Wednesday, May 3, 2023

May? Maybe!


  


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9FUwcLWQGo

Kahser interviews a conservative jew.

a.     To become a rabbi:  Let’s compare training.   Lookup on wiki:

                                                    i.     Reform, Conservative,  Others:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rabbinical_schools

                                                   ii.     Modern Orthodox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshivat_Chovevei_Torah

                                                  iii.     Trad. Orthodox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi_Isaac_Elchanan_Theological_Seminary



Who Wrote the Torah? -- The Most Common Approaches and Their Adherents.

Category/Approach

Theory

Ultra O

Modern O

Conservative

Reform

Academics

Divine: God alone gave the Torah to Humanity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verbal Revelation

Lamm, Berkovits

“Torah Mi-Sinai” Exact text of Torah from God only via Moses at Mt. Sinai. The Torah Sheh Ba’al Peh was included as well.

JJ

J

L

L

NNN

Divine  Revelation

“Torah Min Ha’shamayim” All the Torah is from God,  Torah Sheh Ba’al Peh as well, in one way or another, not all via Moses.

K

JJ

L

L

NNN

Divine and Human:  God partnered with Humans

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restoration of Revelation

Halivni (also Roth)

“The Court of Ezra”:  Multiple schools and conduits recorded and expanded God’s revelation in different ways, as God intended for them to do. From these sources the original revelation was restored by Ezra’ court.

L

J

Mostly K

But some JJ

K

NNNN

Divinely Inspired: The conduit for Torah is Humanity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous Revelation

Bosker, Gordis

 “Torat Nevi’im

 Jews recorded of a set of revelations from God over time; that revelation continues today.

L

L

JJ

J

L

Progressive

Revelation

Ruach Ha’kodesh The Torah is Divine inspiration of human words. Over time, we better understand what God wills.

L

L

J

JJ

L

Human Authors: The Torah is a purely human creation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humanist

Kaplan

“No Revelation”: The Torah is important for us to because it is the Jewish people’s history, customs, and wisdom.

NNN

L

K

Recon: JJ

J

L

Academic I

 

 

Documentary Hypothesis- groups with agendas (priests, royalty, and two others) each wrote one of four fictional sources, a special editor later edited them into one work (“JPED”)

NNN

K

JJ

J

L or JJ

Academic II, III

Yoreh

Other Hypotheses:  Supplemental H says E came first and the others built upon it, Fragmentary H says there are many sources.

NNN

K

JJ

J

 L or JJ

KEY: J-  This is the right way to see it. JJ- Oh boy, is this great!  K- We don’t like it much, and it’s probably wrong, we just can’t  prove it. L- No intelligent person would ever believe this.   NNN- This idea is the worst idea ever in the history of everything ever.

 NNNN- Actually, this is even worse!  We won’t even admit this exists.                                                                                       ©2022, M. Hirsch

 

             How we view halacha: lucas_tattooing.pdf (rabbinicalassembly.org) 


A  https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/jewish-americans-in-2020/

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/u-s-jews-connections-with-and-attitudes-toward-israel/

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/04/PF_05.11.21_jewish.americans-00-1.png?resize=640,739

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/04/PF_05.11.21_jewish.americans-03-2.png?resize=561,1024


https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/04/PF_05.11.21_jewish.americans-03-8.png?resize=768,751


https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/jewish-practices-and-customs/pf_05-11-21_jewish-americans-03-11/


Two answers to the same question:  to Reform Judiasim and or make Political Zionism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd6hyxM14S4


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