Torah, Judaism, tephilin, literal vs symbol interpretation?

Apr 04 2012

[Anyone interested in doing the Will of our Creator is highly recommended to study this article and the including links: Link ]

 

Related verses:
דברים
6:4-9
שמות
13:16 and its context.
There is evidence that תפילין were worn during the first century; however, it doesn’t prove that תורה commands them to be worn. It can’t logicaly be assumed that the practise of the first century was the same as the ancient practise and implementation of the מצות.

There are two alternatives, either binding the מצות upon ones arm was commanded as a literal מצוה by תורה or the meaning of the verses was that one should bind the מצות upon ones arms in the sense that one should observe the מצות in ones actions; and ‘טֹטָפֹת’ between your eyes — meaning that ones’ thoughts should be influenced by the מצות.

All of the מצות are referred to in the verses. If this is a מצוה to literally bind the מצות upon ones arm — then the תפילין sold today are not accomplishing this, since they don’t contain all of the מצות.

“They shall be טטפות between your eyes”. If this is a מצוה to literally have the מצות between ones eyes –then it must be worn throughout all of the day; and once again, it should contain all of the מצות.¨

Choosing to buy תפילין for several hundred dollars that are sold today wouldn’t fulfill the מצוה of תורה if there now is a  מצוה to literally tie the מצות to ones arm; and that “they shall be טטפות between your eyes”

A תורה-scroll with many מצות would be required in order to fulfill the מצוה in case there is any מצוה to literally put all of the מצות between ones eyes. However there are no ancient proof of that this ever was done.

Our resources are very valuable. What does our Creator value most — investing that several hundred dollars in helping – including doing קירוב – our Creator’s beloved creations; or buying תפילין in a Judaic store, which doesn’t fulfill any מצוה of the תורה

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Torah, Jew – not a race, Judaism, questions, Facebook-reply to Avraham

Feb 15 2012

This is a reply I wrote on Facebook.

Shalom Avraham!

Thanks!
Thanks for reading!

Answer to your questions:
My parents are xtian.

I don’t find it consistent with Torah that the nephesh of any person born is any different from the nephesh of any other person. It is people free will-choices – to do their utmost to keep the many hundred mitzwot of Torah – that results if they will be included in the haSheims brit with Am Yisraeil or not.

I recommend this article: http://www.judaismtorah.net/torah/judaism-torah-oral-torah-and-logic/

“I hope H” Will send you your helpmate in proper time.”
Thank you! I trust that He will do that!

” Are you learning in a yeshivah? Do your know your parents’ family tree.”

I am not studying in yeshivah. I know it for some hundred years back and I don’t have any Jewish relatives.

My website www.sevenlawsofnoah.com proves that all of mankind according to Torah and the ancient and logical Halakhah is required to keep the mitzwot of Torah – not only the ‘seven laws of Noah’.

“Have you found many others like you?”
I have several friends like me from the group www.netzarim.co.il

Feel free to write more about yourself if you want to!

Take care!

Shalom, David

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Torah, differences between men and women?, תפילות, prayer, Halachah

Feb 04 2012

First of all the major principle is, as I wrote in my testimonial: ‘(..) the mitzwot in Torah [i.e. תורה שבכתב (written Torah) ] – e.g. listening to תורה-chanting on שבת – are for both men and women, unless תורה (Torah) explicitly specifies that a certain מצוה (mitzwah) is for men or women only.’

Almost all Orthodox יהודים (yehudim; Jews) would disagree with this premise. The reason of their disagreement is based on their blind reliance on תלמוד (Talmud) and assumption that all of the decisions made in the תלמוד are valid and binding  הלכה that they are required to obey. However, e.g. this article about מלאכה (Link); this article (Link) and פשתה כהה (Pishtah Keihah) (check out the נצרים-website; Israel Mall; Pishtah Keihah ) (btw. it contains much essential information (not free of errors though, just like our נצרים-website and writings of all people) and I highly recommend it! ) demonstrates many examples of when the decisions of תלמוד contradicts the most ancient and logical הלכה – i.e. the הלכה that we and the rest of mankind should be following and are required by תורה to follow.

