tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post108911840254323580..comments2024-03-28T21:30:33.665+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Modesty Squad targeted by Jerusalem police IVDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-77520634278498203102008-08-27T02:15:00.000+03:002008-08-27T02:15:00.000+03:00I would like to know who it was that said early in...I would like to know who it was that said early in their developing that Chassidim were a cult?<BR/><BR/>The thought has never entered my mind until very recently, because of some very extreme behavior that seems very opposite to, "The Torah, its ways are the ways of pleasantness." We have halacha and mitzvos! But the recent excesses of so-called piety et al., seem to express a deterioration or disintegration of an idea/belief that simply dissolved because it has no real authenticity!<BR/><BR/>Could someone address this please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-69433421694188499252008-08-26T16:50:00.000+03:002008-08-26T16:50:00.000+03:00Doesnt law and order play a part in the world of T...Doesnt law and order play a part in the world of Torah? If we desire living in a civilized world, it is essential to uphold the laws against violence. By fighting for Shmuel's freedom without him serving for his acts of violence, is a tremendous CHILUL HASHEM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-6910873181288027322008-08-26T16:02:00.000+03:002008-08-26T16:02:00.000+03:00I believe that many of the "Jewish" extremists are...I believe that many of the "Jewish" extremists are Christian infiltrators. <BR/><BR/>Christian infiltrators posing as Muslim converts have been an acknowledged problem for Muslims the world over.<BR/><BR/>"Former Muslim Trains Christians to Witness in Local Mosques"Chad Groening, May 16, 2005 http://www.crosswalk.com/1330327/<BR/><BR/>See also "Islam and Christian Witness:Sharing the Faith with Muslims" by Martin Goldsmith. <BR/><BR/>There are thousands of devoted Christians who are taking shahada in mosques around the world only in order that they will better be able to witness to Muslims. And they are being quite successful in their efforts to convert Muslims to Christianity. <BR/><BR/>Samuel Zwemer, pioneer missionary<BR/>of the Reformed Church in America<BR/>and mentor to many mission witnesses to Muslims, challenged his readers with these words:<BR/>"We must become Muslims to the<BR/>Muslims if we would gain them for<BR/>Christ".<BR/><BR/>There is no question that there have been dramatic changes within Orthodox Judaism over the past decade and divisiveness among Orthodox Jews has become painfully acute. <BR/><BR/>There has been significant Christian missionary infiltration in Orthodox communities throughout the world. <BR/><BR/>This guide on witnessing to Jews instructs Christian missionaries to "look for the mezuzah on the doorposts" and to identify "Chassidic or ultra-Orthodox Jews by their very conspicuous dress". <BR/><BR/>http://www.cwi.org.uk/faq.html<BR/><BR/>I attended a simcha in a Gerer Chassidic shteibel a few years ago. While I was there a group of women came in, dressed in Chassidic garb, wearing wigs with hats and seamed stockings. They were speaking in Yiddish to some of the ladies in the shul. Because I am a native Spanish speaker, I addressed one of the women in Spanish. As she answered me back, she automatically added "in Christ" to her greeting. <BR/><BR/>I notified the Gabbai who was SHOCKED and they were asked to leave. But I am sure this was not the first nor the only Chassidic shul they had visited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-41108987068274501852008-08-26T15:02:00.000+03:002008-08-26T15:02:00.000+03:00I hope the Rabbis go on record quickly.KTJoel Rich...I hope the Rabbis go on record quickly.<BR/>KT<BR/>Joel RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com