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Do Jews believe in pugatory?
Torah-Jews consider it illogical, immoral and abhorrent to think that a Hitler, for example, could escape God and punishment by swallowing a poison.
Where the medieval people thought the black death came from?
people thought it is punishment from god. Jews poisoned the wells.etc
When people had the Black Death what did people think it was?
Black Death was thought to be anger of god. Or conspiracy by Jews.
Did Saint Elizabeth have problems in her life?
Elizabeth and her husband were unable to conceive a child and this made them virtual outcasts in their village as Jews considered this to be a punishment from God.
Did Judas Iscariot get punished for betraying Jesus?
Judas did not receive punishment from the hands of men. His own concious led to sucide and therefore eternal punishment. However, he may have still gone to heaven if he truly repented of his sins and believed in God. Only God determines who goes to heaven.
Akiba Drumer believes that God is testing the Jews and that this punishment they are enduring is actually a sign of love. What does Elie think of this theory?
Elie Wiesel does not share Akiba Drumer's belief that the suffering of the Jews is a sign of love from God. Elie struggles with his faith throughout the novel and eventually questions the existence and justice of God in the face of such extreme suffering and cruelty.
What do Jews beilve?
Jews believe in God the creator and in the Torah which God gave.
Are the Jews truly considered God's chosen people?
The belief that Jews are God's chosen people is a central tenet in Judaism. According to Jewish tradition, God chose the Jewish people to receive and uphold the teachings of the Torah and to serve as a light unto the nations. This belief is not universally accepted by all religions or cultures.
Why is Reb Saunders against the idea of Palestine becoming the homeland of the Jews?
Reb Saunders believes, like a number of Orthodox Jews, that the Galut (the Exile from the Holy Land) was a divine act of punishment because Jews had violated the commandments that God had given them. When God believed that the Jewish people had repented and were ready for the Messiah, this Messiah would come and bring the Jews back to the Holy Land. Until that time, Jews will remain in exile. They see a Return to the Holy Land as being an act of blasphemy because Jews should wait for God to bring them into the Holy Land and not to physically move there of their own free will.
Who do the Jews pray to?
Jews pray to God
Is there a god for Muslims?
Yes, same God for also Christians and Jews.
Was gods punishment too harsh?
God's punishment of?.. If referring to the old testament no. He is a righteous and just God and judges as one.
