Michael F Schundler
2 min readNov 27, 2024

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Then you don't understand Judaism. As I said, do more research, one video does not make you an expert regardless of who is speaking on the video.

For example, who has the right understanding of Islam, the Shiites or the Sunni. You can find thousands of Islamic scholars on both sides of that debate.

Who has the authoritative understanding of Christianity, the Pope and Catholic Church or the various Protestants groups? You can find thousands of scholars to argue both sides.

Furthermore, many Jews are not religious. So, no religious body speaks for them. Which Hasidic group speaks for all Jews, they even dispute with one another what their faith believes. Then there or the various "sects" of Orthodox Judaism, that differ widely depending on where they come from in the world. Conservatives and Reform Jews also have very different beliefs to the point, that many don't believe any of the Jewish laws apply to them these days.

But at the end of the day, most Jews believe God gave Abraham the land of Israel as part of his eternal gift to his "chosen" people. Many others have always seen Israel as their religious homeland.

Most religions incorporate either "time" or "place" or both into their rituals. Judaism does both. While some Jews focus on time... the Sabbath, and the various holidays most embrace both including Israel, Jerusalem, Mt. Sinai, etc.

Some Jews believe that only when the Messiah comes will He rule over the world with Jerusalem as his capital. Until then Israel will continue to be ruled over by secular powers regardless of their faith. So, again read some books about how diverse Jewish theology is.

Imagine someone saying a group of 20,000 Nigerians speaks for all Africans. Sounds kind of dumb doesn't it?

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