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Ask JTF For December 16 Broadcast

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Sarah:
Shalom Chaim,

Can you tell us a Jewish Story please.

Thank You. I hope you have a fantastic week, God willing.

q_q_:
I know that non Zionists in the diaspora are very non Zionist.. But non Zionists in Israel seem to me to effectively be Zionists.   One I spoke to, believed in settling the land, wanted to retain Jewish sovereignty, and didn`t want to give up land..  He didn`t believe in these things per se, but he believed them because he did not want to endanger Jewish life.   He didn`t bow down to democracy.  Seems like a good Zionist to me.. He was totally against me calling him a Zionist, he considered Zionism to be as treif as pork since he said the roots of Zionism are secular. But  it seems to me that he was just arguing over a label.  Wouldn`t it be good if Jews like him are the majority in Israel?  And with their birth rates, and the drop in Arab birth rates since Netanyahu cut welfare. The religious non Zionists might be the majority.

Yacov adds: That must be Chabad. They believe in Kahanist principles on The land of Israel but don't call it Zionism because they believe a Jewish State is part of bringing The Redemption. Religious Zionists believe it does bring The Redemption. Chabad wants a Halachic state but don't call is Zionist for that reason.

raiseyourfist:
Shalom Chaim,

Thanks for your response to my question last week and i just wanted to follow on from that by following up with a real scenario...

I have a jewish friend who's cousin first got married to a jewish lady and had two children.. after that he decided to have a divorce and married a christian.. In the circumstance that he has married for the second time outside of the religeon is he necessarily "cut off" from the jewish people..

I might also add that he keeps shabbat and regularly goes to synagogue but do you believe that activities such as these will save him when he is to be judged as a jew in his final analysis by Hashem?

Thanks in advance from a JTF supporter, Sergio

ape:
Chaim,
  I know that you're not a Rabbi. But please explain the following from the Torah:

Num.31:14, 17, 18: "And Moses was wroth...And Moses said unto them, "Have ye saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman, ... But all the women children ... keep alive for yourselves."

Why is Moses say keep all the women children? It seems cruel to kill the children and what was he planning to do with the women children? What does he mean keep them alive "for ourselves"?

Zvulun Ben Moshe:
Dear Chaim,

In your understanding, is Mashiach a title that is earned by having accomplished specific deeds described in Torah or is it an assignment of a specific person for such role with a predefined success in his mission?

Thank you.

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