Sodaiho

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[quote]The Greek Septuagint mindset IS the Hebraic mindset of the Scriptures...and that's the one the Infant Chruch used then and Catholics still use today. [/quote] This is simply not true. Many Jews became Hellenized, that is, they spoke Greek, read Greek, so the Greek translation of the Torah was popular, just as the English translation is used in English countries, the Spanish in Spanish countries, and the German in Germany. At the time, there was a real s

Reply to Like him or Hate him, Bush got Ninja skills! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Just because he wasn't killed as he would have been under a prior regime, does not excuse abusing a prisoner under the current one. Be well.

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]Unless, of course, we're speaking of the sparks of creation which are to be returned to the Shekinah on Saturday nights, while playing hide-the-weenie with the Mrs. (After thee hours of begging and a trip to Bloomingdales...also known as Jewish Foreplay.[/quote] LOL! Its enough to make you want to convert, right? :) I am impressed with your kabbalist approach here, Sabrina. I also agree that there is an argument to be made regards creativ

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Talmud, "reworked" Scripture? [/quote] Hello Lula, No. Talmud is a continuous study and application of Torah to living in the everyday world. For a simple example, God commands us not to light a fire on Shabbat. Today we have electric fire made by the flick of a switch. Is this a violation of the commandment? Talmudic discussion would turn this question inside out trying to discover both t

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]My motivation is study of specific texts and defending Judaism (and Islam, of no Muslims are here to speak up). My motivation is also to correct misunderstandings about Judaism and scripture.[/quote] And an excellent motivation I might add. It is strange to me that you do not see this effort as allowing you to get closer to God or that you don't even see it as religious. In effect you are like a biblical/talmudic scholar examining closely the meanings,

Vows of Kadosh in Religion JoeUser Forums

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, It is a fine cool morning here in southern New Mexico. I have my heating system set to go on at 4:45 so when I get up at 5:00 its warm enough to pad around. Although, I must say this new house seems to do well without too much assistance from the heater. We had it turned so as to take advantage of passive solar heat...as well as get a clear view of the Organ mountains from our bedroom window.

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Goodness, As I read through these posts I wonder what is the motivation. How far away from daily religious life they are. Study is one thing, gleeful prognostication based in snippets of text is quite another. It does nothing but keep the prognosticator in his or her head. It is best to study scripture, in my opinion, as a guide for living in this world. We should not study for getting a good seat in the next, but rather, for the sake of making this world a bette

Reply to Like him or Hate him, Bush got Ninja skills! in Current Events Stardock Forums

Daiwa, Clearly there are kooks all over the world and on all political sides. Just as clearly, we are not the saviors Cheney and Rumsfeld thought we would be. Still, anyone who would cheer at such an affront to an American president needs some serious training in etiquette. Be well.

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion Stardock Forums

Hey AD, I still can't read 210, but at least we have a comment box now where there wasn't one before :) See ya!

Reply to Like him or Hate him, Bush got Ninja skills! in Current Events Stardock Forums

BTW, AD, there is something wrong with your last comment on MM's God thread. See ya.

Reply to Like him or Hate him, Bush got Ninja skills! in Current Events Stardock Forums

Hello AD, I thought the whole thing was quite disrespectful. And I am especially unhappy at the Arab world's apparently gleeful response. I am wondering, though, how the US Secret Service is feeling right now. Frankly, they should have taken the shoe. Be well.

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion JoeUser Forums

There seemed to be a problem with ADs last post?

Reply to Taking Care in Religion Stardock Forums

So, after meditation, I heard the garbage truck coming. Still some distance away, I was able to get the kitty litter cleaned, the trash taken out, and the trashed rolled out to the curb. Then, on a roll, I did my laundry, read one chapter in my Mussar text, and took a twenty minute nap. And here it is: 747AM.

Reply to Frogs in Writing JoeUser Forums

How come all the shit that happens is caused by humans? Are you saying we are all shit generators? See ya!

Taking Care in Religion JoeUser Forums

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, Welcome to all of the new members of Zen Living, as well as the others who receive my scribbling. It is very early in the morning, but I went to bed very early last night. We had Sunday dinner with the kids and Livvie and, well, I just needed to go lay down. Sometimes life is like that. For sure Zen is like that. We teach ourselves to pay attention and respond a

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[quote] 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band (drums) 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland (DisneyWorld) 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Ad

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion Stardock Forums

You see, I think when KFC and Lula talk like this they are losing sight of something: their focus, their responsibility. Whether its Jesus tending flocks or God, whether its a cross, a crucifix, or a Torah scroll, in the end, if we don't see through the symbol to the Universal, we are missing the boat entirely. Apparently, with Catholics, they do not see that making a graven image of who they call God is a sin. Apparently, with Protestants, the same is t

Sitting Quietly in Religion JoeUser Forums

With palms together, Good Morning All, The morning sun has brought severe wind gusts and cold air. Its good to be inside. I am finally over this nasty cold thingy, with the small exception of an occasional "tickle" in my throat causing a minor cough. But my voice is back. I ha

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]Yes, but what does that have to do with the party of lawyers and Ted Kennedy? Being in favour of higher taxes for other people is not compassion. Asking the government to do something is not social action. And expecting government handouts is not study.[/quote] You are using such a narrow view, I am surprised at you. Political action is one form of social action, lobbying, advocating, all are forms of social action. Of course asking government to do so

Reply to The Celebration in Religion JoeUser Forums

I look forward to the Christian overlay. I am pleased with your evident respect. May you be a blessing. Shabbat Shalom.

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]Sodaiho, I'm glad you mentioned this. I'm researching this ideology of Tikkun Olam and it's basis. Once I have done so I would be happy to engage in a discussion with you (if you so desire).[/quote] AD, I would very much enjoy the opportunity. [quote]What about the 3rd Temple?[/quote] This is interesting to me as well. I think the Christian POV is that Jesus himself was the true temple. Christian theology makes the Church

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]I do not believe religion has anything to do with how one views the political world, try to remember I was a Democrat till 2003 when the Democratic Party nominated HanoiJohn Kerry someone I have loathed for decades.[/quote] Yes, I remember the issues you had with Kerry. I don't know about your assumption though, MM. I believe religion shapes our world view, including our political view. Judaism has always been a religion of compassionate practic

Reply to Everyday Zen in Religion Stardock Forums

Not so fast...I got agreement from My Little Honey that I could use a Number 5 clipper attachment instead of a Number 1. So, I took a little off all around today. Somewhere in the middle.

Reply to "Let's Explore Love" II in Religion Stardock Forums

Again Lula, there is much wisdom in the pontiff's words. And again, sans the NT citations, this piece could have been written by a rabbi. We are speaking the same language. [quote]Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it” (Lk 17:33), [/quote] I thought this paragraph was particularly interesting in that it pointds to something I have been saying countless times myself: we must be willing to drop our

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion Stardock Forums

But see, MM, you gotta say something that gets someone's dander up just a little. I'll start with this: how it is that you can identify yourself as a Jew and not be more liberal than you apparently are? :) A discussion of Jewish liberalism or its focus on social action might encourage a renewal on this thread!