Comments on: “What is Chanukah?” http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/ It's a Jewish Blog! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: THE FORGOTTEN LESSONS OF CHANUKAH « Desertpeace http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-1137588 THE FORGOTTEN LESSONS OF CHANUKAH « Desertpeace Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:03:04 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-1137588 [...] of tolerance, religious freedom, and peace to spread across the world. The above is taken from THIS essay…. a true and just meaning to the [...] [...] of tolerance, religious freedom, and peace to spread across the world. The above is taken from THIS essay…. a true and just meaning to the [...]

]]> By: Joeschmo http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-465076 Joeschmo Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:08:12 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-465076 Balaam I heard that too. Can you provide a link or some reference to the non-kosher retaurants and work on fri-sat? Balaam I heard that too.

Can you provide a link or some reference to the non-kosher retaurants and work on fri-sat?

]]> By: Shlomo Weinbach http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-465051 Shlomo Weinbach Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:26:18 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-465051 IT should be interested to see if his wife poses naked. Remember, Borat is the Jew. He was was a Goy. If she starts whoring out , I'd assume Rav Sacks would make a ruling on invaldiing it or something. IT should be interested to see if his wife poses naked. Remember, Borat is the Jew. He was was a Goy.

If she starts whoring out , I’d assume Rav Sacks would make a ruling on invaldiing it or something.

]]> By: Balaam's Donkey http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-465046 Balaam's Donkey Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:14:50 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-465046 Sasha Baron Cohen will eat out at non-kosher restaurants. He's been known to work on fri-sat if he must, he makes some exceptions. Doesn't sound like he's keeping to the Torah as handed down from Sinai. He filmed himself wrestling naked with another man. Does that fall within your boundaries, Shlomo, since you seem to be to accepting of all things gay? Would the truth you keep talking about be comfortable with that? Sasha Baron Cohen will eat out at non-kosher restaurants. He’s been known to work on fri-sat if he must, he makes some exceptions.

Doesn’t sound like he’s keeping to the Torah as handed down from Sinai.

He filmed himself wrestling naked with another man. Does that fall within your boundaries, Shlomo, since you seem to be to accepting of all things gay? Would the truth you keep talking about be comfortable with that?

]]> By: Shlomo Weinbach http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-465037 Shlomo Weinbach Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:55:58 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-465037 Joe, Are you confused? I never pushed him. I just let him know the truth behind everything. Borat keeps Kosher and Shabbat. He went to the top Orthodox Day School in London. He's pretty religious. And yes, his wife studied under Rav Sacks of london for 3 years. She got a proper conversion. get the picture Joey? Joe, Are you confused?

I never pushed him. I just let him know the truth behind everything.

Borat keeps Kosher and Shabbat. He went to the top Orthodox Day School in London. He’s pretty religious.

And yes, his wife studied under Rav Sacks of london for 3 years. She got a proper conversion.

get the picture Joey?

]]> By: Joeschmo http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-464456 Joeschmo Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:30:21 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-464456 Shlomo, Why are you pushing for someone to convert? A person does not have to be Jewish to be a good person. Shlomo do you really think Borat's wofe's conversion is good? Isnt Borat not religious? What type of conversion can his wife's be - if she was serious how can she marry an irreligious person? I don't know or care if it was an orthodox rabbi who did it - if it was a joke then it is worthless. Therefore don't push anyone to convert because all you are doing is making invalid conversions. Better not to convert and be a good gentile than to 'convert' and be a fake. Shlomo,
Why are you pushing for someone to convert?
A person does not have to be Jewish to be a good person.

Shlomo do you really think Borat’s wofe’s conversion is good? Isnt Borat not religious? What type of conversion can his wife’s be – if she was serious how can she marry an irreligious person?

I don’t know or care if it was an orthodox rabbi who did it – if it was a joke then it is worthless.

Therefore don’t push anyone to convert because all you are doing is making invalid conversions. Better not to convert and be a good gentile than to ‘convert’ and be a fake.

