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Try not to get so wrapped up in grammar. Most grammatical changes of this sort happen in order to correct what would be an awkward pronunciation. So, for instance, 'ba' + reishit = bareishit would not exactly roll off the tongue. So, the 'ba' becomes a bais with a schva and that makes a...

Yes, the Holy Eucharist is more than simply a blessing, however what Jesus did is, I believe, a relatively simply blessing at the Last Supper; he blessed the bread and wine, but transubstantiation did not occur.

Esdra, I don't mean to debate the issue, or try to imply that your understanding is wrong. I simply mean to provide you with information from a Jewish perspective that might help you come to a conclusion that works for you.

You might be interested to know that I was specifically told that I was allowed to receive communion at the Catholic Church, even prior to being received. My particular parish (and so, I assume, our bishop), holds that Anglicans may receive at a Catholic Church, as stated by the Roman Rite...

I cannot make heads or tails of it. Maybe it really is random.

I am relatively fluent in Biblical Hebrew. That's not Hebrew.

Well, I can see some complete legible words on the staff: rak = but becorot = first born macat = strike (as in plague or beating) So, I guess the staff has to be turned in order to view all the words? Anyhow, it sounds to me like sentences from the Exodus, specifically about the plague of the...

Hi Yitzchak, The definite article is not missing in 'bereshit'. The root of the word is 'reshit', and the 'bais' on the front is the word 'in' and the definite article all in one. The vowel shifted from 'ba' to 'be' due to grammatical issues. Regarding the hidden mystery, well, I trained as...

Regarding Struggling Sinner's video above: Please note that the fellow on the YouTube video was never an Orthodox Jew. He has never experienced Orthodoxy. A Reform Jew can explain Orthodox Judaism about as well as a Unitarian Universalist can explain Catholicism. You have to live the life...

'Alleluia' is not Hebrew; 'Hallelujah' is. Other than "amen", though, I haven't noticed any Hebrew words in the Mass. I mean actual Hebrew words - not anglicized versions of them. I am a trained Orthodox rabbi; I understand our Jewish roots very well.

Presumptuous statements. This really is none of your business.

Shouting is unnecessary. Whether it was or was not a Passover meal, the same rules for blessing hold true. The rules for blessing bread/wine that I mentioned previously hold for every meal, weekday or holiday.

Many Episcopalians, myself included, do not hold the Bible to be literally true, word-for-word. So, the disciples cooked their own meal and served it to themselves? You are not familiar with Jewish tradition, my friend. Believe me, it is highly likely that women were present. :-) Whether...

No, not necessarily. I do, however, recognize that the Gospels were written 50 or more years after the fact - and possibly by individuals who had never even met Christ, let alone sat at the Last Supper - and so I have an open mind as to who exactly was involved. I do know this: Jewish...

You know, I am sure, that in order to properly engage in this conversation, I'd have to write a treatise. Please just accept me as I am and allow me to do what needs to be done. I am genuine and sincere, and there is no reason for you to worry that I am not.

Thanks for explaining it all to me. I do not consider myself excommunicated.

Yes - it has always seemed quite strange!

Thank you. It is an awkward situation, but I am doing the best I can.

Well, I am not about to excommunicate myself.

Well, I know Methodists are required to be reconfirmed in the Episcopal Church before they can be received as members, 'cause that's what happened to me at age 20. Note that I am referring to TEC, not the Anglican Communion as a whole.