Comments on: The Meaning of Real Teshuvah to the ‘Berith’ (Covenant): Torath Moshe http://www.torathmoshe.com/2008/09/the-meaning-of-real-teshuvah-to-the-berith-covenant-torath-moshe/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Aaron http://www.torathmoshe.com/2008/09/the-meaning-of-real-teshuvah-to-the-berith-covenant-torath-moshe/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 Aaron Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:21:14 +0000 http://www.torathmoshe.com/?p=120#comment-4011 Great article, pure and truthful. Time to rid of unnecessary and even idolatrous or idolatry-influenced customs and return to a purity in custom and observance. Great article, pure and truthful. Time to rid of unnecessary and even idolatrous or idolatry-influenced customs and return to a purity in custom and observance.

]]> By: Shimon S http://www.torathmoshe.com/2008/09/the-meaning-of-real-teshuvah-to-the-berith-covenant-torath-moshe/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Shimon S Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:39:37 +0000 http://www.torathmoshe.com/?p=120#comment-384 I have a better one. In many shuls you can see in front of the amud a plate ("shivisi") with different kabbalistic names of G-d. You can find some of those in most machzorim for Rosh Hashana before/during blowing the shofar - here they are mentioned as names of angels that we cannot pronounce but should use them for kavanah. Well, one of the names is Dionysus (in some versions is the last samech replaced with mem sofit). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus I have a better one. In many shuls you can see in front of the amud a plate (“shivisi”) with different kabbalistic names of G-d. You can find some of those in most machzorim for Rosh Hashana before/during blowing the shofar – here they are mentioned as names of angels that we cannot pronounce but should use them for kavanah.

Well, one of the names is Dionysus (in some versions is the last samech replaced with mem sofit).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus

]]> By: Jack Moshcatel http://www.torathmoshe.com/2008/09/the-meaning-of-real-teshuvah-to-the-berith-covenant-torath-moshe/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Jack Moshcatel Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:46:46 +0000 http://www.torathmoshe.com/?p=120#comment-118 I "Dicarnosa" is not Jesus. Dea Cornosa means "fleshy **goddess**" in Spanish. Latin for god is "deus" not "deo." Hence Mozart's middle name "Amadeus." Fertility/Grain goddesses were often portrayed as corpulent women. That makes more sense in the context of parnassa, not Jesus. Kabbalah is a "cosmic sacrality" based mostly pre-Christian European faith, not unike the religion of th eSabeans discussed by haRambam. A pagan goddess is more appropos. Those who practice minhag musta'arab do not recite the prayer for parnassa of the Francos. II HaRambam changed the ruling of Tefilim based on a better girsa of Gemer Menahoth, not just "hearing" about what R. Ha'aye said. You are juicing the story a bit, no? This is set forth in Teshuboth HaRambam (Blau) very clearly. R. Ha'aye corroborates , of course. III Careful about bizayon Talmide Hakhamim re: Hakham Faur. If you disagree, fine. But "unbalanced" is a personal comment I would reasonably say. I realize you characterized his "opinions" as such, but still. Despacio con los sabios, senhor. I read the same article and see nothing "unbalanced" at all. I am ~50 years old, an Andalusian Jew, and I see much agreement between Faur and my own grandfather, ke repose en Gan Eden. Can you be more forthcoming with your tagging of what is "unbalanced"? Anyada Buena! Yakoviko de la casa de Moshcatel I

“Dicarnosa” is not Jesus. Dea Cornosa means “fleshy **goddess**” in Spanish.

Latin for god is “deus” not “deo.” Hence Mozart’s middle name “Amadeus.”

Fertility/Grain goddesses were often portrayed as corpulent women.

That makes more sense in the context of parnassa, not Jesus.

Kabbalah is a “cosmic sacrality” based mostly pre-Christian European faith, not unike the religion of th eSabeans discussed by haRambam.

A pagan goddess is more appropos.

Those who practice minhag musta’arab do not recite the prayer for parnassa of the Francos.

II

HaRambam changed the ruling of Tefilim based on a better girsa of Gemer Menahoth, not just “hearing” about what R. Ha’aye said. You are juicing the story a bit, no?

This is set forth in Teshuboth HaRambam (Blau) very clearly.

R. Ha’aye corroborates , of course.

III

Careful about bizayon Talmide Hakhamim re: Hakham Faur. If you disagree, fine. But “unbalanced” is a personal comment I would reasonably say. I realize you characterized his “opinions” as such, but still. Despacio con los sabios, senhor.

I read the same article and see nothing “unbalanced” at all.

I am ~50 years old, an Andalusian Jew, and I see much agreement between Faur and my own grandfather, ke repose en Gan Eden.

Can you be more forthcoming with your tagging of what is “unbalanced”?

Anyada Buena!

Yakoviko de la casa de Moshcatel

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