Good and bad Jews? Really do you think that they are any different than any other people? Do you somehow hold them to a different standard? That is like saying, I only like the good Hispanic or the good black, or the good German, or muslim.... how do you tell the difference? Have we gotten to the level that we see a name and automatically call the person good or bad based on the origin of their name? Going further, because being a Jew is not necessarily a race, but is also a religion do you think that they all believe exactly the same? How about looking at it in a simple light, there are Lutherans, Episcopalians, Jehovah Witness, Baptist (which also have several splinters), 7th Day Advantage, Catholics and a host of other "Christians." Can you say which are fake? Does it matter where they were born or the color of their skin? Which of these are "Biblical Christians?" If they are not "Biblical Christians" are they still just as noble or holy as the ancient ones? Or are the modern day Christians somehow better or worse? Are there not variations in cluture and practice? As I have tried to show you, there are different "flavors" of Christians but they share a basic understanding, although some have fractured or became subcultures within a fractured group such as the Lutherans or Baptist. This happens in belief systems, when culture changes so do the customs of the people. Likewise when the political environment changes, religions adapts. For example the Pauline Christian adapted and adopted some Pagan customs (like using a cross as their symbol of belief, Christmas Trees, Easter Eggs and so on) and at the same time evangelist adopted African customs and interlaced them with their ceremonies.
So too have the Jewish faith evolved, there is not just one religion called Judaism. There are Orthodox Judaism, Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Hasidic Judaism, and Kabbalah. At the core, they share a belief in a singular God. But, just like Christianity, things get interesting. I recommend a quick google on the "types" for a better understanding.
Another similarity that Christianity and Judaism share is the concept of "converts." As one can be "saved" and join a church, one can "study" and become a Jew. Therefore just as a Christian Church has a mosaic of colors and heritage, so do synagogues. No one who wishes to worship is turned away in either Christianity or Judaism.
Ashkenazic Jews are the Jews of France, Germany, and Eastern Europe and their descendants. The adjective "Ashkenazic" and corresponding nouns, Ashkenazi (singular) and Ashkenazim (plural) are derived from the Hebrew word "Ashkenaz," which is used to refer to Germany. Most American Jews today are Ashkenazim, descended from Jews who emigrated from Germany and Eastern Europe from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s.
Sephardic Jews are the Jews of Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Middle East and their descendants. The adjective "Sephardic" and corresponding nouns Sephardi (singular) and Sephardim (plural) are derived from the Hebrew word "Sepharad," which refers to Spain.
Sephardic Jews are often subdivided into Sephardim, from Spain and Portugal, and Mizrachim, from the Northern Africa and the Middle East. The word "Mizrachi" comes from the Hebrew word for Eastern. There is much overlap between the Sephardim and Mizrachim. Until the 1400s, the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and the Middle East were all controlled by Muslims, who allowed most people to move freely throughout the region. It was under this rule that Sephardic Judaism developed. When the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, many of them were absorbed into existing Mizrachi communities in Northern Africa and the Middle East.
Most of the early Jewish settlers of North America were Sephardic. The first Jewish congregation in North America, Shearith Israel, founded in what is now New York in 1684, was Sephardic and is still active. Philadelphia's first Jewish congregation, Congregation Mikveh Israel, founded in 1740, was also a Sephardic one, and is also still active.
In Israel, a little more than half of all Jews are Mizrachim, descended from Jews who have been in the land since ancient times or who were forced out of Arab countries after Israel was founded. Most of the rest are Ashkenazic, descended from Jews who came to the Holy Land (then controlled by the Ottoman Turks) instead of the United States in the late 1800s, or from Holocaust survivors, or from other immigrants who came at various times. About 1% of the Israeli population are the black Ethiopian Jews who fled during the brutal Ethiopian famine in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
And there is other Jews; Yemenite Jews, Ethiopian Jews (also known as Beta Israel and sometimes called Falashas), and Asian Jews also have some distinct customs and traditions.
Regardless of where the Jew came from, they are a collection of INDIVIDUALS and should be seen as individuals, judged on their individual actions.
Revelations... No other New Testament book reads like Revelation. The book virtually drips with blood and reeks of sulfur. At the center of this final battle between good and evil is an action-hero-like Jesus, who is in no mood to turn the other cheek. This book (and believe it or not, there were other books of this nature which did not make it into the "Bible" or Cannon) can scare the stuffing out of children, I know for a fact because as a kid it gave me nightmares! Evangelic preachers say that the "Fake Jew" are the European Jew. But, they also believed in the 1950s that rock n roll was designed by the devil, that providing medical care (not all of the evangelical groups) is wrong and goes against God. Some believe that to show your belief one must handle poisonous snake (you could never get me to do that!). Other religions think that fake Jews are those who look Jewish, smell Jewish, but in their heart they do not believe as a Jew, just like fake Christians. Many claim to be Christians but spend their time judging others, would not cross the street to help their neighbor, who sleeps around among other things.... Jews are guilty of the same appetites. People are people, Israel just happens to be a unique group of individuals who are a minority of the entire world, who has the respect of some and the scorn of most.
One last thing: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National-Socialist German Workers' Party; NSDAP). The shorthand Nazi was formed from the first two syllables of the German pronunciation of the word "national" (IPA: [na-tsi̯-o-ˈnaːl]).
okie don wrote:
Willy,
What's your thanking on Israel?
Are they the Jews, the good ones, in the Holy Bible or
are they the Khazars, disguised as the Sephardic or Biblical Jews?
Q. Have you read about Khazaria.
Most of the history of them, who were actually ' Turks '
has been taken out of the history books, from what I've read.
Some contend that the Palestinians are actually the Biblical Sephardic's from Judea in the Bible
and Bibi Netniyahoo in Israel is actually a Khazarian.
Go read REVELATION 2:9 and 3:9. What is your take on this?
In your opinion are the Ashkenazi's actually the Khazar's?
You realize the Nazi's in Germany get their name from the Ashke nazi's
Look forward to hearing your thought on this Professor.
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