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From: jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla)
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Subject: Re: Black replies.
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 09:59:08 EST
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>      That ain't exactly what I've heard.  For example, I heard that in the 
> State of Israel (the epitome of Judaism) it is not possible for a non-Jew
> to obtain citizenship.  I also heard it is against the law to give a Jew
> a copy of the New Testament.  I heard that it is also an offense to tell
> a Jew under 18 years of age anything about Christianity.  I heard that in
> the State of Israel if you don't belong to a certain nationality of Jews,
> you and a dog have a lot in common.  (Somebody even told me that it is
> an offense punishable by death to allow a non-Jew to read the Talmud, but
> that sounds a little far-fetched to be true.)  If I heard wrong, then I'm
> ignorant, and I need educating. [BLACK]
> 

 	You "heard" all these things ? From whom ? What source ? I think
that we need a little injection of fact here. I know, for example, that
there are Christian missionaries in Israel. They are not terribly appreciated,
but they aren't run out of town on a rail either. I don't know about the
laws of the state of Israel, but everywhere else in the world, it is no
crime among Jews to discuss Talmud with Gentiles (I have a couple of 
volumes of Talmudic commentary myself - it's very interesting. And the Talmud
is in the library, along with the "Guide for the Perplexed" by Maimonides)
It would be very helpful if someone with direct knowledge of the statutes
in Israel to contribute to this discussion.
-- 
  

jcpatilla

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