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Introducing: Talmud in Arabic
Itamar Marlios
Published: 19.05.12, 08:49
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1. Why Bother?
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.19.12)
This is such a waste of time. Couldn't they find something better to do with their time.
2. No doubt in future Arabs will say Talmud was Arab invention.
(05.19.12)
3. ...this is ja joke, right?
Peter ,   Austria   (05.19.12)
"The translators also noted, she says, that they had tried to buy a copy of the Talmud to translate, but rabbis had refused to sell them one." http://www.amazon.com/The-Talmud-Steinsaltz-Edition-Vol/dp/0394576667/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1337416780&sr=8-8
4. In Sfarad and i Europe traslation of Talmud led to Antisemit
(05.19.12)
Antimemotism. Due to controversail sujects only understood after profound study. I hope this will enlight arabs even though I doub it
5. Sara you are not traslating nor any Jews.
(05.19.12)
The jordaninas are. At least they are not thowing bombs. It could be interesting if palestinians did the same
6. A weapon
Raphael ,   Netanya   (05.19.12)
Talmud, distorted by malevolent translaters and in the hands of vicious antisemites can be used as an antisemitic masterpiece.
7. This Just Further PROOF That The arabs
(05.19.12)
BASATERIZED the TORAH 1400 years and Took away and added To The Inherant WORD of Ha Shem, it has been stated Not to add or take away What Ha Shem Had Dictated To Moses on Mt Sinai. The isslimic koran is a abomination! ברוך הא שם/שבת שלום
8. #4, and waht have you got to lose exactly.
leo ,   usa   (05.19.12)
9. Guys, do not be so negative. Anti-Semite ...
leo ,   usa   (05.19.12)
... can only become anti-anti-Semite. There is nowhere else to go and therefore no risk what so ever.
10. Always Double Standard
Frankie Littlehammer ,   New Herstal, Texas   (05.19.12)
Some schools of Islam say study of the (let alone criticism of) the Koran by unbelievers and translation into any other language is not allowed.
11. You can translate a script word by word,
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (05.19.12)
But you can't translate the spirit of the text,let alone the nigun.the Jordanians believe,by translatig the Talmud,they will discover the secret of Israel's success.
12. Gemara should be teached...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (05.19.12)
only by an orthodoxe Rabbi. Otherwise there is a huge risk of misinterpretation,which can do more harm than good.
13. Talmud translated in Arabic
Lauren ,   Alameda   (05.19.12)
Here's a Yiddish word for that: OY!
14. To be twisted and taken out of context
Ilana   (05.19.12)
This is what they will do and then we will see even more hate comments on YNfacebook...
15. #2
Ilana   (05.19.12)
Good point. Jesus was Muslim, Jerusalem was Muslim, neanderthal man was muslim and now Talmud will be as well!!
16. Muslims have been spreading Talmud lies on internet.
BUTSeriously ,   Sydney   (05.20.12)
This is their Taqiyah belief of boldly spreading falsehoods, and that it is acceptable by their Allah. Good thing to issue the Talmud in Arabic - it will expose their lies.
17. half the Israelis are Arab Mizrahi Jews
observer ,   Egypt   (05.20.12)
but, till now there is no Arab version of Talmud. Dearabization of Mizrahim; All Mizrahim might have been Karaites converted by Zionists to fulfill the conditions for their Job in Palestine. The Majority of Jews in Egypt were Karaites. CONSPIRACY.
18. where in Torah of Moses Talmud or Jerusalem mentioned once
observer ,   Egypt   (05.20.12)
where in the entire Hebrew Scriptures Talmud is mentioned once?