In תלמוד they make an assumption and say that women are exempt from time-related מצות. However תורה equally lists men and women (see e.g. דברים ל”א י”ב (Devarim 31:12) and forward ), יהודים and גרים when it recounts all of the מצות. Differences are spelled out explicitly in the תורה. No person, including any individual of any בית דין, has the authority to add מצות or subtract מצות from תורה
(דברים ד”ב and ‘י”ג א – Devarim 4:2 and 13:1 ).  According to דברים י”ז ח’ – י”ג (Devarim 17:8-13) the בית דין has the authority to decide משפט – i.e. to decide how the מצות of תורה should be practised. The logical implications of e.g. דברים ד”ב is that משפטים (mishpatim) by the בית דין must have a logical connection to one of the מצות of the תורה.

As for תפילות (prayers): The תורה requires that we should love ‘ה with all of our heart, נפש and very all – which includes making our best to seek to do His Will – applying what we know from תורה – in all communications and decisions. Loving ‘ה with all of our heart includes communicating with ‘ה throughout the day, doing our best to discern His Will and thanking Him for what He gives us. ,תורה does not require us להתפלל (to pray) a lengthy שחרית, ערבית ומנחה (shakharit, arvit and minchah) as most Orthodox יהודים teach today or short ערבית, שחרית ומנחה. To listen ולהתפלל to תהילים with ones heart – and not by rote which so many do – when time allows is commendable (and another advantage is that it helps to follow the תכלאל (Tiklal) (Yemenite ספר of תפילות ) which is an advantage when one starts להתפלל in a Yemenite בית הכנסת and it also helps in ones learning of עברית). Some online links of תהילים are here:
‘ פרקים: א – י / יא – יח / יט – כג / כד – כט / ל – לד / לה – לז / לח – מא / מב – מו / מז – נא / נב – נז / נח – סב / סג – סו / סז – עא / עב – עז / עח – פ / פא – פו / פז – צד / צה – קד / קה – קט / קי – קיח / קיט / קכ – קלז / קלח – קמב / קמג – קנ. and the text in עברית is here: Link

I love להתפלל to ‘ה and listen to תורה and תנ”ך when I am out in the nature and I think it is a better usage of ones time to do קירוב and ללמוד תורה than to pray ערבית , מנחה ושחרית. It is surely טוב ללמוד the תפילות and to translate them; since they remind of many important principles (and they function as a reminder of several מצות ); but even יותר חשוב to prioritize תורה-studies and the observance of the מצות including doing קירוב.

I hope you found this helpful! :)

Speaking of תהילים
אני לא זוכר (I don’t remember) if I told you that the reason שאני בחרתי (that I chose) the name דויד was that I love דויד’s character in that he did his best to keep the מצות of תורה

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Tana”ch, Torah about Life after death, heaven vs. purgatory vs eternal torment

Jan 10 2012

I wrote this to a person on Facebook:

Neither the idea of eternal torment, nor the idea of purgatory is found in the תנ”ך. Now in this life is our only opportunity to get into a connection with our Creator.

I don’t know how our Creator will judge those whom didn’t do their utmost to keep תורה in their lifetime.

I know that He loves every individual with an infinite love and that He wants the best to occur in the life of each individual and has a great desire to enter into a relationsship with each individual; and that everything He does is perfectly good and perfectly just.

That should be enough also for you.

You have the ability to love and obey the Creator, since He has given everyone that ability. I recommend you to start doing your best to obey the mitzwot of Torah non-selectively (learn more in the course I recommended you), including to love your neighbour. If you do your best to obey Torah, you will also lead many people into a relationsship with our Creator; and be rewarded for Him in the Realm of the Heavens — Danieil 12:3. However, we shouldn’t obey Him because of the reward, but we should increase our love of Him each day by obeying His mitzwot. A person who lives the Torah-lifestyle, will has his/her heart transformed daily; and more and more he/she  will improve his/her obedience of the Creator’s mitzwot [doing his/her utmost all of the time to keep the Creator's mitzwot non-selectively] because of his/her steadily increasing love of the Creator.

