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The Judaism Thread

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Surprised there's no broad general thread on the Jews. Here it is.
I am conscious the Forteana website hosts many Jewish members and readers. I'm not Jewish. I deeply respect the culture and am engaged in historical learning about the origins, development and evolution of Jewish culture. There are other threads tuned into specifics. This might be allowed to be (please) a thread for more general discussion.

First, an open conversation.
Zevi Slevin and friend sit down in NYC, respond to public interest, and burn a lot of ignorance with generosity, patience and grace.

I'm Jewish, Ask Me ANYTHING​


I'm hopeful Jewish folks might respond personally to the questions raised in the video. Invitation.
 
This is not a trick question. I didn't know and would never have guessed the answer prior to my lecture today.

In which century was the Star Of David first used as a symbol of Judaism, and in which city? First player to guess without 'Pediaing gets fruit.

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This is not a trick question. I didn't know and would never have guessed the answer prior to my lecture today.

In which century was the Star Of David first used as a symbol of Judaism, and in which city? First player to guess without 'Pediaing gets fruit.

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Was it 17th or 18th century, in Eastern Europe? I don't know where.
 
You're right, Myth.

17th in Prague. Me and my clunky assumptions about contemporary Judaism would posit Magen David in far antiquity. Yet there it started and still remains a civic council flag. Does that mean current day Zionists rest their main symbol of nationhood on an appropriated design? No. The shield has always been attested as part of the spiritual armour of the children of the almighty.

I'm awaiting correction from our Jewish brethren and sistren. Teach, don't preach.
 
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There's something that calls to me from a deep deep place when I listen to this Sephardic music. Anybody else feel something moving?

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For those who wonder what is mysterious about the song: This language is rare, unique and mostly unspoken; it's a blend of Turkish, old Spanish from 15th century and other influences the Jews collected during years of exiles. The music is influenced by Turkish music from where the creators of the song used to live. It's unusual to bring to the front that rare mysterious songs and still keep them watched, heard and relevant.

I read the English translation of the lyric and still can't quite understand what the meaning is, which is kinda cool, coz there's so much in the realms of Mystique that English is completely unable to express. Such a poor language in this regard.

I'm about to start learning Hebrew and Aramaic.
 
Nuts! Another end of the world, and I've already missed it!

Major Israeli Rabbi: Gog and Magog War Will Begin (and end) Wednesday Morning


Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein, a prominent Orthodox rabbi in Israel, recently gave a lesson to his students in Ramat Elchanan, Bnei Brak, in which he said that the War of Gog and Magog would take place in its entirety in the three hours before dawn on Wednesday, the Jewish holiday of Hoshanna Rabba.

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The rabbi referred to a teaching by Rabbi Obadiah ben Abraham of Bertinoro, a 15th-century Italian rabbi known as the Bartenura. In his commentary on the Mishnah (Megillah 3:5), Bartenura predicted when the revival of the dead would occur and when the War of Gog and Magog would begin. He based his interpretation of the revival of the dead on Ezekiel’s vision of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14), which is read in synagogues on Passover. Bartenura explains that this corresponds to the dead’s actual resurrection, which will occur on Passover.

Bartenura writes that based on a later section of the Book of Ezekiel (38:18-39:16) the war of Gog and Magog will begin in Sukkot. This section is read in synagogues in Sukkoth.

“Therefore,” he said, “we must strive not to spoil things. In other words, everything depends on us, on each and every one of us. This is a time of special favor, and we must try not to spoil it, meaning to make every effort to fulfill Hashem’s will, each person according to their ability.”

Rabbi Zilberstein then referred to a teaching by the 18th-century Jewish scholar Rabbi Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, also known as the Vilna Gaon, brought by the 16th-century Tzfat Kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Vital. They both taught that the War of Gog and Magog would take its entirety during the three hours before “Hanetz Hachama” (crack of dawn) of Hoshanah Rabbah, the last day of the week-long holiday of Sukkot.

[And so on, with lots of references...]

https://israel365news.com/397270/

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That's nice.
It's good to get stuff done early so you can have a good run at the rest of the day.
 
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