As a non Jew who supports Israel, I really can't, and therefore should not, comment on anything to do with Jewish holidays. But I can offer these thoughts . All human beings are imperfect regardless of gender, ethnicity, or religion which is why it makes sense to choose good values to guide one's life. And admitting the imperfection, that is, the possibility of error, does not make one less of a human being. To put it in the vernacular, it means that as an individual human being, it is incumbent upon you to get your act together. That is, do the hard thinking to make your life the best it can be. And as far as I can tell, Judaism is fully consistent with making that effort, while in my view, both Islam and leftist ideology are definitely not so.
There is no perfection on this Earth. As a Catholic there are what we call lapsed members of our Church and this IS their choice. Also, there are public Catholics such as the previous president and the former Speaker of the House who wear their so-called "faith" as a costume so not every Jew is perfect, tight?
My dentist once told me, "Make a commitment to floss every Sunday evening. At least you will be doing it once a week." Then perhaps you will start flossing on Wednesdays as well. Then four days out of seven. Then every night. Then after every meal. (I think he has stock in Oral-B). You get the picture. Am I up to flossing after every meal? No. But 4 out of 7? Yes.
One of the things I love most about Judaism is the thought of " mistakes", " missing the mark", rather than an insistence on sin and condemnation, which is found in our Bible as well, but the way back is always possible, not by supernatural means, but by our own effort and care to repair, and all of it ,on this " imperfect " Earth of ours, nowhere else.
I heard a lecture by a renowned scientist not long ago where he made the point that the Universe excels in creating black holes. In fact, " prefers" them. How " perfect" can that be? Or is our life- giving cosmic neighbourhood then "imperfectly " wonderful, in the literal sense of " wonder"?
Thus, " perfection " is as undefinable as love, God or music. So here we are ,trying the best we can, at least " good enough" , including all our faults.
Another aspect of Judaism I love in particular is how our ancestors told us about our heroes ,founders and kings, in all their flawed humanity, their worst and their best, as human as they had to be, by definition.
As a non Jew who supports Israel, I really can't, and therefore should not, comment on anything to do with Jewish holidays. But I can offer these thoughts . All human beings are imperfect regardless of gender, ethnicity, or religion which is why it makes sense to choose good values to guide one's life. And admitting the imperfection, that is, the possibility of error, does not make one less of a human being. To put it in the vernacular, it means that as an individual human being, it is incumbent upon you to get your act together. That is, do the hard thinking to make your life the best it can be. And as far as I can tell, Judaism is fully consistent with making that effort, while in my view, both Islam and leftist ideology are definitely not so.
There is no perfection on this Earth. As a Catholic there are what we call lapsed members of our Church and this IS their choice. Also, there are public Catholics such as the previous president and the former Speaker of the House who wear their so-called "faith" as a costume so not every Jew is perfect, tight?
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My dentist once told me, "Make a commitment to floss every Sunday evening. At least you will be doing it once a week." Then perhaps you will start flossing on Wednesdays as well. Then four days out of seven. Then every night. Then after every meal. (I think he has stock in Oral-B). You get the picture. Am I up to flossing after every meal? No. But 4 out of 7? Yes.
Thanks for this wonderful article.
One of the things I love most about Judaism is the thought of " mistakes", " missing the mark", rather than an insistence on sin and condemnation, which is found in our Bible as well, but the way back is always possible, not by supernatural means, but by our own effort and care to repair, and all of it ,on this " imperfect " Earth of ours, nowhere else.
I heard a lecture by a renowned scientist not long ago where he made the point that the Universe excels in creating black holes. In fact, " prefers" them. How " perfect" can that be? Or is our life- giving cosmic neighbourhood then "imperfectly " wonderful, in the literal sense of " wonder"?
Thus, " perfection " is as undefinable as love, God or music. So here we are ,trying the best we can, at least " good enough" , including all our faults.
Another aspect of Judaism I love in particular is how our ancestors told us about our heroes ,founders and kings, in all their flawed humanity, their worst and their best, as human as they had to be, by definition.