Basically. > Michael- > > I had heard that the phrase "Chosen People" referred to > being chosen to bear the burden of obeying a moral code > of laws, as ememplified in the Ten Commandments. This of > course was a new concept at the time... > > ?? > > -Ben > > > http://www.rb.org.il/noahide/directory/essay1.htm > > 1.Do not Blaspheme God's name. > > 2.Do not worship idols. > > 3.Do not commit immoral sexual acts. > > 4.Do not murder. > > 5.Do not steal. > > 6.Do not eat the flesh of an animal while it is still alive. > > 7.Creation of a judicial system. > > > > Doesn't even include not working on the Sabbath. They've got it easy. :) > > > > > > > 7? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 3:50 PM > > > Subject: Re: Palestinian killed soldier 'after losing bet' > > > > > > > > > > Someone asked a Rabbi once how the Jews could be so arrogant? How they can > > > claim to be the chosen people. What were they chosen for? > > > > The Rabbi's response was "to suffer". > > > > Judaism isn't a gift, not by a long shot. The amount of commandments, the > > > amount of dedication, the amount of everything is immense. And its all for > > > us to do. Does it get us any higher in Heaven than a non-Jew? Not really. We > > > have 613 commandments to follow. A non-Jew has 7. We have more chances to > > > screw up than non-Jews do. And the end result can be just about the same in > > > a spiritual sense. > > > > So what is the right religion? Well, all I can say is that Judaism is > > > right for Jews (and not even for all of us). > > > > Please note that I'm speaking in a religious sense and no disparaging > > > anyone's faith, practice or whatever. I say this specifically as there are > > > Jews who hold themselves to be Jewish culturally and in other ways. I'm > > > speaking by strictly religious standards here. > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
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