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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.
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I'm not sure about Christianity, but I think you are mistaken about the Islamic viewpoint on this. We believe that Islam is and always has been the true religion, and that Christianity and Judaism arose from deviations from this straight path.

And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided." Say (to them, O Muhammad Peace be upon him ), "Nay, (We follow) only the religion of Ibrâhim (Abraham), Hanifa [Islâmic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allâh (Alone)], and he was not of Al-Mushrikûn (those who worshipped others along with Allâh - see V.2:105)."

Say (O Muslims), "We believe in Allâh and that which has been sent down to us and that which has been sent down to Ibrâhim (Abraham), Ismâ'il (Ishmael), Ishâque (Isaac), Ya'qûb (Jacob), and to Al-Asbât [the twelve sons of Ya'qûb (Jacob)], and that which has been given to Mûsa (Moses) and 'Iesa (Jesus), and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islâm)."

So if they believe in the like of that which you believe, then they are rightly guided, but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So Allâh will suffice you against them. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

[Our Sibghah (religion) is] the Sibghah (Religion) of Allâh (Islâm) and which Sibghah (religion) can be better than Allâh's? And we are His worshippers.

Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him to the Jews and Christians), "Dispute you with us about Allâh while He is our Lord and your Lord? And we are to be rewarded for our deeds and you for your deeds. And we are sincere to Him in worship and obedience (i.e. we worship Him Alone and none else, and we obey His Orders)."

Or say you that Ibrâhim (Abraham), Ismâ'il (Ishmael), Ishâque (Isaac), Ya'qûb (Jacob) and Al-Asbât [the twelve sons of Ya'qûb (Jacob)] were Jews or Christians? Say, "Do you know better or does Allâh (knows better...; that they all were Muslims)? And who is more unjust than he who conceals the testimony [i.e. to believe in Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him when he comes, written in their Books. (See Verse 7:157)] he has from Allâh? And Allâh is not unaware of what you do."

[Qur'aan 2:135-140]
 
We believe that Islam is and always has been the true religion, and that Christianity and Judaism arose from deviations from this straight path.
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Yet you believe that the Torah was once valid. People who have studied and obeyed the Torah and accepted it as G-d's word have always called themselves "Yehudi" or "Jews".
 
therebbe said:
Yet you believe that the Torah was once valid. People who have studied and obeyed the Torah and accepted it as G-d's word have always called themselves "Yehudi" or "Jews".
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yes that's because the Torah was sent down to prophet Moses (pbuh) and the message of Islam, which was "Laa Ilaaha IllaAllah" was what Moses was teaching, not Judaism

prophet Moses (pbuh), like all the other prophets (pb upon them all) were all Muslim.
 
therebbe said:
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.
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Huh.... if a Jew just visiting the church admiring the artworks etc... he's not allowed to do so....

Visiting a mosque and visiting a church are two different things for the Jews? Why? :rollseyes
 
Visiting a mosque and visiting a church are two different things for the Jews? Why?
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I have already explained that Jews are not aloud to go into Polytheist places of worship. There is a debate between Rabbi's on if the trinity is polytheism.

prophet Moses (pbuh), like all the other prophets (pb upon them all) were all Muslim.
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That is your view. Our view is that your utterly wrong.
 
hi,

i am not sure if someone already asked this earlier (there are too many post to check :) ) - i was wondering if u could tell me the differences between an old testament and torah; and what exactly is the talmud?
 
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was wondering if u could tell me the differences between an old testament and torah
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Well first off there is in reality no such thing as an "Old Testament" to Jews. The word "Old Testament" was created when Christianity introduced the "New Testament". The book you refer to as the "Old Testament" is called by Jews as the "Tanakh" and the Tanakh and Old Testament are a little different in translations and how verses are looked at as Christians believe some words to support their theory of a Trinity and Jesus, while Jews view them as not supportive of Christian theories, and many verses are debated between Jewish and Christian scholors, but the practice of debating a Christian ended when during the Middle Ages Jewish town would be burnt in Europe when a Jew challenged a Christian.

I have gotten very off track though so I will now awnser your question. The difference between the Tanakh and the Torah is that the Tanakh the Tanakh is made up of three parts. The Torah, Prophets, and Writings. The Torah which is the first five books of Moshe, is the first part of the Tanakh.

