Nowhere but near Ground Zero could a mosque join the churches and synagogues and temples that stand as testimony to our faith in a G-d who teaches us to worship those forces and faces of love that will always and forever be infinitely greater than intolerance and hatred.
Here are this kapo's credentials as listed at the bottom of his op-ed:
Dr. Keith Ablow is a psychiatry correspondent for Fox News Channel and a New York Times bestselling author. His book, “Living the Truth: Transform Your Life Through the Power of Insight and Honesty” has launched a new self-help movement including www.livingthetruth.com. Dr. Ablow can be reached at [email protected].
ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN TO A PSYCHIATRIST NEEDS TO HAVE THEIR HEAD EXAMINED!
WHAT A FRAUD! SICK BEYOND BELIEF!
WILLING TO BETRAY HIS ENTIRE NATION AND USE HIS FIENDISHNESS TO SELL BOOKS FULL OF LIES.
Whoever wrote this must be on some very mind altering drugs.... I cannot agree with a single thing that was written... Very sad statement and very inconsiderate of the feelings of those who are still victimized to this day by what happened 10 years ago.
For example this:QuoteNowhere but near Ground Zero could a mosque join the churches and synagogues and temples that stand as testimony to our faith in a G-d who teaches us to worship those forces and faces of love that will always and forever be infinitely greater than intolerance and hatred.
Seriously deranged thinking, in my opinion... 'Those forces and faces of love'... This is sickening...
Whoever wrote this must be on some very mind altering drugs.... I cannot agree with a single thing that was written... Very sad statement and very inconsiderate of the feelings of those who are still victimized to this day by what happened 10 years ago.
For example this:QuoteNowhere but near Ground Zero could a mosque join the churches and synagogues and temples that stand as testimony to our faith in a G-d who teaches us to worship those forces and faces of love that will always and forever be infinitely greater than intolerance and hatred.
Seriously deranged thinking, in my opinion... 'Those forces and faces of love'... This is sickening...
It really is an upside down world. We're seeing this more and more with people who are unable to see the evil around them. This clown is like a false prophet promoting love and peace simply to mask the truth that there is evil in the world(Islam) that wants to harm us. The Devil's greatest success was making us believe he doesn't exist.
Whoever wrote this must be on some very mind altering drugs.... I cannot agree with a single thing that was written... Very sad statement and very inconsiderate of the feelings of those who are still victimized to this day by what happened 10 years ago.
For example this:QuoteNowhere but near Ground Zero could a mosque join the churches and synagogues and temples that stand as testimony to our faith in a G-d who teaches us to worship those forces and faces of love that will always and forever be infinitely greater than intolerance and hatred.
Seriously deranged thinking, in my opinion... 'Those forces and faces of love'... This is sickening...
It really is an upside down world. We're seeing this more and more with people who are unable to see the evil around them. This clown is like a false prophet promoting love and peace simply to mask the truth that there is evil in the world(Islam) that wants to harm us. The Devil's greatest success was making us believe he doesn't exist.
You realize Jews don't believe in the devil, don't you? Hashem, the ONE AND ONLY G-D creates both good and evil. The Satan is simply the prosecutor of people and he works through the evil inclination. This inclination is in every human, but it is simply a side-effect of the nature of man which Hashem created called free-will. HaSutton has ways to block us, but this comes from within. Those who are evil are not controlled by Sutton, but they have lost their direction and no longer know what is right and wrong. I always dislike the term 'devil' because it is not a Jewish concept.... HaSutton makes absolute sense in light of the Jewish believe that HASHEM IS ONE and there is NO OTHER...
Whoever wrote this must be on some very mind altering drugs.... I cannot agree with a single thing that was written... Very sad statement and very inconsiderate of the feelings of those who are still victimized to this day by what happened 10 years ago.
For example this:QuoteNowhere but near Ground Zero could a mosque join the churches and synagogues and temples that stand as testimony to our faith in a G-d who teaches us to worship those forces and faces of love that will always and forever be infinitely greater than intolerance and hatred.
Seriously deranged thinking, in my opinion... 'Those forces and faces of love'... This is sickening...
It really is an upside down world. We're seeing this more and more with people who are unable to see the evil around them. This clown is like a false prophet promoting love and peace simply to mask the truth that there is evil in the world(Islam) that wants to harm us. The Devil's greatest success was making us believe he doesn't exist.
You realize Jews don't believe in the devil, don't you? Hashem, the ONE AND ONLY G-D creates both good and evil. The Satan is simply the prosecutor of people and he works through the evil inclination. This inclination is in every human, but it is simply a side-effect of the nature of man which Hashem created called free-will. HaSutton has ways to block us, but this comes from within. Those who are evil are not controlled by Sutton, but they have lost their direction and no longer know what is right and wrong. I always dislike the term 'devil' because it is not a Jewish concept.... HaSutton makes absolute sense in light of the Jewish believe that HASHEM IS ONE and there is NO OTHER...
