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I have a dear girl friend whose child is having a traditional russian orthodox baptism. Need ideas for gifts.
Don’t take Jame’s advice as we Orthodox Chritians don’t use roseries we have Chotki prayer ropes which are not rosaries. For starters they form a loop with out the beads hanging off-
my advice get an icon of the Child’s patron saint-if you don’t know who that is any icon would do. or an Orthodox Cross. You don’t need to specify Russian Orthodox since all of us "Eastern" Orthodox are the same- the differnces are language vestments and icon lettering.
http://www.conciliarpress.com/icons
edit I thought the vodka one was funny- having a few drinks after church to celibrate is not a bad idea.
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June 21 2010 | 7 | 4 Comments »
A friend of mine lives in America. We email all the time. He said he is going to a meeting in his Reform Temple where an Orthodox Rabbi, a Conservative Rabbi and a Reform will discuss in the sanctuary "Is Torah the Word of God".
I told him I was surprised the Orthodox Rabbi would do this.
What is your opinion?
While the other "top contributer" is correct, the Talmud predated Reform Judaism by many hundreds of years, he is sorely mistaken about Orthodox Judaism. There are many Orthodox Jews who would not go into a Reform (or Conservative) temple, as the building represents beliefs which are foreign to Orthodox Judaism. There are exceptions and other disagree, but you (the asker) are not far off.
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June 18 2010 | 7 | 3 Comments »
I’m intensely interested in pursuing Modern Greek for both linguistic and cultural reasons. The only place I know in my area that offers Modern Greek instruction are the Greek Orthodox churches in the area. However, I have never been religious and consider myself atheist. Would it be improper to use the Greek Orthodox community as a resource if I might not convert? I’m most certainly open to attending services and involving myself in the community regardless of my own personal beliefs about theism.
No, I don’t think so. I recently finished Spanish classes a Catholic church nearby, even though I’m not Catholic. The brothers there were very welcoming and actually encouraged me to attend the lessons. They didn’t force their beliefs on me at all. I thought it was a very nice experience and it didn’t seem like anything was wrong or off.
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June 15 2010 | 7 | 2 Comments »
As best you understand it, how people will live during this era? How will the world be governed? What will most of us be doing with our time? How will people change? Will there be a war before the arrival of a permanent peace? Who will be there? Who won’t? Do you believe the dead will be resurrected? What will be the state of science, technology, and medicine in this era? Please clearly state your own religious background in your response.
Non-Orthodox Jews who believe in a literal Mashiach are welcome to respond as well.
Eddie – sorry to see the hate, but we took the bait…
Eddie is right. Since human existence is one struggle after another, we have nothing to compare it to.
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May 05 2010 | 7 | 4 Comments »
After being in schism from the Catholic Church, is the schismatic Orthodox Church ever going to convert back to the Catholic Church? They have been separated from the Body of Christ for almost 1,000 years. Are they ever going to convert back to the faith of Christ again?
That’s a good question. Hopefully they will, for they are in a state of error in their refusal to acknowledge the authority of the Pope. I believe that one day they will rejoin the One True Church.
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May 03 2010 | 7 | 7 Comments »
How to wish someone a happy christian russian orthodox christmas?
I just found out my recent good friend doesnt celebrate christmas, he specifically said ‘ my christmas is janurary 7th’ So how does he celebrate and do i wish him a merry christmas that day or how do I do so? I havent had a chance to ask him. Thanks!
He celebrates xmas on January 7th – its still xmas, but usually with st. nick instead of santa.
You would say, ‘Merry xmas."
You wouldn’t say, "Happy christian born again non-denominational protestant xmas" would you????
or, "Happy christian southern baptist protestant xmas" or "Happy christian roman catholic xmas"
Why does it matter exactly how he celebrates it – everyone celebrates xmas their own way, it’s impossible to know exactly how. He probably goes to church and then comes home to a meal with family and friends.
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April 11 2010 | 7 | 5 Comments »
This may be a silly question, but I truly don’t know. I know that I need to have an Orthodox conversion to be considered completely "Jewish", but no one ever specifies about after the conversion. After an Orthodox conversion is complete, do I have to remain Orthodox or can I be Conservative or Reform?
When a person converts, they have to stnd before the Beis Din, Rabbinical court, and make a declaration that they intend to follow ALL the halachah; the "light" laws as well as the "heavy" laws. If the person is not beng sincere in making the declaration in that they do not intend to follow the laws, their is no conversion- thus if after the fact it turns out the person made the declaraion falsely, the Beis Din has the option to claim that the conversion never happened and to declare it null and void.
If someone doe snot intend to live as an Orthodox Jew, they should not get an Orthodox conversion. Even if they went through the whole process and got the shtar geirus (conversion document) and the Beis Din did not nullify the conversion when it became apparent the person was insincere; the person would be judged for their action in the world to come. The fist instance would be the false oath, the second would be for every mitzvah they did not keep, a far more severe form of judging than if they had just been honest up front!
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April 03 2010 | 7 | 2 Comments »