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  1. Harel13

    Q&A about Judaism

    I can gather from your response that you aren't familiar with how Judaism works. There aren't any branches of Judaism that haven't gone through some form of transformation over the years, even Ultra-Orthodox and Karaites. One of Judaism's characteristics is adaptability. But Jews who identify...
  2. Harel13

    What I've been learning about ancient paganism.

    I've been thinking about it for a few years now, but I can only speculate. In my opinion, though the prophets were well aware of a more complex pagan theology, they preferred to depict pagan worship as something less intellectual so as to further delegitimize it. In the few places that the...
  3. Harel13

    Q&A about Judaism

    Hi, I'm an Orthodox Jew, of a subset that is known in Israel as Dati Leumi (National Religious). I don't believe that Zionism is contradictory to Judaism, rather it is part and parcel of our beliefs. Is there anything more specific you would like to know?
  4. Harel13

    What I've been learning about ancient paganism.

    You're literate, they weren't. I'm not saying they were dumb, I'm saying that modern people may be imposing modern sensibilities on people we don't know all that much about based on what the scribes believed. I don't want to instigate a debate here, so I'll leave it at that.
  5. Harel13

    What I've been learning about ancient paganism.

    Are you sure about that? I can't debate here, but here are a couple of things to think about: a. What we know of the mythology of the ancient Middle Eastern pagan religions comes from texts and average literacy rates at the time were not high. The priests may have known the deep theology but...
  6. Harel13

    Yom Yerushalayim 2024

    *No Israel-bashing, hating etc, on this thread (also, this is in a discussion forum)* Today is Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) in Israel, a day celebrating the liberation of Jerusalem and other areas in the Land of Israel during the Six Day War, 57 years ago to the day (per the Hebrew...
  7. Harel13

    jesus one of the most popular person ever lived

    When he was alive he wasn't so popular. In fact, not that many people had heard of him.
  8. Harel13

    The Problem with the use of the word Judaism to describe something prior to ~1300 CE

    *Mod post: Reminder, please refrain from debating in the DIR. The Judaism sub-DIRs were opened to cross-posting by members of different Jewish denominations provided that such posts remain respectful of the views and beliefs of the particular sub-DIR and its members. Furthermore, debating in...
  9. Harel13

    January 6 2020: why did four cops commit suicide after the events?

    *Mod Post: Thread moved to Political Debates*
  10. Harel13

    Ask the Staff Anything About RF

    XenForo came before AI. It's kind of like the progenitor of AI.
  11. Harel13

    Ask the Staff Anything About RF

    It's a known bug, you're not the first to report the issue. Also, omnipotent and omniscient XenForo knows all, it is true.
  12. Harel13

    A Young Boy's Search for God

    *Mod Post: Thread moved to Journals*
  13. Harel13

    The Septuagint and the Hebrew Tanakh

    The Letter of Aristeas records all 72 names. Now, whether that source is trustworthy, or even just that particular list, is a different question.
  14. Harel13

    Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

    Probably not. The Ayatollah is still alive. They'll find a replacement likely equally as bad, or worse.
  15. Harel13

    (Belated) Happy Yom Ha'atzamaut!

    Yesterday was, as we know, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day. Israel is now 76 (and a couple of days). I wanted to make this thread yesterday, but did not find the time. Anyway, I'm sure that I wasn't alone in celebrating with a heavy heart, what with the hostages and the war and...
  16. Harel13

    Yom Ha'shoah 5784

    Also, if anyone's interested, I know of two virtual memorial projects set up in recent years: https://madlikim-zochrim.co.il/ This one generates a random name with a neshama candle background as an image which can be downloaded and posted on social media (e.g., Whatsapp status)...
  17. Harel13

    Yom Ha'shoah 5784

    Today is Yom Ha'shoah (Holocaust Day) in Israel. In less than an hour, a siren of different sorts will ring out in Israel. I haven't gathered much thoughts on this, but for me, the words "never forget" have never rung more hollow. I will share one cover of the song "The Last Seder in the...
  18. Harel13

    Ask the Staff Anything About RF

    Nothing's changed since you last asked that question. Refer to my answer here.
  19. Harel13

    Are Non-Jews...

    My position is the opposite: trying to make nice with an openly hostile country like Iran and throwing them a bone is what makes open war with them inevitable. It was 300+ drones and missiles this time. Nothing bad has happened to Iran yet. So next time it'll be 1500+ drones and missiles. And as...
  20. Harel13

    Are Non-Jews...

    This reality reflects the US's lack of deterrence. Iran wouldn't have even considered the idea of attacking a close US ally if it knew the US, a global military powerhouse, was likely to hit back with full or even half force. That the US okayed a medium-scale attack and then demanded Israel not...
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