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Ask JTF for Sunday March 7, 2010
Trace:
Shalom Chaim,
Why is it that blacks are so interested in adopting Islamic names and customs when the Arabs and Muslims have always played a very active role in the enslavement of blacks? They say they don't want white English surnames because they're "slave names," but they they adopt Arabic names? Do they not realize that the Arabs were probably the ones who sold their ancestors into slavery?
When I was on a plane trip to England the other day, out of boredom I watched a film called "Precious." It is about a black female teenager who is illiterate, morbidly obese, was raped by her father, had two children (one of whom was born mentally retarded) and has AIDS. I actually thought this movie was a pretty accurate representation of the issues facing blacks today. What do you think?
Rubystars:
Greetings Chaim. In some ways the political climate changed drastically after 9/11, with anyone involved in perceived acts of "terrorism" treated much more harshly than before for the most part, and security is tighter. If something as earth-shattering as 9/11 had happened before the activities of the JDL, would another tactic besides bombing have been used to help Soviet Jews? In that climate you may never have been released from prison. Would the risk have been too great, forcing an alternative plan?
Dr. Dan:
Shalom chaim
What happened to all the Jews in Persia after Purim? Can you give us a timeline up to the point when they left (if they ever did)? Who are some of the important Persian Jews after Esther and Mordechai? What happened with all of Esther's children?
On another note, I know that we feel that Pakistan is a nation that has no right to exist. What if by some miracle all Pakistanis became righteous Noahides and India remained Hindu? Would Pakistan have a right to exist as a separate nation from India? I mean, I know it is an impossible thing to happen, but what if that were the case? What if there was a region of Russia that had a very sizable righteous Noahide population, do they have a right to be a separate nation from Russia?
Thank you
Dr. Dan
Dan Ben Noah:
Shalom Chaim,
My question is about the Ark of the Covenant. In the Torah, it seems that the Ark was the holiest aspect of Israelite worship in the Tabernacle which contained the tablets of the covenant, a jar of manna, and Aaron's staff, and G-d spoke to Moses from between the cherubim on the Ark. The Ark later was brought to Solomon's Temple. However, in the book of Jeremiah it states the following:
Jeremiah 3:16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land," declares the LORD, "men will no longer say, 'The ark of the covenant of the LORD.' It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made.
Do Jews believe the Ark will never be restored? If not, why such a drastic change from the original Torah blueprint? Thanks in advance.
Respectfully,
Dan Ben Noah
דוד בן זאב אריה:
Shalom Chaim
Plese come back to me with advice. My brother just proposed to to a Non Jew I am very very upset I just spoke to his Chabad Rabbi who lives only 2 miles from the Rabbi. I got really upset at him he messaged me on MSN messenger to tell me the (Good) news. I got really pissed. Please come back at me with something practile.
Kul Tuv
David Ben Ze'ev Aryeh
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