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Originally Posted by Sticky
Believe it or not there are those from the most ultra-Orthodox groups who many would consider the most strict and even fanatic who don't belive in the state of Israel. In fact, there are even some of these groups that are anti-Israel and will rally against Israel and give money to Anti-Israel groups.
With this last group mentioned they belive that God promised the state of Israel to the Jews but they belive that it will happen when the Messiah comes and that the current state is a secular institution that Jews should have nothing to do with.
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This group is marching right down the street past my office building as I type this.
I find it sad.
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Originally Posted by dlish
do jews have a similar thing where they emulate the actions of a particular prophet like Moses?
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I am sure that levite will expand but, in general, no.
Jews emulate (or would like to emulate) the actions of Moses not becuase he was Moses. A Jew ends up emulating Moses by following the commandments.
Moses was a great Jew. He followed the commandments well. If you follow the commandments well you will be a good Jew and as a result be like Moses.
So the goal is not to emulate Moses the goal is to be a good Jew.
Maybe that is what it is like with Muhammad and Muslims. I don't know. If I ask, I will have to put in in the other thread
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