Christian faith proclaims that one must "render Caesar what is his".
Matthew 22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
In truth, this is a misnomer.
Caesar is a man. He is not our Creator.
It is essential to realize that all of the wealth and that which is before you is actually the ownership of G-d.
It is not "Caesar's".
So if you want to know the reality of this, the fact is you give Taxes as it serves your Creator to do so.
Do not give to a man because you realize that it is his preference and his perogative.
You give to those who have the rights to the property, but do not give as you feel that it is "his".
This negates that you have a G-d.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
I am fair and impartial
This is what I wrote prior to the previous blog entry that I criticize this book by this newly "released" jewish author from the "terrible" jewish community of the orthodox:
This book will be a slow seller as even the antisemites really do not want to know what is what in Judaism. The fact is that probably a lot of lonely people will buy it up and in reality, the facts are that if there is any truth in what she wrote, we must find a way to fix the troubles within our communities. If that is not the case, her book will single itself out as obscure and eventually be considered by the scholars as asinine and uneducated.
So either way, give it this: Hashem has let this book be published and it will be considered a farce if all is untrue. Remember the guy who wrote that memoir on drug abuse on Oprah? That book is a crime today.
Written in reply to me:
Hey Beethoven’s Friend, this “slow seller” of a book is #49 (out of 12 million books) on Amazon, and #2 in Biographies and Memoirs,
2nd Reply:
Think of it this way, if someone is interested in reading a book like this and they continue to have some questions and interests, it will serve the jewish community good in that there will be more people interested in our ways and our lifestyle. Just a thought.
As I mentioned above. so too was that James Frey book a national best seller before it was declared a fraud. The aftermath I believe is that is it not a best seller any longer. And it was involved in lawsuits as well as a disgracement by being dropped by his literary agent.
The jewish community if they may might have a lawsuit agaisn’t the writer of this book perhaps and that is a consideration.
If there is a truthful account, and it is disturbing, we must ask if we are doing things that are being accurately depicted in these pages. I am not one to plan to read her or study to learn what the ‘disease’ is that she suggests, but truly when I see some of the fanaticism in the ultra jewish communities, and see people like the Naturei Karta as well as Beit Shemesh on the news, it is blatently clear that there are infractions of even Jewish Law in some of our “hands off- not a ‘unorthodox’ ” community.
Let us realize that Hashem works in many ways.
In reality there are many books that threaten the jewish way of life.
I would suggest to you that the New Testament is a bigger concern to young jewish souls than one that may suggest that they make it in the general community by ascertaining their own world and community.
Blogged from the reference article at:
http://matzav.com/op-ed-an-unorthodox-view-goebbels-would-salivate-over#comments
One more comment that I wrote on Feb 20 on Vos Iz Neias:
I honestly did not get excited in any shape or form when I heard of this 'book' or book of this woman. I must say that I am not 100% convinced that a chassidic community is for everyone and of course, I would be amiss to say that they are 100% righteous in all of their ways. But of course, I seek neither to read nor to decry foul at this book overall. If there are particularities that are fraudulent, we should hear about them. Overall, its probably a person with much illwill or otherwise some ill experiences who wants to voice her either concerns or greivances and has chosen this manner to do so. Some may be intrigued, some may be sickened, but overall, I suspect this will not be a major seller. Watch out for books by rabbis that call Jesus Kosher. That might be more problematic overall.
http://www.vosizneias.com/101328/2012/02/20/new-york-op-ed-a-vindication-of-chassidim-with-conviction-of-eternal-judaism
This book will be a slow seller as even the antisemites really do not want to know what is what in Judaism. The fact is that probably a lot of lonely people will buy it up and in reality, the facts are that if there is any truth in what she wrote, we must find a way to fix the troubles within our communities. If that is not the case, her book will single itself out as obscure and eventually be considered by the scholars as asinine and uneducated.
So either way, give it this: Hashem has let this book be published and it will be considered a farce if all is untrue. Remember the guy who wrote that memoir on drug abuse on Oprah? That book is a crime today.
Written in reply to me:
Hey Beethoven’s Friend, this “slow seller” of a book is #49 (out of 12 million books) on Amazon, and #2 in Biographies and Memoirs,
2nd Reply:
Think of it this way, if someone is interested in reading a book like this and they continue to have some questions and interests, it will serve the jewish community good in that there will be more people interested in our ways and our lifestyle. Just a thought.
As I mentioned above. so too was that James Frey book a national best seller before it was declared a fraud. The aftermath I believe is that is it not a best seller any longer. And it was involved in lawsuits as well as a disgracement by being dropped by his literary agent.
The jewish community if they may might have a lawsuit agaisn’t the writer of this book perhaps and that is a consideration.
If there is a truthful account, and it is disturbing, we must ask if we are doing things that are being accurately depicted in these pages. I am not one to plan to read her or study to learn what the ‘disease’ is that she suggests, but truly when I see some of the fanaticism in the ultra jewish communities, and see people like the Naturei Karta as well as Beit Shemesh on the news, it is blatently clear that there are infractions of even Jewish Law in some of our “hands off- not a ‘unorthodox’ ” community.
