Rabbi Abraham Twerski, commenting on the Torah Portion, NOACH, points out what the people in the time of the Great Deluge and Sodom & Gomorrah had in common:
"The common denominator of both populations was that they convinced themselves that their actions were not wrong. The generation of the Deluge accomplished this by circumventing the law, and the Sodomites by altering the law. Both therefore believed that they had not violated any law, and where there is no awareness of wrongdoing, there is no possibility of TESHUVAH, of correcting one's actions. Sin PER SE does not warrant the ultimate of punishments, because there can be an awareness that one has sinned and abandonment of one's errant ways. It is only when one deceives himself that wrong is right that there is no possibility of change. 'For this I shall judge you harshly, for saying, I have not sinned. (Jeremiah 2:35).'" LIVING EACH DAY by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D.
December 6, 2006, was a sad day for Judaism. Conservative rabbis used Talmudic reasoning to justify homosexual marriage and ordination to the rabbinate. By doing so, they placed the leadership of worldwide religious Judaism in a majority for supporting the gay agenda.
Now 70% of the leadership for religious Jews (Conservative and Reform) have elected to contermand the Torah on a strict moral commandment, that carries a strong admonition and terrible malediction. (The Orthodox are mostly quiet on the issue, prefering not to pronouce the ban against fellow Jews.)
May the Holy One grant us true repentance and may He have mercy on us all.
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Dear Delta-Mu
Why be so pessimistic? I propose you learn all you can about Qaraite Judaism and join us Qaraites. We, YHWH willing, will be YHWH's remnant if another Holocaust descends upon us Jews. Please think long and hard about joining our holy Congregation. We're the wave of the future in Judaism; we've been making giant strides toward that reality the past few years.
May YHWH protect you,
Jay
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