Interesting points you make, just wondering how you would explain the concept of a Dibook (demonic possesions)?
http://www.jewishmag.com/144mag/superstition_magic/superstition_magic.htm
According to some rabbinic sources, the demons were believed to be under the authority the king of the nether world, either Asmodai or, in the older Haggadah, Samael ("the angel of death"), who kills by his deadly poison. Occasionally in Jewish texts a demon is called "Satan":" The reality of demons was never questioned by the Talmudists and the late rabbis; most accepted their existence as a fact. Even did most of the medieval Jewish scholars question their reality; demons were still dreaded in medieval Jewish folklore, as documented in the 13th century Sefer Hasidim..
Note: According to Rabbinical theologians there were three types of demons – Shedim (devils) the Mazzikim (harmers), and the Ruah ("spirits"). And there a host of other minor demons and spirits written in the Talmud; the evil creatures that caused migraines (Ruah Palga – Gittim 68b), the demon Ketev mention in the Psalms 91-6 and Deut. 32-24 is responsible for intestinal diseases, especially in the summer months, RuahTazzazit attacks animals and causes rabies and other convulsions (Yoma 83b), and etc…
Demons and evil spirits were thought by the superstitious to quite innumerable. "There numbers outweigh the number of humans on earth. If men were able to see them, none could stand the sight." (Berakhot 6a).
Whereas the names of angels that have magical apotropaic properties frequently appear on amulets, magical inscriptions and formula. In the bedtime ritual Kriat Sh'ma al ha-Mitah, the angels Michael, Gabriel, Uriel and Raphael are invoked for protection through the night.
Demons
by Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis
Demons are spirits that act malevolently against human beings. The Bible makes repeated mention of evil spirits (Lev. 16: 10; I Sam. 16:14-16; Isa. 34:14), including satyrs and night demons, but does not provide a great deal of detail. More elaborate stories about demons appear during the Greco-Roman period.
The existence of demons, while widely accepted, has always presented a theological difficulty. Since all things are ultimately the creation of the one G-d, the question of why should evil spirits exist has greatly exercised Jewish thought. Apocalyptic literature offers the first attempt to explain their existence in a monotheistic context by claiming demons are really fallen angels. Rabbinic literature provides the first extensive source for Jewish demonology, though the information is scattered though many sources. In it, several explanations for the existence of demons are offered. They are a creation of the twilight of the sixth day (Pirkei Avot 5.6). Abraham ibn Ezra described demons as a product of the interaction of sunlight with smoke and vapor which then clings to the body, causing illness (Sefer ha-Atzmim).
Demons cannot procreate on their own, so they used semen from Adam in order to make more of their own kind (B.T. Ervuin 18b; Zohar). An elaboration on this tradition is that Lilith, the first woman, having transformed herself into a witch-demon using the Tetragrammaton, takes the nocturnal emissions of men she seduces to procreate more demons (Alef-Bet ben Sira). In kabbalistic thought the demonic is a necessary part of creation, a product of the sitra achra, the "other side" of the divine emanations in the material universe.
Demons occupy an intermediate place between mortals and angels. According to Chagigah 16a, they resemble angels in three ways: They have wings, they can fly throughout the universe, and they hear what transpires in heaven. They also resemble mortals in that they procreate, eat, and die. They are always invisible, except under special conditions.
The malevolent effects of demons are many: they cause illness and death, especially for the vulnerable (children, women in childbirth); they trouble and deceive the mind, and cause contention in the community of mortals.
Tractate Berachot has perhaps the most information on demons of any part of the Talmud. There we learn that demons tend to dwell in the wilderness, in ruins, and in other places not by frequented by people (Isa. 13:21). It also describes a "diagnostic" ritual for detecting the presence of the demonic: Ashes spread around one's bed at nighttime will reveal demon tracks in the morning, and demons can be rendered visible by grinding up the ashes of a black cat's afterbirth and then sprinkle the powder in one's eyes.
The appearance of demons varies, but is always terrible. In keeping with Ancient Near Eastern beliefs about evil spirits, demons have bird talons for feet in addition to wings. At night, demons can appear in human form (Meg. 3a).
Demonic power waxes and wanes according to the time of day, the week, the seasons, meteorological conditions, topographical features, and other natural factors (Yalkut Chadash, Keshafim 56; Numbers R. 12:3; Pes. 3a-b, 112a; Shab. 67a). The informed can use this information to minimize their threat.
Around human habitations, they frequent rooftops, outhouses, and drainage gutters. Strangely, demonic forces are attracted to synagogues. The Angel of Death, for example, is said to keep his tools there. Stories of Sages doing night battles with demons in the synagogue appear in Jewish tales across time.
