http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/judaism-religion/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:28:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050285/posts The Chosen “Grandpa Abyssal, what did he mean today at Synagogue, that the Jews are the chosen? Chosen for what? What were we chosen to do?” “Ahh, Chaadrean, that is a long story. We would have to venture far, far out into the future to try to see that clearly. It is too late now. I came up here to tell you that your light was supposed to be off fifteen minutes ago. If your mother sees your light on, there will be trouble…. Now go to sleep!” “But grandpa! Deep religious questions are torturing my mind, they will not... my writing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050285/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:28:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2049455/posts Can anyone out there enlighten me as to just what constitutes the differences among the Karaites, Sadducees, and Samaritans? Each is supposedly a "more ancient," "more authentic" form of Judaism (chas veshalom!) which rejects the Oral Torah and the authority of the Rabbinate, so why aren't they all the same thing? Does anyone out there have any insights on this topic? Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2049455/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:12:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2048225/posts Sunday 7/20--Shiv`ah `Asar BeTammuzMORNING Kohen--Exodus 32:11-14Levi--Exodus 34:1-3Yisra'el--Exodus 34:4-10 EVENING Kohen--Exodus 32:11-14Levi--Exodus 34:1-3Yisra'el/Maftir--Exodus 34:4-10Haftarah--Isaiah 55:6-56:8 Monday and Thrsday mornings, 7/21 and 7/24Kohen--Numbers 30:2-9Levi--vs. 10-13Yisra'el--vs. 14-17 Strday 7/26--Shabbat Parashat MattotMORNING Kohen--Numbers 30:2-17Levi--31:1-12Shelishi--31:13-24Revi`i--31:25-41Chamishi--31:42-54Shishi--32:1-19Shevi`i--32:20-42Maftir--32:40-42Haftarah--Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 33:1-3Levi--vs. 4-6Yisra'el--vs. 7-10 Bible, calendar, and prayerbooks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2048225/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:01:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2047921/posts I was privileged this week to preview, before its release to the public, what may well prove to be a masterpiece of the documentary film-making art—a new look at the Biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt in the light of contemporary archeology and politics in the Middle East. Filmmaker Tim Mahoney´s "The Exodus Conspiracy",[1] due to be released within a few months, seeks to demonstrate the historical accuracy of the Biblical narrative of the exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt on the basis of recent archaeological discoveries and geographic explorations. A secondary thesis of the film is... American Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2047921/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:38:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2047188/posts Conversions to Judaism among African-Americans are growing in a way that could affect the presidential election. Atlanta - Like many of the growing numbers of Protestant blacks in America and Africa converting to Judaism, Elisheva Chaim grew up believing she had a "Jewish soul." As a black woman and a Baptist in the South, that was a peculiar, somewhat troubling realization. But when she turned her doubts about Christianity into a search for answers, the truth became evident: She had to go deeper than the Old Testament. She had to convert. "It's odd to see black people convert to Judaism,... Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2047188/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:44:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2047105/posts U.S. imam calls for Neturei Karta ban at Saudi-run interfaith conference. by Walter Ruby Special to The Jewish Week Madrid­­­— A top American Muslim leader and American Jewish groups formed an unlikely alliance this week against a fiercely anti-Zionist chasidic group at an interfaith conference in Madrid, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah. Dr. Sayyid Syeed, national director of the Islamic Society of North America, said he was upset by the planned participation in the conference, which opened this week, of Rabbi Yisrael Dovid Weiss, a representative of Neturei Karta from upstate Monsey. Rabbi Weiss was to be the only... The Jewish Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2047105/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:16:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2044637/posts Monday and Thrsday mornings, 7/14 and 7/17Kohen--Numbers 25:10-12Levi--25:13-15Yisra'el--25:16-26:4 Strday 7/19--Shabbat Parashat PinechasMORNING Kohen--Numbers 25:10-26:4Levi--26:5-51Shelishi--26:52-27:5Revi`i--27:6-23Chamishi--28:1-15Shishi--28:16-29:11Shevi`i--29:12-30:1Maftir--29:35-30:1Haftarah--I Kings 18:46-19:21 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 30:2-9Levi--vs. 10-13Yisra'el--vs. 14-17 Bible, calendar, and prayerbooks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2044637/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:04:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2044047/posts July 11 Rabbi David Dalin His latest book, Icon of Evil: Hitler’s Mufti & the Rise of Radical Islam and Ambassador John Bruton Former Prime Minister of Ireland and the current EU Ambassador to the United States EWTN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2044047/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:57:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2042995/posts ISRAEL’S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE By Reverend Dr. ELDER CUMMING (At Glasgow Conference, June, 1894) Let us return to Romans 9:3-5: "For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsman according to the flesh," &c. this is one of the most eloquent, and it is, without doubt, the most solemn