19. Great
Avi   (05.20.12)
First of all you need a brain second you need to be mild accomplishing these two objectives are in contradiction in terms knowing the nature of the beast…
20. Great opportunity to educate on Jerusalem
Ilana   (05.20.12)
especially today as it is JERUSALEM DAY: To clear things up: The Tanach is the Hebrew Bible. It contains the Torah BUT ALSO: Nevi'im, and Ketuvim(tulmud,midrash gemarim etc). The Torah covers the creation of the earth and the first humans, the Great Flood and the covenant with the gentiles, the enslavement of and Exodus from the Hebrews in Egypt, giving of the Torah (Written and Oral), renewal of Covenant given to Avraham, festivals established, wandering through the desert, the Tabernacle Ark, Priestly duties, and the death of Moshe Rabbenu. The Nevi'im (נביאים) covers the time period from the death of Moshe Rabbenu through the Babylonian exile (ca.1200BCE-587BCE) and contains 19 books. The Ketuvim (כתובם) covers the period after the return from the Babylonian exile (6th century BCE) and contains 12 books. Now about Jerusalem: Jerusalem is mentioned many HUNDREDS of times in the Jewish Bible. As for the Chumash (Five Books of Moses), it is true that the word "Jerusalem" does not appear there. Most simply, this is because it was not yet called Jerusalem. Under Jebusite rule and earlier, Jerusalem was divided into two cities, the western part called Jeru (Yere) and the eastern part called Salem (Shalem). Both of these names do appear in the Five Books: "And Malki-Tzedek, King of Shalem" (Genesis 14:18). "And Abraham called that place...Yere" (Genesis 21:14). Around the time of Joshua's conquest, the Amorites consolidated the two halves of the city, and they combined the two names: Jeru-salem. From this point on in history, our Bible refers to Jerusalem countless times. Furthermore, the Chumash refers 19 times to "the place that G-d will choose" as the center for Jewish life and religion (e.g. Deuteronomy 12:11, 14, etc.) The Prophets Shmuel and Gad finally reveal to King David that this chosen place is Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. So here's another reason Jerusalem isn't mentioned explicitly in the Chumash as the holy city: It hadn't yet been revealed as such. Maimonides, writing around 800 years ago, offers three reasons that the Chumash does not reveal the identity of the holy city: If the nations had learned that this place would express the highest Jewish ideals, they would have united in an effort to occupy and prevent the Jews from ever controlling it. (Sound familiar?) If they had known of Jerusalem's spiritual stature, they may have tried to take advantage of its spiritual nature by making it into a center of idol worship. Each of the twelve tribes would have desired to have Jerusalem in their borders, and this would lead to disunity. Once the Jews had conquered and divided the land, the above ceased to be considerations. So, in conclusion, Jerusalem played a prominent part in Jewish history and writings more than two thousand years before Islam's rise and the writing of the Koran, which makes no mention of Jerusalem. rejoice
21. #20 Jerusalem in Genesis 14:18
observer ,   Egypt   (05.20.12)
The city is not mentioned specifically in the Pentateuch. Melchizedek, the king of Salem, or Yere as Abraham called it, who was ''priest of God Most High'' (Genesis 14:18), maybe or may not be the monarch of Jerusalem. It WAS long before the priesthood was instituted! Why Abraham paid a tithe (repeatedly) to the king of Salem if Abraham was recorded as owner of Hebron. If the bible were a logbook for recording real estate property could the bible have missed the house of G-d, the holiest of the holey and could not have the EXACT location and exact name that would be famous by it in the whole world.
22. to the hasbarah Jew
observer ,   Egypt   (05.20.12)
If the truth about the Khazaric nature of the Ashkenazi Jews were to become wide-spread knowledge, the Protestant would recognize that the Zionists are not descendants of Abraham, and are therefore not covered by the promise in Genesis 12:1-2.
23. #22&17 So the jewish people is a fake?
Raphael ,   Netanya   (05.20.12)
According to your sources, i.e. the low cost pedant Shlomo Sand, Khazars crucified the Christ and enslaved millions of Africans, and the Titus arch in Rome is a chinese copy manufactured on behalf of Mossad. Supposing the jewish people was invented by T. Herzl, antisemites like you were utterly real and alive for 3 millenia. Who did they murder and persecute?
24. Reply to 18
Michael ,   NYC US   (05.20.12)
In the Torah alone Jerusalem is mentioned as being capital of Israel and for its looks more than 300 times. If you take תנח (Torah, Niviim, and Chatuvim (the entire Bible)) its mentioned well over 600 times. Compare that with the Koran were there is disagreement if Jerusalem is even mentioned once.
