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Dr. Munayer is coming to BC and Alberta in November, I will keep you posted

Agreed!

There are religious sects who claim to follow the Bible -- who will allow a loved one to die rather than to violate their interpretation of scripture. There is one sect that comes to mind that has had an admonition against blood transfusions. I am certain that Rabbi Shapiro would agree 100% that a commandment can be violated in order to save a life. If it means violating the Shabbat to drive a person to a hospital, a thousand people will be willing to violate it to drive that person. The same is true with blood.

Thanks for the comment!. I think you are comparing a vaccine for rabies to the mRNA vaccine that for the moment, targets COVID-19, correct? I think you are saying that both vaccines target an otherwise unstoppable disease, which embodies the principle of saving life. If I got this much right then I would ask what makes the two diseases comparable? Thank you for engaging.

@@conversationcafe6674 and thank you for your reply! I think I am stepping back and trying to discern a principle that might help to guide decisions and actions that take us towards our spiritual mission -- or take us farther away from the target. To answer your question, bacteria and viruses that attack the body come in many different forms. Rabies is at an extreme end of the spectrum in that it is unstoppable without treatment. SARS-Cov-2 is nowhere near as lethal. But I wanted to register my agreement that the directive that new workers were forced to get vaccinated while those previously vaccinated were exempted -- makes absolutely no sense at all, and does not follow the science.

None of us can force our beliefs on others, but it is wonderful to converse about our beliefs without the threat of violence. Thank you for commenting.

Beautiful world after the apocalypse?! What a grim joke!... I'm an atheist because religion is so full of absurdities that only a sick religious mind can believe things like what you just wrote. I don't doubt something like the apocalypse will happen, only because the religious people want the apocalypse to happen, so they can raise their holy books and claim *"see, we were always right about god and the holy scriptures!"* You religious people are destroying the actual world hoping for a better world to come. A better world will never come and the only thing you'll leave for your future kin is hell on earth.

You are welcome. I just listened to Sam Harris podcast on Jihadist warfare: the Jihadist "loves death more than [others] love life." I'm wanting to explore the strategy to combat this mindset. Thanks for watching.

@@conversationcafe6674 From The Atlantic this morning, this title by Judith Shulevitz: "The 19th-Century Novel That Reaffirmed My Zionism" (George Elliot's Daniel Deronda) When I was studying anti-Japanese WWII propaganda -- back in the 70s, after having lived in Japan -- I'll never forget seeing these words: "There is no word for 'love' in the Japanese language."

Understood, thanks@@yabits

Thanks for the comment. I read some of Benny Moris, and will look at rivka Shpeck. The fact remains that 700,000 people were driven from their homes to make way for the people of Israel. As I said, under the stress of the situation, they formed their identity. Ms. Meir was attempting to make the point that there were not an identifiable people that were displaced. Ask the people who were driven from their land. They are real, they lived in homes that were taken from them, they suffered at the hands of the Israelis.

No Jew "represents" Jews and Judaism. The best example of a convert would be Ruth, the grandmother of King David, after whom the rules of Jewish conversion are modeled.

... "The Empty Wagon: Zionism's Journey From Identity Crisis to Identity Theft".

The Empty Wagon: Zionism's Journey From Identity Crisis To Identity Theft

Thanks for commenting. I don't think the Rabbi was saying that a person cannot be both a Zionist and believe in God. He is saying that Zionism is not Judaism.

Not only jewish people are zionists, many christians are zionists too. Jerusalem is holy to everyone, so anyone can end their prayers saying "next year in Jerusalem"... does that make someone a zionist?

He is a true Torah-observant Jew. I don't see him as promoting any "ideology." Rather, he is trying to defend Torah Judaism from Zionism.

I'm not sure what you mean, please elaborate.

Just google "Freud Thenathos" @@conversationcafe6674

​@@synewparadigmJudaism is not an ideology, it's a religion. When asked to elaborate, you weren't able to answer properly to why you consider him a useful fool. Now we know who the fool is.

@@sagn1962 What's the point? The fact that he is ignoring that Jews pray for jerusalem every day is an indication how fake he is. Even the koran talk about the right of jews to live in israel.

Thank you for your comment. The situation is insane, not the Christians. It is always better to attack an idea rather than a people. The issue involves religion because religious people involve themselves by lending support to one side or the other, it is the same with politics. When better information is presented those involved have an opportunity to determine if their current course supports their values and goals. This is what I'm hoping this interview will do in part.

yep, maybe i generalized Christians when I should have been more specific. I agree on this issue. It's not about picking a side for me. It's about what we have now and how do we move forward for everybody. This issue only ends when we decide to talk rather than fight. @@conversationcafe6674

Yes, I was pointin out the radical bible thumpers that push for this war. I agree with not generalizing. @@conversationcafe6674

Yes that happened a long time ago you have to be resilient and move on. Palestine could have been a state and they did not want it. You have to look at positives and stop lamenting what has been. We all suffer we lick our wounds and move on knowing that there is a reason for everything. At least you had a family many don't. Many like the hostages who have lost loved ones.

