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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #680 on: February 14, 2018, 05:02:47 PM »
Idol Worship
That's what I thought. Would that make Catholics/Christians immoral? Judaism considers them idol worshipers?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #681 on: February 14, 2018, 05:05:04 PM »
That's what I thought. Would that make Catholics/Christians immoral? Judaism considers them idol worshipers?
According to most sources not.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #682 on: February 14, 2018, 05:06:00 PM »
According to most sources not.
First question, second or both?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #683 on: February 14, 2018, 05:08:28 PM »
First question, second or both?
According to most sources it is not avoda zara. I am not sure why you are considering it a question of morality even if it were avoda zara.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #684 on: February 14, 2018, 05:22:59 PM »
According to most sources it is not avoda zara. I am not sure why you are considering it a question of morality even if it were avoda zara.
I guess logic would say a moral person would not worship idols.

So how does Judaism handle those of us who believe in three G-d's that are one?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #685 on: February 14, 2018, 05:26:27 PM »
I guess logic would say a moral person would not worship idols.

So how does Judaism handle those of us who believe in three G-d's that are one?
For jews it is forbidden. For nonjews, its not clear.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #686 on: February 14, 2018, 05:27:51 PM »
For jews it is forbidden. For nonjews, its not clear.
You are not allowed in a Catholic church, correct? If so is the reason why idol worship?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #687 on: February 14, 2018, 05:29:45 PM »
You are not allowed in a Catholic church, correct? If so is the reason why idol worship?
The issue question is joining together others with G-d and how that works with the Trinity.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #688 on: February 17, 2018, 03:31:12 PM »
What does it mean to betten a rebbe. Does it just mean request?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #689 on: February 17, 2018, 06:57:59 PM »
What does it mean to betten a rebbe. Does it just mean request?
Betten is to ask. Or is did you hear Bettener Rebbe...which means someone is going to sleep and saying as a joke he is going to the Bettener (Bed) Rebbe.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #690 on: February 17, 2018, 08:00:41 PM »
What does it mean to betten a rebbe. Does it just mean request?
I would say plead sounds more accurate.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #691 on: February 17, 2018, 09:24:43 PM »
I would say plead sounds more accurate.
If you want to get all technical then it is implore. But i suspect it was someone saying "I'm going to see the Bettener Rebbe" ;D
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #692 on: February 18, 2018, 12:43:42 AM »
Seder translates literally as "order". And in the current context is shorthand for "Seder Pesach" which is the order of customs and mitzvos (I assume you already know what that means) for the first night of Pesach (which is the Hebrew word for Passover).

The order is of utmost importance (the meal actually being one item out of 15 which are traditionally enumerated at the start of the Seder).

An old joke tells of a gentile that heard of the festive meal the Jews have on the first night of Passover, and insisted he wants to attend.

The evening began with drinking a full cup of wine, after reciting some blessing in Hebrew. Nice start, he thought. Next everyone went to wash their hands. Very good hygiene, he thinks. Expecting to break bread, he is instead served a tiny piece of onion. Strange appetizer, he thinks to himself, but recites the unintelligible blessing along with everyone else, dips it in salt water, and eats it. Next he sees the Matzos uncovered, and thinks that finally he will get to taste the special Passover food. The host takes out one Matza and breaks it. I guess we all get a piece, he thinks to himself, but is dismayed when the host just puts one half back under the other matzos, and places the other half in a bag and hides it away.

He doesn't know what to expect next, but quickly finds out that food isn't what comes next. Instead there's reciting of passages in Hebrew, some singing and discussions. Dipping fingers in wine, more reciting and singing, and then another glass of wine.

He's totally confused, but somewhat upset to find out that washing hands is next (he still remembers what he got after the previous washing). Next thing he knows, the host takes the matzos again, but this time everyone gets a (relatively large) piece. Nothing to put on the cracker? he thinks to himself, but eats it along with everyone else. Rather dry, he thinks, just when he's told to finish up quickly. I can use a cup of water now, he thinks, but none is offered. Next everyone gets some lettuce and raw horseradish. He tries to eat it along with everyone else, but gives up half way, all coughing and tearing. He says to himself, if they don't serve a normal meal next, I am out of here. But instead of getting to indulge on fish, soup or meat, he gets served a sandwich. To his dismay he discovers that this seems like the culmination of the prior experiences, those dry crackers with some lettuce and raw horseradish topping. He declines the sandwich and decides to leave, just to miss the festive meal that comes next.
I heard it as a mashal to those Jews who lived for over a thousand years in galus, enduring hardships, only to leave during the enlightenment. Had they waited a little longer they would've made it to shulchan oreich

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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #693 on: February 18, 2018, 12:45:11 AM »
I heard it as a mashal to those Jews who lived for over a thousand years in galus, enduring hardships, only to leave during the enlightenment. Had they waited a little longer they would've made it to shulchan oreich
You know that post is almost a year old?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #694 on: February 18, 2018, 12:50:04 AM »
You know that post is almost a year old?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #695 on: February 27, 2018, 07:58:25 PM »
emunah = faith?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #696 on: February 27, 2018, 08:01:30 PM »
emunah = faith?
Good morning...you participated that long without knowing. Yes it is (blind) faith.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #697 on: February 27, 2018, 08:02:12 PM »
Good morning...you participated that long without knowing. Yes it is (blind) faith.
I assume it's from the word "aman" trust. Which is essentially blind trust. Correct?
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #698 on: February 27, 2018, 08:06:14 PM »
Good morning...you participated that long without knowing. Yes it is (blind) faith.
I was getting confused with some of the crap that was being posted.
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Re: Master thread to help me with words/phrases.
« Reply #699 on: February 27, 2018, 08:13:33 PM »
Good morning...you participated that long without knowing. Yes it is (blind) faith.
Not really true. Emuna can mean blind or rational faith  emuna pshuta or sichlis.
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