Prominent demons have names, usually derived from their particular power; Reshef, for example, means "pestilence." Some demons, like Samael, have theophonic names, like angels. Occasionally demons can have surprisingly mundane names, like "Joseph." The name Lilith means either "air" (Akkadian) or "night" (Hebrew) and has its roots in Mesopotamian aerial spirits called "lilu."
Reciting certain psalms has an atropopaic effect against evil spirits (Pss. 29: 91; 121), as do other key verses of Scripture (Num. 7:4-6). Magical phrases have also been recorded to combat their malevolent effects (Pes. 100a; 112a). The bells on the skirt of the High Priest evidently drove them away. Drinking water only from white containers turns away night demons (Pesachim 3a). Bercahot 5a credits ritual objects such as mezuzah, tefillin, and ritual fringes with warding off evil spirits. The Jews of Mesopotamia additionally protected their homes with Demon Bowls and Incantation Bowls. Temporary protection can be gotten through the use of magic circles. Amulets of near infinite variety have been created across Jewish history. Demons can be bribed with food or money, or frightened off with shofar blasts, unpleasant smells, or spitting. Guardian angels are the best defense, and are acquired every time one performs a mitzvah (Ex. R. 32).
Intriguingly, a mortal can work beneficently with demons, if one knows the rituals of power to control them. Asmodeus, the king of Demons, was co-opted by Solomon to good ends. Demons can be turned against other demons (Lev. R. 24). Sometimes the demon will do so willingly (Pes. 106a), but usually this involves controlling the demons magically and forcing the captured spirit to do the will of the adept. R. Eliezer of Metz (12th Century), permitted the use of demons in spells and amulets, writing, "Invoking the demons to do one's will is permitted" for what difference is there between invoking demons and angels?" At the same time, anything that smacks of demon veneration or worship, such as making offerings or burning incense to a demon, is expressly forbidden (Sanh. 65b).
http://vbm-torah.org/archive/ramban/08ramban.htm
It is clear from this quote that azazel is Samael, who is the "accuser" of Israel; in other words, the satan. The Ramban goes on to explain.
See, they have told his name and his actions. And this is the secret of the matter. For they used to worship other gods, who are the angels, offering them sacrifices which are for them a sweet savor (rei'ach nicho'ach)…. Now the Torah totally prohibited the acceptance of their divinity or any worship of them, but God commanded that on Yom Kippur we send a goat to the desert to the prince who rules in desolate places, which is appropriate as he is the master of (that place), and from the emanation of his strength comes destruction and desolation, for he is the cause of the stars of the sword and blood and wars and quarrels and wounds and plagues and division and destruction, and, in general, the soul of the sphere of Mars. And his portion among the nations is Eisav, who is the nation who inherits the sword and wars. And among the animals, (his portion is) the goat, and in his portion are also the demons who are called mazikim in the language of the Rabbis, and se'irim in the language of Scripture, for both he and his nation are called se'ir (= goat, demon, and another name for Edom, the land of Eisav).
The Ramban is describing here a picture of evil – the forces of strife, desolation and destruction – that ascribes to it metaphysical reality. The gods of the nations are also real, and identified with angels, who are princes of different areas of the world. One of those angels, the prince of Eisav and the "soul" of Mars, is the source of the power of evil in the world.
The figure of Samael as an angel of God whose job is to be the "accuser," a sort of prosecuting attorney in the court of God, is familiar from rabbinic literature. But the association of the satan with the forces of evil, of war and destruction, is new with the Ramban. The Ramban here combines astrology (the star of Mars as the source of bloodshed) with demonology and with the traditional Jewish political dichotomy (Yaacov and Eisav), and puts it in a package of angels, divine beings who are in fact the gods of the nations. In so doing, the Ramban confers reality on idolatry, claiming that the nations worship real and powerful beings. What is even more striking, he confers reality on evil, a force with its own dominion (the desert) and celestial power (Mars) and guardian angel (Samael).
Section I - Introduction: The Evil Eye
A cornerstone of the monotheistic belief of Judaism is the denial of idolatry and superstition.1 Judaism advocates that its adherents walk simply with God2 -- their life should be based on moral ideals and reason. Demons, charms and spells have no place in ones considerations.3
It therefore comes as a surprise to the religious Jew when certain laws appear to be based on the supernatural. A simple example will suffice -- the following may be found in the code of Jewish law:
It is prohibited to give two brothers (or a father and son) consecutive Aliyahs (calling to the Torah) since we fear that this might invite the evil eye.4
This is certainly perplexing! First it is counterintuitive -- the religious Jew does not expect concepts like evil eye to enter into his required practices. This law however, also seems contrary to the Biblical law against superstition. Compare the following citation:
It is Biblically prohibited to divine. What is an example of divination: A person who says: A black cat crossed my path; therefore I will not embark on a new business deal.5
What indeed, is the difference between abstaining from a business deal because of the black cat that passed my path versus the person who abstains from receiving an Aliyah because his brother just received the last aliyah.
