it is that there has never been one correct way to be Jewish. EVER. The story of the Jewish religion is a story of a wide array of beliefs, which continued evolving through the centuries, always in contact and in dialogue with other peoples and religions.
The Messianic Jews I've met know Hebrew and Halakhah better than most American Jews. and they know their scripture better than Israelis.
How does allowing Messianic Jews to have a life free of persecution in Israel endanger other Jews (or that ever unsettling, shifting, and fluid category of Judaism)? It does not.
It is just that the some people in the Israeli government feel that their identity (or political support) is so fragile, they cannot tolerate difference and diversity.
good article, Roi. proofreaders at Jewcy could make it better.
Mika
If Jewish history has taught us anything...
it is that there has never been one correct way to be Jewish. EVER. The story of the Jewish religion is a story of a wide array of beliefs, which continued evolving through the centuries, always in contact and in dialogue with other peoples and religions.
The Messianic Jews I've met know Hebrew and Halakhah better than most American Jews. and they know their scripture better than Israelis.
How does allowing Messianic Jews to have a life free of persecution in Israel endanger other Jews (or that ever unsettling, shifting, and fluid category of Judaism)? It does not.
It is just that the some people in the Israeli government feel that their identity (or political support) is so fragile, they cannot tolerate difference and diversity.
good article, Roi. proofreaders at Jewcy could make it better.