This was a reply to his message:

“well..if its not eteranl torment and it isnt purgatory..what is it? is it more like an sufferings for your sins you commited and then being destroyed type of deal? i need to know the truth this paticular doctrine keeps me up at night i dont even know how to even begin to worship or obey a being that will essentially send most of humnaity to torture forever or for thosuands of years even”

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Torah vs Church-going, kosher, Leviticus 18:3, Leviticus 10:10, VaYikra 10:10

Jan 05 2012

My e-mail to a person:

שלום …,

I hope you are doing well!!!

“I’ll take your advice when someone says something not true I will just ignore it as I know the truth. “

Very good and also if someone talks about religion you can help them and tell them the truth !!

I am glad to hear that you will start eating כשר soon! Also note that some cheeses contain an enzyme, which comes from animals not slaughtered according to the way that תורה specifies and requires -
שחיטה (sh’kitah). Avoid those cheeses!

Re. attending Church-services:
There is a מצוה (mitzwah) in ויקרא (waYiqra (‘Leviticus’)) 10:10:
וּלְהַבְדִּיל, בֵּין הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּבֵין הַחֹל, וּבֵין הַטָּמֵא, וּבֵין הַטָּהוֹר.

and to separate between the holy and the profane, and the טמא (spiritual unclean) and the טהור  (spiritual clean). One of the implications of this מצוה is that we shouldn’t sit in a service, where they openly practise idolatry – which takes place in all Churches.

Another applicable מצוה:
“Do not do like the practice of the land… in which you dwelled, and do not do like the practice of the land… to which I bring you, and do not walk in their traditions. Do My mi•shәpât•im′ and watchguard My khuq•im′ to walk in them.” (wa-Yi•qәr•â′ 18.3).

So if you want to keep תורה, you will have to insist on not to follow your Nan to the service. You say that you’re not at all happy about it and that is very sensitive and sound of you!

Eventually we will try to go to  the syngagogue in Cambridge and I will soon take the course on the Netzarim website. My godfather is concerned about my change of religion and said I was gullable for believing what I read on the Netzarim website. This upset me and I felt upset all day when I heard it. I’ll take your advice when someone says something not true I will just ignore it as I know the truth. Nan said it’s because he loves me so much that he is concerned plus he is the churchwarden and really quite a knowledgable man, he has heard of the Netzarim, he has only recently gone on the internet at home. Nan reckons he has gone on the internet re concerns about me! My Nan has told me to tell people about the truth with humility.

He said that you were gullible. Well, he really lives in an upside-down-world when it comes to religion. I recommend you to continue to study and get a sound foundation in what the Torah says and requires in Hebrew. I hope he is open for the truth and willing to listen and adapt his life after it. Unfortunately there are so many people whom are not willing to do that. If he really loves you, then he will let you do you utmost to keep the מצות of תורה non-selectively; and not impose anti-תורה doctrines on you. I don’t know what it means to tell the ‘truth with humility’. A person knowledge about what the תורה reads in עברית, can tell the truth and give others the impression that he/she is really sure that this is the truth. When we tell the truth to people, it is good to do it in a way that shows that we care for them and love them – without of course comprimising the message. It is really important that we make them to understand the truth – increasing their likelihood that they will turn to our precious Creator.

Hope you are Ok. Have you been busy? I sent an email to Paqid Yirmeyahu and no answer. I presume he is a really busy man so I’m not offended or anything.

Thank you! I am doing well!! Yes, I always have things to do : ) I do alot of  קירוב (i.e. outreach to people not doing their best to keep the מצות of תורה), I study and translate תורה regularly, I talk and write to my friends, I do exercises (e.g. running and playing table tennis), I take photos, I read the news, listen to music, I work about 40 hours per week. I meet new people when playing table tennis at the gym. That is nice! These are some of the things I do. I also learn עברית (Hebrew) steadily by listening and talking with other people and reading in עברית.

Have you been busy lately?

Good that you are not offended! I was told that the primary reason you didn’t get a reply was because of your previous e-mail address. I don’t agree with the reasoning not to answer based on that. He thinks that it is good that I am mentoring you. I did mention about you, since I like to encourage fellow נצרים (Netzarim) and people interesting in observing תורה is always an encouragement; and it inspires them to do קירוב and mentor people – helping them in learning and keeping the מצות of תורה.

I am excited that it is שבת soon again!! Time really flies!

שבת שלום to you and your Nan!!!

