Do The Jews Keep Their Word?

Question

The prayer "Kol Nidre," with its "marvelously touching melody, and, gradually increasing in volume from pianissimo to fortissimo", repeats three times the following words:

"All vows [], obligations, oaths, and anathemas, whether called 'ḳonam,' 'ḳonas,' or by any other name, which we may vow, or swear, or pledge, or whereby we may be bound, from this Day of Atonement until the next (whose happy coming we await), we do repent. May they be deemed absolved, forgiven, annulled, and void, and made of no effect; they shall not bind us nor have power over us. The vows shall not be reckoned vows; the obligations shall not be obligatory; nor the oaths be oaths."

The leader and the congregation then say together:(Num. xv. 26).

"And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them, seeing all the people were in ignorance"

Answer 1

I do not fully understand the question. However, I think they should not be taking some of the oaths in the first place. People can be encouraged to innocently take oaths, and some, admittedly, may be innocent ones. However, if they are the kind of oaths that put them into a double bind, they should not keep their word. They should walk away from their oaths and "obligations". The obligations could stem from a bad source, exacting evil deeds, such as taking one's country to war. Many who take the oaths or pledges probably know that much before they take them.

If someone believes he or she has committed him/herself to do something good, the person should do everything possible to live up to his or her word of honour. It may be a far worse infraction to not act on an obligation of honour than it is to not live up to an obligation of oath. They should just be walking away from some.

Wedding vows could in some respects be classified as vows or even oaths. The Jewish population where I live is relatively small, but come to think of it, I know of very few divorced Jews around where I live. I know of far fewer than the general average. This circumstance may be to their credit. Many others seem to think nothing of renouncing these promises nowdays.

A lot of Jewish people seem to be taken to Freemasonry, which obviously would involve the taking of oaths, possibly numerous ones. This kind of activity is wrong. The entire Jewish population does not embrace Freemasonry. Many of the people know that it is wrong and are not afraid to speak openly about it. They may even go so far as to discuss the sociological and other consequences of the practice. However, many Jewish people seem to be a little too dismissive about the banking cartel, a predominantly Jewish run institution that appears to exercise too much control over the daily lives of individuals. Freemasonry or similar practices would almost have to be behind it, for sure.

The banking cartel may be in part the outgrowth of the practice of usury. If my knowledge of history serves me right, it was imposed upon the Jews as a way for Christians to get around their own laws. Apparently the Bible states somewhere that a Christian may not lend another Christian money and charge interest. It says nothing about whether or not a Jew should lend money to a Christian and charge interest. It was thus decided that the Jews should be the money lenders, even though usury was considered to be a severe violation of the teachings of the Jewish religion, as it is officially of all the other major world religions. Was it hypocritical? Yes! The Jews inevitably made a lot of money from the practice. Christians then became jealous. An author named James Mitchener used the Biblical passages about usury in relation to the Jewish people in some of his books. Somehow, the growth of the practice of usury and the growth in the practice of Freemasonry seem to coincide. Europe seemed to have "advanced" rapidly from about the 1600s onwards.

Answer 2

It's unfair to make any blanket statements about groups of people, especially if you don't understand the context. Apparently Jews are like Mennonites in this aspect. Saying they won't make oaths or swear on things doesn't mean they're liars. It means that their word is their word, and an honest person should not need more than that.

Making oaths is pointless, and wrong, mostly because it suggests that you can only believe the person making the oath because they have sworn that what they're saying is true. The goal is to be honest all the time, so swearing will not be necessary. If you swear on something, it's like saying that whenever you don't swear, you can't be believed.

I am a Mennonite, and we don't make oaths either. We simply tell the truth. That should be enough.

Answer 3

"Kol Nidre" was added to the service during a time when Jews were being persecuted by the Catholic Church (not "real" Christians). They were given a choice -- convert or die. Many Jews were Baptised and continued to practice Judaism in secret. Each year they asked God's forgiveness in advance for taking a false oath. Descendants of those of Jews who "converted" to Christianity are still returning to Judaism. They are called Crypto Jews, Marranos, and Conversos.

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Answer 4

The same question could be asked concerning Jesus of Nazareth, because He taught against making oaths in our own strength in Matthew 5:34-37. To simply say yes or no should be enough for the person of God. Most Jews that I have met live by high moral standards. The Jewish nation also conducts itself very respectfully and fairly. They only want to possess their land that is rightfully theirs.

Answer 5

Typical Muslim.

Spew your hatred, you sir are doing wonders to show how Islam is the religion of peace. May you live long and get to talk to a lot of people. Although hopefully they are not as ignorant as you.

Also you might want to check some white supremest sites and get some new material. Maybe get some stuff on the Articles of Zion or maybe the blood libel.

Answer 6

What imbecilic malice! To define and disparage a people based on the words of a song.

I detect only envy and resentment in your questions. Can you not admit that your chosen way of life has left you bitter toward those who have chosen a better way?

Answer 7

The hatred that u have is not good for your health buddy.
I know plenty jews and they are very fine and respectable people not murdering liars, but I see from your other posts that u have a vendetta against them. My guess is that you had an antisemtic upbringing. Am i correct?

Answer 8

Of course they keep their word!! and while there might be one person who happens to be Jewish that does not, one person cannot represent an entire religion. If that was the case, then every religion would be liars, murderers, and crooks. Remember, those are not religions, but people.

Answer 9

Pigs and apes, Muslims are worshipers of Tyrants, the scum of the earth.

Answer 10

according to the Bible, they didn't. they promised to obey God in everything, but they didn't. they were in an agreement with God, but they backed out. they even rejected Jesus as the Messiah.