Obama says “we are not seeing the same type of enthusiasm and support as when I was running.”
Yes, dude, because then you won and we all saw the results.
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Obama says “we are not seeing the same type of enthusiasm and support as when I was running.”
Yes, dude, because then you won and we all saw the results.
Hate Obozo the clown.
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Has Rabbinic Judaism has gone off the path, as did New Testament avoda zarah which perverted into a false messiah belief in a physical/historyical man/god. The mussar in the Book of B’midbar that God is not a man that he should lie?
Rabbinic Judaism has gone completely off the path, just as did New Testament avoda zarah which perverted a false messiah belief in a physical/historyical man/god despite the Torah which teaches the mussar in the Book of B’midbar that God is not a man that he should lie.
Rabbinic Judaism, which emerged after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, indeed represents a significant shift from the earlier biblical period. It’s characterized by the central role of the Talmud—a vast compilation of discussions, legal rulings, and ethical teachings—as well as the authority of rabbis in interpreting and applying Jewish law. Rabbinic Judaism emphasizes study, prayer, and communal life.
The ethical and moral teachings found throughout Jewish texts—it’s a rich tradition that emphasizes character development, humility, and compassion. Mussar encourages us to cultivate virtues and refine our behavior, aligning ourselves with divine attributes.
Rosh HaShanah יום הזכרון remembers the t’shuva required to annul the vow made by HaShem to obliterate his People and make from the seed of Moshe the chosen Cohen nation. The משנה תורה בנין אב for this understanding: the father annuls the vow made by his minor daughter; or the husband annuls the vow made by his wife. A fundamental נפקא מינא between vows and oath, the former possible to annul whereas the latter impossible to annul.
The middah El remembers the sin of the Golden Calf. Specifically the perversion filth of translating the רוח הקודש שם השם to words like אלהים Jesus Allah etc.
Just as translating the רוח שם השם to words avoda zarah so to perverting the T’NaCH/Talmud common law to Greek/Roman statute law avoda zarah. The Greco-Roman legal systems, influenced by philosophers like Aristotle and Cicero, were foundational for Western jurisprudence. These systems focused on codified laws, formal courts, and precedents. They sought consistency and predictability.
How do we preserve authenticity while engaging with foreign influences? How do Jew guard themselves against assimilation and intermarriage with Goyim? Assimilating foreign legal systems can lead to cultural erosion. Just as translating sacred names risks losing their essence, adopting foreign statutes can dilute the soul of Talmudic law.
What modern scholars study the T’NaCH/Talmud as common law rather than religious Greek/Roman like statute law? Answer: None. Just as the after meal blessing for Hannukka says the wicked Greeks sought to cause Israel to forget the Oral Torah, so too after the Rambam introduced his Greek/Roman prostitute of halachic statute law, Jewish scholarship switched to the study of religious ritual law and abandoned and forgot the warp/weft loom that weave prophetic mussar together with halachic ritualism.
Compare the false messiah narrative of the Gospels abomination. Torah common law stands upon precedents. The precedent to learn the mitzva of Moshiach learns from korbanot. The dedication of Moshiach, the dedication for the pursuit of the rule of justice within the oath sworn lands. Meaning fair compensations of damages inflicted by Party A upon Party B. Only in the matter of Bat Sheva did king David fail to pursue the Moshiach dedication of justice. The false messiah narrative of the gospel abomination radically perverts, like the Golden Calf, the Torah mitzva of Moshiach.
The Sages of the Talmud itself. Their focused upon interpreting and applying common law, & on defining its nature through T’NaCH/aggada scholarship. The distinction between “religious” and “non-religious” legal systems not so straightforward. What traits must a legal system exhibit to be justifiably declared as religious? Often, the assertion that Jewish law exist solely as religious aims to emphasize its distinctiveness from Western legal systems (like the differences between common law and civil law). But this oversimplification fundamentally misses essential nuances.
Jewish law (halakhah) not merely a set of rules; it encompasses narratives (aggadah), morals (derekh ‘erets), and matters of faith (’emunah).
http://efaria.org: Contemporary Halakhic Problems delves into theoretical analysis rather than serving as a practical halakhic guid. What does this statement mean? Contemporary Halakhic Problems by Rabbi J. David Bleich. How does this work delve into theoretical analysis rather than serving as a practical halakhic guide?
