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Sent: Sunday, 16 January, 2005 23.23
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Torah
Observance
Sarcastic lawyer? I'm not that smart, nor am I
sarcastic. You are reading
way too much into my question. I
believe in the Torah and in keeping the
Torah. Different people keep it
in different ways, and I am trying to
understand her brand of Messianic Torah
observance. She had already thought
it odd that I ask her why she did
not keep the sacrifices that the Torah
expects. Then in answering this
question, she indicated that she did not
sleep in a booth built in the way
that Torah says, because of her children,
but that she did build a booth like
Torah tells us to do. I have probably
20 more questions that I would
love to follow up with (such as, why not
build the booth with walls, or build
a suitable crib or kid area),
Good questions. The
booth is an open type building. Have you ever seen a Sukkah? Here is a link
to what a typical Sukkah looks like. Our oldest two children do sleep in the
Sukkah if they choose to. You also have to consider weather conditions. If you
get rain during Sukkot, it's a blessing. It can be cold in different parts of
the country...especially in October. We've had VERY cold times...not a problem
for us...we have two wood stoves in our tent and therefore have heat. It's not
uncommon for us to have most of the fellow Sukkoteers drift into our tent during
the night to keep warm, or due to their own tents being damp (sometimes wet)
from the rains.
Remember, also, you are out in the "wilderness". This is a temporary dwelling, not a mansion with all the amenities.
but I
find the Messianics on the list so touchy
concerning questions about Torah
observance that I have decided to keep my
questions to myself.
I do not consider myself touchy regarding our Observance. I believe I've been Observant long enough to know most of the arguments concerning it.
It is a real
shame that we cannot love each other enough to ask sincere
questions about
how we each keep the Torah.
How do you keep Torah?
I have a very sincere interest in Messianic
methods of Torah
observance. I even took time to try and meet with Kay and
Slade in
person, and I hope to spend more time with them in the future.
Yes, you did. Do you know any other Messi's? When would you like to attend our synagogue? I would highly suggest understanding what is going on there before you attend.
Unfortunately, the distrust and suspicion of one another is sad. It
hinders
relationship.
I would say that it's slightly different than distrust and suspicion. For me, I try to explain things to certain people, or to get them to THINK about what they're saying...I will even type slowly for them :) thinking they may get it, or give it in a different way. When they still can't figure it out, I give up. I'll expand on this by copying a drash in the next post....
Kay