25. How utterly embarrassing!
Vered, Israel   (05.20.12)
Wow, it's a crying shame that the Talmud is still taken so seriously by some modern Jews, but in the hands of our would-be enemies, it's really embarrassing! For the really stupid stuff in the Talmed they say: It's not stupid, it's just that you haven't studied keenly enough, or you'd be drinking the koolaid, too! Of the incomprehensible stuff they say: We don't know what those guys with those huge neshamot were even talking about, they're on such a high level, but we believe! And about the good stuff they say: look at this good stuff that really stood the test of time! (5% of the Talmud) So, wow, in the wrong hands, the Talmud is worse than the Protocols, because we can't claim it;s a fake!
26. # 21-22 biased observer ! you were
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (05.20.12)
told already many times,the reason that Jerusalem is not mentioned in the 5 books of Mozes,Jerusalem became the capital of Israel when King David conquerd the city 800 BCA,till then Jerusalem was a Jebusite city.The Talmud is the legal interpretation of the 5 books of Mozes,the first Authors of the talmud lived 200 CE.Jews may or may not be descendants of the chazars,but one thing for sure,the Jews in Israel are the only people who speak the language,practice the religion of the inhabitants of the land 2000 ago,can you say the same about the inhabitants of your country today ?. As a matter of fact,the muslims in Egypt are persecuting and forcing out the real Egyptians,the Copts.
27. # 25 vered,The problem with the Talmud
J.K. ,   Broolyn USA   (05.20.12)
is,that it wasn't properly edited,it was written in the course of centuries, and not all the authors were sages,some were very dumb,like those who wrote the divorce laws, discriminating against women,Kol Beisha, it contains a lot of wisdom,wit, and a lot of nonsense,the Talmud is devoting a lot of time to rituals,which have nothing to do with daily life,but as a professor of physics,who was critical of the sacrifice rituals in the Talmud said : the Talmud is the greatest document ever written.What is nedded is a sage that will separate the wheat from the chaff.
28. most copts are Muslims
observer ,   Egypt   (05.21.12)
Islam is not based on race, that's one. Muslim copt convert is full blown Muslim, that is second. Islam encourages Muslim to use their brain, not just brain washed by religious leaders, that is third. Copts were the inhabitants of Egypt; whether those were Jews, Christians, or Pagans, You are ignorant, that's fourth.
29. neither is Makkah or Medina mentioned in the bible
observer ,   Egypt   (05.21.12)
In Islam, the oral law, traditions (Hadith) are narrated by Messenger Mohammad himself and those sayings and deeds of Mohammad were recorded using the most sophisticated technique. One had traveled thousands mile just to verify one word from trusted source(s). Hadith contains details of prayers, rules, advices, and mandates that may not be detailed in full in quraan. Hadith mentioned Beit al-Maqdis and Al-Aqsa so many. Mohammad went to Levant in commercial caravans and had been in Al-Aqsa Mosque at least once. When the pagans of Makka tried to prove that he did not make it in the Night journey, they asked him to describe Al-Aqsa Mosque; The Mosque was already there, NOT 200 or 300 years later. Mohammad described the full and and fine details of the Mosque. Quraan 17:1 "... the Aqsa Masjid (in Jerusalem) the precincts of which We have blessed,...". if the districts around Masjid Al-Aqsa were not Jerusalem, so why Jews are calling those Jerusalem?
30. is it about Hebrew or authentic God's law
observer ,   Egypt   (05.21.12)
In this current era of the Great Exile, prophecy has ceased while the Almighty "hides His face" for the sins of Israel. With no living prophets, the only path to knowledge of the divine is through the Hebrew Scriptures, which contain the complete and perfect instruction of the divine will revealed to the prophets of Israel. By living in accordance with the divine instruction, By living in accordance with the divine instruction, men can be redeemed from sin, as it is written: "When the evildoer turns away from all his sins that he has done and shall keep all My statutes and do justice and righteousness, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his iniquities that he has done shall no longer be remembered" (Ezekiel 18:21-22).
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