Orthodox Judaism doesn't only rely on the "Written Torah," as you described; they also rely on the extensive rabbinical commentary on the Torah covering the past 2000 years. Many of what you have described are not taken literally within the Orthodox Jewish community, and interpret it according...
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Psalms 22:17 reads: "Like a lion, they are at my hands and feet." The Hebrew word ki-ari (like a lion) is grammatically similar to the word "gouged." Thus Christianity reads the verse as a reference to crucifixion: "They pierced my hands and feet."
Isaiah 7:14 describing an...
I heard that from another Orthodox Jew. I had said it, and he admonished me not to do it again.
I'll get it clarified by my Rabbi, though.
Friday Dinner, Saturday Lunch, and Saturday Light Dinner. I am mistaken, I apologize. I had thought I read somewhere that there were only two meals. Thank...
Jewscout, there are only two "meals." The Friday dinner and the Saturday lunch. The Saturday breakfast isn't typically eaten with two loaves of challah; usually only a bagel or fruit, since the men need to get to shul somewhat early in the morning.
Also Jewscout, and again, I don't mean to...
Seriously. I am having phantom nostaglia for the Jewish childhood I never had. I am reading a book called How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household by Blu Greenberg. Her anecdotes and funny stories about her Jewish home is making me crazy. I want to be Jewish NOW.
I've finally settled with the...