Questions about Judaism answered by a Jew!

[north_malaysian]

If you convert to Judaism you are expected to follow all the laws. When you convert to Judaism you are a Jew. Your no different to any other Jew born into it or not.



There is no problem. The Jews do not wish to build anything on the Temple Mount until the Moshiach comes. When the Moshiach comes, it won't be a dispute.

If muslims build that 'big complex' and gave Jews half of its share for them to worship.... is it a sin for Jews to pray in a 'temple' built and shared by Muslims?

 

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If muslims build that 'big complex' and gave Jews half of its share for them to worship.... is it a sin for Jews to pray in a 'temple' built and shared by Muslims?

The Temple has very strict architecture restrictions that we must use to build the Temple on the Mount that is given to us in the Torah, and Tanakh.

The Jewish people will not go onto the Temple Mount and build a Temple or pray there or do any rituals until the Moshiach comes. When the Moshiach comes, I garuntee to you that it will no longer be an issue.

 

[جوري]

If you convert to Judaism you are expected to follow all the laws. When you convert to Judaism you are a Jew. Your no different to any other Jew born into it or not.



There is no problem. The Jews do not wish to build anything on the Temple Mount until the Moshiach comes. When the Moshiach comes, it won't be a dispute.

is that true? then why are the Jews digging beneath the Aqsa mosque now?Jews claim that their alleged Haykal (Temple of Solomon) exists underneath Al-Haram Al-Sharif which was the first qiblah (direction Muslims take during prayers). and have been on an excavations jeopardize the mosque's structure.

 

[Lamaggad]

If you convert to Judaism you are expected to follow all the laws. When you convert to Judaism you are a Jew. Your no different to any other Jew born into it or not.

Thanks for answering, but Lavikor have said before that a person isn't considered a Jew IF his mother isn't Jew...

Does he basically mean by that as a Background not religion..?

 

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Thanks for answering, but Lavikor have said before that a person isn't considered a Jew IF his mother isn't Jew...

Does he basically mean by that as a Background not religion..?

If your father is Jewish and your mother is not you are not considered a Jew. But the child can still convert if he/she wants to, but the child is not born a Jew. It really does not matter if you are born a Jew or not, just you have to go through conversion if your mother is not jewish.

 

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Re: Questions about Judaism awnsered by a Jew!

What is said about respecting other religions and tolleration....Can we please have a quote from the torah Thnk u....

Nobody has answered this yet...

I understand that there are many questions for just the 2 of you....But please consider my Question some time soon

 

[Lamaggad]

If your father is Jewish and your mother is not you are not considered a Jew. But the child can still convert if he/she wants to, but the child is not born a Jew. It really does not matter if you are born a Jew or not, just you have to go through conversion if your mother is not jewish.

so it's isn't about a back ground, it's a matter of faith..?!?!

What if both aren't Jewish but follow Judaism... is the child considered Jew..?

and what is the mother was Arab but Follow Judaism... is the child considered Jew?

 

[north_malaysian]

and what is the mother was Arab but Follow Judaism... is the child considered Jew

The Arab mother is converted to Judaism?

 

[north_malaysian]

The Temple has very strict architecture restrictions that we must use to build the Temple on the Mount that is given to us in the Torah, and Tanakh.

The Jewish people will not go onto the Temple Mount and build a Temple or pray there or do any rituals until the Moshiach comes. When the Moshiach comes, I garuntee to you that it will no longer be an issue.

When would you think Meshiach would come? :exhausted :exhausted :exhausted

 

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so it's isn't about a back ground, it's a matter of faith..?!?!

What if both aren't Jewish but follow Judaism... is the child considered Jew..?

and what is the mother was Arab but Follow Judaism... is the child considered Jew?

It is irrelavent if you 'follow' Judaism. Either the Arab mother converted before she had the baby which makes the baby Jewish, or she didn't and the baby is not Jewish.

When would you think Meshiach would come?

Hopefully right now.

What is said about respecting other religions and tolleration....Can we please have a quote from the torah

"Love ye stranger; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Deuteronomy 10:19)

This verse tells us to love strangers and people who we do not know, because when we came to Egypt we were strangers and no on tolerated our way of life, and our way of thinking, and they enslaved us.

 

[Lamaggad]

Hopefully right now.

