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Rabbis fly over Israel in hopes of eliminating swine flu
Nissan Shtrauchler
Published: 11.08.09, 13:01
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31. @ charles from "oh no not again"
izzy d   (08.12.09)
sneering at gays is considered hate. look at any gay themed article and you will see that a very little (if any) of the "anti-gay" talk backers advocate violence. Usually they say they think it is wrong for yada-yada reasons. tell me if i am wrong to lay down this rule; pro gay talkbackers consider ANY anti gay slurs to be a product of hate and ignorance. second of all, science has not disproved god, it was logic. third of all, the middle ages have been completely falsified. You will be Very surprised at what they really were like. read an accredited historian and not a textbook. The church advanced science, medicine, forms of government, community and much more. the damage that movies have contributed to the false knowledge of that era is enormous. fourthly: the ideals of democracy and humanism pre-date the middle ages. well i guess by your logic they have therefore been discredited.
32. issi d
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.12.09)
No violence ? and their words ? And their faces ? calling them beasts , perverts , deviants what is this . Regarding non violence promoted , look at this guy who was arrested . In the middle age they also believed that in those prayers that can save people . The church promoting science ? And why had the then "doctors" to look into corpses while hiding ? Promoting science ? and Galileo when he said that the earth was'nt the center ? Please come with serious arguments
33. Rabbis over Israel
John Prescott ,   Llangorse Wales   (08.12.09)
That a so called intelligent people in the 21st century can believe in such antedeluvian mumbo jumbo, fills me with dread for the future of Israel.
34. Charles , Petach Tikva learn history.
ben ,   jerusalem-palestine   (08.12.09)
35. 34 , Ben in Yeroushalaim , Israel
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.12.09)
Yeroushalaim was NEVER the capital of an arab state . That's history .
36. first saw this on Sky News, and
megan ,   israel   (08.12.09)
thought oh oh, someones going to have a good laugh at this, but honestly good for them, a nice gesture and privately funded, as per Amanda, so why knock it. I dont think praying will change anything at anytime, but if it offers comfort to the prayer, so be it. Thank you rabbis a real nice mitzva and ( good the IDF banned a certain flight zone) may have started another war!
37. @ charles from "are us serious?"
izzy d   (08.12.09)
cmon man. seriously.
38. 37 izzi . don't come with WRONG arguments
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.12.09)
As those you gave .
39. No. 9 Jewboy
NYC Girl   (08.12.09)
Actually, there are atheists in foxholes...my grandfather was one of them in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. But, be that as it may, there have actually been some studies in hospitals of very ill patients who had other people praying for them, although the patients weren't necessarily aware of it. Somewhat unexpectedly, the researchers found there were actually cases of patients making a better than expected recovery that couldn't be explained by any medical intervention. So, while I may not be a believer myself, I'm not so sure I'm going to argue with the rabbis. At least they're not throwing Molotov cocktails to protest the opening of a parking lot in Jerusalem on Saturday.
40. Swine flu and then the Rabbis Flew
Josh   (08.15.09)
41. Charles, As usual off topic - Gays? Flying Rabbis?
Josh   (08.16.09)
Guess you have to talk about what is dearest to you. Just so you know they were blowing a shofar over Israel the nation. :-o
42. 41 , learn to read , jossele
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.16.09)
That's your name , the same as TRUE Jews give to your adored one
43. #42 "TRUE Jews" is what Messianic Jews use.
Josh   (08.16.09)
Apparently you like to use their canned phrase alot. Jews don't use the adjective "TRUE" because we are just Jewish. Those debating the claim that Christianity, Black Hebrews, or Messianic Jews are the "real" Jews use the term "True Jews", I am just a Conservative convert and I deny your false prophet Yeshu by all his names. you never have
44. 43 , you know their vocabulary , i not
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.17.09)
So because you misuses the word Torah , if i'm using this , i'll be a non Jew as you are ? For me a TRUE Jew is a 100 % Jew , not a tchic tchac or fake convert as you are , the reason you were assaulted in a restaurant . A convert , if true and sincere , can be a follower of the Jewish faith , and is accepted by religious people . Why were'nt you accepted ? Because not a serious , true and sincere conversion . For me a convert is only a convert , does NOT belong to MY Jewish people . A convert can't have those Jewish feelings , this Jewish Neshamah [ not what religious call neshamah ] For this you need some generations . And a Jew has'nt those disgusting words you had . You know that i'm secular , atheist , so for me , no god
45. #44 LOL
JOsh   (08.19.09)
46. Swine flu fly over
Steve ,   Birmingham Alabama   (01.27.13)
I missed this story when it came out. The behavior and beliefs of the rabbis is sad and ignorant of science. Centuries ago they helped teach hygiene and healthy eating. Now they seem woefully out of touch and uninformed.
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