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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
You think the top rabbi's in israel do not represent judaism or speak for jews correct or incorrect ?
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If you were Jewish, you would know that there are no "Top" anything. A news agency with a political agenda, (any agenda or new agency you wish to pick), can frame an article how they like, but as I have said many times in this thread, one of the abiding aspects of Judaism is that all are encouraged to constantly discuss, argue, hold opinions on, and sometimes vehemently disagree with, other Jews about the meanings of texts, the tenants of the Talmud, and the traditions themselves, and to promote the evolution of Judaism over time
This is why holding on to our history so fiercely is held to be so important, since with the changing of pretty much everything else over time, knowing our history is the only thing that ensures that we do not completely lose our identity as a people. (Not race, but people, look at the massive influx of black Ethiopian Jews into Israel in the 80s and 90s).
And yet again, having said all that, there are NO TOP RABBI's in Judaism, and even widely recognized and respected ones don't expect anyone to take their opinions as an edict, and are always argued with, and their thoughts pulled apart and debated.
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