]]> By: Shy Guy http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-464068 Shy Guy Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:23:16 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-464068 The Torah does not discuss directly Ruth conversion ceremony. In fact, there's an opinion that she and her sister already converted prior to marrying Machlon and Kilyon. You didn't bring anything that shows otherwise. Lack of mention is not proof of anything. The whole process of conversion is based on Halacha le'Moshe Mi'Sinai. Like the color of Tefilin straps, you won't find an explicte verse to tell you what you want to hear. I'd rather be a sheep than a lemming. Yes I would If I could I surely would Hmmmmmm...... The Torah does not discuss directly Ruth conversion ceremony. In fact, there’s an opinion that she and her sister already converted prior to marrying Machlon and Kilyon.

You didn’t bring anything that shows otherwise. Lack of mention is not proof of anything.

The whole process of conversion is based on Halacha le’Moshe Mi’Sinai. Like the color of Tefilin straps, you won’t find an explicte verse to tell you what you want to hear.

I’d rather be a sheep than a lemming.
Yes I would
If I could
I surely would
Hmmmmmm……

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-464057 themiddle Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:16:36 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-464057 Well Shy Guy, you can say what you like but at the end of the day you didn't even attempt to contest what I brought you from the Torah. Are you a sheep who doesn't know why he believes what he does or is it such profound disrespect for the plain Torah that you can't muster a basic argument other than to say over and over to some guy on the Internet who is quoting verses, "Hey Middle, you are wrong?" Well Shy Guy, you can say what you like but at the end of the day you didn’t even attempt to contest what I brought you from the Torah. Are you a sheep who doesn’t know why he believes what he does or is it such profound disrespect for the plain Torah that you can’t muster a basic argument other than to say over and over to some guy on the Internet who is quoting verses, “Hey Middle, you are wrong?”

]]> By: Shy Guy http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-464049 Shy Guy Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:11:18 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-464049 Well, TM, you learn the Written Torah in your newfangled way while we'll just keep learning both the Written and Oral Torah as it's been handed down through our forefathers for generations. Well, TM, you learn the Written Torah in your newfangled way while we’ll just keep learning both the Written and Oral Torah as it’s been handed down through our forefathers for generations.

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-464014 themiddle Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:24:40 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-464014 Nope, she didn't apply to the JTS, to a Conservative rabbi, to an Orthodox rabbi or do anything of the sort, right? In fact, all she did was accept Naomi's destination, abode, people and God. Now, if you look at the rest of the story, you will see that nowhere do we learn how observant Naomi might be. She might be a cheeseburger-lovin' McDonalds fan for all we know. Boaz gets Ruth for a wife because he buys her and not because she is a devout Moabite who took on the Jewish faith. By buying her and taking her for a wife, he transforms her fully into a daughter of Israel. Now that's the Torah. It seems to me that proves something. Care to tell us how the rabbis took this story and have transformed conversion into what it is now? Nope, she didn’t apply to the JTS, to a Conservative rabbi, to an Orthodox rabbi or do anything of the sort, right? In fact, all she did was accept Naomi’s destination, abode, people and God.

Now, if you look at the rest of the story, you will see that nowhere do we learn how observant Naomi might be. She might be a cheeseburger-lovin’ McDonalds fan for all we know.

Boaz gets Ruth for a wife because he buys her and not because she is a devout Moabite who took on the Jewish faith. By buying her and taking her for a wife, he transforms her fully into a daughter of Israel.

Now that’s the Torah. It seems to me that proves something. Care to tell us how the rabbis took this story and have transformed conversion into what it is now?

]]> By: Shy Guy http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-464003 Shy Guy Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:08:17 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-464003 That's very exciting but you haven't proved anything. Or did Ruth apply to the JTS for her conversion? And that would be in verse......? That’s very exciting but you haven’t proved anything.

Or did Ruth apply to the JTS for her conversion? And that would be in verse……?

