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I really don't know so much about Chabad and Lubavich. There are several Chabads in my town, and I have friends who daven there. But I've only ever been in their buildings for simchas and the occasional community event. I just don't know so much about Rav Schneerson, Z'zl.
They seem very interesting and willing to share information. I think they are driven to outreach. Is the information they promulgate outside of normative Modern Orthodox Judaism? It seems like good, solid information to me. I aspire, in about 10 years, to be an accepted member of Modern Orthodoxy. Don't laugh!
Chabad and Modern Orthodoxy are on different spectrums of Yiddishkite. I think if those are two different groups you aspire to associate with, however, you should be just fine.
I really don't know so much about Chabad and Lubavich. ... I just don't know so much about Rav Schneerson, Z'zl.
It's amazing that you have 100's of negative statements in relation to branches that are not Orthodox (conservative, Reform,....), yet you know nothing when it comes to discussing Orthodox sects. ......
Thanks. I appreciate your opinion. The bottom line is that I really need to start researching some history and some issues. There is so much to learn! I'm fascinated with the Hassidic movement, but I don't think I would find my way there, and that's okay. I aspire to someday be affiliated with the Modern Orthodox movement, though. I don't think the schools of thought are that much different as far as study goes, which is what I was asking about in my convoluted manner.
The word is chatuna which simply means wedding. For some reason tff Yiddishized the word. The actual word from an Orthodox POV is nisuin in Hebrew (marriage ceremony) or the Yiddish word khasene.
Yushke is just another name for Jesus. That guy has no place in the life of a Jew. If a Jew is to start believing that Yushke was anything more than just a lousy Jew who led many Jews away from the Torah, then that Jew is to be distanced from our people, as such thought has no place in Judaism.
If a believer in Yushke wants to convert to Judaism, there is not a Jewish court in the world that will approve that conversion until they are 100% certain that person has placed their belief in Yushke into the trash bin. Should the Jewish court learn at a later date that convert still believes in Yushke, then the conversion is nullified retroactively and that person is shunned from the Jewish people.
Thanks TFF for the explanation. I didn't know Christianity and Judaism are mutually exclusive that way. Is it absolute for everyone of the Jewish faith, Torah observant and otherwise? Are there any non-observant Jews that might have a different view regarding the matter? Can a believer of Judaism befriend a Christian if they keep religious matter to themselves? Also, what is Jewish court and its governing body? Thanks
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