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Drinking?
MarZutra:
I'm partial to a good scotch myself. Especially on Shabbas...
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--- Quote from: Paulette on July 29, 2008, 12:43:02 PM ---
--- Quote from: q_q_ on July 29, 2008, 09:29:22 AM ---because in orthodox judaism, laws are something you have to do, and you have to know thme to do them. The questions there are fundamental.
With tenach stories, you have the plain text which if something doesn't make much sense to you, you can consult the many commentaries.
Any other tenach questions, like what we learn from a story, or why did X do this and not this, why does it say this and not that, what might the reason be. They are largely based on speculation. So speculation over and above what the tenach says, is not on firm ground.
And with the AskJudea show, many of the questions I ask him, are because of him being a disciple of rabbi david bar hayyim, who is a bit controversial - in our times - and so I might put questions to judea related to these controversies, none of which are to do with tenach.
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But why is Tenach not really looked at as much? I am 43, HOW am I suppose to learn ALL of those Laws? I will NEVER live up to this, dont you see what I am saying?? How can anybody follow ALL of those Laws? This is hard, this is hard.
How does ANY Jew NOT born in an Orthodox family do this??
Of COURSE I WANT to please G-d, but it seems endless, and I wont ever please Him. Cant anybody see this from my prespective? I dont know what to do here, I dont know what to do. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( It seems I wont ever be pleasing to G-d.
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You don't need to know many details to do the basics.
Shabbat, Kosher.
The difficulty in those things at that basic level, is not in learning the laws. It's in doing them!
Easy to know how to do.
Shabbat, don't turn light on and off, starting and stopping electric circuits. We use a time switch specially installed. It's more of a practical problem,
people tend to go to synagogue, get involved with the community, rather than sit at home staring at the wall.
I've been spending the long shabbat days learning hebrew vocabulary, it's a big job... But i'm not sociable so there isn't much else I would be doing.
The things I ask judea are very academic and theoretical. Purely neck upwards!
Some of it may have practical ramifications but I don't worry about it that much.
Do the basics. Shabbat, Kosher.
Contact a local orthodox rabbi, one would be able to help you!
Most religiously left wing modern orthodox jews are very unintellectual about judaism.. really
But they keep shabbat and kosher. It's more of a practical thing.
Only the really really frum(religious) communities have people learning all the time. And even then I suspect that they don't always learn much, just going to shiurim(lectures) here and there, to keep themselves occupied with torah. it is just to keep them on the straight and narrow, and in the right social circle so they don't go astray!
You can spend shabbat learning tenach
There are even tenach shiurim(lectures) in jewish areas, on shabbat, and on weekdays in the evening..
So there are lots of ways you can make it "your judaism", within the structure of orthodox judaism - with its beliefs and practices.
AsheDina:
OK, I NEED HELP ASAP. I do NOT like that horselady, PLEASE help ME! what do I do here- OBVIOUSLY I cant drink- WHAT do I do!!! I am SSOOOOOOOOOOO UPSET men, VERY UPSET! I am losing my head- too many people on my email thread- and all of these nazis and they just want me dead, they have my pictures on the stormslob forum, and I dont know WHAT to do with my anger- I NEED HELP.
Please help me, WHAT in Torah do I concentrate on, to calm me- b/c I feel like I could tear their gutts out. >:( PLEASE help me.
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--- Quote from: Paulette on July 29, 2008, 10:44:44 PM --- OK, I NEED HELP ASAP. I do NOT like that horselady, PLEASE help ME! what do I do here- OBVIOUSLY I cant drink- WHAT do I do!!! I am SSOOOOOOOOOOO UPSET men, VERY UPSET! I am losing my head- too many people on my email thread- and all of these nazis and they just want me dead, they have my pictures on the stormslob forum, and I dont know WHAT to do with my anger- I NEED HELP.
Please help me, WHAT in Torah do I concentrate on, to calm me- b/c I feel like I could tear their gutts out. >:( PLEASE help me.
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would temporarily leaving the email thread help?
exercise?
These aren't answers from judaism, because judaism isn't a crutch or self help thing, even if some present it like that / pretend it is. Judaism produces more demands.
q_q_:
I would say, don't drink when in this state.. Because if getting angry is a regular occurrence, and drink becomes your only solution, you would end up drinking loads to get rid of anger , it's bad.
Drinking a very small amount of e,g, whiskey can completely kill nerves, e.g any butterflies before a job interview.. Years ago when I learnt to drive, I took some before I had my driving test.. it worked well. But that's just a small amount required.. Not trying to wash away anger or anything or drown away sorrows. Don't have it for that.. Don't associate it with that. And maybe other people would need alot more to get rid of nerves, in which case I wouldn't suggest it. I don't normally get nerves anyway.
If you have excess energy, whether through anger or whatever, I suggest exercise.
the trigger of your anger is purely virtual.. you don't need to be on this mailing list.
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