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What is the religious view on criticisms against Judaism?
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For traditional Jews, there need be no criticisms of Judaism. You either accept it as a whole, or you do not. You either understand the laws as stemming from Divine wisdom, or you see them as superstitions.
If you see the Torah as God-given, then millions of examples of its depth and beauty present themselves to you as you study it. This is the system of the Talmud and midrashim.
If not, then every verse and quote can be ridiculed as being incompatible with your thoughts and values; values which change unpredictably from one generation to another.
Everyone has free choice (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). Thousands of irreligious Jews return each year to their roots, while some others leave their roots.
Judaism needs to apologize to no one. It gave the world ethical monotheism, including rights for orphans, widows, children and others, who in certain societies were and are abused wholesale.
It gave the Western world many of its values, including social justice.
It pioneered in women's rights.
It made its contribution to democracy.
It pioneered in outlawing cruelty to animals.
Religious Judaism has fewer instances of broken homes, insanity, depression, drug misuse, teen pregnancies, and other forms of social malaise, than does the irreligious Jewish community or the world at large.
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∙ 8y agoFor traditional Jews, there need be no criticisms of Judaism. You either accept it as a whole, or you do not. You either understand the laws as stemming from Divine wisdom, or you see them as superstitions.
If you see the Torah as God-given, then millions of examples of its depth and beauty present themselves to you as you study it. This is the system of the Talmud and midrashim.If not, then every verse and quote can be ridiculed as being incompatible with your thoughts and values; values which change unpredictably from one generation to another.
Everyone has free choice (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). Thousands of irreligious Jews return each year to their roots, while some others leave their roots.
Judaism needs to apologize to no one.
- It gave the world ethical monotheism, including rights for orphans, widows, children and others, who in certain societies were and are abused wholesale.
- It gave the Western world many of its values, including social justice.
- It pioneered in women's rights.
- It made its contribution to democracy.
- It pioneered in outlawing cruelty to animals.
Religious Judaism has fewer instances of broken homes, insanity, depression, drug misuse, teen pregnancies, and other forms of social malaise, than does the irreligious Jewish community or the world at large.
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