Real-Time Jew

Why, thank you. I've been a J-blog reader/lur...

2009-09-03T00:22:34.456-04:00

Why, thank you. I've been a J-blog reader/lurker and sometime commenter for a while now, and I've been entertained and sometimes educated by all, so this is perhaps a belated recognition...

Thank you for listing me among your "real goo...

2009-09-02T15:57:11.851-04:00

Thank you for listing me among your "real good" blogs. Hatzlakha Rabbah on yours

Dear Leader, Assuming you believe that the Torah ...

2009-09-01T01:56:30.214-04:00

Dear Leader,

Assuming you believe that the Torah is the source for what Judaism "has always been", how do you explain its frequent, explicit references to other other gods?

And I agree, one only has to read a little bit of Jews' various idolatrous practices over time as related all over Tanach to know that "Jews have not always been monotheistic".

Actually Rabbeinu Scroll quite frequently interpre...

2009-08-31T18:05:16.626-04:00

Actually Rabbeinu Scroll quite frequently interprets instead of directly translating. Sometimes it's to make the complicated Hebrew more understandable, other times it's to ensure you understand the verse the way he wants you to.
But I disagree with the idea that Judaism was not always a monotheistic religion.
In fact, Judaism has always been just that - one God, your choice from column A, etc. However, the Jews have not always been monotheistic since, in the culture of that time, it was taken for granted that every nation had its own god, just that "ours is best".