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Is a conversion appropriate in this circumstance?
muman613:
--- Quote from: אפרים בן נח on July 15, 2013, 07:14:59 PM ---I use this one, and it's not that expensive.
http://www.jewishpub.org/product/9780827602526/tanakh-the-holy-scriptures-cloth-edition
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My only question is why have 'non-Jewish' interpretations in the Torah? Doesn't that cause some problems?
--- Quote ---In executing this monumental task, the translators made use of the entire range of biblical interpretation, ancient and modern, Jewish and non-Jewish. They drew upon the latest findings in linguistics and archaeology, as well as the work of early rabbinic and medieval commentators, grammarians, and philologians. The resulting text is a triumph of literary style and biblical scholarship, unsurpassed in accuracy and clarity.
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rafeli18:
--- Quote from: muman613 on July 15, 2013, 07:15:35 PM ---JTF respects the beliefs of non-Jews even those who believe in Christianity. So we should not spend too much time discussing this aspect of your conversion. So long as you disassociate yourself from those beliefs and are sure that Hashem is the ONE G-d and there is nothing beside him, you are on the right path toward Jewish faith.
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Indeed, tolerance is one of the many characteristics of the Jewish faith so I meant no offence. I disassociated myself with my catholicism years ago
muman613:
Not that I want to knock your Tanach Ephraim, but from what I can tell about JPS it appears they are compromised. They work with Reform and Conservative and all kinds of progressive branches (maybe even messianic) and thus I would not use their books (I insist on actual Orthodox sources, of which Artscroll is)...
muman613:
Two of my favorite publishers of Orthodox books:
http://www.artscroll.com
http://www.feldheim.com/
Ephraim Ben Noach:
--- Quote from: muman613 on July 15, 2013, 07:22:33 PM ---Not that I want to knock your Tanach Ephraim, but from what I can tell about JPS it appears they are compromised. They work with Reform and Conservative and all kinds of progressive branches (maybe even messianic) and thus I would not use their books (I insist on actual Orthodox sources, of which Artscroll is)...
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Oh, I didn't know. That's probably why I can buy it here, because there is only a Reform Synagogue. Do you think the Hebrew to English translations are incorrect?
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