passage in the writings of St. Paul. For what he declares them that passage is, that he has been brought into such sympathy and fellowship with Christ to that, if it were possible, which he well knows it is not, it is in his... Things to Come -- A Journal of Biblical Literature (May, 1894) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2042995/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:42:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2042503/posts Ba'alei Teshuva --- sometimes translated to mean "penitents," but, more commonly used to refer to Jews from secular backgrounds who have become religiously observant, often hareidi or ultra-Orthodox --- have been held in high regard by Jewish tradition. [Snip] Try telling that to Avigal Meizlik who recently wrote a controversial article in Mishpascha, a highly regarded English haredi magazine about "issues" BTs face when they try to affilliate with various hareidi communities in Israel. According to Ms. Meizlik, when it comes to register their children in mainstream hareidi schools, BT's are rejected, finding, to their dismay, that they were never... The Jewish Voice and Opinion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2042503/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:34:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041442/posts The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory and President Ronald Reagan enjoyed a deep relationship for many years. National Day of Reflection By the President of the United States of America Amid the distractions and concerns of our daily existence, it is appropriate that Americans pause to reflect upon the ancient ethical principles and moral values which are the foundation of our character as a nation. We seek, and steadfastly pursue, the benefits of education. But education must be more than factual enlightenment-it must enrich the character as well as the mind. One shining example for people of... Chabad.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041442/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jul 2008 14:32:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041303/posts Monday and Thrsday mornings, 7/7 and 7/10Kohen--Numbers 22:2-4Levi--vs. 5-7Yisra'el--vs. 8-12 Strday 7/12--Shabbat Parashat BalaqMORNING Kohen--Numbers 22:2-12Levi--22:13-20Shelishi--22:21-38Revi`i--22:39-23:12Chamishi--23:13-26Shishi--23:27-24:13Shevi`i--24:14-25:9Maftir--25:7-9Haftarah--Micah 5:6-6:8 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 25:10-12Levi--25:13-15Yisra'el--25:16-26:4 Bible, calendar, and prayerbooks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041303/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jul 2008 02:06:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041300/posts This is a selection of important events from a week of religious history. July 6 In 1535, Sir Thomas More was executed. More, once King Henry VIII's chief minister and friend, had refused to take the oath of supremacy accepting the English monarch as head of the church. A Roman Catholic martyr, he was beatified in 1886 and canonized in 1935. In 1906, Parliament passed the Lord's Day Observance Act to prohibit work, entertainment, sport and almost all commerce on Sundays. The law remained on the books until the Supreme Court of Canada struck it down in 1985. July 7... The Daily Gleaner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041300/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jul 2008 01:53:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041236/posts Islam Factor is a bold experiment in Muslim freedom of expression, freedom of speech and cooperation with people from all walks of life. Some who follow, agree with or are amicable to Islam and some who are opposed. Whether you agree with or follow Islam or not, whether you oppose Islam or not, no matter the nation, race, religion or creed we are from, we all have one thing in common. We all are human-beings with the same basic needs, hopes and emotions. Our forum hopes to promote an almost unheard of tolerance (that eludes many Muslim groups) that transcends... Islam Factor Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041236/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:43:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2040819/posts For Marisa Hester, a Pentecostal Christian from Prattville, Ala., choosing an outfit for an ultra-Orthodox Crown Heights wedding wasn’t easy. Sorting through her two sets of formalwear, she eventually opted for a knee-length floral skirt and a high-necked black chiffon blouse, embellished with sparkling beads. She worried, however, that her slightly sheer sleeves were too revealing and would insult her newfound family. But at the June 24 wedding, the bride and her relatives could not have been less offended. A year ago, Hester, 26, gave an invaluable gift to the bride’s father, Hershey Fellig, 47, whose struggle she had read... Jewish Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2040819/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 18:52:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2040635/posts Pop icon Madonna is using kabbalah to brainwash Yankee star Alex Rodriguez into believing they are "soulmates," the ballplayer's estranged wife is telling friends. Cynthia Rodriguez, who has bolted to rocker Lenny Kravitz's Paris pad to avoid the limelight, is blaming the Material Girl for breaking up her five-year marriage, a close friend told the Daily News. The 34-year-old stunner has revealed to close confidants that she discovered a note her husband wrote professing his true feelings to Madonna. "I believe he was having an affair with Madonna," she told a friend, who spoke anonymously for fear of angering A-Rod.... New Yok Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2040635/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:46:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2040314/posts Tomorrow is our nation’s 232nd birthday. Two months ago Israel celebrated its 60th birthday. I