Comments on: The Jewish Taliban in Jerusalem

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:43:39 +0000

So, in other words, you want to change religious law with the help of the secular courts?

By: Nina

Nina — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:47:46 +0000

This is a purely ignorant and antisemitic response. As a non religious Jew who knows the Bible very well, I would suggest you read The Hebrew Bible. Perhaps then you will not so easily compare Judaism to Islam. Only ignorant people do.

By: Nina

Nina — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:32:44 +0000

Before you dispense advice to a people who survived adversity for two thousand years with the Orthodox religion, you should read more on the subject. As a start, may I suggest the book, Bible Literacy?

By: Nina

Nina — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:19:27 +0000

Bravo! Those pertinent ideas couldn’t have been expressed better. You have touched on every important point in opening our eyes to see that it is a political ploy. That is what it looked to me when I read about it. Also, your admonition to speak gently among oourselves is very wise.I only hope the readers here give your remarks the thought that they merit.

By: Charlene Doe

Charlene Doe — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:22:23 +0000

The people in Israel have a group of fanatics I call Jewish Taliban no different then the Islamic people have a group of fanatics called Islamic fundamentalist or Taliban. Same as we in the USA have the Christian Taliban.
Nothing more then a group of fake know it all self proclaimed experts who think they are above all others before God. They hate feminism, homosexuals, other races and cultures and strongly push women to be slaves to men. The whole world is the same push women into slavery as they think God would want it. Now watch Zionists and orthodox Jews dont want to hear that Israel is no different then any other part of the world. Far from perfect.

By: Cheryl Birkner Mack

Cheryl Birkner Mack — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:08:44 +0000

Yael,
I don’t think that Haim Navon represents the majority of Israelis. He certainly doesn’t represent the thousands who turned out Saturday night and the many more who wanted to be there in support of Women of the Wall and other groups seeking freedom of (Jewish) religion in Israel.

By: RichardG

RichardG — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:16:28 +0000

Dr. Chesler,

As a religious Jew, fervent supporter of the State of Israel and anti-Jihadist activist I bitterly resent your use of the term “Jewish Taliban.” I think it borders on being a “Hillul Hashem.” You owe us all a profound apology!

Sincerely,

Richard Gilman

By: HellenoChristian

HellenoChristian — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:28:39 +0000

Dear Naftali, I don’t think one can compare an Institution (Institution) like Religion(s) with other more anonymus and subjected to changing, field(s) of one (indivual’s or population’s) life. Yes fear and love are to different aspects of the same coin, exactely as freedom and faithfulness are, but the Religion’s field had and still have a great impact on everyone’s life (individuals and populations). Science(s) have an impact on people’s lives, but they are allowed to change: it is even expected them to change, evolve, go further; when it comes to Religion, we face an Institution which refuses to change, out of fear and out of economical/political/whatever interests (fear to loose its institutional power). We might differenciate between personal – irrational – fear(s), which is human and normal, and subjected (for brave Hearts/Souls) to be overcame, and institutional(ized) fear(s), which are (kept) there for precise purposes, and which usually serve few ones’ (economical, poltiical, …) interests, while they damage most people’s lives. Academical fears belong to the latter group; fear of women (…) belong to the former group. Maybe group number 1 is subjected to become group number 2, and that’s the point where criticism starts getting banned …?

By: naftali

naftali — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:32:54 +0000

#77 Helleno

There is one name that has 72 letters. It isn’t used much, and even if you look right at it you’re still not quite sure what you’re looking at.

I think the dynamic you pointed out, the relationship between fear and narrow thinking, is true for just about every endeavor and isn’t confined to religion.

I saw that narrowness in academia–it’s there in spades. In fact, I dare you to name an area where you don’t find that fear/narrow minded dynamic.

I honestly can’t think of one.

By: HellenoChristian

HellenoChristian — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:12:07 +0000

75. Naftali, thank you I did not know about that. I knew about 72 names? Compared to the 99 of Islam (Taliban). I see in those names a way to meditate in Qualities, sort of Totems (see Indian Natives’ Tradition) which can help you develop once – so to say – power, once – so to say – tenderness. The spectrum of Qualities is uncountable (or maybe it is countable, not anyway a number I am able to count). Same process is to be found in Hinduism, where Deities represent Qualities, Essences of the Being (both God/-s and human Beings, allegedly created upon its/their image). Following this way, the step between “Religion” and “Atheism” get shorter and shorter: it is the fear of infinity which keep us attached to “Religion” and forbid us to “think different” (and see those who “think different” as a threat – so Talibans do toward others, Non-taliban and Non-islamic or Non-islamist -).