Agreed

Some Christians are Zionist, and they believe in God, but I think the Zionist are misguided.

I'm grateful he wrote the book! What an eye opener.

Great thought! Since the introduction, I have asked two individuals who are Muslim. I will keep trying.

@@conversationcafe6674 Thank you

I'm a gentile -- a Noahide actually -- and I've gotten to know orthodox rabbis. Before I understood what I know of Judaism, I probably had a lot of misconceptions.

It was similar for myself. Thanks for watching.

Tribe first, then came Torah. Israel is the homeland of the Children of Israel. Even the Quran states that in no uncertain terms.How else is it possible that Muhummad is mentioned 4 times while Moses is mentioned 136 times. @@yabits

@@adamk5700 When Torah came to the world via the nearly two-million assembled at Mount Sinai -- some of whom were not Hebrews, but Egyptians ("mixed-multitude") -- it would take nearly 40 years for them to enter the "promised land" -- which was only a day or two away. Forty years. Coming in to that land came with strict conditions. Every observant Jew will attest to this. Failing to meet those conditions would get them expelled. This is why prophets were sent to keep warning them.

@@yabits ok there were conditions . However nobody is perfect and secondly 0.02% of middle east as a homeland for the Jews while their cousins the Arabs inherit the other 99.98% is the reality Seems fair. Right???

Perhaps you're forgetting that Arab Jews were able to exist peacefully in Muslim societies for centuries prior to the growth of Zionist nationalism. Rabbi Shapiro is well aware of the work of many, such as Arab-Jewish historian, Avi Shlaim -- born in Baghdad in the mid 1940s -- and author of "Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew." Rabbi Shapiro has a series of podcasts at the site "Committing High Reason."

Avi Shlaim goes into great detail explaining that 1/3 of Bagdads citizens were Jews. However the Jews did experience certain negative experiences ie Farhood. However post 1948 the Jews came under attack by the Istichlas party ( Arab Nationists) who introduced laws similar to Nurenberg before forcing them to emigrate. Jews have always been a minority in Musim Arab society and subjected to usual treatment that minorities in Arab society experience. In any event Irsael occupies 0.02% of middle east in the area that Quran says that were assigned to Jews. Israel was created as a homeland for Jews regardless of their level of observancy. Rabbi Shapiro also subscribes to the idea that Jews ruling Israel is preventing the Messiah from returning. When Messiah returns, all Jews return to Israel to rule. These Rabbis all consider the "soul" of Jews to be higher and more valuable than a non Jew. The majority of Jews in Israel like Arabs more than they like ultra observant Jews. Thats a fact@@yabits

@@adamk5700 A quick, hopefully simple, yes or no question: Do you believe that what is written in the Torah is true?

@@yabits to the best of my knowledge yes however to be honest I spent far more time reading Quran

I fully agree with the idea that the jewish people need security and have to be protected against persecutions by non jewish people. But I think the best protection available is liberal democracy with secular rule of law. Nothing better exists. If someone harms or kills a jew, he'll face justice and will go to jail or may even be sentenced to capital punishment. It doesn't matter how much of the middle east is occupied by Israel. It's foolish to think the arabs will disappear. Israel can wipe the palestinians out of this world, but palestinians are only a small part of the arab people. Altogether the arabs are something around 350 millions, if I'm not mistaking myself. Israel will always be surrounded by arabs. You should try to envision the future of Israel, not only decades forward, but most important, centuries forward. History teaches us that power comes and goes. Anglo power is declining and Israel's power is very dependent on anglo power (USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand). If you want Israel to be safe in the future, you have to differentiate between security and defense. Israel has the best defense but doesn't have security. Security has to do with the environment that surrounds you, and the feeling of trust. In your city some neighborhoods are more safe than others. They are more prosperous, have better opportunities for business and employment and so forth. You feel safe and trusting living in such a neighborhood. The middle east is a big neighborhood and Israel isn't making things better for it's long term future.

They are, but not as nationalist symbols. Rabbi Shapiro explained this point very clearly. Read his book "The Empty Wagon" for further explanation!

Yes, I've read both these words in the Torah.

Thank you for taking the time to respond. I agree!

Thanks, Randy!