Are Jews that do not believe in Hashem the major cause of Assimilation. They would have the least ties to Judaism. Why would it matter if the Male non-believer wanted to marry a Gentile Woman if he did not believe in Hashem. He would then not believe in or follow Torah law. So what would stop Moishe from marrying Mary? Why would Moishe care about the chain of generations and what his ancestors maintained for him and themselves?
Does he want to fit in? Does he put Gentile events ahead of Temple Events?
Does he Destroy the Temple as the central part of life and make it a social obligation to be fulfilled.
Is Assimilation all its cracked up to be? Is it as dangerous as it sounds?
Are there only supposed to be a small percentage of believers for Moshiach anyway?
How many societies have tried to destroy Judaism by created voluntary and forced Assimilation?
Meir Kahane said :
Thou shalt melt, thou shalt integrate, thou shalt amalgamate, thou shalt be an American as all others. They beat the drums for interfaith, exchanging pulpits with ministers enthusiastically, in a frantic effort to prove to Christian and Jew alike that there is essentially no difference between them. They were partially successful - the Christians were not convinced but the Jews were.
They want to be accepted above all else. If this Israel's cry also?
For one to trust in Hashem, you must first believe in the existence of Hashem.
To a believer, no evidence is needed and to a disbeliever, no evidence is sufficient. If one is inclined to believe and wants evidence, the evidence exists.
The nature of Hashem is one of the few areas of abstract Jewish belief where there are a number of clear-cut ideas about which there is little dispute or disagreement.
Hashem Exists
The fact of Hashem's existence is accepted almost without question. Proof is not needed, and is rarely offered. The Torah begins by stating "In the beginning, Hashem created..." It does not tell who Hashem is or how He was created.
We Jews view the existence of Hashem as a necessary prerequisite for the existence of the universe. The existence of the universe is sufficient proof of the existence of Hashem.
Rambam's thirteen principles of faith, which he thought were the minimum requirements of Jewish belief, are:
1. Hashem exists
2. Hashem is one and unique
3. Hashem is incorporeal
4. Hashem is eternal
5. Prayer is to be directed to Hashem alone and to no other
6. The words of the prophets are true
7. Moses' prophecies are true, and Moses was the greatest of the prophets
8. The Written Torah and Oral Torah were given to Moses
9. There will be no other Torah
10. Hashem knows the thoughts and deeds of men
11. Hashem will reward the good and punish the wicked
12. The Meshiach will come
13. The dead will be resurrected
The Rambam lived a long time ago and Reform had not occured...had it?
Who decides how literally to accept the Torah?
If it is the Sages...are they Reform, Conservative Sages?
One of the primary expressions of Jewish faith, recited twice daily in prayer, is the Shema:
1. There is only one Hashem. No other being participated in the work of creation.
2. Hashem is a unity. He is a single, whole, complete indivisible entity. He cannot be divided into parts or described by attributes. Any attempt to ascribe attributes to Hashem is merely man's imperfect attempt to understand the infinite.
3. Hashem is the only being to whom we should offer praise.
Everything in the universe was created by Hashem and only by Hashem.
Judaism completely rejects the dualistic notion that evil was created by Satan or some other deity. All comes from Hashem. As Isaiah said, "I am the L-rd, and there is none else. I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create evil. I am the L-rd, that does all these things." (Isaiah 45:6-7).
Mandatory Jewish Education needs to be provided for every Jewish Child.
Each child needs to be educated in Torah.
Avi
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