tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post112831604622744973..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: The New YearJack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128452706988308452005-10-04T12:05:00.000-07:002005-10-04T12:05:00.000-07:00Hi Suzie,Thanks.Hi Suzie,<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128384782447809672005-10-03T17:13:00.000-07:002005-10-03T17:13:00.000-07:00I enjoyed and was touched by your thoughts and fee...I enjoyed and was touched by your thoughts and feelings.<BR/><BR/>Wishing a wonderful new year.<BR/><BR/>May God Bless you and your familyAssorted Babble by Suziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448800677732814528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128369955982382142005-10-03T13:05:00.000-07:002005-10-03T13:05:00.000-07:00Hi Q,That works for me. Thank you, Happy New Year ...Hi Q,<BR/><BR/>That works for me. Thank you, Happy New Year to you too.<BR/><BR/>Misanthrope, TRW, Stacey and Sandra,<BR/><BR/>Shana Tova to all of you and thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts, I appreciate them.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128362370745175222005-10-03T10:59:00.000-07:002005-10-03T10:59:00.000-07:00Shana Tova to you and your family. Thanks for the ...Shana Tova to you and your family. Thanks for the wonderful reading your journal makes every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128356981982973522005-10-03T09:29:00.000-07:002005-10-03T09:29:00.000-07:00Jack, c'siva v'chasima tova. May you have a great...Jack, c'siva v'chasima tova. May you have a great year with success and goodness and general wonderfulness (I'm not so good with eloquence ;) )<BR/><BR/>TRWTRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866414739981068029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128353789786424502005-10-03T08:36:00.000-07:002005-10-03T08:36:00.000-07:00Oops, I also meant to wish you a happy and healthy...Oops, I also meant to wish you a happy and healthy year, too, Jack.<BR/>Qstchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018824090441668781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128353687143464992005-10-03T08:34:00.001-07:002005-10-03T08:34:00.001-07:00Darla / Jack:I'm familiar with some of the backgro...Darla / Jack:<BR/>I'm familiar with some of the background, but not all of it. (And, not being Jewish, I just write "God").<BR/><BR/>One of the commandments given to Moses was, "Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God".<BR/><BR/>Jews have always taken that commandment very seriously and do not want to risk violating it even inadvertently. As you say, it is a question of showing respect. The solution is, don't use the actual name of God at all — substitute something else in its place.<BR/><BR/>In the commandment, the word "LORD" is actually God's name. Jews substitute Adonai (= Lord) in its place, and Christians have continued the practice in our translations of scripture.<BR/><BR/>Another example is, "the kingdom of heaven" instead of "the kingdom of God".<BR/><BR/>That's as far as I can take the discussion, Jack. I must admit I've always puzzled over the use of "G-d", but I assume the practice arises from the same concern.<BR/>Qstchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018824090441668781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128352761367470502005-10-03T08:19:00.000-07:002005-10-03T08:19:00.000-07:00Wonderfully put.Amen.Wonderfully put.<BR/>Amen.michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879598829733561908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128350777051302382005-10-03T07:46:00.000-07:002005-10-03T07:46:00.000-07:00Hi Darla,I am jammed for time now so I cannot give...Hi Darla,<BR/><BR/>I am jammed for time now so I cannot give you a proper response, but I'll try and make this short.<BR/><BR/>It is an issue of respect.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1128344085332406562005-10-03T05:54:00.000-07:002005-10-03T05:54:00.000-07:00"Had I been asked to engage in my own akedah I wou..."Had I been asked to engage in my own akedah I would have refused."<BR/><BR/>I would have refused, too. And I still have issues with G-d for even asking that he do this.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548101428086781420noreply@blogger.com