tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post7771362510890491562..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: Shavuot: Festival of Conversion?Jameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-68761698464954366152010-09-27T17:49:42.579+02:002010-09-27T17:49:42.579+02:00I would like to go to this festivals because in th...I would like to go to this festivals because in this festival there are a lot of mixed cultures and i want to know about different cultures around the world, specially Israel Culture.Kamagrahttp://www.xlpharmacy.com/generic-viagra/online.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-65502251558634306602008-06-16T12:40:00.000+03:002008-06-16T12:40:00.000+03:00Anonymous: While the codification of the Oral Tora...Anonymous: While the codification of the Oral Torah is a work of man, normative orthodoxy believes that the basis for the Oral Torah was given to Moshe by G-d.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-602352973634909852008-06-16T12:30:00.000+03:002008-06-16T12:30:00.000+03:00it teaches us that the written Torah (the Tanakh) ...<I> it teaches us that the written Torah (the Tanakh) is only complete with the Oral Torah (misha, talmud). </I><BR/><BR/>the torah is from god. the "oral torah" is the work of man. the torah is complete as it is and talmud <I> should </I> be taken as commentary. the law was given at sinai, the mishna came later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-24478645862456672922008-06-09T22:04:00.000+03:002008-06-09T22:04:00.000+03:00You have hit a bases loaded homerun.You have hit a bases loaded homerun.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087970632634299335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-58177092677511151432008-06-06T22:32:00.000+03:002008-06-06T22:32:00.000+03:00http://www.cooljewishtshirts.com<A HREF="http://www.cooljewishtshirts.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.cooljewishtshirts.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-37783232813555678882008-06-06T21:20:00.000+03:002008-06-06T21:20:00.000+03:00PEOPLE CHANGED INTO JEWISH FOLK!Here's the YouTube...<B>PEOPLE CHANGED INTO JEWISH FOLK!</B><BR/><BR/>Here's the YouTube film for that<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7iQRFP_e90<BR/><BR/><BR/>.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03037704048671379868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-76063524772990124572008-06-06T19:12:00.000+03:002008-06-06T19:12:00.000+03:00Good to see that with all the real problems in the...Good to see that with all the real problems in the world we're capable of creating more.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-51331341527804172212008-06-06T12:04:00.000+03:002008-06-06T12:04:00.000+03:00YMedad: Great letter! Did they print it?Amram: R' ...YMedad: Great letter! Did they print it?<BR/><BR/>Amram: R' Jonathan Rosenbloom did publish my comment on CrossCurrents.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the links to MyOrbiterDicta and Ben-Chorin.<BR/><BR/>Amshi: Baruch Hashem!<BR/><BR/>YB: It was rather depressing...and getting worse. See the update I put on from Ben-Chorin.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-219891416423006562008-06-06T11:48:00.000+03:002008-06-06T11:48:00.000+03:00Here's a letter I sent to the JPost, reacting to a...Here's a letter I sent to the JPost, reacting to a Jonathan Rosenbaum article:<BR/><BR/>Jonathan Rosenbaum asserts that it is "axiomatic that conversion requires a full acceptance of mitzvot". I am sure that that is correct. But is there not a difference between 'accepting' and 'practicing'? Except in an instance of idol worship, where the conversion was undertaken in order that a pagan could subvert Jews, if a Jew, converted or not, does not practice the mitzvot, should his status as a Jew be devolved and vacated? In the past century, many leading Halachic deciders have softened their stance, for example, regarding the participation of Sabbath-breakers in a prayer quorum. Could it be that Rabbi Sherman is leading the Rabbinical world into areas where no good can come about?YMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-38433731946148265842008-06-06T09:54:00.000+03:002008-06-06T09:54:00.000+03:00That's another reason I have my doubts about the v...That's another reason I have my doubts about the validity of "Chareidiism." They transgress the m'd'raiTa mitzvah of working.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-43068333285609957822008-06-06T06:28:00.000+03:002008-06-06T06:28:00.000+03:00Jameel, wanted you to know that Jonathan Rosenbloo...Jameel, wanted you to know that Jonathan Rosenbloom has been heavily censoring the comments to his blog. Mild, borderline irrelevant stuff gets posted, but stuff that goes just how far he has compromised his journalistic integrity and commitment to the truth never shows up at all.