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To: malakhi
I guess I'm okay! ;o)

Me too. I try and do Torah Kosher. I'll leave most of the rabbinical stuff to you. I do like some of it tho. :-)

48,574 posted on 04/25/2003 11:38:45 AM PDT by Invincibly Ignorant (finally context)
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To: Invincibly Ignorant
I'll leave most of the rabbinical stuff to you. I do like some of it tho. :-)

The way I look at it, the "rabbinical stuff" is a certain way of interpreting the meaning of the Law. It has weight because it has tradition behind it, but IMO it is not binding. Torah observance takes precedence; rabbinical observance is optional. Some of it is useful and meaningful, and some doesn't make much sense to me. I'm not about to give up my Sabbath candle-lighting, traditional blessings etc., but I recognize that it is not required.

48,582 posted on 04/25/2003 11:54:11 AM PDT by malakhi (fundamentalist unitarian)
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