שלום, דויד

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Torah, Y’hoshua 21:43, Joshua 21:43, Israel, eternal covenant, displacement theology,

Jan 04 2012

Yәhoshua 21.43
See also commentary (with links) on Yәhoshua 11.23

This is the linchpin of misojudaic arguments that all promises to Yisrâ·eil were fulfilled, therefore there are no more valid and outstanding promises to Yisrâ·eil, permitting the arguments of Displacement Theologies (first Christianity, later Islam). Yet, this is the same argument for which see commentaries (with links) at Yәhoshua 11.23 and only proves that ha-Sheim keeps His eternal and unchanging promises to Yisrâ·eil.

In addition to the commentary at Yәhoshua 11.23 (and related links), Torâh documents that the land not only is to remain eternally the possession of Yisrâ·eil, but, as long as distinct tribes of Yisrâ·eil remained (see the prophecy, fulfilled after B.C.E. 722, of the merger into the tribe of Yәhudâh, Yәkhëzqeil 37.16-20), ownership of the land of Yisrâ·eil wasn’t even permitted to change from one tribe to another (see bә-Midbar 27.1-11 & 36.1-13), much less to goyim.

See also commentaries (with related links) at bә-Reishit 12.1-3,7.

[Quote and learn more about how to relate to the Creator on www.netzarim.co.il ]

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Torah-life and experiences, sharing with a person from Panama with Jewish ancestors

Jan 04 2012

Shalom Fernando!!
Thank you very much for sharing you story!

I am very happy for your desire to keep the mitzwot of Torah, including becoming a Jew (actually according to the logical implications of Torah- a person rejecting the Torah becomes cut off from the covenant with the Creator and stops being a Jew, until he/she makes t’shuvah ; i.e. a person whom was born by Torah-rejecting parents is not a Jew. However, everyone can join the Covenant with the Creator by becoming a geir (a non-Jewish Torah-observant proselyte); and eventually becoming a Jew). I am glad that you met supportive Jews and that you had an enjoyable experience in Israel!!

You wrote: ““Now i feel more and even more connected with my roots and i wish other people who has a jewish family side and also a jewish soul to come back to their roots and see all the wonderful and amazing that judaism can be.””

That’s great!! What most Jews don’t teach you – because of that they lack knowledge about this – is that all of mankind is required to do their utmost to keep the mitzwot of Torah. Proof of this statement is found in my blog www.sevenlawsofnoah.com – which demonstrates that it is not enough to keep only the ‘seven laws of Noah’ for non-Jews.

This article contains some information logically derived from Torah and the most ancient Halakhah, showing only some of many contradictions between Torah and what is taught in the yeshivot today: http://www.judaismtorah.net/torah/judaism-torah-oral-torah-and-logic/

If you want to help Christians and others to learn of how to relate to the Creator (including learning to answer all of their arguments) — to keep the mitzwot according to Torah including the most ancient and logical Halakhah – I recommend you to thoroughly study www.netzarim.co.il

I am surely willing to tell you about my conversion experience. I recommend you to start reading some articles I have written related to it:

http://www.judaismtorah.net/biblical-judaism/jewish-conversion-letter-giur-become-a-jew/

http://www.judaismtorah.net/biblical-judaism/testimonial-ex-christian-chose-to-keep-the-commandments-of-torah-ancient-judaism/

Nothing was hard to do doing the giur-process. Most painful was the circumcision.
Feel free to ask me more!

Shalom and take care my friend Fernando!!
I hope that this e-mail helps you in your journey and I hope to hear more from you!!!

Have a great day and have a shabbat shalom in a couple of days!!!

Shalom, David

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Observe Torah, tephilah, prayer answer, Bible

Dec 28 2011

[My response to a person: ]

Shalom …

Thanks for the khannukah-greetings!
I wish you a festive winter!
I don’t celebrate xmas, since it is prohibited in Torah.
[See this page: http://www.netzarim.co.il/Museum/Sukkah15/Christmas.htm]

Well, haSheim will establish His justice. All wicked are not necessarily punished on this earth.
If you want haSheims guidance and help in your life you need to start doing His Will. This is the principle you can learn from Torah. Learn more at the non-Jews-course at www.netzarim.co.il (left menu).
I hope that you will choose to start to follow and listen to haSheims guidance and letting Him lead you. Then you can trust the words in Tehilim ['Psalm'] 23 will be true for your life..

