Posted on 06/11/2008 2:04:54 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator
Once upon a time, Jews who found Judaism cumbersome simply declared the Torah obsolete and went about their lives as they pleased. They weren't inclined to intellectual contortions.
Some "progressive" Jews today, though, choose instead to twist and torture the Jewish canon, in an attempt to force it to "yield" what they wish it actually did. In a way, their reluctance to just jettison the Torah and Talmud is admirable. Other words, though, come to mind for their merciless manipulation of the Jewish religious tradition.
A recent example of such intellectual anarchism is Hillel. The campus organization, that is, not the Talmudic sage who, while he was an exemplar of equanimity and tolerance, had harsh words for Jews who arrogate to "exploit the crown" — i.e. misuse the Torah for personal purposes (Avos, 1:13).
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Hillel, the sage, would say “Don’t do to others that which you despise”. Hillel, the college group, would say “If it feels good do it”.
Worse: "If it feels good, it's OKAY to do it."
It’s not just progressive Jews who twist the Torah to say what they want it to say.
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