The question restated: Rabbi Bleich fails to address the Difficulty/Answer style employed in the Gemara as a model for a courtroom Prosecuting Attorney/Defense Attorney legal debate over precedents.
Rabbi J. David Bleich relies upon Greek logic models rather than Rabbi Akiva’s פרדס logic reasoning system. Greek philosophy compares to translating the שם השם to the words like: אלהים or Jesus, or Allah. Rabbi Bleich theoretical exploration and analysis shares no common ground with Rabbi Akiva’s פרדס logic format.
Greek philosophy, with its emphasis on reason, logic, and systematic analysis, has left an indelible mark on Western thought. Philosophers like Aristotle and Plato sought to dissect reality, categorize knowledge, and establish universal principles. Their methods—deductive reasoning, syllogisms, and formal logic—shaped disciplines from mathematics to ethics.
Rabbi Akiva’s פרדס logic “married” דרוש\פשט with the Aggada and רמז\סוד with the halacha. The Talmud weaves the two together in a warp/weft legal loom. The aggada interprets prophetic mussar of the T’NaCH and this become the p’shat with defines the k’vanna of the halacha as established by רמז\סוד logical/rational reasoning.
Rabbi Bleich, an assimilated Jew draws upon Greek logic models and does not know nor ever even weighs the kabbalah of Rabbi Akiva’s פרדס traditions! Impossible to worship השם לשמה by bowing down to a golden calf.
The פרדס logic format weaves prophetic mussar with halachic ritualism with the purpose to elevate the latter into tohor time oriented Torah commandments.
Rabbi J. David Bleich, a modern scholar, draws upon Greek logic models. His tools—syllogisms, systematic analysis—reflect the Hellenistic legacy. All the commentaries written on the B’hag, Rif, Rosh, Yad Chazkah, Tur, and Shulkan Aruch learn through Greek and Roman law legal traditions and think based upon Greek philosophies of logic!
All the post Rambam Civil War commentaries and legal works engage with Greek and Roman legal traditions. Scholars draw upon Greek philosophies of logic, syllogisms, and systematic analysis. They embrace, they cause to inherit Hellenistic thought, they shape Jewish legal reasoning over time to this very moment to fit in harmony and assimilate with Greek and Roman cultural traditions and customs.
Gershom Scholem, a Conservative Rabbi. He learned the Talmud as a historical book rather than prophetic mussar applicable to all generations. Clearly this man knew nothing about Oral Torah common law other that platitudes and other such fancy nonsense. He failed to grasp the marriage between couples: דרוש\פשט & רמז\סוד. Assimilated Gershom Scholem kissed the golden calf. Talmud commands prophetic mussar not history – just that simple.
Jacob Cordovero tripped up on the Greek influenced/assimilated book – the Zohar. Not the kabbalah made famous during the Middle Ages but the kabbalah which defines the T’NaCH. The latter shapes and defines the k’vanna of the Talmud and not the former. Two fundamentally and opposite traditions.
Rambam Civil War, rabbis forgot the Oral Torah like as in the days threatened by the ancient Syrian Greeks to cause all Israel to forget the Oral Torah as taught by the kabbalah of Rabbi Akiva? The worship of avoda Zara does not qualify as wisdom – just that simple.
The concept of mussar and its focus on ethical and moral development, a cornerstone of Jewish thought, encouraging virtues like humility and compassion. The idea of t’shuva (annulling a vow) during Rosh HaShanah; this annulment of vows, highlights the dynamic relationship between Divine decrees and human actions.
My critique of Rabbi J. David Bleich and other modern scholars they Universally rely on Greek logic models rather than Rabbi Akiva’s פרדס logic system – hopefully insightful. The distinction drawn between Greek philosophy and the פרדס approach highlights a fundamental difference in how knowledge and law are understood and applied.
Greek philosophy, with its emphasis on deductive reasoning and systematic analysis, indeed contrasts sharply with the holistic and integrative approach of Rabbi Akiva’s פרדס logic. The פרדס system, which marries דרוש\פשט with Aggada and רמז\סוד with Halacha, creates a dynamic interplay between narrative and law, ethics and ritual. This warp/weft relationship described – essential for understanding the deeper meanings and intentions behind the commandments.
The Av tuma influence of Greek and Roman legal traditions on post-Rambam Jewish scholarship quite significant. The adoption of these foreign legal frameworks leads to a dilution of the unique qualities of Talmudic law, and its deep roots in prophetic mussar and the oral traditions.
