Emile , Emile, your ignorance shows again, the essence of Judaism was, is and probably will always be that small scroll which every Jew sets in his "mezuzah" at the entrance of his abode, and which is also embedded in the Tefilin he wraps on his forehead and his left arm starting with "Ve--ahavta lereacha camocha..." (and thou shal love your neighbor as yourself), if you were to learn just one thing about becoming a good Jew (and dear Emile, you are long way from that goal, so far) just practice this single tenet and it is as if you practiced all the commandments the almighty dictated on his Am Israel. The Levis the Cohens, the David house, all are non sensical and unessential. The old mighty did not want to have Kings ruling over Israel, he yielded to the weak collective mind of the populace when Shmuel anointed, first Shaul and then David. I believe that the Abrabanel house are supposedly direct descendents of David, but none of them would ever dream claiming to be a "king" as some others have done in the past (did not Jesus claim to be the King of the Jews?).
Just stick to the essence, say three times a day, "Shema Israel, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Ehad! (proclaim the oneness of the deity, be a true monotheist, not a trinitheist) and add, Ve ahavta le reacha camocha...., which I have translated for you before, and then practice this love to others. Use the Talmud only as a fence around the Torah, the core of the faith. Just because you say the Talmud contains "Myths and Fables" it does not means that is a fact, the fact is that the Talmud is a collection of Judicial conclusions as derived by old rabbinical courts. Fables and myths have no part in it. Where you get your misleading information is a myth to me. Such distortions of the truth have been a well known weapon of fascist all over the world and history and must come from deeply seated hate.Hate, which even your own god forbid you to harbor toward anyone, a Jew, a Hispanic, A black or even a Christian who's faith does not exactly agree with you such as those believing in The Latter Days Saints.
Zeev |
