Shalom (Peace), and welcome to the "Questions about Judaism answered by a Jew!" thread. I am sorry to inform you that not many Jews post on this forum so we are very tied up in trying to reveal what Judaism is to Muslims, so we can establish a bond of common understanding. Below is a list of commonly asked questions which we have answered:
No, we do not carry out animal sacrifices anymore, because the laws of the countries we live in (even israel) do not permit this, because of different animal rights groups. We are also expected to respect the laws of the countries we live in as long as the countries are not anti-semetic.
Thank you for your answer. I have always wondered about that.
Are there any remaining 'rituals' which represent and remind of the old sacrifices?
Hehehe... its a secret. :-)
So there's one question that remains unanswered!
Peace, lavikor.
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
Are there any remaining 'rituals' which represent and remind of the old sacrifices?
Not really, at least none that I know of.... There might be some Jew somewhere who still sacrafices animals but I have never heard of Jews doing it anymore.
Not really, at least none that I know of.... There might be some Jew somewhere who still sacrafices animals but I have never heard of Jews doing it anymore.
Thanks.
But reading the Old Testament, animal sacrifices were vital to earn G-d's forgiveness. How do Jews gain forgiveness now?
Thanks for your patience.
seems with every answer I can think of another question!
I'm going to bed now though ... so you'll have some peace!
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
who is this messiah you people follow? where does he come from?
We don't know yet. Every generation we believe there is a candidate for the Messiah, and G-d has a choice to speak to him, or not. So far our Messiah has not come.
Our Messiah will be from the Line of David, and a Cohen I believe. That is why Judaism doesn't except Jesus, or Mohammad as a Messiah. Both were not Cohen (priests from the tribe of levi) and both were not from the Line of David.
I'm sorry if my belief offends you, but that is the belief of Judaism. We are still waiting for the Messiah.
Muhammad(SAW) warned us of a 'messiah' that was to come and many jews would follow he is called dadjal and he will be corrupt claimng divinty i think that this could be him?
AlhamduLilahi
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How is there discrimination in Judaism? You could right now chose to be a Jew accept to follow all of his laws and have that honor.
Unlike many religions Judaism doesn't just say "you will go to hell if you dont follow our religion"
Anyone can go to heaven if you live a richeaous life, and follow just seven laws. We dont scare people by saying your going to hell if u dont follow us!
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format_quote Originally Posted by lavikor201
Anyone can go to heaven if you live a richeaous life, and follow just seven laws. We dont scare people by saying your going to hell if u dont follow us!
wow I never knew this! thanks for sharing this, I was not aware of this part of judaism.
and yeah I agree with lavikor...its not discrimination at all.
I hope there is no offense taken... but if Mohammed was not the messiah, then he must have known that a Messiah would come to lead the Jews sooner or later since he was not it.... so he knew that his prophecy would come true, if he wasnt the Messiah....
If he wasn't the Messiah (Jewish belief) than he knew the Jewish Messiah was still to come... since the Messiah really came.
Just food for thought. :-)
But anyway, lets not discuss this anymore. This is meant more for questions...
We both come from two completley mindsets, and again I hope I did not offend you.
Last edited by lavikor201; 06-19-2006 at 01:08 AM.
I hope there is no offense taken... but if Mohammed was not the messiah, then he must have known that a Messiah would come to lead the Jews... so he knew that his prophecy would come true, if he wasnt the Messiah....
If he wasn't the Messiah (Jewish belief) than he knew the Jewish Messiah was still to come... since the Messiah really came.
No Muslim would assert Muhammad (salallahu 'alayhi wassalaam) as the Messiah (Al-Masih). Rather, the Quran and Hadith states that Al-Masih is Isa ('alayhi salaam), who is from Jewish blood.
Muhammad (salallahu 'alayhi wassalaam) was rather Messenger of Allah (Rasulullah) and Seal of the Prophets (Khatimul anbiya').
Muhammad(SAW) warned us of a 'messiah' that was to come and many jews would follow he is called dadjal and he will be corrupt claimng divinty i think that this could be him?
AlhamduLilahi
could be eh!
I have one question...
what do jews believe about jesus?
do they even think he existed? or do they think he was a fraud?
Re: Palestinian-israeli Conflict - By Lamaggad & lavikor201 :)
format_quote Originally Posted by lavikor201
Actually if you follow Muslim law you will go to heaven because Judaism respects Islam as such a beautiful religion.
lavikor201... i can not reply to private msgs nor edit my posts... :anger:
But let me explain something... I'm not insulting you... i am telling you my opinion about what you have said... and what you have said proves what i have seen over there between Jews them selves. i didn't say that you are the one who's discriminating them... i was just talking in general.
you said that God have sent the messenger and Torah ONLY for Jews... and i strongly disagree with you here and i don't find it fair... as messengers and the Three Holy Books are sent to all man kind not just for Arabs or Jews or any specific group of people...
other than that.. i told you several times that i respect your religion as it's very close to Islam and we have allot in COMMON...
I never told you or told any one that you or them are going to hell bcz you or them are not Muslim ... NO ONE decides that BUT God not me...
G-d created Satan, and he is a subservient to G-d. His mission is to try to deter people from doing G-d's will. G-d wants us to resist Satan and, thereby, earn our reward. If there was no Satan we wouldn't deserve credit for doing the right thing.
Satan is compared to a harlot who is hired by a king to try to seduce his son. Both the king and the harlot (who is devoted to the king) really want the son to stand firm and reject the harlot's advances
The Zohar compares the Satan to a harlot who is hired by a king to try to seduce his son, because the king wants to test his son's morality and worthiness. Both the king and the harlot (who is devoted to the king) really want the son to stand firm and reject the harlot's advances.
Whenever you have the urge to do the wrong thing. Remember to keep faith in G-d and reject Satan.
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format_quote Originally Posted by lavikor201
Actually if you follow Muslim law you will go to heaven because Judaism respects Islam as such a beautiful religion.
then what is stopping you from joining that beautiful religion... i have told you what is the stuff that is stopping me from joining Judaism, although it's the closest religion to Islam...
i would like to know your concerns... please list them to me by e-mails or a private msg..
you never knew what does Qura'an say about Torah and about the sons of Israel.. you'll be very surprised when you read the nice stuff in it
The Day we beg Hashem to forgive us for all the sins we comited the past year.
On this day we fast from the sun down on the eve of Yom Kippur to the sun down on Yom Kippur. No food, no water, no anything. The only exception is medication you must take, and if you must eat to survive.
If you fast on Yom Kippur and refuse to eat and later die because you did not eat, It is a sin. You must eat if it means you will not die/or become sick.
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