Why can't you eat a sausage and cheese sandwich, work on Shabbat and believe in Jesus? A post about the basic principles of Jewish identity for those who do not want to be considered an ignoramus in polite society.
1. “Do not cook a kid in mother’s milk” and other laws of kashrut
The food tradition to which Russian people are accustomed is completely unacceptable for Jews, and this is the difference that will distinguish a Jew in any everyday situation. Kosher food on airplanes works for a reason: if the food does not have a kosher mark from the rabbinate, a devout Jew cannot eat it. This is the same law from the Torah (“Do not boil a kid in its mother’s milk” - a direct quote from there), like the prohibition to eat pork, which must be obeyed without discussing the meaning. It is believed that it is too deep for our everyday understanding, but doctors agree that in reality this principle of nutrition is only for the better for our body. The ban on mixing meat and dairy is so strict that it is not even advisable to store these types of food in one place. Therefore, in most Israeli offices, even if the company does not have many religious employees, there will always be two refrigerators in the kitchen - one for meat, the other for dairy.
2. Why you can’t work on Shabbat
Shabbat is one of the central shrines and values of the Jewish people, which significantly distinguishes it from others. Tourists who visit Israel for the first time are usually surprised that no one makes an exception even for them (except for a few places in Tel Aviv) and by Friday evening the whole country is closing up shop. This does not mean that all Jews are religious, but the main law is given to the people on Mount Sinai thousands of years ago, stands at the forefront. If Russians have big holidays once a year, Jews have the most main holiday- every week. According to the Torah, it is prohibited not only to work, but also to use any electronic devices and perform actions that, from a common point of view, are completely unrelated to difficulty: tearing off toilet paper, using an umbrella in the rain, removing seeds from a fish or watermelon, etc. Basically, this law arose as a memory of the fact that God created the world for six days and rested on the seventh. It is by separating the Sabbath from all other days that Jews demonstrate that they follow the path of the Creator.
Despite the misconception of many that only having a Jewish mother can be considered a basis for a person to call himself a Jew, Israeli citizenship is obtained by people who often do not even remember their Jewish grandparents. Thus, there are two aspects that determine a person’s belonging to the Jewish people: secular and religious. Anyone has the right to move to the second, i.e. to be considered a Jew according to religious laws, even if he does not have a drop of Jewish blood. The process of converting to Judaism is called “conversion” and upon successful completion, a person has the right to receive Israeli citizenship.
From a state point of view, Jews are considered to be everyone who has at least one blood relative up to the fourth generation who was Jewish on their mother’s side, and provided that the person has not converted to another religion (you can be an atheist). In practice, this means that at least one of four great-grandmothers must be Jewish in order for a person to qualify for Israeli citizenship.
4. Why don't Jews recognize Jesus even though he was a Jew?
The main thing that distinguishes Judaism from other religions and in particular from Christianity is that it is monotheism, i.e. belief in the unity of God and that you need to pray to him directly, without the participation of intermediaries in the form of the holy spirit, for example, icons or Jesus Christ. At the same time, Jews believe in the coming of the Messiah. This will be the person who will bring complete physical and spiritual deliverance to the Jewish people and return all Jews to their land. Jews do not recognize the Christian savior, if only because his mission ended in failure: Jesus was beaten with whips, publicly humiliated and shamefully executed. And even more so, he cannot be similar to God or comparable to him, since Judaism - religion based on the people's service to God alone.
5. Why are Jews circumcised?
Another difference between Jews and other peoples, which is often discussed in movies and TV series, relates to purely physical aspect and consists of compulsory circumcision of boys on the eighth day after birth. This is one of the 613 commandments that a Jew must observe (evaluate how “lucky” Christians are in this regard, who have only 10 laws). In this way, Jews testify to the fact of their union with God from time immemorial, and in our time doctors have proven that this is also useful from a hygienic point of view.
Which fact seems most unusual to you? I will be happy to clarify any question regarding Jewish culture.
Who are the Jews? A people scattered throughout the world and finding their own state only in 1948. A people whose history goes back thousands of years. A people that all the rulers, kings and emperors expelled, tortured, hanged, evicted beyond the Pale of Settlement, shot, and exterminated in gas chambers. The biblical, Old Testament people, who survived all the nations of their time and continue to live in spite of bloody repressions. So who are the Jews?
Dictionaries give several interpretations of the concept “Jew” - one who belongs to the tribe of Judah; one who professes Judaism; one who by origin or conversion belongs to the Jewish people and is simply “Jew, Israeli.” However, everything is not so simple. Long years There is an ongoing dispute between rabbis about who should be considered a real, “correct” Jew. Some rabbis argue that for this it is enough to have a Jewish mother or formally convert to Judaism. According to others, a person (even if he is Jewish by origin) who does not accept and observe the commandments of the Torah cannot be called a true Jew. 
Be that as it may, on the world map there is a small state of Israel, where the official religion is Judaism, and where an amazing people lives - Jews.
Judaism is officially recognized as one of the oldest monotheistic religions that has survived to this day.
Kashrut. Holidays and holy days. Customs of Orthodox Jews.
According to European tradition Almost everything that runs, jumps, flies, swims, or grows in a garden, forest or field can be eaten. Not so with the Jews. The Torah also defined laws kashrut, according to which all food is divided into what is permitted by rule, or kosher, and what is forbidden by the Torah - treif. It is quite difficult for a person unfamiliar with the rules of kashrut to figure out what is what. 