The Tanakh is basically an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. The acronym is based on the initial Hebrew letters of each of the text's three parts:

Torah [תורה] meaning "Instruction". Also called the Chumash [חומש] meaning: "The five"; "The five books of Moses".
Nevi'im [נביאים] meaning "Prophets"
Ketuvim [כתובים] meaning "Writings" or "Hagiographa".

The blue highlighted letters in Hebrew spell out "Tanakh".


and what exactly is the talmud?
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In addition to the written scriptures we have an "Oral Torah," a tradition explaining what the above scriptures mean and how to interpret them and apply the Laws. Jews believe G-d taught the Oral Torah to Moses, and he taught it to others, down to the present day. This tradition was maintained oly in oral form until about the 2d century C.E., when the oral law was compiled and written down in a document called the Mishnah.

Over the next few centuries, additional commentaries elaborating on the Mishnah were written down in Jerusalem and Babylon. These additional commentaries are known as the Gemara. The Gemara and the Mishnah together are known as the Talmud. This was completed in the 5th century C.E.

There are actually two Talmuds: the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud. The Babylonian Talmud is more comprehensive, and is the one most people mean if they just say "the Talmud" without specifying which one.

There have been additional commentaries on the Talmud by such noted Jewish scholars as Rashi and Rambam. Adin Steinsalz is currently preparing a new edition of the Talmud, with his own commentary supplementing the Mishnah, Gemara, and Rashi commentaries.

The Talmud is not easy to read. It reminds me of someone else's class notes for a college lecture you never attended. There are often gaps in the reasoning where it is assumed that you already know what they are talking about, and concepts are often expressed in a sort of shorthand. Biblical verses that support a teaching are often referenced by only two or three words. The Talmud preserves a variety of views on every issue, and does not always clearly identify which view is the accepted one.

The Mishnah is divided into six sections called sedarim (in English, orders). Each seder contains one or more divisions called masekhtot (in English, tractates). There are 63 masekhtot in the Mishnah. Approximately half of these masekhtot have been addressed in the Talmud. Although these divisions seem to indicate subject matter, it is important to note that the Mishnah and the Talmud engage in quite a bit of free-association, thus widely diverse subjects may be discussed in a seder or masekhtah. Below is the division of the Mishnah into sedarim and masekhtot:

Zera'im (Seeds), dealing with agricultural laws
  • Berakhot
  • Peah
  • Demai
  • Kilayim
  • Shebiit
  • Terumot
  • Maaserot
  • Maaser Sheni
  • Challah
  • Orlah
  • Bikkurim
Mo'ed (Festival), dealing with shabbat and festivals
  • Shabbat
  • Erubin
  • Pesachim
  • Sheqalim
  • Yoma
  • Sukkah
  • Besah
  • Rosh Hashanah
  • Taanit
  • Megillah
  • Moed Qatan
  • Hagigah
Nashim (Women), dealing with marriage, divorce and contracts
  • Yebamot
  • Ketubot
  • Nedarim
  • Nazir
  • Sotah
  • Gittin
  • Qiddushin
Nezikin (Damages), dealing with tort laws and other financial laws
  • Baba Qamma
  • Baba Mesia
  • Baba Batra
  • Sanhedrin
  • Makkot
  • Shabuot
  • Eduyyot
  • Avodah Zarah
Avot (also known as Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers)
  • Horayot
Kodashim (Holy Things), dealing with sacrifices and the Temple
  • Zevachim
  • Menachot
  • Chullin
  • Bekhorot
  • Arakhin
  • Temurah
  • Keritot
  • Meilah
  • Tamid
  • Middot
  • Qinnim
Toharot (Purities), dealing with laws of ritual purity and impurity
  • Kelim
  • Ohalot
  • Negaim
  • Parah
  • Tohorot
  • Miqvaot
  • Niddah
  • Makhshirin
  • Zabim
  • Tebul-Yom
  • Yadayim
  • Uqsin
In recent times, many observant Jews have taken up the practice of studying a page of Talmud every day. This practice, referred to as Daf Yomi. Rav Meir Shapiro, the rav of Lublin, Poland, proposed uniting people worldwide through the daily study of a page of Talmud. Daf Yomi is currently in its 11th cycle.
 
Just a reminder going off topic will not be tolerated. Yes the deleted posts were interesting and each could be a topic in it's own right. However, none have any bearing as to the specific topic of this thread.
 
