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On killing (?) Christians in Judaism
A quick Google shows that this person likely took the quote from this site here (I'm sorry to have linked to it).
It seems that this person likely didn't understand what he was reading. The topics are ...
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Does the Talmud say that Jesus writhes in excrement and Mary was a prostitute?
I would say "maybe" or "it depends" to both.
In Gittin 56b-57a there's a story in which Onkelos bar Kalonikos, the nephew of Titus, wishes to convert to Judaism, but before that, ...
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When, halachically, does a sect of Judaism become an independent religion?
Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l wrote an essay / teshuvah titled "Brother Daniel and the Jewish Fraternity" (Judaism 12:260-280, Summer 1963). Brother Daniel was a Catholic monk who ...
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Is calling The LORD as "Father" common during Jesus time?
The expression "Our father in heaven" (אבינו שבשמים) is a relatively common name for God in rabbinic literature (as far as I am aware, this formulation does not appear in the Bible). For example, see ...
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On killing (?) Christians in Judaism
There is actually only one quote here, and it is taken directly from The Talmud Unmasked: The Secret Rabbinical Teachings Concerning Christians, which was originally written in Latin (with ...
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Can Moshiach die?
The idea is that if someone died or was killed before fulfilling his messianic mission, such as was the case by Bar Kochba, who was thought to be the mashiach until this happened, then he is at most ...
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Are professor Daniel Boyarin's writings about the messiah supported in traditional Jewish sources?
The main point in the question seems to be:
The idea of a celestial and divine Messiah incarnate in Jesus the Nazarene would not be out of the Jewish tradition, for many Jews believed in the ...
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Is it mentioned anywhere in all of the Mishna or the Talmud that Paul of Tarsus was a student of Rabban Gamaliel
For more information, I would recommend reading "Paul and Gamliel", in Jacob Neusner and Bruce Chilton (eds.), In Quest of the Historical Pharisees (Baylor University Press, 2007), 175-223 - but ...
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Are there references to Jesus in the Jerusalem Talmud?
Firstly, Mr. J. wasn't only referred to by his name, he had other names that referenced him (see Jastrow, Wiki, Jewish Wiki). Thus, only searching his name will not always yield results. Secondly, the ...
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Jewish viewpoint on Gentiles celebrating a Christian Seder?
An ex-Christian once described to me the seder that her church did when she was growing up. It was adapted from the haggadah, the text that we Jews use, but it had some Christian overlays. I don't ...
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Rabbi who killed children?
This case is mentioned in the Beit Yosef (YD 157):
מעשה ברב אחד ששחט תינוקות הרבה בשעת השמד שירא שיעבירום על דת
It happened that one rabbi slaughtered many children in a time of persecution for ...
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Is it permitted to read non-Jewish religious texts?
Many are citing the Rambam AZ 2:2, and that is proper and to be expected. However I think it is slightly more nuanced, and this halakhah is balanced against דע מה שתשיב לאפיקורוס - knowing how to ...
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Is it mentioned anywhere in all of the Mishna or the Talmud that Paul of Tarsus was a student of Rabban Gamaliel
Although Paul of Tarsus is not mentioned by name, the Talmud in Shabbat 30b has a student of Rabbi Gamliel* who scoffs at his teachings.
Some scholars have suggested that this character might be Paul,...
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Is there such a thing as a kosher replacement for the egg on the Pesach plate?
Mishnah Pesahim 10:3 states:
הביאו לפניו מצה וחזרת וחרוסת ושני תבשלין
They bring before him matzah, lettuce, haroset and two cooked dishes.
As we will see, these 'two cooked dishes' are what ...
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Is there such a thing as a kosher replacement for the egg on the Pesach plate?
The Gemara (Pesachim 114b) tells us what different amora'im held one should eat in fulfillment of the two cooked dishes, and so obviously there are kosher alternatives (though maybe not the option of ...
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Does wealth cause spiritual difficulties?
Both wealth and poverty are tests and pose different difficulties.
שָׁ֤וְא ׀ וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽי׃
פֶּ֥ן ...
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Is there a Jewish theology equivalent to Calvinism?
That philosophy violates some core tenets of Judaism:
The concepts of teshuva and atonement are very important in Judaism, and say that we can repair a damaged relationship with God. The "you're ...
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Why is the Trinity considered polytheistic in traditional Jewish thought?
Let's stop and think for a moment: "Aquinas goes to great lengths" - if the trinity was pure monotheism, why would one have to go to great lengths to prove it was so? And this is consistent ...
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Is there a problem with saying "for Pete's sake"?
Referring to the names of men or women made deities is not problematic. See Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Dei'ah 147:2.
The problem is that Beis Yoseif there quotes Rabeinu Yerucham (TAvC 17:5 [159c]) who ...
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Paul being sent as a double agent by the Sanhedrin
This story can be found in the book תולדות ישו available also available here text here
As well as a fascinating Shiur from Professor Shneur Leiman available online on YUTorah.org here
In the ...
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Does it say anywhere in all of the Torah that John the Baptist will be the reincarnation of Elijah the Prophet
As Aaron's answer makes clear, there is no mention of John the Baptist in the Tanach, nor in Jewish tradition, and especially no mention of him being a reincarnation of Elijah the Prophet. He is a ...
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Responding to Christians
According to the Talmud, the injunction to know what to respond to the heretic is specifically referring to non-Jewish heretics:
תנן התם ר"א אומר הוי שקוד ללמוד תורה ודע מה שתשיב לאפיקורוס אמר ר'...
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The history of Rabbi Samuel the Israelite
According to Prof. Orah Limor in her book in Hebrew "Between Jews and Christians: Jews and Christians in Western Europe Until Modern History", Vol. 3, pg. 87, most scholars believe that the ...
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Is it permitted to read non-Jewish religious texts?
Rambam explicitly forbids this in Avodah Zarah 2:2:
The worshipers of false gods have composed many texts concerning their
service, [describing] what is the essence of their service, what
practices ...
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Why don't the Jews see Isaiah 53 as being messianic?
Some key points:
The suffering servant in Isaiah 53 is a reference to the Jewish people as a whole, and this is clear as day. See Isaiah 41:8-9, 44:1-2, 44:21, 45:4, 48:20, 49:3*; Psalms 136:22; ...
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Does Judaism care if jesus performed the miracles as reported in the christian testament?
I don't think Judaism cares. Let's give Joshua son of Joseph (aka Jesus) the benefit of the doubt and say he did perform miracles of healing. Okay great, so he's a prophet. We've got dozens of those, ...
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Disproof for Christianity?
The Radak, in his commentary on Tehillim, has a section where he discusses Judaism's objections to Christianity. In addition, throughout the commentary, he explains why the Christian interpretations ...
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Paul being sent as a double agent by the Sanhedrin
Shoel U'meishiv has definitely been correct in identifying Rashi as one of the earliest main sources for this Jewish legend. But since he failed to cite Rashi in full I decided to do just that (and ...
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Can Moshiach die?
According to Rambam in pirush hamishnayos to Sanhedrin, Moshiach will die after he fulfills his job. See the first source here
The main benefit of that time (the Messianic Age) will be that they (...
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