Right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how do you know..?!?!

any way... what would Jews do if he was the same Massieh that Muslims believes in..?
will Jews fight him again?! i think they will...

 

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Right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how do you know..?!?!

Don't take it so seriously. Calm down, if the Moshiach was here right now, I would no longer be on this computer.

I said 'hopefully' which represents me praying everyday that G-d sends the Moshiach down and this will create peace and harmony.

I have no idea when the Moshiach will come, because I am a mere human and do not understand G-d's plan.

Here is an article by Rabbi Dubov about waiting for the Moshiach:

In general, mankind must strive to perform more acts of goodness and kindness. The Jew is mandated to learn and be aware of the messianic redemption, and strengthen his faith in Moshiach’s ultimate and imminent arrival.
Charity is a catalyst for redemption and every day in our prayers we sincerely plead many times for the rebuilding of Jerusalem, the in-gathering of the exiles and the return to Torah observance under the leadership of Moshiach.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe mounted a worldwide Moshiach campaign to heighten the awareness of Moshiach’s imminent arrival. The Rebbe constantly urged every Jew to prepare himself, his family and his community for the arrival of Moshiach. This can best be achieved by “living with Moshiach”; that is, by learning about Moshiach and yearning for his coming.

any way... what would Jews do if he was the same Massieh that Muslims believes in..?
will Jews fight him again?! i think they will...

What are you talking about?

The Moshiach has very strict standards he must meet. He will either meet these standards or he will not. Jesus did not meet the standards and i'm not sure, but I seriously doubt your Messiah will either. Please give what will happen when Islams messiah comes, and the standards for him, and I will tell you if he would be accepted by Jewish Law to be Moshiach.

 

[Lamaggad]

"Love ye stranger; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Deuteronomy 10:19)

This verse tells us to love strangers and people who we do not know, because when we came to Egypt we were strangers and no on tolerated our way of life, and our way of thinking, and they enslaved us.

too bad zionists acts against Lebanese and Palestinians aren't like this verse...

if israel was follwoing true Torah, ther wouldn't be hate in this life... every one would live in peace.

but i guess it's too late for them now to have that love...

 

[Lamaggad]

Don't take it so seriously. Calm down, if the Moshiach was here right now, I would no longer be on this computer.

I said 'hopefully' which represents me praying everyday that G-d sends the Moshiach down and this will create peace and harmony.

I have no idea when the Moshiach will come, because I am a mere human and do not understand G-d's plan.

I know that you don't know the exact day... but i meant, what signs that should happen in Juwish beliefs that would make them think the Massieh is coming soon?

 

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I know that you don't know the exact day... but i meant, what signs that should happen in Juwish beliefs that would make them think the Massieh is coming soon?

You can find a lot of information here: www.moshiach.com

Moshiach FAQ

Isn't the "Messiah" a Christian idea?
Moshiach originates in the Jewish Torah and prophets. The concept was later borrowed and changed by others.

How important is Moshiach to Judaism?
Very. It's one of the 13 Fundamental Jewish Principles of faith. "I believe with complete faith in the coming of Moshiach. Though he tarry, nonetheless I await him every day, that he will come."

Isn't belief in Moshiach an escape from reality?
No. We don't live out of suitcases. Judaism is realistic, down-to-earth and lives in the here-and-now. We plan ahead normally, even while knowing that our current situation is waiting for Moshiach.

Isn't "Messiah" just a euphemism for a utopian peace on earth?
It isn't just wishful thinking or fantasy, but an oftrepeated Divine promise, that a specific person and events will change the world for good.

Who will be the Moshiach?
He will be a human descendant of King David, committed to all the Torah. He will gather all Jews to Israel, will rebuild the Holy temple and bring universal peace. (Also complete many other standards that make it so only the real Moshiach can accomplish.)

Why do we eagerly anticipate Moshiach?
Besides bringing peace to Israel and wiping out misery throughout the world, all of creation will be brought to fulfillment. However comfortable we may presently seem, our world remains incomplete, to say the least.

Will our world change drastically?
Initially, the world will continue its natural course, later ascending to a supernatural state, including the Resurrection of the dead. (Maimonides)

For More Info Click Here

 

[north_malaysian]

You can find a lot of information here: www.moshiach.com

Moshiach FAQ

Isn't the "Messiah" a Christian idea?
Moshiach originates in the Jewish Torah and prophets. The concept was later borrowed and changed by others.

