Moses said to the people in his final charge "I put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life...Be strong and resolute..for the Lord will not forsake you" Deut. 30 and 31. Former US National Debate Champion and Ordained Rabbi tackles issues of Public Policy, Israel, Islamic Terrorism, Antisemitism, Jewish Wisdom and the Chicago Bears
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Something every Jew needs to know. Why are we called Jews?
Something every Jew needs to know. Bibi alluded to it in his joint press conference with Trump. Why are we called Jews? Hebrew for Jews Yehudim. Singular is Yehuda. Yehuda is name of Tribe of Judah in Hebrew in the Bible. After King Solomon died, Israelites split into 2 nations. 10 tribes in North = Israel. Judah and Benjamin in South. In 722 BCE, when Assyrians conquered the 10 norther tribes, (the nation of Israel) all that was left intact was Judah, which contained Jerusalem, made capital of Israel by King David in 995 BCE before King Solomon. The area was then JUDEA, and the inhabitants JEWS/Yehudim. Palestine was the name the Romans gave the area much later. The Palestinians were Jews, formerly of Judea. Arab Palestinians are a made up entity of the 20th century. Arab Palestinians simply LIE about their past.There is NO truth to it.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment