tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post4738138973782422129..comments2024-01-30T12:26:03.019-05:00Comments on The Blog of Garnel Ironheart: Sometimes Extremists Are Just People With BeliefsMighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-83524802180343971082010-07-21T09:14:43.682-04:002010-07-21T09:14:43.682-04:00I am thinking the problem with reform is they don’...I am thinking the problem with reform is they don’t read the Talmud. I am not really sure from where their theology comes from but it seems to me that to be Jewish at all one needs some idea of what is going on in the Talmud. Lacking that it does not really matter if one reads chasidut or Mendelssohn or what ever.<br />One they other hand I would not consider myself to be frum in any shape or form because I see a lot of value and very important teachings in Jesus and in the writings of Plato. It seems to be to agree that anyone has anything to say in religious matters except Jewish authorities makes one unacceptable. That is me. However when it comes down to the very basic essence of Judaism the Talmud is the book for me.Avraham https://www.blogger.com/profile/07822433921393627746noreply@blogger.com