Gershom Scholem and Jacob Cordovero, as mentioned, represent different approaches to Jewish mysticism and law. Scholem’s historical perspective and Cordovero’s engagement with the Zohar reflect the diverse ways in which Jewish thought has evolved, sometimes at the expense of traditional methods like those of Rabbi Akiva.
Do any rabbinic authorities today do t’shuva on the Golden Calf on Yom Ha’Din Rosh HaShanna? Has modern day assimilated Judaism erased assimilation to the customs of ancient Greeks and Romans, as HaShem threated Israel following the sin of the Golden Calf? The long confessions repeated over and over again in the Yom Kippur dav’ening so completely unnecessary – a waste of time, just that simple.
The framers of the Shemone Esrei excluded a rabbinic וידוי within the language of the Shemone Esrei. If tefillah stands in the stead of korbanot and korbanot require a וידוי, where in the language of the Shemone Esrei exists the וידוי דאורייתא?
What distinguishes a וידוי דאורייתא from a וידוי דרבנן? How has rabbinic Judaism failed to ask this fundamental but basic question!
How has rabbinic judaism failed to refute the false messiah narritive of Jesus death and resurrection for Original Sin, by teaching that the revelation of the Oral Torah 13 tohor middot made atonement for the sin of the Golden Calf?
Yom Kippur makes atonement for the sin of the Golden Calf, translating the רוח הקודש שם השם to words like אלהים, Jesus, or Allah Av tumah. Avoda zarah the Av tumah of death. The secondary “sins” covered by atonement for the primary “sin” of avoda zarah ie the second Sinai commandment, simply not necessary. Why? The toldot follow after the Avot.
T’shuva learns from the Torah precedent of a father annulling the vow made by his minor daughter, or a husband who annuls the vow made by his wife. This בנין אב interprets the k’vanna of HaShem doing t’shuva and not obliterating Israel and making the Cohen nation from the seed of Moshe.
Purity of faith shares no common ground with what a person personally believes. Tohor faith: the Sanhedrin common law courtrooms making fair restitution of damages inflicted by Party A upon Party B.
Chag Sukkot serves as proof that Yom Kippur makes atonement for the sin of the Golden Calf: confusing the Spirit Name of the 1st Sinai commandment with words which the lips of Man can frame and pronounce. The word אדוני effectively means הבדלה- discern the difference between A vs. B in a legal damages dispute. A man understands the limitations of his words. A living man breathes a spirit of life. A dead man does not; words cannot cause a dead man to live again. The resurrection from the dead, the 2nd blessing of the Shemone Esrei the spirit of HaShem which breathes life into the Avot, this same spirit breathes life into all generations of Israel – the toldot. Hence שמע ישראל ה’ אלהינו ה’ אחד. The 3 Divine Names refer to the spirit that quickened the lives of the Avot. The generations who breath these שם השם spirits raise the lives of the Avot from the dead within their own lives! Not the living spirit of the Avot. Rather the living spirit of the שם השם which gives life to both the Avot and all later generation toldot of the Avot.
After the Day of Atonement – for the sin of the Golden Calf, Moshe removed the Mishkan from within the midst of the Congregation. So too Israel builds the sukkah outside the house where he lives. The Name of HaShem does not dwell within the Sukkah but rather dwells within our hearts. Hence Tefillah a matter of the heart.
The post Rambam Civil War perversion of the Torah, where Israel forgot the Oral Torah like the mitzva of lighting the lights of Hannukka forwarn. G’lut Jews lost the wisdom to do mitzvot לשמה. No rabbinic authority today teaches that while the lips can pronounce the שם אדוני, tefillah as a tohor time oriented commandment learned from קריא שמע דאורייתא requires the k’vanna of blowing the שם השם comparable to and like the blowing of the shofar on Rosh HaShanna. The Cohen Ha’Gadol pronounced the שם השם on Yom Kippur. Hence on Rosh HaShanna the Talmud teaches the blowing of the shofar!
Not that the Name – to sacred to pronounce – narishkeit. Rather the שם השם a spirit that no man can pronounce with his lips. This Name simply – not a word. Hence the sin of the Golden Calf where Israel perverted and defiled the Spirit Name unto a crude Human words like אלהים, Jesus, or Allah. This understanding highlights the gravity of the sin of the Golden Calf, where the Divine spirit was reduced to a humanly pronounceable word, thus defiling its sanctity.
