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Wow Jewish burial is almost similar to Muslim ones... with exception to the mourning and tombstone practices. Wow..... this is an eye opener. Thank you!!!

You'd be surprized at how many Jewish and Islamic laws are identical, particularly with Sunni Arab traditions. It was right here on this forum I managed to add another one to the list... the banning of tattoos. Both the Jews and the Sunni Arab Muslims agree that tattoos are haram! It was the Shiite clerics who allowed them. I created a special program to organize all the similarities and separate out all the conflicting laws between the two families. It's a really interesting project!

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You'd be surprized at how many Jewish and Islamic laws are identical, particularly with Sunni Arab traditions. It was right here on this forum I managed to add another one to the list... the banning of tattoos. Both the Jews and the Sunni Arab Muslims agree that tattoos are haram! It was the Shiite clerics who allowed them. I created a special program to organize all the similarities and separate out all the conflicting laws between the two families. It's a really interesting project!

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Wow... maybe you should start a thread about Judaism and Islam similarities...
 
Wow... maybe you should start a thread about Judaism and Islam similarities...

I'm hoping to complete the study and publish the work within the next year, en masse, because I don't think these people should be fighting each other to begin with. In fact, the only difference I can see is based on the arrangements and dates of traditional celebrations. The lineage, language and laws are basically the same! This world is nuts!

Where is King Sargon when you need him?

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I heard that Jews also fast. On Yom Kippur, if I'm not mistaken. Can you tell me a little bit about that. Not only the basic facts, but also maybe how you personally observe the fast.
 
Could you tell me something about chasidic (sp?) Jews? Why are they wearnig things they are wearing ;) ? I just came to Antwerp, and there are so many here. One district looks almost like Mea Scharim :)
Sometimes i'm thinking that Poland befor WW2 must have looked the same way Antwerp today...
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I heard that Jews also fast. On Yom Kippur, if I'm not mistaken. Can you tell me a little bit about that. Not only the basic facts, but also maybe how you personally observe the fast.

Jews fast on many different dates, or for personal reasons, but we fast by not eating or drinking anything for 25 hours. Example: Yom Kippur Fast starts Sundown Sunday night, and ends 1 hour after sundown monday night. Sometimes it will be we fast at sunrise, end fast 1 hour after sundown.

Could you tell me something about chasidic (sp?) Jews? Why are they wearnig things they are wearing ;) ? I just came to Antwerp, and there are so many here. One district looks almost like Mea Scharim :)
Sometimes i'm thinking that Poland befor WW2 must have looked the same way Antwerp today...
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I am a Chasidic Jew. We believe in more spiritual teachings, and we dress the way our great teachers and sages dressed during different periods of time. Just to let you know though, Chasidim do not dress all the same, the robes, and hats depend on different sects of them. :)


Information on Antwerp:

After the Holocaust, Antwerp once again became a major center of Orthodox Jews. At present, about 20,000 Haredi, mostly Hassidic Jews live in Antwerp. They have an extensive network of synagogues, shops, schools and organizations. Many Hassidic Jews who were born in Antwerp do not speak Dutch well; their primary language is Yiddish, and Dutch is rarely used between them. The Jewish population is centered in the area directly southwest of the central railway station, adjacent to the elevated railway tracks.
 
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I am a Chasidic Jew. We believe in more spiritual teachings, and we dress the way our great teachers and sages dressed during different periods of time.
ok, but why? :giggling: ...isn't it too hot in those hats??? :rollseyes what's the meanig of this way of dressing?
The Jewish population is centered in the area directly southwest of the central railway station, adjacent to the elevated railway tracks.
hehe true!! but I have noticed they are using hebraw alphabet (on shops, buildings) and you said they are using Yiddish. Would it be possible to write in Yiddish in hebraw alphabet? i thought latin letters are use for that...
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ok, but why? :giggling: ...isn't it too hot in those hats??? :rolleyes: what's the meanig of this way of dressing?

Black and White clothes that cover all of your bodies are very modest clothes, and we are commanded to dress modestly, which is why you will see the women never wear pants (they wear long skirts) and cover there hair with scarves.

By the way, we do not wear those always. Only when in public areas where we do not know people. I usually will just wear a black suit, white button down shirt, and my black hat to cover my head (all jewish males are commanded to cover there heads)

hehe true!! but I have noticed they are using hebraw alphabet (on shops, buildings) and you said they are using Yiddish. Would it be possible to write in Yiddish in hebraw alphabet? i thought latin letters are use for that...
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No, Yiddish although developed in Europe by Ashkenaz Jews uses the Hebrew Alphabet, and many hints of Aramaic, proof of the culturaul connection to the Middle East European Jews have.
 
