Recent content by Talmid HaYarok

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    Pagan Holidays

    I guess there are 3 types of holidays. Sacred (biblical or religious tradition), Secular (national), and Pagan. Some like Christmas can overlap all 3 areas. Personally for me it is only the Biblical holidays which hold much wait. Pagan holidays and holiday aspects I avoid, and traditional...
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    Messianic Brothers, Need your help

    Hey Joshua, too long of a post for me to respond to. For me it is my maternal grandmother who was Jewish. I understand the tearing and how it never seems complete.. because it isn't. Yeshua said "seek the truth, and the truth shall set you free". The Lord is not afraid of the hard questions...
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    Martial Arts and Judaism

    I've done plenty of Tae Kwon Do and also took Fencing for a quater in college. Right now I'm auditing Karate and Tai Chi with my wife. My dream though is to someday be able to properly study Krav Maga. Trying to learn from a book just doesn't do it justice.
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    Arafat dying?

    With the time I spent in the territories over there it doesn't seem like it would matter. So they see Arafat for what he is, those people also have to deal with the fact that the PA, Hamas, and other terrorists have all the guns the israeli soldiers don't. Those even accused of "collaborating"...
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    How will you vote?

    Bush is Consevative??? I thought conservative stood for things like small government, not overextending troops abroad, not pre-empting attacks, not trying to "nation build" democratic countries with military forces, actively seeking to repeal abortion, etc? Seems to me that a lot of...
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    Nervous wreck about US World Affairs

    Maybe that is why I've never been able to get into TV much. I've never been able to trust the government or the media to be honest. Everything they tell you and generally supports a personal agenda. Still I'm every bit an information junkie, just not a very trusting one. The rest of the world...
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    Orthodox Christians and Messianic Jews

    I read the most recent thread by Esran just now. Where is this debate that took place? I'm curious to read about it. I'm very saddened to learn of this increasing division and hostility between the two, what I little I can see of it appears to be fueled my misconceptions and...
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    Eastern Orthodox relations with Messianic Jews

    I've not been around very often these days. Jews for Jesus is definately not a Messianic group in my book. Some would say they are, but not most who call themselves Messianic Jews. They're more of a protestant group aimed towards evangelizing Jews. I don't know if there is a place for...
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    Question?

    One can break the law to save a life, whether one's own or someone else's. This is established in the law many times. Is it examples and bible verses you are looking for? if she even feels threatened I would feel a seperation is in order.
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    Orthodox Christians and Messianic Jews

    I'm afraid I've been a while from Christian Forums for a good long while and missed whatever happened here more recently. Let me assure you that my experiences with eastern Orthodox members are strictly personal. If you read what I've written you'll notice I've had a lot of really good...
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    What does MJ mean to you?

    I guess in many ways I look at it as the Jewish faith in the Messiah, rather than a gentile faith in the Christ. Messianic faith is the complete bible, the fullness of the Lord. Christian churches often just don't "get" the old testament. Orthodox Jews don't understand that the Torah was...
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    Nervous wreck about US World Affairs

    Hey Kathleen111 As a child I survived and was present for biological attacks by the Rajneeshis in Oregon. Me and my family were fortunate enough never to have been hurt though, except with the fear that it "could have been you". Then as during 9/11 in my opinion the government bungled...
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    Orthodox Christians and Messianic Jews

    Reading of the thread that was closed down, maybe this old thread of mine could be brought back to further improve relations? I am a Messianic Jew through and through. Though in worship elements Messianics are closer to protestants, in theology it often seems more similar to Orthodox. Because...
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    Are Jews the only Semites?

    Arabs trace their decent through Ishmael. Genetic testing actually shows the Kurds to be closer genetically to Isrealis than Arabs. Perhaps the lost descendants of Esau (Edom)? It would seem fitting. In addition to the above list there are also groups of African Jews. Ethiopia also has an...
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    Messianic Judaism Research

    "Who is a Jew?" It is a very old and defining question of Judaism, whether Orthodox, Karaite, Messianic, etc. Messianic Judaism just reintroduces an old spin on the traditional question.