How important is Moshiach to Judaism?
Very. It's one of the 13 Fundamental Jewish Principles of faith. "I believe with complete faith in the coming of Moshiach. Though he tarry, nonetheless I await him every day, that he will come."

Isn't belief in Moshiach an escape from reality?
No. We don't live out of suitcases. Judaism is realistic, down-to-earth and lives in the here-and-now. We plan ahead normally, even while knowing that our current situation is waiting for Moshiach.

Isn't "Messiah" just a euphemism for a utopian peace on earth?
It isn't just wishful thinking or fantasy, but an oftrepeated Divine promise, that a specific person and events will change the world for good.

Who will be the Moshiach?
He will be a human descendant of King David, committed to all the Torah. He will gather all Jews to Israel, will rebuild the Holy temple and bring universal peace. (Also complete many other standards that make it so only the real Moshiach can accomplish.)

Why do we eagerly anticipate Moshiach?
Besides bringing peace to Israel and wiping out misery throughout the world, all of creation will be brought to fulfillment. However comfortable we may presently seem, our world remains incomplete, to say the least.

Will our world change drastically?
Initially, the world will continue its natural course, later ascending to a supernatural state, including the Resurrection of the dead. (Maimonides)

For More Info Click Here

who is 'Maimonides'? Is he important to Judaism? I've read in the museum that his son visited Penang in 11th century..

 

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who is 'Maimonides'? Is he important to Judaism? I've read in the museum that his son visited Penang in 11th century..

As previously stated by lavikor:


Maimonides was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain and Egypt during the Middle Ages. He was one of the various medieval Jewish philosophers who also influenced the non-Jewish world. He was posthumously acknowledged to be one of the foremost rabbinical arbiters and philosophers in Jewish history. Today, his works and his views are considered a cornerstone of Orthodox Jewish thought and study.

Maimonides' full name was Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: משה בן מיימון) and his Arabic name was موسى بن ميمون بن عبد الله القرطبي الإسرائيلي (Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili). However, he is most commonly known by his Greek name, Moses Maimonides (Μωυσής Μαϊμονίδης), which literally means, "Moses, son of Maimon", like his name in Hebrew and Arabic. Several Jewish works call him Maimoni, מיימוני. However, more Jewish works refer to him by the Hebrew acronym of his title and name — Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon — calling him the RaMBaM or the Rambam (רמב"ם).

In his commentary on the Mishna (tractate Sanhedrin, chapter 10), Maimonides formulates his 13 principles of faith. They described his views on:

• The existence of G-d
• G-d's unity
• G-d's spirituality and incorporeality
• G-d's eternity
• G-d alone should be the object of worship
• Revelation through God's prophets
• The preeminence of Moses among the prophets
• G-d's law given on Mount Sinai
• The immutability of the Torah as God's Law
• G-d's foreknowledge of human actions
• Reward of good and retribution of evil
• The coming of the Jewish Messiah
• The resurrection of the dead

Maimonides! A Great Rabbi and a man wise beyond his time here on earth! He stressed Torah study, and the coninuing of waiting for the Moshiach, instead of becoming impatient and trying to find a new one who is only in reality a man!


Maimonides stated that the popularity of Christianity and Islam is part of G-d's plan to spread the ideals of Torah throughout the world. This moves society closer to a perfected state of morality and toward a greater understanding of G-d. All this is in preparation for the Messianic age.

Before when the Jews were worshiping one G-d you were all pagans. Now you have morals, are monotheistic, and have a passion and belief for G-d. Remember Judaism does not encourage conversion, it encourages following the seven laws of Noah, and if you follow the seven laws of noah, and do not hate Jews, then you will go to heaven and if you follow Islamic law truly I believe you will go to heaven under Jewish law. So the rise of Islam as Maimonides states is to prepare the world to be ready to accept the coming of the Moshiach!

Maimonides next writes why Jews believe that Jesus was wrong to create Christianity and why they believe that Muhammad was wrong to create Islam; he laments the pains that Jews felt as a result of these new faiths that attempted to supplant Judaism. However, Maimonides then goes on to say that both faiths help G-d redeem the world.