Jews fast on many different dates, or for personal reasons, but we fast by not eating or drinking anything for 25 hours. Example: Yom Kippur Fast starts Sundown Sunday night, and ends 1 hour after sundown monday night. Sometimes it will be we fast at sunrise, end fast 1 hour after sundown.

25 hours? :uuh:
 
25 hours? :uuh:

Yes. This sunday night to monday night will begin one of those fasts.

Why do some Jews have those curles?

They never cut their side-curls as they interpret the verse which forbids us to shave off the "corners of our head" in the strictest sense. Most other observant Jews just leave a bit in front of the ear.
 
does Judaism consider itself The One True Religion just as islam and christianity do?

Yes. But there is a difference. Islam and Christianity both recognize that Judaism was once the true religion, and are core belief is that it still is... and another fact is that Judaism does not believe that all people are not of that religion go to hell.

Judaism's belief in the righteous going to heaven is a beautiful belief in my mind, but does not work well when your goal is to get people to convert... but our goal is not to get conversions so we don't need to scare anyone.

Can you tell me the story about Joseph in accordance to Judaism?


Eleventh son of Jacob and the elder of the two sons of Rachel; born at Haran (Gen. xxx. 24). The meaning given to the name (l.c.) is "shall add": "The Lord shall add to me another son." It seems probable, however, from Ps. lxxxi. 6, that, like all other Hebrew names beginning with the syllable "Jo," it has Yhwh as its first element, and is a contraction, the original form being "Jehoseph," while in Gen. xxx. 23 there is an allusion to the connection of "Joseph" with ("to take away"). Upon Joseph centered the love of his father, Jacob, who showered upon "the son of his old age" many tokens of special favor and arrayed him in a "coat of many colors." This favoritism, however, excited the envy of his older brothers, and Joseph increased their envy by telling them of two dreams which prognosticated his ruling over them (Gen. xxxvii. 2-11). When a lad of seventeen, Joseph was sent by his father to inquire after his brothers, who were pasturing the flocks in Shechem. He found them at Dothan, and when his brothers saw him approaching they planned to kill him. Reuben, however, took his part, and, in order to remove him from the fury of the others, advised them to throw Joseph into a pit (Gen. xxxvii. 13-24). Different accounts are given of the sale of Joseph, which immediately followed; according to one, the brothers, while eating at some distance from the pit, sighted a caravan of Ishmaelites, to whom they decided, at Judah's advice, to sell Joseph. In the meantime some Midianite merchants passing the pit drew Joseph out and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt (Gen. xxxvii. 25-28). The last statement is repeated in Gen. xxxix. 1, while in Gen. xxxvii. 36 it is said that the Midianites (Hebr. "Medanites") sold him to Potiphar in Egypt.
(see image) Traditional Tomb of Joseph near Nablus (Shechem).(From a photograph by Bonfils.)

Cast into Prison.

In Potiphar's house Joseph fared well, for, seeing that he prospered in all that he did, his master appointed him superintendent of his household. But Joseph was "a goodly person and well favored," and his master's wife conceived a passion for him. Her repeated advances being repulsed, she finally attempted compulsion; still failing, she brought a false accusation against him before her husband, and Joseph was thrown into prison. There, too, Yhwh was with Joseph; the keeper of the prison, seeing that he could place confidence in him, committed the other prisoners to his charge (Gen. xxxix.). Soon afterward two of Pharaoh's officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, having offended the king, were thrown into the prison whereJoseph was, and Joseph was appointed to serve them. One morning both officers told Joseph their dreams of the previous night, which they themselves were unable to interpret. Joseph concluded from their dreams that the chief cupbearer would be reinstated within three days and that the chief baker would be hanged. Joseph requested the chief cupbearer to mention him to Pharaoh and secure his release from prison, but that officer, reinstalled in office, forgot Joseph (Gen. xl.).

Joseph remained two years longer in prison, at the end of which period Pharaoh had a dream of seven lean kine devouring seven fat kine and of seven withered ears devouring seven full ears. Great importance was attached to dreams in Egypt, and Pharaoh was much troubled when his magicians proved unable to interpret them satisfactorily. Then the chief cupbearer remembered Joseph and spoke of his skill to Pharaoh. Accordingly he was sent for, and he interpreted Pharaoh's dream as foretelling that seven years of abundance would be followed by seven years of famine and advised the king to appoint some able man to store the surplus grain during the period of abundance. Pleased with his interpretation, Pharaoh made him viceroy over Egypt, giving him the Egyptian name of Zaphnath-paaneah and conferring on him other marks of royal favor. Joseph was then thirty years of age. Pharaoh married him to Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, through whom he had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (Gen. xli. 1-52).

As Viceroy of Egypt.

