. The ones left behind were not involved and had to be evacuated. But, where is that gold that was in the bottom bank? That one has me! Evacuated before, on general principle, that something was up???
There is beautiful music on YouTube!
I’m there. I’m a Christian but God gave me the music. He is great Composer.
FAITH WALK, GRAMMY SNUGGLES
(lullabies) SGT. JASON SWIGER, my son in law. He was killed in Iraq. It’s a military supportive CD + a 9/11 song.
JFYI & fun. One can fast forwarded past scripture verses. Oh yes! STONES about Ushmael & Isaac being half brothers and the Intifada. THE HEARTBEAT OF JERUSALEM. God wanting peace in Israel.
 
So sorry about your son in law.

9/11 wasn’t Jewish though, right?
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One can fast forwarded past scripture verses. Oh yes! STONES about Ushmael & Isaac being half brothers and the Intifada. THE HEARTBEAT OF JERUSALEM. God wanting peace in Israel.
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I don’t understand what you are saying here.
 
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As a Catholic, I’ve gotten a lot of satisfaction from reading the Jewish Publication Society Torah commentary series and other commentaries. I find deep spirituality in Judaism. There is, though, quite a range of beliefs within the branches of Judaism, and I can’t agree with all sides, of course.

I’m reading “Paul” by NT Wright, who is explaining the history of Paul of Tarsus, a Pharisee and a zealot. Saul/Paul is a complex person, in Wright’s biography. One virtue of Paul is his devotion to reading of the Jewish scriptures. I read the JPS commentaries, because there seem to be so few in-depth Catholic commentaries on the Jewish scriptures.

I find The Jewish Study Bible 2nd Ed from Oxford press to be an excellent study bible, to gain insight from the Jewish point of view. I’m too old to tackle the Talmud or Rashi.

Comedian Louis Black was talking about the Bible and said that most of us goyim don’t understand it. He said the Jews would be glad to explain it, but it’s going to cost us. He ain’t exaggerating there. I’m about $1500 into Jewish commentaries.

I don’t know why Catholics hardly ever quote or pray the Shema. Next to the Lord’s Prayer, this pledge of allegiance to G-d should be on our lips. Whoops, that’s internal politics.
 
From the Catholic point of view, Judaism is our heritage. I love to talk about Judaism, specifically the non-political and non-polemical subjects.

I’ve had a couple false starts getting into The Path of the Just.
 
Oh, I wrote songs. God is the Composer. I’m in You Tube. JFYI since we mentioned Youtube & it’s questionable content. There is beautiful music in it. That brought me to tell you about my music. There are those 3 CD’s I mentioned. There is a Song w a video to help heal PTSD—-“EMBRACE THE PAIN”
There are 2 other singles, I wrote ( God gave me) The one song is “STONES” it talks about Abraham & Ishmael & Isaac. Conflict! They each got 12 tribes. Chorus is about throwing stones w the Intifada. We have to make Father Abraham happy again. STOP FIGHTING! Think about half brother Kinship…
THE HEARTBEAT OF JERUSALEM talks about the three main religions having roots there. Chorus is about listening to the call of the angels.
Put our weapons down and make peace.
There are videos w both those songs.
I thought it might be fun, speaking of all things Jewish. to look up songs.
I can’t give up my day job. But it’s a peek at what gifts God gave me.
Shalom. Like my music would help bring about peace. I couldn’t get it on the radio in Israel or anywhere. I tried.
Alice.
 
Hi Rabbi…it’s interesting that you mention the importance of oral tradition as well as the written word in understanding the Torah…as Catholics we also place the importance of Sacred (oral) tradition as it preceded the writings of the New Testament…Jesus told his Disciples to go and preach the words he had taught them…he wrote nothing down…and so began Sacred (oral) tradition…they both complement each other and are of equal importance…Protestants on the other hand believe in the written word (Bible ) alone…but I don’t want to derail this thread by getting into that… shalom
 
As long as the oral Torah isn’t in conflict with itself or the Scriptures, yes, it is important to know and understand.

In the Church, we have oral tradition as well. And this, too, is a continuation of what God’s people have done since the beginning.
 
Yes, in Judaism there is no ultimate apocalyptic confrontation between G-d and Satan since G-d is always in control. Besides HaSatan works for HaShem.
 
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Yes, in Judaism there is no ultimate apocalyptic confrontation between G-d and Satan since G-d is always in control. Besides HaSatan works for HaShem.
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Some of the Eastern Orthodox monks and hermits say something similar. Not in the term that Satan works for God but God is most powerful and if He allows for us to be tempted and even face evil (to which we must not subdue) it is through His choice alone for His own purposes. They also claim there is no conflict between angels and fallen angels. Not a direct conflict. Angels are perfectly good and demons are intrinsicly evil. Demons do what is in their nature to do. When people do evil people do not equate demons, people are disobedient to God when we do evil. The actual conflict (and they say this will be also the final conflict at the end of the Apocalypse) is between God and people (some people).
Do you think this view is close to the one in Judaism?
But in Christianity nobody will say God created Satan to be evil. God created Satan to be perfect like any angel. Satan fell and now evil exists and is controlled by him. The idea is that God allowed freedom to all the created persons - angels and people. But He disapproves of evil - both angels and people. However there is this spiritual hierarchy that human beings were created in His image (to be good) but still under the angels. (In Creation, after the fall, God, or someone in power in Heaven cries that people “cannot be like us”).
Is this second paragraph in contradiction or in agreement or in parallel to Judaism?
P.S. as all spiritual scholars please do not be shocked that when forbidden ones are mentioned the discussion may be big. 😊 But the internet gives way to a lot of information such as - Satana and Lucifer both mean Light in Hebrew and respectively in Latin. Is this correct?
 
You are right about what the title Lucifer means. Satan just means adversary, David is called a Satan a few times in Tanakh, so is G-d. This is nothing to be worried about.
 
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