4th Craig: Testimony: My Journey to Judaism

1:1  I am not sure what began my journey to Judaism.  Perhaps, it was when I questioned my mother about some Orthodox Jews rocking back and forth as a child, and I asked her what they were doing.  My mom's response was that they were, "Retarded."  Then, later I saw another rocking back and forth on a train from the state of MA to the state of PA, and after observing him, I concluded that he was not retarded.  Now I was interested:  Why had my mom told me someone was retarded when clearly this was not a sign of retardation!

1:2  Or maybe it was some of the last words of my grandmother on my mom's side I know when she stated that she believe good deeds are the only way to get to heaven.  That much made sense.  I agreed with her, and never paid much attention to what was said in church, all the while believing good deeds where the way to heaven, which turned out not to be entirely true.

1:3  After having a rough break up with a woman at college, I gave up being good.  Being good seemed to get me nowhere, so I was to stop being good and pursue evil.  My life then got worse, until Gd spoke to me, “I never thought you would get so far.  I AM punishing you!”  My response was, “Why are you punishing me (believe me I wanted to know because I needed some relief or I would die)?”  Then, the voice said, “I get everyone sooner or later.”  I have written elsewhere the rest of the story.

1:4  The one thing I was missing when I was doing good deeds when I was younger is that I was not cleaving to Him.  The deeds were empty and cold.  Faith is like the fire that warms one from the cold in religion.  If you do go deeds and have no faith, then I believe you are missing out on some of the greatness Gd has to offer through the world.  So, my advice is to cleave to Him, the Almighty God, and let him provide for you because He will do that if you observe all of His commands.
1:5  In addition, I have met several Jews that attracted me to the religion, simply because they were extra nice to me, especially in hard times.  One of them lived on my floor at College.  Several others have given me medical care.  None have tried to sell me on the religion.  However, at some point most have said, "I am a Jew."  In addition, there was also a Jewish chatroom on AOL that I frequented.

2nd Shelah: Judah and the Rise of the 3rd Kingdom of Hades

2:1  In Greek literature, Hades is a code for the Shelahites.  The Shelahites are the Ashkenazi Jews.
2:2  Israel was conquered in the time of Joshua, and built for the first time during the Davidic Kingdom.  During this time David was recognized as a King.
2:3  The 2nd Temple period, where the Temple referred to is the Temple of Solomon ended around 0 CE.
2:4  This time period is the 3rd time period that the Shelahites have controlled the land of Israel, where the conquering of Israel during the crusades is excluded, as it was not recognized by the Shelahites.  Thus, the modern state of Israel, as I write this on 11_18_2012 is this 3rd time period, where Hades has occupied Israel.
2:4  In addition, now Sephardic Jews, code for Poseidon can also occupy Israel during 11_18_2012.  However, it is uncertain whether or not Sephardic Jews occupied the land of Israel during the second period, as their priestly garb demonstrates that they had not returned to the Temple, since Solomon built it.
2:5  Zeus, Poseidon and Hades were all brothers, as it is such that Judah had 3 surviving sons, where Er and Onan are no longer clans.  Zeus (Zerah) represents the Zerahites, who where fathered by Judah.  Poseidon (Perez) represents the Perezites who were fathered by Judah, and are now known as Sephardic Jews.  And, Hades (Shelah) represents the Shelahites who were fathered by Judah.
2:6  The control of Hades over us is a financial scepter, that is the scepter associated with Judah.  This is that the Shelahites are controlling the world financially.  Germany recently pointed this out, citing that they felt the Jews had too much financial sway in the United States of America.
2:7  One reason that the Jews now hold the financial scepter of Hades is that most Ashkenazi Jews have virtually unbelievable ability to span digits required to make financial calculations in everyday conversation.  This is notable through IQ, Intelligence Quotient, tests, where blood Jews are specifically outliers when it comes to digit spanning compared to other groups.

