Comments on: Parasha Re’eh – “other gods whom you have not experienced”

By: Silly Old Bear

Silly Old Bear — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:53:02 +0000

I thought so, sounded like that

I usually share a lesson in henotheism with them

By: Yael

Yael — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:48:30 +0000

Yes, that’s the one I was talking about.

By: Silly Old Bear

Silly Old Bear — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:56:44 +0000

“I find it’s a bit harder when someone claims they have a Jewish God and that they’re worshiping the same God as us even though their god is different. I usually just leave it as we believe differently, but sometimes I wonder. Are they worshiping the same God as us or is this another one of the gods?”

Aren’t G-d’s characteristics, unless you are talking about the followers of Yeshu ben Miriam who consistently make the claim that their G-d is the same as ours, different for all of us? That sort of solves it for me – after all isn’t it about “G-d as we understood Him” –
As long as it’s right for them – I am pretty sure my image of G-d, my beliefs about G-d differ from those of f.i Maimonides.

Just musing here

By: Yael

Yael — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:45:45 +0000

I want to read this again later on when I have more time, it’s sort of on the lines of one of the articles in the back of Etz Hayim Chumash which I found quite thought provoking.

I also believe other paths, other gods are perfectly fine for other people, and that other gods do exist. I can easily accept someone worshiping a Hindu god and that being valid for them, but I find it’s a bit harder when someone claims they have a Jewish God and that they’re worshiping the same God as us even though their god is different. I usually just leave it as we believe differently, but sometimes I wonder. Are they worshiping the same God as us or is this another one of the gods?