How do we claim who we are by ourselves?
Today is almost 60 years since Israel as a country being created or recreated. But the controversy of the legitimate of Israel as a holy land is still the hottest issue which confused and disturbed not only the Middle East countries but also the whole world. The surrounding Arab countries are crying day and night lauder for the destruction of Israel with other country together to see the undo of Gods work. But Israel has become as a nation stronger than ever and ever that seems because of its enemy pressure than its own pre plan.
But the most confusing regarding this matter is what many people in the world never know that there are also Jews who opposes the establishment of the land of Israel. And they are neither atheist nor seculars. Rather these groups of Jews are very religious and speak as they are the most adherent followers of Moses law (at least as they say). Most of them are Hasidic Jews. But they have very different concept of Israel based on Torah and they claim to be the true defender of that religion and the identity of Israel as a nation chosen by G’d. And these people don’t want the existing of Israel as it is now. They reject the Political map of Israel. And that make it very different from the other Jews.
To me that is awkward to swallow it but I presume that it is not unfair at least if they base their argument by the Torah which is or should be the most authoritative law for the land of Israel than other. I said this for good reason for I will explain it later. That is as simple as that. But the argument should be open for other Jews to respond based on their understanding of Torah because now a day for no one seems better than the other.
But the most intriguing concern I found to be is the rejection of their rabbis about the Ethiopian Jews as being real. Why is that the most known and religious rabbi in this modern time refused to acknowledge the Ethiopian Falashas (Beth Israel) as Jews in the past? And who is the one able to say you are or not jews? For that we seems to have different analize how to cliam being jews, specially when we have the sign from G'd that is the most confirming evidence. In that in the next blog i will put my own pesonal evidence as to be a jew.
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.Isaiah 66:8.
ReplyDeleteThis was fulfilled when the state of Israel was born. Despite all, against all odds... the country was born. It proved what so many had disregarded, G'd hadn't forgotten His people.
Who is a Jew?? What of the lost tribes?
I am black but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
The Lost tribe theory asserts Ethiopian Jews to be direct ethnic descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel, who are scattered and lost during one of the exiles. Jews had been established in the Upper Egypt-the biblical Panthos- since before the fall of the first temple in 586BC and at Elephantine, the great ivory market on the southern frontier of that country.
Did they get from Egypt to Ethiopia??
Isn't there evidence of Judaic influence in the adoption of dietary laws, circumcision, Saturday as a day or rest, liturgical music and church design by the Ethiopian Ortohdox Church? What other country has the influences of Judaism in its Chrsitianity?
How did it get there in its original version if the country hadnt' adopted Judaism before Christianity? Did the respresentatives of the lost tribes come with the ark of the covenant as the legend goes? Or did they come after the destruction of the temple.
How were the Bete Israel recognized? Weren't there travellers that reported tales of Jewish presence in Ethiopia? Wasn't it the evidences of pre Talmud Judaism that led to their identity? Who then can say those were the last of the lost tribes that were scattered to Ethiopia...Hadn't those travellers seen the others then...
"From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, My dispersed ones, Will bring My offerings. Zephaniah 3: 10.
Which river?? The Nile? Where were the Bete Israel settled?? Beyond the rivers? From which angle? Who are beyond the rivers of the Nile if not the Bete Abraham...