I noticed my posts had vanished into thin air.

I posed a question to the brother...

Where in the Torah does it prophecise that when the third temple is built there will be world peace? Thats a question on Judaism right?
 
Can a Jewish actor/actress act as a non-Jew?
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Yes, as long as they don't break laws while in the process.

Where in the Torah does it prophecise that when the third temple is built there will be world peace? Thats a question on Judaism right?
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It says it in the Tanakh:

Isaiah 2:2-2:4 says:

ב וְהָיָה בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים, נָכוֹן יִהְיֶה הַר בֵּית-יְהוָה בְּרֹאשׁ הֶהָרִים, וְנִשָּׂא, מִגְּבָעוֹת; וְנָהֲרוּ אֵלָיו, כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם. ג וְהָלְכוּ עַמִּים רַבִּים, וְאָמְרוּ לְכוּ וְנַעֲלֶה אֶל-הַר-יְהוָה אֶל-בֵּית אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב, וְיֹרֵנוּ מִדְּרָכָיו, וְנֵלְכָה בְּאֹרְחֹתָיו: כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה, וּדְבַר-יְהוָה מִירוּשָׁלִָם. ד וְשָׁפַט בֵּין הַגּוֹיִם, וְהוֹכִיחַ לְעַמִּים רַבִּים; וְכִתְּתוּ חַרְבוֹתָם לְאִתִּים, וַחֲנִיתוֹתֵיהֶם לְמַזְמֵרוֹת--לֹא-יִשָּׂא גוֹי אֶל-גּוֹי חֶרֶב, וְלֹא-יִלְמְדוּ עוֹד מִלְחָמָה
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Isaiah Chapter 2 verse 4 is where they speak about world peace in the time of the Messianic Era of the end of days:

2:4 And He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

In Isaiah 2:17 G-d also tells us that the whol world will worship the one true G-d when the Moshiach comes. Well Muhamod has come, and does every person on this earth believe in Monotheism? NO. Therefore the Moshiach has not come yet.​
 
2:4 And He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

In Isaiah 2:17 G-d also tells us that the whol world will worship the one true G-d when the Moshiach comes. Well Muhamod has come, and does every person on this earth believe in Monotheism? NO. Therefore the Moshiach has not come yet.
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Thank you for the answer.

Sounds somewhat simular to the Mahdi. I will look into this further. However i do have a few questions. Not really to inquuizative. I need a site that will help me with learning Hebrew grammar or even book reccomendations and also some very informative sites on Judaism.

One question may be difficult for you so i have tryed to take precaution in the wording of it, well , Do you believe that Jews should wait for the Moshiach before building the Third Temple?

And also why the dash in G-d when its a general term and not a proper name? why the "o" ?

Thank you for your service.

oh and what do you suggest about the signature?
 
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I reckon this was a trick question:

Can a Jewish actor/actress act as a non-Jew?
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I would have thought the t.v's most hated by the Rabies <just in case the English grammar doesnt pay of there i meant Rabi in the plural. No insult intended.
 
Do you believe that Jews should wait for the Moshiach before building the Third Temple?
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Yes. The Moshiach is the one to build it. We do not know every specification to build it because we must wait.

Can a Jew sing "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" sung by Panic! At the Disco?
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Never heard of the song.

And also why the dash in G-d when its a general term and not a proper name? why the "o" ?
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It is forbidden to erase or deface the name of G-d, and this prohibition applies to all languages. We, therefore, insert a dash in middle of G-d's name, allowing us to erase or discard the paper it is written on if necessary.

oh and what do you suggest about the signature?
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I would just leave it as "Israel Debate Forum" if you wish to not insult a Jew. But if your desire is to not change i to be more Jew friendly, then keep it as however you want.
 
Thanks for the answer - Some Muslims write 786 in place of Allahs name for the same reason, However many Muslims including myself - have neglected and failed to respect G-ds name. The penlaty for that in Judaism is very strict.

I give example of how some Muslims have defaced the name of G-d. The Pakistanis have a news paper called the Jang. In this newspaper the name Allah is mentioned many times, however i have found that Muslims were using this newspaper as a table cloth. They probaly was not in the know but more consideration could be taken.

Most Muslims do honour the name of G-d though, dont get me wrong, they really look after the Qur'aan...anyways -- yeh .
 
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