MaxRon Discussions: The Jewish Book of Why? Part 2

Posted on February 23, 2022 by ronimechanic

The Jewish Book of Why? Part 2: A Messianic Jewish Perspective on “Why?”

As way of Introduction From a Messianic Jewish viewpoint, while we agree with Alfred Kolatch on some of his ideas concerning Jewish faith and practice, there are points on which we express things differently. Notwithstanding, he still has many worthwhile subjects that are worthy of our consideration.

So Why?
• do bad things happen to good people?
• did six million Jews die in the holocaust? It was not so much a question as ‘to where was God?’ Rather it was the case of ‘where was humankind?’

• did nearly half million of those who died under the Nazis identify themselves as Jesus-believing-Jews? There were at least two churches in Warsaw Ghetto that Jewish believers regularly worshipped in.
• do some people blame the Jews for pandemics? The Black Death, 1918 Flu, and Covid-19?

• do some say the Jews control world-world finances?

• that all Jews are wealthy?

• do people persecute the Jewish people?
• do Jewish people believe in One GOD?
• do most Jewish people not accept Yeshua as Lord and Messiah?
• do folk say that Jesus-believing-Jews are no longer Jewish?
• are some Jewish people called Messianic Jews/ Hebrew Catholics, Hebrew Christians (Protestants), etc.,?

• Why do some Messianic fellowships separate themselves from the church?

• are Gentile believers called Christians/ Messianic believers,
• do some say that the Jews have fulfilled their role since Christ came?

What future is predicted: • for the Jewish people? • for the church? • for those who have embraced Yeshua as Messiah and Lord?

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Elisheva’s Biblical Perspectives: Part 2 –– God’s Luminaries

Posted on February 20, 2022 by ronimechanic

Meet God’s Luminaries

In today’s programme we continue to look at an introduction to Christian theology. Christian community is vital to our understanding of Theology. Also developing our relationship with God through prayer is important.

Two of the theologians that I introduce in the first chapter of my book Getting to Know God: An Introduction to Christian Theology are St Augustine of Hippo (354 C.E.- 430 C.E.) and Simone Weil (1909-1943).They came from different parts of the world and lived in very different eras. Augustine was from North Africa and became the most celebrated theologian of the Western world. He is still important for today and we can learn much from the books that he wrote. In the programme I read an excerpt about Augustine from my book Growing to Love God: An Introduction to Christian Spirituality. This book is available through Amazon. Simone Weil was born in 1909 in France and fled to England. She was from a secular Jewish background and came to faith in Jesus. Listen to more about these two theologians in the programme.

I address the challenge of finding out about Jesus. Since he is part of the triune Godhead I also look at God the Father and the Holy Spirit later on in the book.

In the programme I explain the meaning of the word theology. This leads on to questions of life such as “Why am I here?” and “Who is God?” “Who is Jesus?” and “What is the purpose of being on the earth?”

Theology also has resources to address the problems of today’s world. While the Bible may not have anything to say directly about some of the problems we face it can certainly help us decide how we can approach them in a Godly and just way.

Many of the questions are unique to each person. God has a plan and purpose for this earth and for each one of us. How do we discover answers to these questions? The Bible helps us to understand our relationship with Jesus and enables us to grow daily and guides us through life.

It is important in the study of theology to grapple with the big questions. As we look at Jesus we ask “Why did he come into the world?” A branch of theology is Christology which comes from the word Christ or Messiah and deals with the issues of the person and work of Jesus. At the end of Chapter One there are some study questions. One of these is “How can the study of theology help us to reflect on the questions of life?”

An Icon of St Augustine

Simone Weil

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MaxRon Discussions: The Jewish Book of “Why?”

Posted on February 11, 2022 by ronimechanic

“Why?” Life is filled with perplexity and many unanswered questions –– “The Jewish Book of Why,” was written by a rabbi who attempted to answer many of the difficult questions that his congregants ask him over a number of years.

Jewish Book of Why
Kolatch, Alfred J. and then Chief Rabbi Dr Hertz of the UK’s book –– The Jewish Book of Thoughts.

Jewish Book of Why
Kolatch, Alfred J. This complete, concise, fascinating, and thoroughly informative guide to Jewish life and tradition, Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch clearly explains both the significance and the origin of nearly every thing that is important that makes the Jewish people distinctive:
• symbol,
• custom,
• and practice known to Jewish culture-from Afikomon to Yarmulkes, and from Passover to Purim.

• Why do Jews
• circumcise their sons on the 8th day?
• Disclaimer: We totally reject
any notion of female circumcision!
• even do this circumcision on the Sabbath?
• follow the mother’s Jewish heritage, and not their fathers to prove that they are Jews?
• called the ‘Chosen people?’
• eat Kosher food? What is the significance between clean and unclean foods?
• keep the Sabbath?
• observe the Jewish festivals, such as Purim, Pesach, Shavuot, The Feast of Trumpets [Rosh HaShona, Yom Kippur and Succoth] ?
• keep Chanukah?
• observe Shivah (7 days morning) for the dead?
• read the Tenuch (Hebrew Scriptures) and also the Talmud?
• believe in One GOD?
• believe that when the Messiah comes there will be universal peace?
• not believe that Yeshua/ Jesus is the Messiah?
• suffer persecution?
• look to Israel as their ‘Promised Land?’

From a Messianic Jewish perspective there are equally a multitude of perplexing unanswered questions.

Why?
• do bad things happen to good people?
• did six million Jews die in the holocaust?
• do pandemics happen?
• do some people blame the Jews? (Anti-Semitism)
• do wars happen?
• are there food shortages?
• are there natural disasters happen?
• do people blame the Jews?
• do people persecute the Jewish people?
• do Jewish people believe in One GOD?
• do most Jewish people not accept Yeshua as Lord and Messiah?
• do folk say that Jesus-believing-Jews are no longer Jewish?
• does are the Jewish people called the God’s Chosen people?
• do some say the Jews have fulfilled their role since Christ came?

Kaddish – Prayer