"Orlando Enrique Fiol" > wrote in message
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> Ellen K. > wrote:
>>Thank you for demonstrating that you know nothing about normative Judaism.
>>One of the most important requirements is to study. And the study is
>>done
>>in the original texts.
>
> I of course know what Jews learn to do in yeshiva. However, their
> understanding
> of Hebrew is already filtered through rabbinical scholarship rather than
> daily
> speech. Modern Israeli Hebrew has ultimately little in common with
> Biblical
> Hebrew; knowledge of the former will therefore not help study of the
> latter.
>

Bzzzzt, nope. The main difference between modern Israeli Hebrew and
Biblical Hebrew is that in the latter new words have been coined in order
for example to have technical terms equivalent to those found in other
modern languages. These words are however formed from the same roots that
exist in Biblical Hebrew. IAC, observant Jews living in countries other
than Israel typically learn Biblical Hebrew first, starting in early
childhood, with modern Hebrew added around high school age.

>>It's true that there are Jews who choose not to practice the religion
>>their
>>ancestors practiced. That doesn't invalidate the experience of those who
>>do.
>
> Ancestral practices are meant to change over time.

Says who?

> That's partially why I doubt
> animal sacrifices will be made when the Jerusalem tabernacle is someday
> rebuilt.

Now you have a crystal ball? When are you predicting the Temple will be
rebuilt?

> Orthodox Jews have largely chosen to freeze their practice in a
> historical moment rather than embrace time's necessary changes, many of
> which
> were heralded by the messiah Jews refuse to acknowledge.
>

Jesus does not meet the Jewish criteria for recognition of the Jewish
messiah. A person can found a new religion at any time, others are free to
follow or not.

As for embracing time's necessary changes, modern technology has not yet
presented a single question not able to be answered by the same methodology
we have been using for some 3000 years.

> Orlando