Aren’t these abstentions one and the same? Why is one classified as Biblically prohibited while the other is rabbinically required? It seems that we must clarify more than an intuition here--we must clarify the actual source of prohibition. Our goal in this short essay is to rationally explain the concept of the evil eye in a manner consistent with the rest of Jewish law and Biblical language.
You realize Jews don't believe in the devil, don't you? Hashem, the ONE AND ONLY G-D creates both good and evil. The Satan is simply the prosecutor of people and he works through the evil inclination. This inclination is in every human, but it is simply a side-effect of the nature of man which Hashem created called free-will. HaSutton has ways to block us, but this comes from within. Those who are evil are not controlled by Sutton, but they have lost their direction and no longer know what is right and wrong. I always dislike the term 'devil' because it is not a Jewish concept.... HaSutton makes absolute sense in light of the Jewish believe that HASHEM IS ONE and there is NO OTHER...
Interesting points you make, just wondering how you would explain the concept of a Dibook (demonic possesions)?
You realize Jews don't believe in the devil, don't you? Hashem, the ONE AND ONLY G-D creates both good and evil. The Satan is simply the prosecutor of people and he works through the evil inclination. This inclination is in every human, but it is simply a side-effect of the nature of man which Hashem created called free-will. HaSutton has ways to block us, but this comes from within. Those who are evil are not controlled by Sutton, but they have lost their direction and no longer know what is right and wrong. I always dislike the term 'devil' because it is not a Jewish concept.... HaSutton makes absolute sense in light of the Jewish believe that HASHEM IS ONE and there is NO OTHER...
Interesting points you make, just wondering how you would explain the concept of a Dibook (demonic possesions)?
Aside from the fact that I have no reason to believe dibukim actually exist, the subject has nothing to do with what Muman wrote anyway. It's something different.
I KNOW that the Devil exists, because I went to see Jerry Lee Lewis! ;D
Re: "Tractate Berachot has perhaps the most information on demons of any part of the Talmud. There we learn that demons tend to dwell in the wilderness, in ruins, and in other places not by frequented by people (Isa. 13:21). It also describes a "diagnostic" ritual for detecting the presence of the demonic: Ashes spread around one's bed at nighttime will reveal demon tracks in the morning, and demons can be rendered visible by grinding up the ashes of a black cat's afterbirth and then sprinkle the powder in one's eyes. "
There is much in Talmud which can only be considered attempts by brilliantly intelligent men to explain mysteries yet to be revealed by science.
Today such writings as above appear to be the ultimate in primitive ignorance to most anyone other than Taliban and or Haitian practitioners of Voodoo.
There is no way anyone is ever going to convince me that grinding up the ashes of a black cat's afterbirth and sprinkling the powder in my eyes in order to see demons is the Oral Torah revealed directly by Ha'Shem to Moses along with the written Torah.
"...in order to see demons is the Oral Torah revealed directly by Ha'Shem to Moses along with the written Torah."
Sheer nonsense and superstition is what such things are, and they should not be presented in print without proper notation fully explaining the day and age during which they were composed and believed.
I stand firmly behind my opinion about these obsolete superstitions.
Jews are always telling everyone about how rational and intellectual we Jews are as a result of our beliefs and practices, but 'a lot of water has passed under the bridge' since the days when Torah scholars searched for demon's tracks in ashes sprinkled around their beds, and I will reiterate here what I have written on the forum several times:
The lifestyles and mentality of the Taliban of Afghanistan are a good example to study if one wants a glimpse of the mentality and lifestyle of the Jews who lived in ancient times.
Of course, the usual fools will immediately attack me with one of their inanities like "How DARE YOU mention Jews/Torah/Talmud in the same sentence with Islam/Taliban" but it is they who mistake modern Judaism; even that of modern day Ultra-Orthodoxy, as being equal in every way to the Judaism which once existed.
If you're going to snicker at Catholic Priests who once burned Jews at the stake and who still practice Exorcism of Demons, then don't get in my face for rejecting the exact same type of ideas and beliefs once put forth by Torah Priests as "The Oral Torah Which None Dare Question!"
You realize Jews don't believe in the devil, don't you? Hashem, the ONE AND ONLY G-D creates both good and evil. The Satan is simply the prosecutor of people and he works through the evil inclination. This inclination is in every human, but it is simply a side-effect of the nature of man which Hashem created called free-will. HaSutton has ways to block us, but this comes from within. Those who are evil are not controlled by Sutton, but they have lost their direction and no longer know what is right and wrong. I always dislike the term 'devil' because it is not a Jewish concept.... HaSutton makes absolute sense in light of the Jewish believe that HASHEM IS ONE and there is NO OTHER...