1st Shelah: Originally not Frum from Birth

1:1  Genesis 10(24) “And Arpachshad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.”  This is a part of the Semitic line from Shem to Abraham.
1:2  The word for Eber translates to English as Hebrew.  Thus, it is such that Eber is the father of the Hebrews.
1:3  In the same way, Shem is the patriarch of the Semites because he is the son of Noah, and Abraham is his descendent.  Genesis 10:(1) “Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.”
1:4  The first time Shelah appears in the text is as a Semite, meaning that the nation of Shelah at sometimes predates the Hebrews, and is a fully fledged gentile nation.  This is thought to be one of the reasons why the Jews are sometimes able to fall so low, only to pick themselves up in the righteous ways described by Moses.
1:5  Genesis 38:(5) “And she yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.”  As I have discussed previously with the name Zerah, Shelah also had other origins, as I mentioned above.  Judah took Shelah in, well aged and fathered him in the ways of the Jews.  “She” refers to Judah’s Canaanite wife.  Thus, it is such that Shelah studied Torah with Judah as a Rabbi.
1:6  Numbers26:(20) “And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.”  Thus, it is such that the families counted in the book of Numbers tend to be good at Numbers.  However, there are different ways of being good at numbers.  Strictly, the Shalanites here, who elsewhere are called the Shelahites, are financially good with money.
1:7  The sign of a good Jew is that He, at the Passover Seder speaks out about the tyrannies of wealth for he has known them as a gentile, and also repented of them.
1:8  I theorize that one of the reasons that the Ashkenazi Jews have suffered so much is that the mother of Shelah was a Canaanite, where the Canaanites where cursed sons of Ham the son of Noah.
1:9  Shelah’s Canaanite mother is the reason that the Ashkenazi Jews have an inheritance with respect to the land of Israel, as formerly it was the land of Canaan.  Thus, due to ancestry, as there are no known Canaanites, for they fell by the sword, which the Book of Joshua describes.
1:10  The only remnant of the Canaanites is in the genes of white folk, where in modernity, Canaan is termed Neanderthal and the Neanderthals are long extinct though their DNA is still present in white people, primarily Jewish DNA in fact, which should come as no surprise.  Thus, it is such that due to Canaan, the Jews have a right to their land, where hopefully Jews observe not as Canaanites, but as sons of Judah.

Sovereignty and The Temple - To Demolish a Holy Site or Not

There is a push for Israel to demonstrate itself by bull dozing the mosque on the Temple Mount as a way to demonstrate its sovereignty. This would likely cause WWWIII. However, perhaps this is WWWIII already, starting with the Arab Spring and expanding.

If Israel demolishes this sacred mosque (where the Temple Mount is located), it would make Israel as a rapist.  Building the Temple without the blessing of Muslims would make Israel to be rapist of Hagar.  One who demonstrates power through might is a rapist.  The reason I say Hagar is that the book of Genesis says that Hagar was the wife of Abraham, the first monotheist, and parents of Ishmael.  We are able to liken the Ishmaelites to today's group, Muslims.

Sacred teaching teaches that if one loves the father, then one loves the children.  One is unable to love Abraham unless he or she loves Isaac and Ishmael both.  Thus, it is such that we should not think of Muslims as depraved people, but as our brothers.

I am fully sympathetic with wanting the Jewish Temple Built at the Temple Mount.  However, this is clearly not the time for such a thing to happen. In fact, the only way to lovingly accomplish sovereignty is to wait until Islam, the religion, is history.  Consider the follow, which are the traits of a wise man:

"There are seven things that characterize a boor, and seven things that characterize a wise man. A wise man does not speak before one who is greater than himself in wisdom or age. He does not interrupt his fellow's words. He does not hasten to answer. His questions are on the subject and his answers to the point. He responds to first things first and to latter things later. Concerning what he did not hear, he says "I did not hear." He concedes to the truth. With the boor, the reverse of all these is the case."

- Ethics of the Fathers, 5:7

Religions come and go, and so to this may happen with Islam. The hope is that the Muslim's descendants would then have a different view about the location of the sacred temple.

Power demonstrations like this one that is often suggested have little to do with love and everything to do with power, which is the way of rape. Rape is not about love it is about power.  In that way, it is the way of the boor who hastens actions.  Thus, it is such that in order to build the Temple in its sacred place it must be done with lovingkindness.