There will be no guarantee that people don’t mistreat you.. Look at the Torah-observant people of the Hebrew Bible and see how they were mistreated.

What’s new with you?

Take care my friend!
Shalom, David

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Torah-Jew, a Jew that rejects the Torah/converts to another religion is not a Jew according to Torah

Sep 28 2011

Mark,
HaSheim longs for and will lovingly accept everyone that does teshuvah..

However consider this:
“The core element of a b’rit [pact] (..) is what Torâh’ stipulates aboutכרת (krt). This is a verb root that, depending on its vowels / pronunciation, means “cut-in” or “cut-out.” A bәrit is initiated by כרת (karat; “cutting-in,” inscribing) parties. Conversely, a party is eliminated from a bәrit by כרת (kareit; “cutting-out,” excision).

Torâh’ explicitly dictates – unless and until t’shuvah is accomplished – kareit from the B’rit for specific transgressions of Torâh’:

bә-Reishit ['Genesis'] 17.14 — failure to circumcise according to Halakhah (medical circumcision is unrelated to the bәrit and, therefore, doesn’t satisfy the mitzwah) .. 3. Shәmot ['Exodus'] 31.14 — Profaning Shabat (…) 13. bә-Midbar 15.29-31 — any Jew or geir who, ביד רמה (bә-yad ramah; with a high hand; i.e. rebelliously against the Beit-Din), transgresses a mitzwah of the one Torâh’ – which is here stipulated to apply equally to both Jew and geir – thus, מגדף(mәgadeiph; has hurled-abuse at, reviled, blasphemed) י–ה
Thus, any Jew who is guilty of any of these transgressions has accrued not merely pecuniary fines or minor penalties but has incurred כרת (kareit; “cutting-out,” excision). Until he or she accomplishes t’shuvah [abandoning Torah-transgressions; and returning to Torah-observance], that person is no longer party to the Bәrit and, therefore, no longer part of Israel and, therefore, no longer a legitimate Jew! [Quote:

http://www.judaismtorah.net/torah/judaism-torah-oral-torah-and-logic/] ]

Thus, a Jew rejecting to observe the mitzwot is an oxymoron; and does not exist according to Torah.

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Homosexuality, Torah, Masorti, conservative, Jews, observance vs selective observance, logic, forgiveness

Jun 24 2011

I wrote this post on the blog of a leader of the Masorti movement of Japan:

    Shalom to you all!

    HaSheim loves everyone and has compassion and is forgiving to those doing their utmost to keep His Torah non-selectively and doesn’t reject His Torah. He also loves when we fight with our weaknesses and do our utmost to avoid transgressing Torah.
    I do care for everyone and this is the reason that I write this.

    HaSheim requires in His Torah [Logical proof of that Torah is the Instruction Manual of the Creator: Link] each and every individual to do his/her utmost to practise the directives in Torah non-selectively: “Further, those who practice selectivity concerning which parts of Tor•âh′ [“books of Moses] they choose to keep are no less practicing selective rejection of those remaining parts of Tor•âh′ they are choosing not to keep.

    Torâh′ is an indivisible whole. One does his or her utmost to keep all of Tor•âh′ as an indivisible—perfect—whole or one is constructively rejecting the indivisible whole—perfectness—of Torâh′ . One who rejects even one mi•tzwâh′ of Tor•âh′ is rejecting Tor•âh′ in it’s a wholeness; i.e., (s)he rejects the whole of Tor•âh′ . Christians (and some Jews) who boast they keep Tor•âh′ while practicing selective observance are not keeping Tor•âh′ ; they are rejecting Tor•âh′ —and it is not Judaism.” (Quote)

    Yekhezeqeil ["Ezekiel"] 18 and the rest of Tana”kh is clear about that HaSheim gives His forgiveness in His loving kindness when and only when we do our utmost to keep His mitzwot non-selectively according to real-world historical and logical mishpat –i.e. logical oral Torah. The same passage reads that there is no forgiveness for those rejecting to do this.

    Homosexual relationsships are prohibited in Torah.

    Shalom to you all,
    Anders Branderud

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