"As for Jesus of Nazareth, who claimed to be the anointed one and was killed by the court, Daniel had already prophecied about him, thus: "And the children of your people's rebels shall raise themselves to set up prophecy and will stumble" (Ibid. 14). Can there be a bigger stumbling block than this? All the Prophets said that the Anointed One saves Israel and rescues them, gathers their strayed ones and strengthens their mitzvot whereas this one caused the loss of Israel by sword, and to scatter their remnant and humiliate them, and to change the Torah and to cause most of the world to erroneously worship a god besides the Lord. But the human mind has no power to reach the thoughts of the Creator, for His thoughts and ways are unlike ours. All these matters of Jesus of Nazareth and of the Ishmaelite who stood up after him (Muhammad) are only intended to pave the way for the Anointed King, and to mend the entire world to worship G-d together, thus: "For then I shall turn a clear tongue to the nations to call all in the Name of the Lord and to worship him with one shoulder."
"How is this? The entire world had become filled with the issues of the Anointed One and of the Torah and the Laws, and these issues had spread out unto faraway islands and among many nations uncircumcised in the heart, and they discuss these issues and the Torah's laws. These say: These Laws were true but are already defunct in these days, and do not rule for the following generations; whereas the other ones say: There are secret layers in them and they are not to be treated literally, and the Messiah had come and revealed their secret meanings. But when the Anointed King will truly rise and succeed and will be raised and uplifted, they all immediately turn about and know that their fathers inherited falsehood, and their prophets and ancestors led them astray."



About Him

Maimonides was born in 1135 in Córdoba, Spain. Maimonides studied Torah under his father Maimon who had in turn studied under Rabbi Joseph ibn Migash. The Almohades conquered Córdoba in 1148, and offered the Jewish community the choice of conversion to Islam, death, or exile. Maimonides's family, along with most other Jews, chose exile. For the next ten years they moved about in southern Spain, avoiding the conquering Almohades, but eventually settled in Fes in Morocco, where Maimonides acquired most of his secular knowledge, studying at the University of Fes. During this time, he composed his acclaimed commentary on the Mishnah.

 

[جوري]

Try not to cut and paste much from wikipedia... You can have a limited membership to the Encyclopedia Britannica for free...teach us about your religion from a more credible source...................................
thanks

 

[north_malaysian]

As previously stated by lavikor:


Maimonides was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain and Egypt during the Middle Ages. He was one of the various medieval Jewish philosophers who also influenced the non-Jewish world. He was posthumously acknowledged to be one of the foremost rabbinical arbiters and philosophers in Jewish history. Today, his works and his views are considered a cornerstone of Orthodox Jewish thought and study.

Maimonides' full name was Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: משה בן מיימון) and his Arabic name was موسى بن ميمون بن عبد الله القرطبي الإسرائيلي (Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili). However, he is most commonly known by his Greek name, Moses Maimonides (Μωυσής Μαϊμονίδης), which literally means, "Moses, son of Maimon", like his name in Hebrew and Arabic. Several Jewish works call him Maimoni, מיימוני. However, more Jewish works refer to him by the Hebrew acronym of his title and name — Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon — calling him the RaMBaM or the Rambam (רמב"ם).

In his commentary on the Mishna (tractate Sanhedrin, chapter 10), Maimonides formulates his 13 principles of faith. They described his views on:

• The existence of G-d
• G-d's unity
• G-d's spirituality and incorporeality
• G-d's eternity
• G-d alone should be the object of worship
• Revelation through God's prophets
• The preeminence of Moses among the prophets
• G-d's law given on Mount Sinai
• The immutability of the Torah as God's Law
• G-d's foreknowledge of human actions
• Reward of good and retribution of evil
• The coming of the Jewish Messiah
• The resurrection of the dead

Maimonides! A Great Rabbi and a man wise beyond his time here on earth! He stressed Torah study, and the coninuing of waiting for the Moshiach, instead of becoming impatient and trying to find a new one who is only in reality a man!


Maimonides stated that the popularity of Christianity and Islam is part of G-d's plan to spread the ideals of Torah throughout the world. This moves society closer to a perfected state of morality and toward a greater understanding of G-d. All this is in preparation for the Messianic age.