During the seven years of abundance Joseph amassed for the king a great supply of corn, which he sold to both Egyptians and foreigners (Gen. xli. 48-49, 54-57). The famine having extended to all the neighboring countries, Joseph's brothers, with the exception of Benjamin, went to Egypt to buy corn. Joseph recognized his brothers, who prostrated themselves before him and therein fulfilled, in part, his dreams. He received them roughly and accused them of being spies, thereby compelling them to give him information about their family. Desiring to see Benjamin, Joseph demanded that they substantiate their statements by sending one of their number for Benjamin while the others remained behind. He accordingly imprisoned them for three days, and then sent them away with corn, retaining Simeon as a hostage (Gen.xlii. 1-25). The famine in Canaan continuing, Jacob was again obliged to send his sons to Egypt for corn. As Joseph had commanded them not to appear before him again without Benjamin, Jacob was compelled to let Benjamin go with them. He sent also a present to Joseph in order to win his favor, together with the money which had been, by Joseph's orders, put into their sacks.

Makes Himself Known to His Brothers.

The second time Joseph received them very kindly and prepared a feast for them, but paid special attention to Benjamin (Gen. xliii.). Desiring to know what his brothers would do if under some pretext he retained Benjamin, Joseph gave orders to fill their sacks with corn, put their money into their sacks, and put his silver goblet in Benjamin's. On the following morning the brothers departed, but before they had gone far a messenger overtook them, accusing them of stealing the goblet. The messenger searched their sacks and found the goblet in Benjamin's sack; this compelled them to return. Joseph reproached them for what they had done, and Judah, speaking on behalf of his brothers, expressed their willingness to remain as slaves to Joseph. The latter, however, declined their offer, declaring that he would retain Benjamin only (Gen. xliv. 1-17). Overcome by Judah's eloquent appeal (Gen. xliv. 18-34) and convinced of his brothers' repentance, Joseph disclosed himself to them. He inquired after his father, but as they were too much amazed and startled to answer him, he assured them that in treating him as they did they had been carrying out the will of God. He then urged them to return home quickly, loaded them with presents for his father, and supplied them with vehicles for the transportation of the whole family (Gen. xlv.). Joseph met his father in the land of Goshen. He recommended his brothers to represent themselves as shepherds so that they might remain in Goshen unmolested. Then he presented five of his brothers to Pharaoh, who granted them a domain in Goshen; and, after having introduced Jacob to Pharaoh, Joseph domiciled the whole family, at Pharaoh's command, "in the land of Rameses," where he supplied them with all they needed (Gen. xlvi. 29-xlvii. 12).
(see image) Joseph and His Brothers.(From the Sarajevo Haggadah, 14th century.)As a ruler, Joseph changed the system of land-tenure in Egypt. The famine being severe, the people first expended all their money in the purchase of corn, then they sold their cattle, and finally gave up their land. Thus all the cultivated land in Egypt, except that of the priests, became the property of the crown, and the people farmed it for the king, giving him one-fifth of the produce (Gen. xlvii. 14-26). Hearing of his father's sickness, Joseph went to him with his two sons, whom Jacob blessed, conferring upon Joseph at the same time one portion more than the portions of his brothers (Gen. xlviii.). Joseph carried Jacob's remains to the land of Canaan, where he gave them stately burial. His brothers, fearing that he would avenge himself upon them, then sent to implore his forgiveness. Joseph allayed their fears and promised that he would continue to provide for their wants. He lived to the age of one hundred and ten, and saw his great-grandchildren grow up. Before his death he made the children of Israel take an oath that when they left the land of Egypt they would take his bones with them. His body was embalmed and placed temporarily in a coffin. At the Exodus his bones accompanied Moses, and were finally buried in Shechem (Gen. 1.; Ex. xiii. 19; Josh. xxiv. 32).J. M. Sel
 
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Okay, this isn't really about Judaism, but what would be a good traditional Jewish food to sample? I'm hungry.
 
Okay, this isn't really about Judaism, but what would be a good traditional Jewish food to sample? I'm hungry.

Rosh Hashanah just passed and I love Apples dipped in Honey, but that is more of a snack. :D
 
Can a Jew attend Muslim eid feast, wedding and funeral ceremonies? Is there any conditions for Jews who decides to attend those ceremonies?

How about Jews entering mosque? Are they allowed in Judaism?
 
Can a Jew attend Muslim eid feast, wedding and funeral ceremonies? Is there any conditions for Jews who decides to attend those ceremonies?

How about Jews entering mosque? Are they allowed in Judaism?

A Jew is aloud in a Mosque, but of course is not allowed to enter into prayer. But a Jew is not aloud at a Church because many Rabbi's fear or do not know if Christianity is Monotheism or not, and therefore do not want to take the risk.

When in either one, engaging in any of the religious traditions is prohibited.
 
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