The Fear of G-d Barometer

Manhigut Yehudit--The Jewish Leadership Movement ^ | 12/2/'10 | Moshe Feiglin

[Zionist Conspirator]

And Joseph said to them on the third day, 'Do this and live, I fear G-d.' (From this week's Torah portion, Mikeitz, Genesis 42:18)

"For I said, there is no fear of G-d in this place, and they will kill me." (Abraham in Genesis 20:11)

Joseph understood the same thing understood by his great-grandfather, Abraham. Joseph's brothers have nothing to worry about. They can leave Simon with the stern Egyptian ruler and be sure that no harm will befall him, for he has a G-d: "I fear G-d."

True fear of G-d is the foundation upon which everything rests. There are people who fear G-d, but are unaware of it. There are people who declare that they have fear of G-d, but in truth, it is non-existent. Only G-d knows what is in our hearts. But ultimately, without fear of G-d, everything collapses. There are no borders to separate between good and bad. There is no permissible and forbidden, no moral coordinates with which to navigate the challenges of life. Reality sinks into confusion, into chaos and disarray - into death.

The greater the potential, the greater the sensitivity. A state of the art fighter jet is much more sensitive and can be ruined much more easily than a simple rifle. Regular countries can survive for long periods of time even if their leadership lacks fear of G-d. But the State of Israel is different. Without fear of G-d, the amount of time it takes for it to lose the legitimacy for its very existence - is very short.

The Nation senses this and is seeking G-d. With His help, we will soon have leaders who reflect the will of the Nation.

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Chanukah,

Moshe Feiglin

[TEXOKIE]

Amen to your thought for the day, and many happy returns to you as well! G-d bless you!

[Zionist Conspirator]

Ping.

[UCANSEE2]

The ‘o’ key on your keyboard is broken.

[Zionist Conspirator]

The ‘o’ key on your keyboard is broken.

Hmm. It seems to be broken on a lot of keyboards, doesn't it? ;-)

[MHGinTN]

The beginning of wisdom, only the beginning ...

[jonrick46]

Nice word, but I prefer that G-d be spelled as God.

[Jewbacca]

Your preference for a writing that is disrepectful to HaShem shows that ZC knows his Torah better than you.

[Jewbacca]

It appears your brain is broken.

[SeeSac]

Your preference for a writing that is disrepectful to HaShem shows that ZC knows his Torah better than you.

I didn't know the word "God" was in the Torah.

[dervish]

The most important Jewish prayer is the “Shema Yisrael”

Opening line:

“V’ahav’ta eit Adonai Elohekha b’khol l’vav’kha uv’khol naf’sh’kha uv’khol m’odekha.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

Haredim have taken Judaism to the wrong place.

[topcat54]

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)

[topcat54]

Your preference for a writing that is disrepectful to HaShem shows that ZC knows his Torah better than you.

The Torah does not teach that writing “God” with the vowel is “disrepectful (sic) to HaShem.” That's a tradiiton of men.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Since I am not a dispensationalist, what are you doing on this thread?

[Zionist Conspirator]

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)

That's nice.

I hear the Rig Veda, the Koran, and the "book of mormon" say lots of stuff too, and they're just as relevant to this discussion.

[SeeSac]

The Torah does not teach that writing “God” with the vowel is “disrepectful (sic) to HaShem.” That's a tradiiton of men.

Is it "D__", "D_o" or "Di_"

[topcat54]

Since I am not a dispensationalist, what are you doing on this thread?

Have Truth Will Travel.

[topcat54]

Is it "D__", "D_o" or "Di_"\

"_ll_h."

[Zionist Conspirator]

Have Truth Will Travel.

That's funny! (Seeing as how there is no way to prove that any form of chr*stianity is true.)

[jonrick46]

LOL! I guess my God Barometer has gone tilt for writing God. I bet God is laughing at those who write G-d.