feel that more honest arithmetic would have had the small beleaguered country actually celebrating its 3,320th birthday. What happened three millennia ago which brought the people of Israel into existence? Ancient Israel became a nation with an eternal destiny when it received its constitution, the Torah, from God on Mount Sinai and formally adopted it. “And (Moses) took the Book of the Covenant, and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said... CONTACT COMMUNITY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2040314/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:56:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2037988/posts Monday morning, 6/30Kohen--Numbers 19:1-6Levi--vs. 7-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-17 Thrsday 7/3--First Day Ro'sh Chodesh TammuzKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Frday 7/4--Second Day Ro'sh Chodesh TammuzKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Strday 7/5--Shabbat Parashat ChuqqatMORNING Kohen--Numbers 19:1-17Levi--19:18-20:6Shelishi--20:7-13Revi`i--20:14-21Chamishi--20:22-21:9Shishi--21:10-20Shevi`i--21:21-22:1Maftir--21:34-22:1Haftarah--Judges 11:1-33 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 22:2-4Levi--vs. 5-7Yisra'el--vs. 8-12 Bible, calendar, and prayerbooks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2037988/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:15:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034582/posts ny daily news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034582/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:11:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034569/posts Monday and Thrsday mornings, 6/23 and 6/26Kohen--Numbers 16:1-3Levi--vs. 4-7Yisra'el--vs. 8-13 Strday 6/28--Shabbat Parashat QorachMORNING Kohen--Numbers 16:1-13Levi--16:14-19Shelishi--16:20-17:8Revi`i--17:9-15Chamishi--17:16-24Shishi--17:25-18:20Shevi`i--18:21-32Maftir--18:30-32Haftarah--I Samuel 11:14-12:22 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 19:1-6Levi--vs. 7-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-17 Bible, calendar, and prayerbooks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034569/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:09:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034338/posts Shortly before he died, one of Israel's most prominent rabbis wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note which he requested would remain sealed until now. When the note was opened, it revealed what many have known for centuries: Yehoshua, or Yeshua (Jesus), is the Messiah. A few months before he died, one of the nation’s most prominent rabbis, Yitzhak Kaduri, supposedly wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note which he requested would remain sealed until now. When the note was unsealed, it revealed what many have known for centuries: Yehoshua, or Yeshua (Jesus),... Israel Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034338/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:04:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2033622/posts Ancient Methods of Keeping Records Lenet H. Read, “How the Bible Came to Be: Part 2, The Word Is Preserved,” Ensign, Feb. 1982, 32 There were several ways to record and preserve records anciently—none of them easy. The most common was to use papyrus, made from pith scraped from the papyrus plant, then wetted and pressed together. Scribes could write on both the front and back. (See Ezek. 2:10.) For more space, additional scrolls could be pasted at the bottom, the whole being rolled around rods. Some rolls may have reached as long as thirty-five feet, though such length would... The Ensign http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2033622/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:24:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2033073/posts A certain Christian man laboring in India offered to give interested natives a copy of the Bible. After hearing of its message, many eagerly responded. One old man, looking upon the Bible with reverence, asked, “How long has this book been in the world?” When he learned it had existed for centuries, he sorrowfully shook his head. “I am an old man. All my friends have died hopeless. … And all this time the book was here and nobody brought it to me.” 1 How quickly he sensed the worth of his new possession: a record of God’s dealings with... The Ensign http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2033073/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:18:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2032478/posts It is by now a well-documented fact that liberal Protestant denominations in the United States have fallen on hard times. In the mainline churches that once dominated American religious life—and from which emerged the country’s political and cultural elites—the pews have been emptying since as long ago as the 1960’s.1 As the average age of churchgoers edges ever upward, the challenge of recruiting both members and qualified clergy looms larger still, adding to the general sense of demoralization and desuetude. In the meantime, membership in conservative Christian denominations, particularly the evangelical churches, has been swelling. Against this backdrop, the seeming... CommentaryMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2032478/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:05:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2031271/posts Monday and Thrsday mornings, 6/16 and 6/19Kohen--Numbers 13:1-3Levi--vs. 4-16Yisra'el--vs. 17-20 Strday 6/21--Shabbat Parashat Shelach-LekhaMORNING Kohen--Numbers 13:1-20Levi--13:21-14:7Shelishi--14:8-25Revi`i--14:26-15:7Chamishi--15:8-16Shishi--15:17-26Shevi`i--15:27-41Maftir--15:37-41Haftarah--Joshua 2:1-24 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 16:1-3Levi--vs. 4-7Yisra'el--vs. 8-13 Bible, calendar, and prayerbooks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2031271/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:01:08 GMT