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Jews for Judaism — Yisro 5782

Выпуск: Jews for Judaism — Yisro 5782. Темы: не определены автоматически. ‫בס"ד‬ Spiritual Insight For The Week with Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz Missionaries Masquerade Christianity in the Guise of Judaism As part of Jews for Judaism’s outreach efforts, we visit messianic conferences held by groups such as the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and Jews for Jesus. rabbinic Jew.” Having made my point, I declared, “You have the audacity to say that I am ‘merely a rabbinic Jew’ and you are a biblical Jew, when everything you do to masquerade your Christianity in the guise of Judaism is based on rabbinic tradition.” Furthermore, his theology is one hundred percent Christian. The written Additionally, Maimonides (Laws of Blessing 11:3) explains that when Torah and the Jews observe rabbinic commandments, they are, in fact, following rabbinic God’s command to obey the decisions of properly appointed Jewish tradition have religious authorities. Furthermore, the Bible emphasizes the legitimacy of this rabbinic tradition with the directive, “Judges and officers you shall appoint” (Deuteronomy 16:18-20) and the statement, “It is not for man’s sake that you judge, but for God’s” (2 Chronicles 19:6). With God’s permission, Moses institutes a judicial system and appoints wise judges to assist the Jews in keeping the Torah by providing guidance for “The path they shall follow and the deeds they shall do” (Exodus 18:20). For example, when archeologists unearthed a 2,000-year-old pair of tefillin and a mikvah [ritual bath] on the Judean fortress of Masada, remarkably, the dimensions matched the specifications followed today. With each example, I stressed that the details say that I am of these mitzvot are not found explicitly in the Bible but are based on merely a rabbinic tradition passed down from generation to generation. I responded to the messianic leader by asking, “What’s on your head?” When he answered, “A kippa,” I pointed out that wearing a kippah [yarmulka] isn’t in the Bible; rather, it is a rabbinic tradition. I also told him that I witnessed some of the conference attendees lighting “You have the Shabbat candles Friday night, and others putting on black tefillin [prayer audacity to boxes] Sunday morning. By endowing man with the wisdom to apply the Torah, we become partners with God and fulfill our biblical mandate to perfect the world and infuse morality into

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Jews for Judaism
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20 января 2022 г.
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