[Avodah] Hebrews/Israelites/Bnei Yisroel - Jews

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Tue Oct 16 09:23:50 PDT 2007


The gemara in Megillah explains that Mordechai was a "Yehudi" because
it means anyone who is "modeh baHashem vekofer baavodah zarah".  On
that basis not only can all Bnei Yisrael be called Yehudim, but so
can any Ben Noach who accepts the truth of the Torah and keeps the 7
mitzvot.

-- 
Zev Sero               Something has gone seriously awry with this Court's
zev at sero.name          interpretation of the Constitution.
                       	                          - Clarence Thomas



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