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Is a conversion appropriate in this circumstance?
rafeli18:
--- Quote from: אפרים בן נח on July 14, 2013, 10:54:15 PM ---I also have to add! :::D
Rebuild the Temple!
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http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/a-new-muslim-vision-rebuilding-solomons-temple-together/2013/03/12/
muman613:
--- Quote from: rafeli18 on July 14, 2013, 10:44:45 PM ---I'm sorry to hear of the tragic circumstances you went through.
I recall learning about the injustices of the destruction of Solomon's temple. I will certainly attempt to read The Book of Lamentations. I suppose in a sense these 2 events are symbolic of the steadfastness of the Jewish people. The ability to strive even after terror has struck. When I'm sometimes sad I listen to songs like Hava Nagila or Shalom Aleichem and the cadence motivates me to get on with my life. I guess it sounds really cliche but it's true.
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Thank you Rafeli18... I appreciate it.
We are currently working towards the rebuilding of the Temple. Us (I'm sorry if I'm talking for everyone) religious Zionists believe that the current state of Israel is a step toward the final redemption as prophesied by our Prophets of the Tanach. Even though there seem to be a lot of problems with the modern state of Israel, we see them as the travails which the Talmud spoke about in the period before the coming of the Moshiach (annointed king of Israel).
This is why I believe it is important to remember these calamities which befell us because of the various things which broke the close bonds we had with our 'father in heaven'. Judaism is a faith which believes that everything was created by the ONE G-d, creator of Heaven and Earth, and there is no force which he is not the master of. Thus we can see that even the so-called bad which has occured, there is a greater story which we will finally see when we reach the world to come. We will navigate these 'bad times' in the knowledge that ultimately we will witness the 'good times' of the redemption and we are responsible for being a part of that redemptive process.
The Kahanists and religious Zionists believe that we are working for the goal of the final redemption, when all Jews will unite in learning and teaching the Torah, and the world will accept the One G-d of Israel and want to connect through offerings, and Israel will be safe because all wicked nations will be destroyed. We are working with the political process , the natural process, in order to bring this about.
kyel:
Have you considered reading the Torah and Tanakh? It really does not take long to read if you do it every day
rafeli18:
--- Quote from: Dan Ben Noah on July 15, 2013, 12:02:29 AM ---Rafeli, in addition to learning the religion and language, it is also important for a potential convert to learn about Jewish history. Here is a series of short videos which are a crash course in Jewish history for whenever you have time.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0FA8227766E8EC2E
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Thanks, the videos seem quite concise so it'll be easier to fit in my schedule
rafeli18:
--- Quote from: kyel on July 15, 2013, 04:27:58 AM ---Have you considered reading the Torah and Tanakh? It really does not take long to read if you do it every day
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Do you recommend any good online translations?
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