Reform Judaism and beliefs
As much as I hate to do this because I hate to confine any one's experience with HaShem to a Westernized standard. Only Westernization brought forth the need to list one's beliefs done into a notation...
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Too busy right now.But I was circumsized by a physician in the hospital. My father told me that he figured that if I could decide for myself, that I would rather have a doctor do it.He was damn...
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Quote:If that is their minhag, then if someone minds and is strong enough, they can affiliate with a different movement if they feel the urge, or if they simply do not agreeActually, among the very...
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Quote:Your question on priests was ridiculous.why is it ridiculous? so a woman is not capable of doing the duties of a priest? what if a woman feels "called" to be a priest?
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"Breaking free" is not the terminology that I would use by far.All traditions have their beauty. People must decide what is right for themselves. Conservative and Reform synagagues are full of...
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Quote:The fluidity of Judaism is what has enabled us to survive. Not the unmalleability.the "fluidity" has enabled many to assimilate to survive. in fact, that was the whole original purpose of the...
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"I mean wearing denim and sneakers on a weekday, openly buying New York Times or Openly watch TV or Use internet. Or the new taboo, buying treif cell phone. And it applies to both men and women."I...
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Quote: don't understand. This is not allowed on weekdays?Why is not denim and sneakers allowed? The other stuff - is it not allowed on weekdays, too? Why can't someone by the Times on a weekday? Jeff,...
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Holy smokes that's horrible!Isolationism is the root of all ignorance in this world, which is the root of all evil. I am convinced. If those are real traditions, then those people have been isolated...
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********************************************I am a once-a-year-Tallis-wearer. I bought the Tallis for my Bar Mitvah in May. Made in Israel. ********************************************Jeff, Many at my...
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MLevin,This is where you used the word "selfish". I disagree."Actually, among the very very very crazy (according to your joke) there is no choice. Yes, every now and then you hear of someone going...
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Jeff - it is a minhag for married men to wear tallis. That might clear up some of your confussion.The reason I used term "selfish" is because "breaking free" is not as easy as you may think. If you go...
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In other words, they live in fear. Hellfire and damnation. Sound familiar?I have always said that the very very very crazy orthodox and the very very very crazy right wing conservative Christians have...
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Yep, only in this case hell and damnation are not in the form of afterlife but in the form of a bad spouse. It sounds funny to us, but very serious to those involved. In my shul it is a common...
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Quote:GRETTA:G-d is not Orthodox, Reform, Reconstructionist, Renewal, or whatever. Right?REUVEN:G-d isn't any of these...right. He also is not tolerant of Torah rewriting, rejection, reformation, and...
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reuven, in case you did not know, i banned, unbanned and banned gretta ages ago.
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Quote:I did not know....nor am I surprised.if you read the exchanges in the forum on women's subjects and on page 4 of general discussion, you will see why she was banned once again. same nonsense of...
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