Interesting points you make, just wondering how you would explain the concept of a Dibook (demonic possesions)?
Aside from the fact that I have no reason to believe dibukim actually exist, the subject has nothing to do with what Muman wrote anyway. It's something different.
Yes, it seems I have strayed from the original discussion. The concept of demons and angels is very complex to try to explain. Dibbuks are, according to legend, a demon possession of a human body... I don't know if this occurs except for cases of mental incapacitation....
But I do believe in angels and in demons, as forces through which Hashem accomplishes his will in the physical world...
You realize Jews don't believe in the devil, don't you? Hashem, the ONE AND ONLY G-D creates both good and evil. The Satan is simply the prosecutor of people and he works through the evil inclination. This inclination is in every human, but it is simply a side-effect of the nature of man which Hashem created called free-will. HaSutton has ways to block us, but this comes from within. Those who are evil are not controlled by Sutton, but they have lost their direction and no longer know what is right and wrong. I always dislike the term 'devil' because it is not a Jewish concept.... HaSutton makes absolute sense in light of the Jewish believe that HASHEM IS ONE and there is NO OTHER...
Interesting points you make, just wondering how you would explain the concept of a Dibook (demonic possesions)?
Aside from the fact that I have no reason to believe dibukim actually exist, the subject has nothing to do with what Muman wrote anyway. It's something different.
Yes, it seems I have strayed from the original discussion. The concept of demons and angels is very complex to try to explain. Dibbuks are, according to legend, a demon possession of a human body... I don't know if this occurs except for cases of mental incapacitation....
But I do believe in angels and in demons, as forces through which Hashem accomplishes his will in the physical world...
Yes I agree with your position on this topic of demons. I can tell you that I have had personal encounters with demons, or demonic forces/energy. I have battled a night demon numerous times while in a semi concious sleep. It was real and it was intensely scary. I have since embraced Hashem stronger then before, and put tefillin on, pray, do mitzvot, etc. and B"A no more demonic visits.
We simply can not comprehend what we can not see with our own eyes, but I beleive that we are surrounded with negative spiritual energy all around us, and I think that the human brain can be infected with these negative forces. Just because it's hard to grasp and comprehend does not mean it doesn't exist.
In the Tanach there are many descriptions of evil spirits controlling man's behaviour. King Saul being a great example of a man controlled by evil spirits or demons.
Cat placentas are pretty common this time of year! It's the tail end of the breeding season. However how do you tell a black cat placenta from a regular old cat placenta? They look so alike! However do they mean a placenta from the womb of a black cat, or a placenta attached to a black kitten?
You realize Jews don't believe in the devil, don't you? Hashem, the ONE AND ONLY G-D creates both good and evil. The Satan is simply the prosecutor of people and he works through the evil inclination. This inclination is in every human, but it is simply a side-effect of the nature of man which Hashem created called free-will. HaSutton has ways to block us, but this comes from within. Those who are evil are not controlled by Sutton, but they have lost their direction and no longer know what is right and wrong. I always dislike the term 'devil' because it is not a Jewish concept.... HaSutton makes absolute sense in light of the Jewish believe that HASHEM IS ONE and there is NO OTHER...
Interesting points you make, just wondering how you would explain the concept of a Dibook (demonic possesions)?
Aside from the fact that I have no reason to believe dibukim actually exist, the subject has nothing to do with what Muman wrote anyway. It's something different.
Yes, it seems I have strayed from the original discussion. The concept of demons and angels is very complex to try to explain. Dibbuks are, according to legend, a demon possession of a human body... I don't know if this occurs except for cases of mental incapacitation....
But I do believe in angels and in demons, as forces through which Hashem accomplishes his will in the physical world...
Yes I agree with your position on this topic of demons. I can tell you that I have had personal encounters with demons, or demonic forces/energy. I have battled a night demon numerous times while in a semi concious sleep. It was real and it was intensely scary. I have since embraced Hashem stronger then before, and put tefillin on, pray, do mitzvot, etc. and B"A no more demonic visits.
We simply can not comprehend what we can not see with our own eyes, but I beleive that we are surrounded with negative spiritual energy all around us, and I think that the human brain can be infected with these negative forces. Just because it's hard to grasp and comprehend does not mean it doesn't exist.
In the Tanach there are many descriptions of evil spirits controlling man's behaviour. King Saul being a great example of a man controlled by evil spirits or demons.
Shalom Yaakov,
It is great that you have been able to remove these demons from your life... May Hashems blessing be with you at all times..
Re: "That was not true of the Jews in ancient times or in Talmudic times. The Jewish ethical spirit and behavior was advanced compared to the cultures in which they emerged and lived. So how do you compare the "culturally retarded" taliban of our day to the Talmudic Jews of their time and place, or the ancient Biblical Jews in their own time in place who were more advanced than the surrounding cultures?"
