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Chapter 41b - IS GOD SITTING NEXT TO HIMSELF?

Chapter 41b - IS GOD SITTING NEXT TO HIMSELF?

Continued from Chapter 41a God cannot be separate from Himself The privilege of sitting at the right hand is a mark of distinction (1 Kings 2:19). The terminology “sit at My right hand” is used here as an idiomatic expression showing God’s favoritism toward David. When God invites David to “sit at My right hand,” it is to show the privileged position enjoyed by David in his relationship with God. It is not to be taken as literally indicating anyone actually sitting at God’s right hand. Simil
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
In what sense is 'echad' [one] used in the Shema?

In what sense is 'echad' [one] used in the Shema?

The word 'echad, "one," is used in the Jewish Scriptures in either a compound or absolute sense. In what sense is 'echad used in the Shema, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One" (Deuteronomy 6:4)? Answer: In such verses as Genesis 1:5: "And there was evening and there was morning, one day," and Genesis 2:24: "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be one flesh," the term 'echad, "one," refers to a compound united one. Ho
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Is it true that the Zohar's commentary on the Shema confirms the Christian doctrine of Trinity?

Is it true that the Zohar's commentary on the Shema confirms the Christian doctrine of Trinity?

Is it true that the Zohar's commentary on Deuteronomy 6:4 (the Shema) confirms the Christian doctrine of the Trinity? Answer: Not at All! This is a trinitarian related fraud, possibly created by the founder of the American Board of Missions to the Jews (now known as the Chosen People Ministries), Itsak Leib Jaszovics, alias "Rabbi Leopold Cohn," a saloonkeeper, convicted of forgery in Hungary (For further information see, David Max Eichhorn, Evangelizing the American Jew, Middle Village, New Y
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Perishing through Ignorance

Perishing through Ignorance

For many Jews, it is difficult to imagine anyone becoming a Hebrew-Christian. What kind of people are most vulnerable to the missionary appeal? There are actually many factors that can account for someone's being "at risk". Here I'll focus on just one of them. The problem today remains unchanged from the time the prophet Hosea expressed it 2,500 years ago: "My people are perishing through ignorance." I'm reminded of the young Jewish woman who, when asked why she embraced Christianity, claimed
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz