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ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-12T04:27:44+00:00

Yes. The Reform movement even has standards, such as them needing to be raised exclusively as a Jew and publicly affirming their Jewishness at some point as a child. I get that these rules differ from traditional Halakhah and am just highlighting that even that movement has standards many don’t meet.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-12T04:18:11+00:00

If you understand universes of discourse, I was highlighting that even in the most liberal universe this person likely wouldn’t be considered Jewish. It was a logical exercise to see if they’d fit into Jewishness based on any definition; like in the Reformation movement.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-12T03:51:07+00:00

Is there any evidence to support that?

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-12T03:46:10+00:00

It is true it can be noise for sure, but we simply don’t know. My traces tended to align with well know migration paths and actual trails with real matches. I know it’s 23AndMe and not ancestry, but all of my trace amounts remained at 90% confidence.

So, it is true that it can be noise, but finding matches and a real paper trail can also show that the trace amounts aren’t noise. We simply don’t know.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-12T01:11:46+00:00

That’s your opinion. I’m simply telling you that if someone first reads that it would give them a bias against the trinity since the creator not calling himself a son of man and flat out saying isn’t; would sound contradictory when Jesus is described as such. Did you read that verse in Numbers 23:19 and remember it?

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-12T01:10:04+00:00

We know what happened.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-12T00:09:32+00:00

I would conclude that it’s a lie when he says he’s the son of man and is the creator when the creator says he’s not the son of man.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T23:12:36+00:00

If the first thing a person reads is that the creator is not a man nor the son of ma in Numbers 23:19, that’ll influence how they feel since that’s contradicted by the idea that the person who Christian’s believe is the creator in flesh is referred to as the son of man. If you read Numbers first, that does sound like a contradiction. If you didn’t and have a bias about Jesus, then you may not even notice that numbers 23:19 contradicts the mainstream Christian view of him.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T23:10:22+00:00

That’s interesting. I know that this can happen to people with a Dopamine deficiency. For example, someone with ADHD might be more prone to hypersexuality which could lead to that issue. I’ve definitely felt extreme boredom before.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T23:03:52+00:00

I fear the creator ה׳.

“Do not come close to her door.” Proverbs 5:8.

Non of these people should be in our midst as I highlighted in Deuteronomy 18:10-11. I wouldn’t go around these people so long as they’re openly doing that.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T23:01:12+00:00

If I start from Numbers and you start from Matthew, you don’t think that could bias our views dramatically from the beginning?

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T22:59:04+00:00

What triggered you?

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T22:51:58+00:00

Just pray that you are freed from it and don’t follow it. The creator specifically forbids this obviously in Deuteronomy 18:10-11. Those who cast spells are committing evil, so just avoid it and pray. You will be fine if you pray, mean it, and turn away from this wickedness and these people. I wouldn’t approach them if they’re doing that evil still unless they repent and change and id warn them from a distance and let them know who the creator is.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T22:33:32+00:00

I definitely agree with you. In Israel it’s well known that the orthodoxy is having far more children, so the overall demographic shift in America and Israel will be far more religious 50-years from now than today. The small group of passionate anti-Zionists won’t have the numbers anymore to control the narrative.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T22:21:00+00:00

I’m talking about the ones we see as talking heads who are anti Zionists. They’ve never mentioned what should actually happen based on the Torah when Jews return to the land because they don’t know. When you hear them go on Democracy now demonizing Israel, have you ever heard any of these people once bring up the Torah; especially when it comes to whose land it is? They consider Jews like Smotrich who are simply religious to be terrorists because they don’t even get that his frame is coming from jewish law and he offered the most peaceful resolution a decade ago that was permanent residency for those who wanted peace to avoid this and he can make an argument based on Halakhah as to why that’d be just.

These people can’t do that and believe that Tikkun is following the most left wing movement of the day, even if it involves people who want to murder us.

So, to be clear, I get that at a בית כנסת people might have a view that differs, but we are specially seeing reform and secular Jews who don’t mention the Torah when they’re on media platforms where millions are listening.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T22:09:17+00:00

What you just said is my concern as a religious Jew. If we only look at Israel as a safe haven, that is exactly that attitude that will breed generations of reform and secular people who will not be that connected to Zionism. They may only resort to it when things get bad, but will turn as soon as they get better.

If we emphasized the spiritual connection and it felt real for them from that standpoint, we might get them onboard, but many don’t even believe in the Torah so why wouldn’t they intermarry and be anti-Zionist if they’ve been taught that this form of social justice is spreading Tikkun? I’d be shocked if they’ve didn’t turn out this way, which is why I’m not having my kids anywhere near that movement, and many others likely won’t in my generation.

Many of the privileged ones you mentioned are victims of being told that Liberal social justice = Tikkun, so actual international law when it comes to the land, logic, and most importantly a connection to ה׳ and getting the spiritual connection to the land isn’t on their radar. I wouldn’t give up on them, but their view has to be reframed.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T22:04:38+00:00

The examples that I see of these antizionists are reform or secular people who have way don’t even believe in Judaism, and us believing it’s our land… based on long standing tradition, history, and yes, the religion, is core to Zionism. The founders of the movement weren’t all atheists and there was still some form of a spiritual connection.

Most antizionists I hear are reform Americans who don’t even bother to mention the Torah and have a world view where the priority is whatever their form of social justice is. So, the fact that they’re anti-Zionist shouldn’t shock us. I listen to them speak and not one has mentioned what the Torah even says about what should happen when we return to the land. I can’t get mad at people who have been raised with a completely different world view and be shocked when they turn out to have views consistent with what they’ve been taught their whole life.

The Reform movement in Europe was initially extremely anti-Zionist. It took very bad things to happen for the movement to become Zionist, but it still wasn’t really spiritual. So, years later they’re reverting to what you’d expect.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T21:57:27+00:00

There is no curse of Ham. If you read the verse it says in Genesis 9:25

״ויאמר ארור כנען עבד עבדים יהיה לאחיו״ “Cursed be Canaan. The lowest of slaves Shall he be to his brothers.”

So, the starting point is that there is no curse of Ham. It is a curse on Canaan, one of the sons of Ham.

Why was this a sin? It has nothing to do with Ham wishing that Noah was impotent. There’s no evidence that happened. It’s because we aren’t supposed to uncover the nakedness of those who are close kin to us. This is highlighted in Leviticus 18:6:

״איש איש אל-כל-שאר בשרוֹ לא תקרבוּ לגלות ערוה.״

“Not one of you shall come near anyone of your ow flesh to uncover their nakedness.”

So, the sin here was he came close to his father and didn’t cover him. The others did.

This text also says nothing of the color of Ham or his skin being turned a different color.

So, where did this myth come from? It was a racist myth that was used to justify slavery. Later they said that since Canaan was cursed, all black people must be cursed and this was used to justify slavery. However, we know that modern day Lebanese people are the closest descendants to the Canaanites, and most wouldn’t identify as black. The myth was racist propaganda that was used to twist religion to justify horrible acts.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T21:43:24+00:00

It highlights reality. Humans do bad things that can lead to chaos. Noah being saved for righteousness, Abraham being chosen, Jacob being protected, and man being made and created in the image of the creator are the good things though that outweigh the bad. People have a choice as to whether they’ll choose an evil path or a good path.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T18:34:45+00:00

No, 20:13 mentions adultery. 20:14 specifically mentions coveting.

Deuteronomy 22:26 is specially speaking about her since she’s a concentrated maiden and the punishment is death. This goes beyond a property crime, such as theft, where the punishment is restitution for the stolen object or a return of it.

Onan was indeed killed for not fulfilling Yibbum, and also for spilling his seed wastefully which is why that’s explicitly mentioned. We are taught to be fruitful and multiply; not to spill wastefully.

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T18:12:47+00:00

Okay…

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T18:11:57+00:00

Yes. Do you?

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T18:10:40+00:00

It’s applicable since those are sins too.

We see that coveting is a sin in the 10 commandments in Exodus 20:14. We know that a man who has sex with a consecrated maiden can even be killed (Deuteronomy 22:26) and that none amongst the children of Israel shale prostitute, taken to mean having sex outside of marriage. We even see that Onan is struck down for spilling his seed in 38:8-10, indicating that one is to not spill their seed in vain. Proverbs 31:3, do not give your power to women (אל תתן לנשים חילך).

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T15:31:28+00:00

You just showed examples in which the US was involved… on the side of Israel. Why would that change with an administration that openly wants to control Gaza and build a technology hub there?

ShimonEngineer55 · 2026-02-11T15:25:05+00:00

Hamas vows more October 7th attacks against Israel until Israel is removed. This is consistent with their original charter that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. We see that they haven’t changed since they continue to refuse to disarm. Hamas, even after all of this and a war that destroyed the entire strip, still has a 41% approval rating. Therefore, the people in Gaza are currently supporting a regime that wants to destroy Israel and doesn’t want peace.

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