Let us realize that Hashem works in many ways.
In reality there are many books that threaten the jewish way of life.
I would suggest to you that the New Testament is a bigger concern to young jewish souls than one that may suggest that they make it in the general community by ascertaining their own world and community.
Blogged from the reference article at:
http://matzav.com/op-ed-an-unorthodox-view-goebbels-would-salivate-over#comments
One more comment that I wrote on Feb 20 on Vos Iz Neias:
I honestly did not get excited in any shape or form when I heard of this 'book' or book of this woman. I must say that I am not 100% convinced that a chassidic community is for everyone and of course, I would be amiss to say that they are 100% righteous in all of their ways. But of course, I seek neither to read nor to decry foul at this book overall. If there are particularities that are fraudulent, we should hear about them. Overall, its probably a person with much illwill or otherwise some ill experiences who wants to voice her either concerns or greivances and has chosen this manner to do so. Some may be intrigued, some may be sickened, but overall, I suspect this will not be a major seller. Watch out for books by rabbis that call Jesus Kosher. That might be more problematic overall.
http://www.vosizneias.com/101328/2012/02/20/new-york-op-ed-a-vindication-of-chassidim-with-conviction-of-eternal-judaism
The Deborah Feldman Book
I am not interested in this womans experiences nor am I interested in her conversations or her way of life. I am interested in knowing if there were any true crimes in the orthodox community, yet I am not yet certain I will immediately read this book that she called "unorthodox".
I am aware of course that there is a major outcry for justice in the orthodox community.
There is much written on many of the jewish web sites of the orthodox world calling her a woman who has done irreparable harm to the communities. I am yet to think this is so.
I did give the sample a read from my kindle so far and this is what I printed on one of the Jewish web sites:
This book is written by a woman with a small capacity to demonstrate good will and customs for any human interaction. I read the sample of the book from kindle. I was quickly aggravated by her account of her father and the respect she did not show in introducing a very sensitive subject of his mental health. I was also surprised she was so egregiously arrogant to make constant references to her family's prosperity in terms of a very superficial sleazy way of life.
I was again sleazed out when I read her account of the way that the "waiter made eye contact" with her upon singing her happy birthday and felt that this degraded the soul to read such a breif wanton way of regarding human interaction.
Will see if there is more to follow. I suspect I may have a social responsiblity to review this 'best' seller and decide for myself what this woman is interested in acheiving.
I am so far markedly unimpressed with her way of expression and her own noticable poverty for realism and social reality. I am thinking that this book is likely a very poor version of a smut like revision of instead of sexual smut per se, it is anti-orthodox smut.
Either way, I feel very safe as a Jew that this type of work will not compromise my future and my standing as a human being and orthodox Torah Observant Jew.
I am aware of course that there is a major outcry for justice in the orthodox community.
There is much written on many of the jewish web sites of the orthodox world calling her a woman who has done irreparable harm to the communities. I am yet to think this is so.
I did give the sample a read from my kindle so far and this is what I printed on one of the Jewish web sites:
This book is written by a woman with a small capacity to demonstrate good will and customs for any human interaction. I read the sample of the book from kindle. I was quickly aggravated by her account of her father and the respect she did not show in introducing a very sensitive subject of his mental health. I was also surprised she was so egregiously arrogant to make constant references to her family's prosperity in terms of a very superficial sleazy way of life.
I was again sleazed out when I read her account of the way that the "waiter made eye contact" with her upon singing her happy birthday and felt that this degraded the soul to read such a breif wanton way of regarding human interaction.
Will see if there is more to follow. I suspect I may have a social responsiblity to review this 'best' seller and decide for myself what this woman is interested in acheiving.
I am so far markedly unimpressed with her way of expression and her own noticable poverty for realism and social reality. I am thinking that this book is likely a very poor version of a smut like revision of instead of sexual smut per se, it is anti-orthodox smut.
Either way, I feel very safe as a Jew that this type of work will not compromise my future and my standing as a human being and orthodox Torah Observant Jew.
Incomplete Nomenclature
Jhn 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
This implies that G-d is not organized.
Jhn 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
This implies your star is not as significant as the others.
"Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen." Revelation 1:7
This implies that trust is less than a candlestick.
Mat 5:5 Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Actually, they inherit the heavens. Not the Planet. But of course, the righteous live to please the Creator.
Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Quaint but not quite Accurate. G-d is not a Lord who OWNS Venegance. He dishes it out. Its not his. Its his WILL. Give place unto the heavens.
This implies that G-d is not organized.
Jhn 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
This implies your star is not as significant as the others.
"Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen." Revelation 1:7
This implies that trust is less than a candlestick.
Mat 5:5 Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Actually, they inherit the heavens. Not the Planet. But of course, the righteous live to please the Creator.
Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Quaint but not quite Accurate. G-d is not a Lord who OWNS Venegance. He dishes it out. Its not his. Its his WILL. Give place unto the heavens.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Who you will become
There is a concept that is little discussed called speciation.
