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mercygate
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A friend of mine had her grandfather’s tallit hung in the chupa above the bride and groom at her wedding . . . (cool)
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mercygate
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We do this. You find it more commonly in Religious houses. When my mentor in seminary died, we kept vigil in turns, reciting the psalms and the Office for the Dead at his coffin from the moment it arrived in the chapel until it was taken off campus for the big “state” funeral down at Trinity Church, Wall Street.
A lot of the cool stuff in Christianity comes from Judaism.
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Valke2
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This one I"m doing from memory, so take it with a grain of kosher salt.
FIrst, it establishes the validity of the priesthood, which goes through Aaron. It may have been GOd’s way of providing Aaron’s bonafides. I think it is important for the people of Israel to see that both Moses and Aaron are speaking for God. Second, if you remember, Moses does everything he can to squirm out of GOd’s commandment for him to go back to Egypt. In the end, God sends Aaron to be Moses’ “voice”. So perhaps Aaron earns the right to perform a few miracles because Moses insists on sharing the burden.
Also, Aaron is clearly more loved than Moses by the Israelites. So perhaps this is a way of making it easier for the nation to follow Moses (not that they ended up following easily).
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mercygate
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Ew! Jewish pork butcher? I can’t picture it but I’ll take your word for it.
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Valke2
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I thought it was a couple of hundred years arealier than that, but you may be right.
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Valke2
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No, they couldn’t butcher pigs. We can’t eat or touch the dead carcasses of unclean animals.
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mercygate
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That’s a relief!
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cathopologist
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The Brahmin religion is in several ways, similar to that of Judaism. As for funeral rites, when my father passed away, we also cremated his body within 24 hours and chant poojas throughout until it reached the crematorium.
notsmart, when my mother-in-law passed away (she was United Methodist) myself, my father-in-law and my wife (convert from United Methodist to Catholicism) were praying the rosary and we also read from the Psalms. Her body lay in the Religious House for 3 days and we prayed and stayed with her until the day she was cremated.
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leopolis1
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Jews are extremely strict proving that Jesus was not the Messiah so you should also check every single prophecy to be sure that somebody else who calls himself the Messiah is gonna be the right person.
Another question: aren’t you impressed by all the miralces that happenned in Christianity? That’s how God proves He is with us. Just have look at Eucharistic miracles, Lourdes, Fatima, Guadalupe, padre Pio, healings, raising people from the dead, etc. In the Old Testament there were obviously plenty of miracles because God was with the Jewish nation. But is God still with you? Are there miracles happenning in Judaism now?
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Valke2
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Not sure what you mean. But I don’t think we have to be very strict in proving Jesus was not the Messiah. As a Jew I can rely on any number of reasons for supporting this belief.
No. I’m more impressed with what happened at Sinia. But having said that, I don’t feel that miracles are necessary to increase my faith or mybelief that judaism is right for me. I’m also not here to say my faith is better than someone elses. Just better for me.
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leopolis1
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So no matter in what we believe, it’s fine. That means truth does not exist. I believe that 2 and 2 is 4. But if it’s better for you to believe it’s 5, you can do it. I’m sorry but that’s what you are trying to tell me. Good luck.
I believe God is logical. If we can be saved by believing in anything, then what are the commandnents for? What are all those covenants and doctrines for?
No truth, all will be saved - life is wonderful!
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notsmart
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Um, I thought this thread was for asking genuine questions about Judaism?
Lets be grateful we have this source to tap into. I could study for years and years and not get even some of the things Valke can Snapple up for me right now. (Just using your term Valke, believe me I think you are being humble by saying that)
Not only that, where and from who would I be studying from?
Think about that.
He has a fountian of knowledge to share. Lets listen.
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Valke2
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I’m saying that it is not alright for me to believe in Jesus. That is not how I find GOd. If that is how you find God, why should I have the hubris to believe you are wrong?
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Valke2
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That’s pretty much it.
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Valke2
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Thanks for the kind words. Here’s some snapple judaism that you might actually find on a snapple cap (at least it would fit on one):
The honey bee is the only nonkosher animal that produces a kosher food.
The honey bee is the only nonkosher animal that produces a kosher food.
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notsmart
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I am so glad to hear the honey bee itself is non Kosher.
But- wait one darn minute! I saw The Bee Movie, and wasn’t Jerry Seinfeld the voice of the lead Bee?
He was playing a non Kosher role!
But, that was only acting, and it was just his voice anyway.
It’s good to know that honey is approved for consumption. I don’t think I could forgo honey.
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Valke2
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Seinfeld was a secular bee.I am so glad to hear the honey bee itself is non Kosher.
But- wait one darn minute! I saw The Bee Movie, and wasn’t Jerry Seinfeld the voice of the lead Bee?
He was playing a non Kosher role!
But, that was only acting, and it was just his voice anyway.
It’s good to know that honey is approved for consumption. I don’t think I could forgo honey.
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notsmart
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:crying:I hear you.
It seems you may agree with Benedict that secularism is not a good thing.
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Your thoughts?
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Sam_777
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Hi Valke,
Who is the authority nowadays in Judaism?, I mean if I want to have an authentic opinion according to the Jewish law, then from where should I get it?
Who is the authority nowadays in Judaism?, I mean if I want to have an authentic opinion according to the Jewish law, then from where should I get it?
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Valke2
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You don’t trust me?
There is no central authority in Judaism. The normal thing to do is o speak with your rabbi. This might very well mean that one community will receive a different answer than another community. But both answers should be based on jewish law, the difference being one of how the rabbi interperts the law or applies it to a specific situation.So if I have a question about whether I can open my refrigerator on shabbos (because doing so causes a light to go on) may be answered yes by my rabbi and no by someone else’s. (My guy may say it is ok because turning on the light is not the intent of opening the refrig. door and the other guy might say you can’t do it because you complete a circuit, yadda yada). For a religous jew, each looks to their community’s rabbi for the interpertation of law (or they make their own conclusions based on halacha – which often happens).
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