Chosen People
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Black Hebrews and Racism
What is the relationship and or difference between the Black Jews and the European Jews? I live in Virginia and I do not see many Black Jews that fellowship with White and European Jews. I have also met some Black…
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Judging Judaism by Jews
I’ve been told by a survivor of the concentration camps of the holocaust, that certain Kapos brutalized their fellow inmates. He even told about the evils perpetrated by a kapo from a religious background. How could a Jew do such…
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Why Choose Abraham and his ancestors?
Out of all the people of the ancient world, why did Gd choose Abraham as the ancestor of the ‘chosen people’? And why did he chastise the Israelites through death so often? Answer: There is one answer to both of…
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Jewish Challenges
I am having difficulty understanding the concept of G-d giving the Jews challenges so that he can reward us when we overcome them. Specifically, if Jews are generally the recipients of these commandments and rewards, why do non-Jews have the…
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Jews and Success
I love the Jewish people, and I have recently discovered that I might be Jewish. I wonder then, why has my life been so difficult, why have I been unsuccessful. Why has it been, and still ism such a struggle…
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Being a Jew
I have long wondered how a person is a Jew. I have heard so many different things: That it is something that you are only born to; it is determined by certain personality traits; or it is a spiritual choice.…
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The Chosen People and the Equality of Man
What’s up with the Jews being a “Chosen People”? Aren’t all men created equal? The “Chosen People” concept is one that many people find very difficult to accept. Let me give you an analogy that I hope will clarify things…
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The Holocaust and the Chosen People
If the Jews are the chosen nation of G-d, then how could He allow the holocaust to happen to them? We cannot know why G-d would allow the Holocaust to occur. However, we do know that the Torah predicts events…
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Some Basic Questions About Life and Faith
How do we know that G-d is real? There is significant and even compelling evidence that there is a G-d and that He is the G-d of the Torah. Perhaps the best, most intelligent approach to this question on the…