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  • Retrial for Jesus? New campaign launched in Israel

    02/07/2017 7:44:26 PM PST · by amorphous · 47 replies
    Worldnet Daily ^ | 7 Feb 2017 | Bob Unruh
    A Jewish Orthodox scholar is proposing an Old Testament ceremony, the redemption of the firstborn, to return Jesus of Nazareth to the Jewish fold and then hold a retrial at which he could be acquitted. The first trial, two millennia ago, resulted in Jesus’ condemnation by the high priests for blasphemy, his crucifixion by the Roman conquerors and his resurrection through which Christians worldwide believe they can receive salvation and life eternal. The Jewish authorities, however, have been libeled ever since as “Christ-killers” and more. One scholar, Ariel Cohen Alloro, while not “an official rabbi,” is a student of one...
  • Seculars interested in 'redemption' rituals

    01/07/2007 1:43:58 PM PST · by Alouette · 13 replies · 288+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | Jan. 7, 2007 | Sheley Paz
    Secular Israelis are expressing increasing interest in the pidyon haben (redemption of the firstborn son) religious ritual, according to Tzohar, an organization of Religious Zionist rabbis. The group, which is known among secular Israelis for its marriage ceremonies in which couples work with a rabbi to prepare a ceremony which is meaningful to them, is now working to respond to that interest. The group held a conference in Jerusalem on Sunday in an attempt to provide people with the answers to crucial questions concerning the practice. The ritual concerns the laws of redemption of an eldest son born by natural...