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463999 themiddle Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:03:06 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463999 Shy Guy, in this conversation, thus far the only person quoting the Torah directly is yours truly. I realize this stings a little, but there it is. Oh, and Shlomo, you troll, your comments are blocked, when they are blocked, by an automatic filter. Since we are not here 24/7 to monitor the filter, sometimes it takes a little time for the comment to be found and released to the main page. I think this site is extremely open to most comments, including those of people who keep repeating that 14 out of every 16 Jews in the world aren't Jewish. So quit bitchin'. Thanks. Shy Guy, in this conversation, thus far the only person quoting the Torah directly is yours truly. I realize this stings a little, but there it is.

Oh, and Shlomo, you troll, your comments are blocked, when they are blocked, by an automatic filter. Since we are not here 24/7 to monitor the filter, sometimes it takes a little time for the comment to be found and released to the main page. I think this site is extremely open to most comments, including those of people who keep repeating that 14 out of every 16 Jews in the world aren’t Jewish. So quit bitchin’. Thanks.

]]> By: Jon C. http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463989 Jon C. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:58:35 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463989 shlomo, i was doing some research turns out your great great great great grandmother conversion was not halachic, sorry dude but your out...... shlomo, i was doing some research turns out your great great great great grandmother conversion was not halachic, sorry dude but your out……

]]> By: Shy Guy http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463970 Shy Guy Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:43:36 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463970 So now Shlomo's a troll? Another case of TM dishing it out. So now Shlomo’s a troll? Another case of TM dishing it out.

]]> By: Shy Guy http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463968 Shy Guy Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:42:09 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463968 Shlomo, you answered quite sufficiently. Nothing needs to be added. TM, lo am ha'aretz chassid. I'll refer it to myself but you're a bright guy............... Shlomo, you answered quite sufficiently. Nothing needs to be added.

TM, lo am ha’aretz chassid. I’ll refer it to myself but you’re a bright guy……………

]]> By: Shlomo Weinbach http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463960 Shlomo Weinbach Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:34:13 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463960 Ah yes, either come with the name calling or blocking my posts! At least Shy Guy will continue this I'm sure! Ah yes, either come with the name calling or blocking my posts!

At least Shy Guy will continue this I’m sure!

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463958 themiddle Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:33:28 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463958 Shlomo, I can't conclude anything other than that you're a troll. It's been fun. Shlomo, I can’t conclude anything other than that you’re a troll. It’s been fun.

]]> By: Shlomo Weinbach http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463956 Shlomo Weinbach Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:31:12 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463956 The Middle. LOL, go look at what a conversion really is. It's someone who has to make up for not being at Sinai. So they need to "reenact" the Sinai Experience. Moses came down with the tablets and the Oral Law. Conservative and Reform does not accept the Oral Law. LOL what more do you want TM? you're a bright guy. You won your Tanach contest afterall! The Middle. LOL, go look at what a conversion really is. It’s someone who has to make up for not being at Sinai. So they need to “reenact” the Sinai Experience. Moses came down with the tablets and the Oral Law.

Conservative and Reform does not accept the Oral Law.

LOL what more do you want TM?

you’re a bright guy. You won your Tanach contest afterall!

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463952 themiddle Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:29:04 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463952 Shlomo, can you reference where Ruth accepted that "G-d told Moses word for word the Torah, that the Oral law is real" and then where we see this isn't a Reform or Conservative conversion? I've given you the verses, so it should be no problem. Shlomo, can you reference where Ruth accepted that “G-d told Moses word for word the Torah, that the Oral law is real” and then where we see this isn’t a Reform or Conservative conversion? I’ve given you the verses, so it should be no problem.

]]> By: Shlomo Weinbach http://www.jewlicious.com/2006/12/%e2%80%9cwhat-is-chanukah%e2%80%9d/#comment-463950 Shlomo Weinbach Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:25:51 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=2971#comment-463950 The Middle, Yes Ruth accepted the G-d of Israel, that G-d told Moses word for word the Torah, that the Oral law is real. That still isn't a Reform or Conservative conversion. Conservative does not believe in the revelation at Sinai. The Middle,

Yes Ruth accepted the G-d of Israel, that G-d told Moses word for word the Torah, that the Oral law is real. That still isn’t a Reform or Conservative conversion. Conservative does not believe in the revelation at Sinai.

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