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Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense

From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:40:09 -0400

Not at all.

There are many of the 613 positive and negative commandments that make NO SENSE (red heifer is the classic example). They are called "chukim" - ie; we are not supposed to understand the reasoning behind them.

Shoshanna

Ethel Jean (Kowan) Saltz wrote:

For me, I've decided that Judaism historically is a documentation of Common
Sense and that's what Y'H'W'H means.

[b-hebrew] Common Sense, Ethel Jean (Kowan) Saltz, 10/18/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Harold Holmyard, 10/18/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Shoshanna Walker, 10/18/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Harold Holmyard, 10/18/2006
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Shoshanna Walker, 10/22/2006
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Harold Holmyard, 10/23/2006
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Ethel Jean (Kowan) Saltz, 10/18/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Harold Holmyard, 10/18/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Clayton Javurek, 10/18/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Shoshanna Walker, 10/23/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Shoshanna Walker, 10/23/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, Harold Holmyard, 10/24/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Common Sense, George Athas, 10/26/2006