And as always you completely misread and lacked comprehension of my exact words.
Sorry, but your always trying to disagree with what I wrote by saying I'm comparing the worst traits of the Taliban to ancient Jews is not a valid argument and is absolutely NOT what I wrote and stated.
If you think ancient Jews lived in Beverly Hills instead of mud brick houses with dirt floors, if you think ancient Jews all wore robes of Priestly Royalty in the streets, if you think ancient Jews didn't look more like Taliban today than the Jews of modern times, then you clearly misunderstand the ancient world and its times.
There was no science other than that being explored by pagan philosophers of that time. Jews stoned adulterers, whores, witches, non-virgins, and punished each other for any infractions of Torah Law. They wore beards and headdresses, and walked barefoot or in sandals. They kept slaves and they wore earrings and other adornments. More often than not they practiced astrology, and frequently many fell into worshipping Baal and other foreign gods. They had no indoor plumbing or electricity, and they weren't all good saintly holy Yeshivah students who davened day and night and were the very height of all that we today consider civilized. They were anything and everything just like all other normal people of their times. They were shepherds, robbers, priests, corrupted priests, murdering priests, corrupt Kings, good Kings, rebels, prophets, murderers of prophets, wine makers, olive growers, wheat growers, whores, traders, middle men, money changers, carpenters, tent-makers, camel riders, archers, and I can assure you that a large number of them were not always holy men of goodness purity and light. And if you don't believe me, then READ TORAH and all the rest of the scriptures start to finish as a complete study and learn for yourself. The very idea that just because ancient Judea and Israel were composed of Jews makes them totally civilized and practicing holiness is a laughable joke unless you're living in some kind of dream world based on Cecile B. DeMille movies -- You know the ones -- where a big ray of light shines down on Charlton Heston and the angelic chorus made up of all Mormon Tabernacle Choir women break out singing "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH AAAAAHHHHH!"
to signify the angels of good holiness! Yeah! That's how Jewish Life was in the ancient days -- all were pure holy Torah Scholars who despised sin!
Re: "That was not true of the Jews in ancient times or in Talmudic times. The Jewish ethical spirit and behavior was advanced compared to the cultures in which they emerged and lived. So how do you compare the "culturally retarded" taliban of our day to the Talmudic Jews of their time and place, or the ancient Biblical Jews in their own time in place who were more advanced than the surrounding cultures?"
And as always you completely misread and lacked comprehension of my exact words.
If you think ancient Jews lived in Beverly Hills instead of mud brick houses with dirt floors, if you think ancient Jews all wore robes of Priestly Royalty in the streets, if you think ancient Jews didn't look more like Taliban today than the Jews of modern times, then you clearly misunderstand the ancient world and its times.
There was no science other than that being explored by pagan philosophers of that time. Jews stoned adulterers, whores, witches, non-virgins, and punished each other for any infractions of Torah Law. They wore beards and headdresses, and walked barefoot or in sandals. They kept slaves and they wore earrings and other adornments. More often than not they practiced astrology, and frequently many fell into worshipping Baal and other foreign gods.
They had no indoor plumbing or electricity, and they weren't all good saintly holy Yeshivah students who davened day and night and were the very height of all that we today consider civilized.
They were anything and everything just like all other normal people of their times. They were shepherds, robbers, priests, corrupted priests, murdering priests, corrupt Kings, good Kings, rebels, prophets, murderers of prophets, wine makers, olive growers, wheat growers, whores, traders, middle men, money changers, carpenters, tent-makers, camel riders, archers, and I can assure you that a large number of them were not always holy men of goodness purity and light. And if you don't believe me,Once again you assume disagreement when nothing's been said. I don't disagree with any of this.
The very idea that just because ancient Judea and Israel were composed of Jews makes them totally civilized and practicing holiness is a laughable joke
unless you're living in some kind of dream world based on Cecile B. DeMille movies -- You know the ones -- where a big ray of light shines down on Charlton Heston and the angelic chorus made up of all Mormon Tabernacle Choir women break out singing "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH AAAAAHHHHH!"
to signify the angels of good holiness! Yeah! That's how Jewish Life was in the ancient days -- all were pure holy Torah Scholars who despised sin!
How can anybody compare devout Jews to those savage hyenas and jackals of the Taliban?
That's still bad enough.
"DDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOONS!"
"IN FRONT OF ME!" ... "BEHIND ME!" ... "THERE'S ONE THERE!" ... "OMG!" ... "ANOTHER!" ... "AND ANOTHER!" ... "DEMONS FROM HELL!" ... "SCHWARTZE DEMONS!" ... "DIBBUKS FROM THE JERSEY SHORE!" ... "OMG!" ... "LINDSEY LOHAN DEMONS!" ... " KILL THEM!" ... "KILL THEM! KILL ALL OF THEM!" ... I screamed as I slashed out with my straight razor! ....... "KILL THEM!" ... "KILL THEM!" ... "KILL THEM!" .......cutting and stabbing and slicing and cutting and swinging my razor to STOP THE DEMONS!!!!!
All I could see was "BLOOD!" ... "BLOOD!" ... On the walls, smeared down the hallway all over the carpeting! "BLOOD!" ... "BLOOD IN MY EYES!" ... "IN MY EYES!" ... "BLOOD IN MY EYES!" ... "AND ON MY HANDS!" ... "ALL OVER MY HANDS!"
Yes I agree with your position on this topic of demons. I can tell you that I have had personal encounters with demons, or demonic forces/energy. I have battled a night demon numerous times while in a semi concious sleep. It was real and it was intensely scary. I have since embraced Hashem stronger then before, and put tefillin on, pray, do mitzvot, etc. and B"A no more demonic visits.
We simply can not comprehend what we can not see with our own eyes, but I beleive that we are surrounded with negative spiritual energy all around us, and I think that the human brain can be infected with these negative forces. Just because it's hard to grasp and comprehend does not mean it doesn't exist.
In the Tanach there are many descriptions of evil spirits controlling man's behaviour. King Saul being a great example of a man controlled by evil spirits or demons.
Yes I agree with your position on this topic of demons. I can tell you that I have had personal encounters with demons, or demonic forces/energy. I have battled a night demon numerous times while in a semi concious sleep. It was real and it was intensely scary. I have since embraced Hashem stronger then before, and put tefillin on, pray, do mitzvot, etc. and B"A no more demonic visits.
We simply can not comprehend what we can not see with our own eyes, but I beleive that we are surrounded with negative spiritual energy all around us, and I think that the human brain can be infected with these negative forces. Just because it's hard to grasp and comprehend does not mean it doesn't exist.
In the Tanach there are many descriptions of evil spirits controlling man's behaviour. King Saul being a great example of a man controlled by evil spirits or demons.
Yes, I can confirm this as I see it first hand every day when I ride the NYC subway to work.
Rubystars: "That's another thing you shouldn't write on your concealed carry permit application. "
Hee-Hee!
You funny Ruby! :::D
Re: "I have battled a night demon numerous times while in a semi concious sleep. It was real and it was intensely scary. "This story sound similar to the one that boy had up in Connecticut the other day... He tried to blame his shooting spree on racism however I think he was actually dealing with something like this.
I don't suggest you write that down on your concealed carry permit application!
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But I know you're telling the truth, because I too battled a night demon for many years.
Every night when I got in bed, turned out the light after setting the alarm, and tried to relax, a horrific night demon snuck into my bedroom and tried to drag me out of bed and down into Hell!
One night I decided to read Psalms to chase it away, but the demon swatted the prayer book right out of my hand, and with a voice that sounded exactly like Linda Blair in the Exorcist shouted in my face with this horrific putrid smelling breath "HAHAHAHAH! "STUPID FOOL!" "HAHAHAHAHAH!" "YOU ACTUALLY THINK THAT 'PSALMS' CAN STOP ME?" "HAHAHAHAHA!"
That was all I was going to take!
I reached into my nightstand and pulled out my straight razor and my Saturday Night Special pawn shop pistol made in Morocco which cost me $62.00 and which I always kept loaded just in case!
"Why, YOU G- D- SCHWARTZE DREK!" "YOU AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DIBBUK!" "I'LL KILL YOU!" I screamed as I jumped out of bed completely nude and began hauling a_s_s down the hallway of the Yeshiva of the Unclean Spirit where I was a student.
"DDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOONS!"
"IN FRONT OF ME!" ... "BEHIND ME!" ... "THERE'S ONE THERE!" ... "OMG!" ... "ANOTHER!" ... "AND ANOTHER!" ... "DEMONS FROM HELL!" ... "SCHWARTZE DEMONS!" ... "DIBBUKS FROM THE JERSEY SHORE!" ... "OMG!" ... "LINDSEY LOHAN DEMONS!" ... " KILL THEM!" ... "KILL THEM! KILL ALL OF THEM!" ... I screamed as I slashed out with my straight razor! ....... "KILL THEM!" ... "KILL THEM!" ... "KILL THEM!" .......cutting and stabbing and slicing and cutting and swinging my razor to STOP THE DEMONS!!!!!
All I could see was "BLOOD!" ... "BLOOD!" ... On the walls, smeared down the hallway all over the carpeting! "BLOOD!" ... "BLOOD IN MY EYES!" ... "IN MY EYES!" ... "BLOOD IN MY EYES!" ... "AND ON MY HANDS!" ... "ALL OVER MY HANDS!"