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I didn't save the text of the comment I tried to post yesterday, otherwise I would post it here at your blog. But I would like at least to most the most important link, probably what scared Rosenblum most of all, namely this:<BR/><BR/>http://myobiterdicta.blogspot.com/2008/05/kol-ha-posel-or-rabbi-sherman-revelatus.html<BR/><BR/>And in the same vein, an article I noticed this morning on last nights protest and deals with the real central issue:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3552581,00.html<BR/><BR/>He should be ashamed of himself.<BR/><BR/>Shabbat Shalom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-84387777080086517032008-06-06T00:59:00.001+03:002008-06-06T00:59:00.001+03:00Shocking. Simply shocking. I believe there is an o...Shocking. Simply shocking. I believe there is an online petition doing the rounds, but when so many halachot are being transgressed for political and egotistical reasons, I am not sadly sure that it will be worth the paper it is written on.<BR/><BR/>Yellow BoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-17797185165070579012008-06-06T00:59:00.000+03:002008-06-06T00:59:00.000+03:00there is a precedence and it could happen to moshi...there is a precedence and it could happen to moshiach himself,<BR/>the limud that (you quoted)allowed Rus into our camp can be undone.the torah says moav cant come into our camp the rabunim are me'mie'it the moav womenfolk. if a bais din bigger in number and brain in eretz israel wanted; they could undo the whole limud leaving Dovid out of our camp.<BR/>see hegyona halacha vol 1 pg 135AMSHINOVERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680072149053035110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-53997117954799150662008-06-06T00:48:00.000+03:002008-06-06T00:48:00.000+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.AMSHINOVERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680072149053035110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-25211461226417643352008-06-05T17:48:00.000+03:002008-06-05T17:48:00.000+03:00CosmicX and anonymous: I have updated the post wit...CosmicX and anonymous: I have updated the post with some additional background information, including th press release from the RCA which minced no words in their opinion of the ruling itself, the tone and language. All of which explicitly go against the grain of how to deal with converts.<BR/><BR/>It was the RCA that stated the net result of the psak was that it: "violate numerous Torah laws regarding converts and their families, create a massive desecration of God's name, insult outstanding rabbinic leaders and halachic scholars in Israel, and are a reprehensible cause of widespread conflict and animosity within the Jewish people in Israel and beyond. The RCA is appalled that such a ruling has been issued by that court."<BR/><BR/>Rather impressive list -- sort of like "how many melachot can you transgress in one shot on shabbat?"Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-38849991729611630302008-06-05T17:10:00.000+03:002008-06-05T17:10:00.000+03:00Jameel,You might want to read what I wrote about t...Jameel,<BR/><BR/>You might want to read <A HREF="http://cosmicx.blogspot.com/2008/06/rabbi-druckman-rabbi-sherman-and.html?showComment=1212624660000#c6745008989296573634" REL="nofollow">what I wrote</A> about the Psak.Cosmic Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880746347107372827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-52841909664135931162008-06-05T16:30:00.000+03:002008-06-05T16:30:00.000+03:00Jameel, it's not the "High Court of Conversions." ...Jameel, it's not the "High Court of Conversions." It's the Beit Hadin Harabbani Hagadol disqualifying the Batei Hadin Hameyuchadim Legiyyur, which are about a dozen conversion mostly populated by Zionist rabbanim, and presided over by Rav Drukman in his capacity as Rosh Minhal Hagiyur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-91243350646514129972008-06-05T15:53:00.000+03:002008-06-05T15:53:00.000+03:00Perhaps the rabbis who seek to annul conversions s...Perhaps the rabbis who seek to annul conversions should also be reminded of Hillel's response to a convert: <EM>Do to your neighbor as yourself(I realize those aren't the exact words). The rest is commentary.</EM><BR/><BR/>To me, that means a ger, just like a person born Jewish needs to study and learn what needs to be done. And why use the word ger to denote a convert? Wouldn't orphan be more appropriate? After our conversion, we become bat or ben Avraham v'Sarah. We gain new parents and we look to them for guidance from the Torah and our new family.<BR/><BR/>And for the most part, we joyfully accept the mitzvot. Cleaning for Pesach was a joy this past year after my conversion. As I was cleaning, I reflected on leaving the slavery I had been in previously and the new found joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com