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 Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 3:29 pm
Lady Pocky What an amazing question... I have to think about it. I would have to sa, that if I could go backward or forward to anytime in Jewish history, it would be... well, this might be considered very controversial. If I had to choose which time I would rather be sent to, to witness and participate in, I would have to say Masada. I would choose this time, not because I believe that we were abandoned by G-d (Something that I would never ever ever believe), as Elazar ben Yair (the leader of the Zealots) believed. I would choose this time because for me, it strikes a chord, it allows me to think beyond the limits, and I know, that had I been in the same situation, surrender myself to prostitution, slavery and to be stripped of my faith or to die bravelly, with all my faith and dignity, I would have chose death, for I would much rather be with my G-d than to have my spirit killed by the ruthless romans. how ever, the situation of Masada is controversial because of how Judaism strictly forbids suicide, some may have seen it as giving up on G-d's ability to save them, I don't know how I feel about that, I kind of agree, and at the same time not. nevertheless, my answer still stands, if I could go anywhere backwards or forwards in Jewish History, I would choose Masada at the time of the siege of the Romans, and after that I would choose to be there when the Messiah comes, and I can go home to live in Israel in peace. Something I wonder about Masada is if they really did commit suicide. I know that according to a historian they killed each other and only one actually committed suicide. It would be amazing to go back and see the truth though, not only for Masada but for all the events. Not to say that anything written is far from the truth, it just would be neat to see exactly what happened.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 3:35 pm
Donovinhs Knight Lady Pocky What an amazing question... I have to think about it. I would have to sa, that if I could go backward or forward to anytime in Jewish history, it would be... well, this might be considered very controversial. If I had to choose which time I would rather be sent to, to witness and participate in, I would have to say Masada. I would choose this time, not because I believe that we were abandoned by G-d (Something that I would never ever ever believe), as Elazar ben Yair (the leader of the Zealots) believed. I would choose this time because for me, it strikes a chord, it allows me to think beyond the limits, and I know, that had I been in the same situation, surrender myself to prostitution, slavery and to be stripped of my faith or to die bravelly, with all my faith and dignity, I would have chose death, for I would much rather be with my G-d than to have my spirit killed by the ruthless romans. how ever, the situation of Masada is controversial because of how Judaism strictly forbids suicide, some may have seen it as giving up on G-d's ability to save them, I don't know how I feel about that, I kind of agree, and at the same time not. nevertheless, my answer still stands, if I could go anywhere backwards or forwards in Jewish History, I would choose Masada at the time of the siege of the Romans, and after that I would choose to be there when the Messiah comes, and I can go home to live in Israel in peace. Something I wonder about Masada is if they really did commit suicide. I know that according to a historian they killed each other and only one actually committed suicide. It would be amazing to go back and see the truth though, not only for Masada but for all the events. Not to say that anything written is far from the truth, it just would be neat to see exactly what happened. Yea I agree, that was meant to be part of my reasoning too. And I think you're right about the murder/suicide thing but then it would be controversial still because of the murder component
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 3:38 pm
Lady Pocky Donovinhs Knight Lady Pocky What an amazing question... I have to think about it. I would have to sa, that if I could go backward or forward to anytime in Jewish history, it would be... well, this might be considered very controversial. If I had to choose which time I would rather be sent to, to witness and participate in, I would have to say Masada. I would choose this time, not because I believe that we were abandoned by G-d (Something that I would never ever ever believe), as Elazar ben Yair (the leader of the Zealots) believed. I would choose this time because for me, it strikes a chord, it allows me to think beyond the limits, and I know, that had I been in the same situation, surrender myself to prostitution, slavery and to be stripped of my faith or to die bravelly, with all my faith and dignity, I would have chose death, for I would much rather be with my G-d than to have my spirit killed by the ruthless romans. how ever, the situation of Masada is controversial because of how Judaism strictly forbids suicide, some may have seen it as giving up on G-d's ability to save them, I don't know how I feel about that, I kind of agree, and at the same time not. nevertheless, my answer still stands, if I could go anywhere backwards or forwards in Jewish History, I would choose Masada at the time of the siege of the Romans, and after that I would choose to be there when the Messiah comes, and I can go home to live in Israel in peace. Something I wonder about Masada is if they really did commit suicide. I know that according to a historian they killed each other and only one actually committed suicide. It would be amazing to go back and see the truth though, not only for Masada but for all the events. Not to say that anything written is far from the truth, it just would be neat to see exactly what happened. Yea I agree, that was meant to be part of my reasoning too. And I think you're right about the murder/suicide thing but then it would be controversial still because of the murder component Thats very true as well. It would be interesting to see how they came to whichever decision they chose.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:44 am
kingpinsqeezels The Holocaust. Though the Holocaust happened in the 30s-40s, and therefore still happened quite recently in the grand scheme of things, it is something I wouldn't love to witness, but more appreciate to witness. I try to explain this to my friends everytime we do something in school related to the Holocaust, or I get a new Holocaust book. I am a mere potential convert, and though it may not seem like it sometimes, I take Judaism quite seriously. Since no one in my family directly experience the Holocaust, I try to learn everything I can about it. In a way, it's sort of like my contribution to those people who lost their lives, not just the Jews. I did not feel that pain or hurt, and I'm quite thanful I didn't, because I could not be as strong as most of them were. However, like Cindy and Mizakichii said, it's definetley a question testing your faith.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:38 pm
I would actually like to be in spain in the early middle ages when jewish culture was at it's height.
Or perhaps England in the 1656s when Cromwell invited the jews back to England. That way I could help be part of the group that helped bring Judiasm to a land they were forbidden from since 1290.
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:02 am
This is going to sound very strange, but I think I'd go to New York, to the Lower East Side at the height of the Jewish immigration...like the turn of the century. That's a really important time to me as an American Jew. I consider myself an American Jew more than Ashkenazi or Sephardic or Israeli...and I'd want to visit the point where American Jewish culture really started cooking.
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