"YOU BLACK DIBBUK!" ... "I'M NOT GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT!" I screamed as I reached for my six-shooter!
"DIE, NIGHT DEMON, DIE!" I could hear my own words echoing in my head, only it sounded like the voice of THE NIGHT DEMON was saying it!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" ... "GET OFF ME!" ... "YOU DEVIL!"
Unable to bear another second of it, I unloaded my pistol in all directions at once!
BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!
Now "THOUSANDS OF DEMONS WERE SCREAMING!" ..." OMG!" ..."I HEAR THEM!" ..."I HEAR THEM!"
Realizing I was out of ammo, I threw my pistol as hard as I could before the DEMON drew my breath away with something that seemed to come from behind over my head and........
"Huh?" "Where am I?"...."Wha...." "Who....are...."
"Now yew look' a here' kosher boy!"
I knew that redneck twang well -- it was Sheriff Dibbs.
"Boy"..."Dew yew ree-a-lize whut yew dun' last nite?"
"Well, I"... I stammered ... "You see, Sheriff, I...."
"Naw, boy"..."YEW see!" ... "Ah'm a' chargin' yew with MURDER IN THE FIRST D'GREE!"
"But!...But!...But!"
"Boy, Yew ran down th' halls o' that Jewbrew School an' slashed six Jewboys t' DEATH!"
"Wit' 'uh straight rayzuh!"
"An' then charged into th' Nigra Janitor's Bedroom down on th' basement floo' an' emptied out yo' .22 cal pistol rite' into that jig's face AT POINT-BLANK RANGE!"
And so, boys and girls, that's my story, and every word of it's true.
They can say whatever they want about me, but I know I killed all the demons on that fateful night.
I am right and they are wrong because I saw the demons with my own eyes, after I killed a black cat and chopped up its placenta and burned it and rubbed the ashes into my eyes!
Those WERE NOT Jewish Yeshiva students in my hallway, and that WAS NOT a bad smelling schwartze janitor wearing a yarmulke in the basement.
THEY WERE DEMONS!
I SAW THEM!
I have a good attorney who's Jewish.
He says there's a good chance the Governor will grant me clemency at the last minute and I won't have to die.
And I no longer receive visits from my "night demon", thanks to the medicine prescribed for me by Dr. Schvitz at the infirmary.
Be careful what you rub in your eyes.
Re: "This story sound similar to the one that boy had up in Connecticut the other day... He tried to blame his shooting spree on racism however I think he was actually dealing with something like this. "
He wasn't dealing with "night demons" ...
Omar B dealin' wif' "WHITE DEMONS!"
Re: "He claims that with numbers like that the company had to be racist...He also said that he was sure the white workers were stealing however management only saw fit to target the black worker with surveillance. "Aware that the rest of the world perceives their physical form as beastly and ugly, they hate themselves and other Negroes with a vengeance.
This exact mentality is endemic throughout the Negro race, and accounts for their inability to succeed and have respect.
Volumes have been written by authorities trying to determine the cause of their psychopathy, but I personally believe the cause is as simple as the fact that when they look at their reflection they see a hideous countenance staring back at them which even Negroes find revolting and stomach churning.
Aware that the rest of the world perceives their physical form as beastly and ugly, they hate themselves and other Negroes with a vengeance.
When they're not murdering and raping each other they turn their venom on to other races.
Just my personal opinion of course, but probably worth some consideration.
Would be interesting to do some plastic surgery "face transplantations" on some of them to study the aftermath and see if putting an average white person's face on to them would make a difference in their mentality.
Re: "He claims that with numbers like that the company had to be racist...He also said that he was sure the white workers were stealing however management only saw fit to target the black worker with surveillance. "Aware that the rest of the world perceives their physical form as beastly and ugly, they hate themselves and other Negroes with a vengeance.
This exact mentality is endemic throughout the Negro race, and accounts for their inability to succeed and have respect.
Volumes have been written by authorities trying to determine the cause of their psychopathy, but I personally believe the cause is as simple as the fact that when they look at their reflection they see a hideous countenance staring back at them which even Negroes find revolting and stomach churning.
Aware that the rest of the world perceives their physical form as beastly and ugly, they hate themselves and other Negroes with a vengeance.
When they're not murdering and raping each other they turn their venom on to other races.
Just my personal opinion of course, but probably worth some consideration.
Would be interesting to do some plastic surgery "face transplantations" on some of them to study the aftermath and see if putting an average white person's face on to them would make a difference in their mentality.
Yes!! This is exactly the problem... As we saw in the case of Michael Jackson trying to be white only made the situation worse... Sad fact is if they are born black they will die black... Only a very few of them are able to overcome their limitations.
Here are this kapo's credentials as listed at the bottom of his op-ed:
Dr. Keith Ablow is a psychiatry correspondent for Fox News Channel...