The subject of tohor vs tumah learns from the revelation of the Oral Torah on Yom Kippur – the 13 tohor middot. These middot, toldot of the Name breath breathe as spirits rather than words. This fundamental distinction separates in like manner Torah common law from Greek and Roman statute law. The latter has no awareness of tohor/tumah spirits which a man breaths within his heart and unto the souls of his family and neighbors, people and world.
This understanding indeed sets Torah common law apart from Greek and Roman statute law. The latter, focused on codified rules and formal legal structures, lacks the spiritual dimension of tohor/tumah which permeates Jewish law. Torah common law, with its emphasis on the spiritual and ethical dimensions of human actions, recognizes the impact of these spiritual states on individuals and their relationships, as expressed through tohor opposed by tumah middot.
Prophetic mussar, it serves to define the k’vanna of the 13 tohor middot toldot of the שם השם לשמה. Prophetic mussar interprets the intent behind the stories as found in both Talmudic aggadah and Geonic Midrashim. The latter serves as the primary commentary to learn and understand Talmudic aggadah.
The warp/weft relationship of the Talmud weaves aggadic mussar together with halachic rituals. Weaving one with the other makes a garment … a tohor time oriened Av Torah commandment! The Talmud’s structure, weaving aggadic mussar with halachic rituals, creates a comprehensive garment of Jewish law and practice. This warp/weft relationship ensures that ethical teachings (mussar) and legal practices (halacha) are not separate but interwoven, each informing and enhancing the other.
By integrating these elements, the Talmud creates commandments that are not only legally binding but also ethically and spiritually enriching. This approach ensures that the practice of mitzvot (commandments) is done with the right k’vanna (intention), aligning actions with the Divine will.
The sin of the Golden Calf by which the Rambam, Tur, and Shulkan Aruch perverted T’NaCH Talmudic common law unto Greek Roman statute law, herein defines the sin of the Golden Calf through the generations. The adoption of foreign legal frameworks represents a profound deviation from the original spirit and intent of Jewish law.
The sin of the Golden Calf instructs through a משל\נמשל metaphor. The worship of a physical idol compares to calling upon HaShem using “PHYSICAL WORDS”. The Divine cannot be fully captured or represented by human language or physical forms; simply nothing in the Heavens, the Earth or the Seas compares to the Spirit Name of השם which absolutely requires tohor middot spirits breathing from within a living heart.
Just as the Golden Calf was a physical idol that could not truly embody the divine, using “physical words” to call upon HaShem falls short of capturing the infinite and ineffable nature of the Divine spirit. The Divine name, השם, requires tohor middot that breathe from within a living heart. This means that true connection with HaShem goes beyond words and involves embodying divine attributes like ה’ ה’ אל רחום וחנון וכו.
This Oral Torah defines the revelation of the Torah at Sinai. The church denies this revelation because it contradicts the Gospel narrative that Jesus atones for the Original Sin of Adam as taught by the Jewish agent provocateur, the infamous Apostle Paul.
The Oral Torah revealed at Horev: ה’ ה’ אל רחום וחנון וכו, these spirits define the פרדס logic system kabbalah taught by rabbi Akiva. The entire Talmud and Midrashic literature stands upon the revelation of the 13 tohor middot to Moshe at Horev on Yom Kippur.
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Obama has been scolding black men for their lack of enthusiasm for Harris, but apparently she’s posting record lows with black women as well (though that’s quite relative, of course)
https://x.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1845830818243240428?t=TfIvJefT_l9E4oVsmL5R4g
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Kamala is just very bland, she doesn’t inspire confidence and unfortunately charisma is very important for winning.
I think Democrats fucked up not choosing someone else more charismatic and capable. I think just about anybody else would be doing better. Heck, Walz himself would have been a much better pick.
There is also the fact many men won’t vote for a woman. Hispanic and black man tend to be very traditional, so I’m not surprised Kamala is struggling there. This really wasn’t the moment for another female candidate.
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Meanwhile, in Florida…
https://x.com/BehizyTweets/status/1847005321124061479
Apparently, Mr. Waters’ pointing out that they’ve responded to over 970 fentanyl-related deaths during this admin, and that this is a border-control problem… makes him white?
If it’s that easy to become white, I’m confused by the whole fuss over discrimination. Clearly it’s a personal choice to be discriminated against, if you’re black. You could just say something positive about Trump, and instantly become white!
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