1) I couldn't believe he wouldn't talk to you for the rest of the day
just because you said it was the Jewish Bible
2) I couldn't believe he could be as STUPID as you described him
3) Wondered if he's an anti-Semitic convert
Oh, in Reform synagogues, a *lot* of women say Kaddish
for their parents and grandparents
:-)
I can understand how so many people from Jewish families are really
ignorant about their heritage - I was - but a supposed Christian
not knowing the origin of the bible really surprised me.
<cf_grammar_geek_warning>
BTW,
"son's" what?
son's is possessive, as in son's cluelessness,
sons is plural, as in "the ones who are required".
</cf_grammar_geek_warning>
-Ben
>Trust me. you can't offend me regarding that. Go For it, I would be
>interested in your comments.
>
>Even funnier/sad was when I told him I was saying Kaddish, he asked me what
>it was. (The son's are the ones who are required to do Kaddish, daughters
>are exempt).
>
> _____
>
>From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 4:40 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: KJ Version
>
>
>/me withholds comment about Sandy's brother so as to not offend Sandy
>-Ben
>
>>This reminds me of a funny story.
>>
>>To give the background, my family is Jewish but not religious and my
>brother
>>is a christian convert. After my dad died I was saying Kaddish (which is a
>>prayer praising God, said on behalf of a dead parent) and started looking
>at
>>the Torah (5 books of Moses). Of course I am reading a translation since I
>>don't read Hebrew.
>>
>>Anyways, my mom is in the hospital for surgery and my brother and sister
>are
>>down. I'm looking for a book to read and take (I think it was Exodus). My
>>version has the following: The verse and a discussion of the meaning (both
>>in Hebrew and in English). I of course am reading the English.
>>
>>My brother picks up my book at sometime and looks at it. After a point he
>>asks me what I am reading and I tell him. I tell him I find the
>discussions
>>fascinating. He says, "Oh you mean the study guide" and I say, "No, the
>>discussions as to what the different words can mean" (Hebrew is a compact
>>language and one word can translate to many different words layering
>meaning
>he
>difficult
>making
>of
>> me Bible, yet it is the source of the King James rendering. "
>>
>> Another quote:
>> "The Greek version reflects a Hebrew text more than a thousand years
>older
> _____
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