Posted on 12/19/2007 12:09:27 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Jewish worshippers Tuesday were stunned to find Arabs had desecrated the graves of the Biblical Joshua, Caleb and Nun (Joshua’s father).
Joshua served as the Jewish Nation's Prime Minister from the year 2488 until 2516 on the Hebrew calendar (1272 BCE - 1300 BCE).
Members of the One Shechem organization that organizes visits to the graves arrived in the village of Timnat (Kifl) Haress, near Ariel in Samaria, to prepare for a special prayer gathering, discovered that Arab vandals had desecrated the village’s Jewish tombs. The tombs of Yehoshua (Joshua) ben Nun, Nun, and Calev (Caleb) ben Yefuneh were covered with garbage and feces – both human and animal, and anti-Semitic and Nazi slogans and symbols had been painted in the area.
Nevertheless, worshippers gathered at the tombs Tuesday night for special prayers on the tenth of Tevet, the day Kaddish and other prayers are recited for those whose date of death is unknown, such as Calev ben Yefuneh. Organizers had cleaned up the damage and attendees reported a positive experience.
The prayers were also to mark the end of the 30-day increased-stricture mourning period for murdered Jewish father Ido Zoldan of Kedumim, by a Palestinian Authority police officer.
Organizers reported that a wide array of Jews – hareidi, national religious and traditional – took part in the visit and prayers. They also praised the cooperation of security forces, particularly the Efraim Division of the IDF.
The One Shechem organization issued a call to the public to do everything in their power to preserve the holy sites in Samaria, including Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem and to fight for the right of Jews to visit and worship there freely.
Caleb is called a Kenezite (Joshua 14.6)--I think that would make him a descendant of Kenaz, a grandson of Esau (cf. Genesis 36.11), rather than a descendant of Jacob, although he is treated as a member of the tribe of Judah in Numbers 13.6.
I’m sure the Jewish Democrats in the MSM will somehow find a rationalization for this behavior.
Like the bigoted, hate-filled clown in the WashPo we threaded earlier today.
LOL
Wow.
‘defecated all over the place.’
Its the only thing they have in surplus except ignorance and they are full of it.
What outrages you more, the use of “CE” and “BCE” by Jews and secularists, or the destruction of historical and religious monuments by Mohammedans?
Koran animals
Christians and Jews welcome differing views and religions.
That would be considerable lower than numbers I've seen which are usually up in the 70% range. Of course it would depend on whether they're querying on weekly or occasional attendance and whether they're questioning only Jews. 49% weekly attendance would be higher than Church/Synagogue attendance in most polls.
“Prime Minister”? WTHeck? He was successor to Moses. Does that make Moses the first “Prime Minister”. I hate the connotation that they were just crass political leaders like “Prime Minister” Olmerta.
I've always thought that, since you use the Christian dates, it would be less disrespectful to go ahead and use the Christian designations BC and AD as well. Otherwise, just use the Jewish dates. To use the Christian date and a neuter designation seems unnecessarily dismissive. But, hey, this Christian's feelings aren't hurt. Besides, there's no way we've been whacked as a group like the Jews have over time (notwithstanding it's been open-season on us of late).
:>)
By the mullahs, weren’t the Jews of the Old Testament actually muslims? Otherwise, where can they track their pre-muhamadan islam from? They desecrate their “own” history as well?
You're aware, those Christian dates are based on Hindu numerals, aren't you?
Kidding, lol!
A.D. = Anno Domini = In the Year of Our Lord
Exactly, see how pretty that Latin translates.
gnip...
Surely Christians have more important things to worry about than feeling dissed because Jews don't consider this to be the Year of "OUR" Lord.
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