RECENTLY THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER IT IS APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A MINISTER OF A DIFFERENT RELIGION ATTEND A SERIES OF LECTURES ON THE BASICS OF FAITH.
BETWEEN THE LIBERAL WHY NOT, WHAT COULD BE WRONG? AND THE REACTIONARY
WHAT FOR? THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERNS. I WAS ONCE ASKED TO TEACH A GROUP OF CHRISTIAN STUDENTS HEBREW. AS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS SO SMART I COULD RATIONALIZE ANYTHING , I DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TEACHING BASIC LANGUAGE AS THIS WAS NOT LAWS OF THE TORAH OR THEIR BASIS.
HOWEVER, THE ZOHAR CAUGHT MY EYE IN ITS' REJECTION OF TEACHING TORAH TO NON-JEWS AND I BEGAN TO QUERY MY LONE, WOULD BE CHRISTIAN STUDENT.
I TOLD HIM THAT SINCE I HAD PROMISED TO TEACH THAT I WOULD ON ONE CONDITION. THAT IS IF YOU WILL PROMISE ME THAT THIS IS ONLY FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO BE ABLE TO STUDY THE SCRIPTURES IN THE TRUE TONGUE. PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL NEVER USE YOUR KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO CONVERT JEWS!
I'LL HAVE TO PRAY ON THAT ONE THE STUDENT DAVID SAID TO ME. IT TURNED OUT THAT DAVID HAD SET AS HIS GOAL THE CONVERSION OF JEWS AS HIS LIFE'S MISSION
AND HE COULD NOT BE DISHONEST ABOUT IT.
WHEN WE ARE TRUTHFUL ABOUT WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO THEN WE AVOID TRAINING A PERSON TO TAKE AWAY OTHERS' SONS AND DAUGHTERS. ANY JEWISH CHILD IS A PRECIOUS JEWEL. THAT HE OR SHE HAS FELT SO MUCH REJECTION THAT THEY MUST ACCEPT THE ANTITHESIS OF THEIR FAMILY'S EXISTENCE IS A SAD COMMENTARY ON OUR CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER. YET THIS IS AN ASIDE.
CAN WE TEACH TORAH BELIEF TO GENTILES?
THE ANSWER IS THAT IF THE PERSON TRULY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT JEWS BELIEVE IN ORDER TO BETTER ONE'S UNDERSTANDING AND BELIEF IN G-D AND G-D'S ONENESS
THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE ALLOWED TO TEACH THE GENTILE , WE ARE OBLIGATED TO DO SO.
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE OBLIGATED TO WORSHIP AND PRAY TO ONE G-D. IF THEY DO NOT COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHAT G-D IS TRULY LIKE OR UNLIKE,THEN THEY WILL NOT BE PRAYING TO G-D THEY WILL BE PRAYING TO THEIR IMAGINATION!
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD KNOW THAT G-D IS TOTAL ONENESS AND THAT ALL ARE CREATED BY G-D AND ARE RECREATED AT EVRY MOMENT. IN DOING SO WE NEVER LEAVE G-D'S PROVIDENCE OR BEING. HENCE WE ARE ALL ONE WITH G-D. PUT INTO OTHER TERMS,AYN OD MILEVADO -THERE IS REALLY NOTHING ELSE. WHATEVER WE ARE , IS INCLUDED IN THE ONENESS. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE.
SO THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE ASKS YOU WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ,ANSWER ACCORDING TO THE QUERY. IF HE WANTS TO DISCUSS ISIAH 53 ,SHOW HIM OUT. IF HE WISHE TO KNOW WHAT IS G-D REALLY LIKE OPEN UP THE TANYA TO THE BEGINNING OF SHAAR HAYICHUD VEHOEMUNAH-THE PORTAL OF UNITY AND FAITH! GOOD LUCK!
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The more interesting one to me is how you teach Torah to the Atheists. I ahve absolutely no interst in coverting Jews or anyoen for that matter, but I am interested in Theology.
There has to be a reasion why a line of philosophy has lasted thousands of years and produced such a massive and undisputable volume intellectual output.
What is it that makes Jews so successful in so many fields and what makes them such a likable race, this is interesting to the Goyim ( Are atheists Goyim?)
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