Speciation is the evolution of a species to a higher order of species.
I have found that all of my heros are those who are indeed those who confer speciation to others in their lifetimes.
In effect, your presence, your competitiveness, your conversations and your skills result in another person having problems with his or her species if they are not yet the higher order that you particularly are yourself.
In effect, Most all of the heros I have in my lifetime have challenged the human race to resolve its issues with any number of conflicts and any of their compassions for a negative or dismal resulting process.
These speciation souls are remembered throughout history for their positive and benevolent forces.
Elie Weisel,
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Churchill
Patton
John Glenn
And yes, Mr. Obama.
The list is long and getting longer.
So be it as I may, I find that I do in fact have a propensity for causing a number of people in my days "problems".
I took some time to consider this and it is evident that the problems I cause like all of those above are problems in their speciation. And thus, there is a problem for their survival.
These people who have these "problems" lack the survival skills of the future.
And thus, I continue my passion and my art.
Speciation is the evolution of a species to a higher order of species.
I have found that all of my heros are those who are indeed those who confer speciation to others in their lifetimes.
In effect, your presence, your competitiveness, your conversations and your skills result in another person having problems with his or her species if they are not yet the higher order that you particularly are yourself.
In effect, Most all of the heros I have in my lifetime have challenged the human race to resolve its issues with any number of conflicts and any of their compassions for a negative or dismal resulting process.
These speciation souls are remembered throughout history for their positive and benevolent forces.
Elie Weisel,
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Churchill
Patton
John Glenn
And yes, Mr. Obama.
The list is long and getting longer.
So be it as I may, I find that I do in fact have a propensity for causing a number of people in my days "problems".
I took some time to consider this and it is evident that the problems I cause like all of those above are problems in their speciation. And thus, there is a problem for their survival.
These people who have these "problems" lack the survival skills of the future.
And thus, I continue my passion and my art.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Bean Stalking
There is a sin that is popular among the jewish people today.
There is a prevalence of the self righteous today who think that it is righteous to tell another jew that they should and MUST go to Israel in their lifetimes.
This is a heresy and even a sin.
It is the sin of entitlement and the sin of quarrelsome nature.
In reality, a trip to Israel for most of us over seas requires a Air plane flight or maybe a boat trip over seas.
If you are not aware, there are disasters that are minimal today with the help of a G-d who lets us have modern conveniences and innovation, but there is still a risk of death every time you get on a plane or even a boat to traverse the seas.
I personaly do not know if I will myself visit or if it will not be until I am maybe much older.
I would however be considerate and very interested perhaps in being buried in the Holy Land.
That to me might be a greater mitzvah than just simply sight seeing.
I surmise that once you pay your 6000$ or more to go to Israel, you feel entitled to tell everyone else that they must make the same "sacrifice".
I will attest to you that being jewish is more important that one must find Torah and Learning in their lifetime.
Torah learning and investment in my beliefs far outweighs the 2-3 week tour de Israel that all the unlearned seem to think is the holiest of holies.
There is a prevalence of the self righteous today who think that it is righteous to tell another jew that they should and MUST go to Israel in their lifetimes.
This is a heresy and even a sin.
It is the sin of entitlement and the sin of quarrelsome nature.
In reality, a trip to Israel for most of us over seas requires a Air plane flight or maybe a boat trip over seas.
If you are not aware, there are disasters that are minimal today with the help of a G-d who lets us have modern conveniences and innovation, but there is still a risk of death every time you get on a plane or even a boat to traverse the seas.
I personaly do not know if I will myself visit or if it will not be until I am maybe much older.
I would however be considerate and very interested perhaps in being buried in the Holy Land.
That to me might be a greater mitzvah than just simply sight seeing.
I surmise that once you pay your 6000$ or more to go to Israel, you feel entitled to tell everyone else that they must make the same "sacrifice".
I will attest to you that being jewish is more important that one must find Torah and Learning in their lifetime.
Torah learning and investment in my beliefs far outweighs the 2-3 week tour de Israel that all the unlearned seem to think is the holiest of holies.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Tone it down a little bit...
I am confounded by the maxim that some people like to display when someone does something wrong that leads to misfortune.
They like to say "what you sow is what you reap".
I take great annoyance and even some expression of offense to this maxim.
In reality, the world is not build on your own personal agenda and of course, there are "different strokes for different folks".
In accordance, the idea that your own folly is what leads to your self harm is one that characteristically disavows that there is a Creator who will punish crimes and heresy.
In reality, the fact is that saying this expression above, it implies that you yourself have no honor.
They like to say "what you sow is what you reap".
I take great annoyance and even some expression of offense to this maxim.
In reality, the world is not build on your own personal agenda and of course, there are "different strokes for different folks".
In accordance, the idea that your own folly is what leads to your self harm is one that characteristically disavows that there is a Creator who will punish crimes and heresy.
In reality, the fact is that saying this expression above, it implies that you yourself have no honor.
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