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It should be noted that the proper spelling of the maker of that last hat pictured is "Borsalino," after Giuseppe Borsalino.

Great info Elliot!

That's exactly what I prefer to do if I can...


I really don't know anybody who tries to put it up IMMEDIATELY on the departure of Yom Kippur, that evening when Yom Kippur ends, you are still...

From Aish, which I would consider authoritative:

Building A Sukkah - Advanced

1. When should one begin building the Sukkah?

According to most opinions, one should begin on at the departure...

Definitely sounds like tefillin! They are very holy... they must not be discarded. I would agree, give them to an Orthodox congregation.

There should be TWO pieces... one with a long strap,...

Without a doubt or question, "Jews for J*sus" is strictly Xian and is in no way whatsoever Jewish.

This organization is not even any kind of religious sect or group itself. It is only a Xian...

Yours is Answer C. It is sad that you think God wishes you for you to shut down the intelligent, inquiring mind He gave you.

Correct. Although the Greek writings are a hugely popular and influential group of books, they are invalid as authoritative scripture like the Jewish bible indeed is.



One of many, many failed...

3 'beings' = 3 gods. If I were to ask a polytheist about his beliefs, he would say he believed in 3 'beings' which are 3 different gods. How is your view any different from a polytheist?


I am...

I am a Jew. My personal level of success or failure in my observance isn't relevant, as far as I can tell. Without a Temple standing, I am forbidden by Torah from attempting to bring a sacrifice to...

These references are forgeries, most modern scholars reject them as such. They were added to Josephus' original words centuries later by Christian scribes pushing their agenda. The church has a...

Please answer me this -- Is it valid to vow a sacrifice to HaShem that is clearly against His Torah? What if I were to say "I vow to steal $1,000 from my neighbor and dedicate it to HaShem." We all...

I know there are some older posts I still am committed to respond to, and I apologize for not getting to them quicker, but BS"D I shall.

It is nearly Shabbos, good weekend to you.

WHAT?????

Are we reading the same bible??

First off:



No mention of human sacrifice. Did you quote the wrong verse or something.

I had heard about this story of the Temple curtain (actually called the parochet) before but didn't know much about it. This turns out to be because the story of its tearing only seems to appear in...

Agreed! It still astounds me that so many people try to get around using every rationalization in the book, no matter how specious! The Tanak says: God is not a man, No likeness of God was seen,...

Several interesting but not on-topic questions for Jews here that should be brought to the Judaism board.

Shabbos soon, if I don't get a chance to respond before then, I wish everyone a good...

A GREAT answer.

So if I can find teachings or concepts in, say, the Quran... or the Greek gospels... that don't line up with Torah, I am justified in rejecting those books as false, correct?

Thank you...

Bear with me here, before I can make a follow-up point I need you to clarify something.

Can you please tell me that when Christians say "Jesus died for our sins", what exactly is...

How can I tell when someone tells me something if it's the "gospel truth" or if it's a deceitful message from Satan sent to test me?

Thank you for addressing the OP:

Are you saying Jesus resurrected himself? Then he did not truly "fully die" as "fully man and fully God", and therefore: no sacrifice.

Are you saying Jesus...

Who says my spiritual 'eyes' are not already open? Who says He has not already revealed Himself to me? Who says I do not already wear kippah, tallis and tefillin and pray daily?

If you claim...

I'll take that as your inability to come up with a relevant response.

Yes, but that would be going down yet another tangent path. It should suffice for me to point out that there is nothing internally contradictory about understanding the plain Torah text regarding...

This is a subjective answer that is easily proven unsatisfactory: Catholics believe they have a valid, personal relationship with God, and pray to Mary. Mormons believe they have a valid, personal...

Of course I do! If for some reason it hasn't become clear yet: I believe in God -- the ONE God of Israel.

You seem to be another person who thinks that belief in God requires total disengagement of the brain, and abandonment of logic and reason.

Often-quoted from Isaiah 1: "Come now, and let us reason...

How can we be sure that we're not hearing lies dressed up as truth? One the ways we can tell is when what's being said contradicts Torah. Another way is when what's being said contradicts itself! ...

Actually I really, truly do want an answer. Why can't an answer be provided? How is exposing such a fundamental internal contradiction about such a fundamental cornerstone of your faith an...

She actually said the opposite. She said "If you are looking to tear apart the Word you will never be able to find the Truth." (emphasis mine).

This is not a problem that Christians can attack Jews on, because both Jews and Christians agree that the Tanakh is the word of God. You cannot be a Christian without taking the Tanakh as true...

You are being unclear! You use the word 'He' a lot without clarifying who you're talking about. How can I understand your explanation? And you don't address the resurrection at all, which was the...

I can absolutely address every point you brought up, but again -- off topic from the original question. Can you answer the OP?

I'll answer this if you can show how it addresses my original question... otherwise this is off-topic, although I'd be happy to take it up in another thread.

Not taking it as anger at all, don't worry. I can't accept any kind of philosophy that has the obvious internal contradiction I pointed out in the OP. If your intent is to 'convert' you'd have to...

Yes, if Jesus were a Jew, he surely would have been instructed by his teachers in the Psalms and so he would have known that psalm and could have quoted it. Just as YOU have been taught verses of...

In favor of the truth of the ONE God of Israel--ONE as enumerated in Torah.



You are quoting Strong's concordance numbers, which is a concordance of the Hebrew to the 1611 Christian King James...

Answer C: Willful self-delusion.

I sure do! And I am happy to talk logic! I feel we sure could use some here. So let's get started:



My question is only "loaded" problematically IF I am making an incorrect assumption. Such...

Thank you for your honest answer.

You are still providing Answer B: No sacrifice. Without the death of God, what true sacrifice was there? The entirety of the Christian idea of 'grace' is that God died for your sins. The...

The 'point' of your response seems to be: I admit my beliefs are illogical and self-contradictory, but because this is a "spiritual" subject, logic does not apply. You are still saying: Answer C: ...

You are either declaring your polytheism, or you admit that Jesus is not God here -- I am not sure which, your response is unclear. Either response puts you outside the stated beliefs of normative...

A CORRECT and ACCURATE statement!



This was a follow-up to the person who said that the 'sacrifice' was that God experienced sin, which the poster defined as separation of the soul. This...

Perhaps in time you will see.




This is Answer B: No true Divine sacrifice; un-kosher human sacrifice. And doesn't the question even enter your mind: "How can something which has supposedly...

This is interesting. So what use does God have for a 'soul'? A soul is something that only humans need.

This indicates again that Jesus was not God. Only humans have souls. God has no need for...

Will address other posts soon...

You then admit that Jesus is not "fully God." If there are Divine elements that exist outside Jesus, in your theology, God is not ONE but is split up into pieces and parts spread out over several...

ME TOO!! :p

Thank you for your genuine and honest attempt to resolve the dilemma.

Do you not see from your own answer that you contradict yourself?

How can a God who has been killed exist to 'raise...

You don't answer the question -- DID GOD DIE? If so, who resurrected him? If not, what extraordinary sacrifice was there?