Before when the Jews were worshiping one G-d you were all pagans. Now you have morals, are monotheistic, and have a passion and belief for G-d. Remember Judaism does not encourage conversion, it encourages following the seven laws of Noah, and if you follow the seven laws of noah, and do not hate Jews, then you will go to heaven and if you follow Islamic law truly I believe you will go to heaven under Jewish law. So the rise of Islam as Maimonides states is to prepare the world to be ready to accept the coming of the Moshiach!

Maimonides next writes why Jews believe that Jesus was wrong to create Christianity and why they believe that Muhammad was wrong to create Islam; he laments the pains that Jews felt as a result of these new faiths that attempted to supplant Judaism. However, Maimonides then goes on to say that both faiths help G-d redeem the world.

"As for Jesus of Nazareth, who claimed to be the anointed one and was killed by the court, Daniel had already prophecied about him, thus: "And the children of your people's rebels shall raise themselves to set up prophecy and will stumble" (Ibid. 14). Can there be a bigger stumbling block than this? All the Prophets said that the Anointed One saves Israel and rescues them, gathers their strayed ones and strengthens their mitzvot whereas this one caused the loss of Israel by sword, and to scatter their remnant and humiliate them, and to change the Torah and to cause most of the world to erroneously worship a god besides the Lord. But the human mind has no power to reach the thoughts of the Creator, for His thoughts and ways are unlike ours. All these matters of Jesus of Nazareth and of the Ishmaelite who stood up after him (Muhammad) are only intended to pave the way for the Anointed King, and to mend the entire world to worship G-d together, thus: "For then I shall turn a clear tongue to the nations to call all in the Name of the Lord and to worship him with one shoulder."
"How is this? The entire world had become filled with the issues of the Anointed One and of the Torah and the Laws, and these issues had spread out unto faraway islands and among many nations uncircumcised in the heart, and they discuss these issues and the Torah's laws. These say: These Laws were true but are already defunct in these days, and do not rule for the following generations; whereas the other ones say: There are secret layers in them and they are not to be treated literally, and the Messiah had come and revealed their secret meanings. But when the Anointed King will truly rise and succeed and will be raised and uplifted, they all immediately turn about and know that their fathers inherited falsehood, and their prophets and ancestors led them astray."



About Him

Maimonides was born in 1135 in Córdoba, Spain. Maimonides studied Torah under his father Maimon who had in turn studied under Rabbi Joseph ibn Migash. The Almohades conquered Córdoba in 1148, and offered the Jewish community the choice of conversion to Islam, death, or exile. Maimonides's family, along with most other Jews, chose exile. For the next ten years they moved about in southern Spain, avoiding the conquering Almohades, but eventually settled in Fes in Morocco, where Maimonides acquired most of his secular knowledge, studying at the University of Fes. During this time, he composed his acclaimed commentary on the Mishnah.

He looks like an Arab....

Is his philosophy contributes a lot in Judaism, like St Thomas Aquinas in Christianity?

What is his comment about Muhammad and Islam?

It's interesting that he migrate to another Muslim land (Morocco) after being discriminate by Almohades.... I wonder why...he prefer Morocco than any country in europe?

 

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He looks like an Arab....

Most Jews are Arabs. Many who went to Europe after we were exiled from our land intermarried and that is why they look European but all Jews from Poland, Russia, and Europe have certain DNA traits that connect them all to the Middle East. The other half of Jews, Sephardic, and Mizrahi are Arabs basically. Arab Jews. LOL.

Is his philosophy contributes a lot in Judaism, like St Thomas Aquinas in Christianity?

He is known as one of the wisest thinkers in Judaism.

No religious leader from any religion could debate him. He was very wise.

It's interesting that he migrate to another Muslim land (Morocco) after being discriminate by Almohades.... I wonder why...he prefer Morocco than any country in europe?

Was probably just the closest. Look at a map and see that if you are coming to Africa from souther spain the closest country is Moroco. lol.

What is his comment about Muhammad and Islam?

Even though he said Islam was a false reigion, it was put on this earth by G-d to make all the pagans convert into a pure monotheistic religion, that follows the seven laws of noah (islam follows all seven laws)

When the Moshiach comes, islam will not be harsh to him because they will realize the truth, unlike pagans who would not understand and accept the truth.