You should not eat wild bird meat, but chicken dishes are very welcome. Jews love fish, cook it well, and herring mincemeat has become a classic of world cuisine. But an unequivocal “no” is said to fish devoid of scales and fins.
Difficulties arise with caviar. Red - eat for health, black - under no circumstances. You cannot cook meat, dairy and fish dishes in the same container. Moreover, at least three hours should pass between eating, for example, stuffed fish and milk porridge. The law of kashrut has nothing against eating meat, but... the animal must be a ruminant, herbivore and artiodactyl. Finally, hare and pig meat are strictly prohibited.
Eggs are one of the Jewish favorites., and also a necessary product, but this applies only to eggs laid by kosher birds.
Pork, hare, catfish and eel meat are prohibited, but the Torah allows cooking dishes from certain types of locusts.
Alcohol is allowed in the Torah. But again, according to the principle of kosher. For example, vodka, if it does not contain additives prohibited by kashrut, is a completely kosher product. It's more difficult with wine. The “right” wine must be made from the “right” berries. The vineyard where they grew must be at least four years old, and a special ceremony is carried out before making wine.
Bread. Well, of course, all ingredients for baking bread must be kosher. But that's not all. Bread will be considered correct if only a devout Jew bakes it.
There are a great many rules regarding the use of certain products. But the rules of kashrut apply to almost all aspects of the life of a devout Jew. Home life, ethical and moral standards, legal norms - everything is subject to the laws of kashrut. Including clothes. Yes, clothes can also be treif and kosher. Kosher - sewn by a special tailor and mixing of natural and artificial threads is not allowed. The national headdress of the Jews is a kippah or yarmulke, a small round cap required in the synagogue. And knitting yarmulkes is a favorite handicraft, and they knit it everywhere: on buses, in parks, even at school during lessons and at university lectures.
Kosher available Cell phones . In general, they are no different from clubs. You can call them, you can receive or send SMS, but there is no Internet, the Internet is not kosher.
National holidays
Be that as it may, both Orthodox Jews and secular Jews love and celebrate holidays, without which, in fact, it is impossible to imagine either Jewish life or Jewish culture. And since the country and its people are unusual, the holidays are also unusual and original. Every Friday, around five o'clock in the evening, life comes to a standstill all over the country. The doors of shops, stores, shops are closing. The hour of the Great Jewish Saturday is approaching - Shabbat. In every house, housewives light long candles, in every house families sit down to a festive dinner. From Friday evening until the same hour on Saturday, you cannot do anything: neither do housework, nor work, nor even cook. All Shabbat dishes are prepared in advance. This is an evening of rest and prayer.
The traditional food for Shabbat is cholent or cholent - a stew of meat and vegetables. The Hungarians loved Sholent so much that they made it theirs. national dish, using, however, instead of fatty lamb or beef, smoked pork.
- one of the main Jewish holidays, celebrated every week. What can I say, there are four whole new years in Israel, but none of them fall on the first of January. But there is Hanukkah, when the light of Hanukkah, the Hanukkah lamp, is lit. Every day one more light is added until their number reaches eight. 
There is a Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashanah when they give gifts and blow the shofar - the Jewish horn. On Rosh Hashanah, the Tashlikh ritual is performed near ponds. And ten days after Rosh Hashnah, one of the holiest days for every Jew begins - Judgment Day, Yom Kippur. Day of remembrance of the dead, repayment of all debts and fulfillment of vows. Just like Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur ends with the sound of the shofar.
Israel celebrates a holiday - New Year trees. The holiday of all the fruits of the land of Israel. According to tradition, there should be seven on the table on this day. different types fruits, among which there are always wheat, olives and dates. And on this day trees are planted. Small and large Israelis, schoolchildren and teachers, students and professors plant. 
Israel is recognized as the only country in the world where, despite the climate and almost unsuitable soils, green areas are steadily expanding
There is also the funniest, most elegant and colorful holiday - Purim. Carnivals take place throughout Israel, all of Israel is having fun, remembering the self-sacrifice of the beautiful Esther.
On Purim, in memory of the salvation of the Israelis from imminent death, triangular pies are baked - “Haman’s ears.”
Orthodox Jews
Yes, in Israel, just like in Europe, America or Asia, holidays are celebrated. But after having fun during Purim and giving gifts for Rosh Hashanah, Israelis go to work. Israel is a working and hard-working country. But there are Jews who live strictly according to the religious laws of Halacha. These are the orthodox and ultra-orthodox. A world with its own way of life, which has not changed since the time of the Pale of Settlement. They can be recognized immediately. Only white and black clothes, long-skirted jackets, sidelocks, black hats or fur hats from beaver or sable fur.
Women dressed from head to toe in black. Orthodox believe themselves to be the only “correct” Jews. Orthodox Jews live in special neighborhoods where there is not only no Internet, but even no TV. During the Jewish Sabbath, doctors in hospitals, taxi drivers, and firefighters continue to work. Orthodox Christians never work on Saturday, under any circumstances. Moreover, cases of attacks and beatings of working Jews by the Orthodox have become more frequent. 
It is customary for married Jewish women, especially during holidays, to cover their heads with a scarf or hat, or any headdress. Orthodox women shave their heads and wear wigs. According to one worthy Jewish woman, whose sons became famous rabbis, neither the walls nor the ceiling of her house saw a single hair.
On Yom Kippur, Orthodox Christians perform a ritual called kapparot. Women take live chicken, and the men - a rooster, spin it over their heads. In this way, in their opinion, sins are atoned for. Before the Day of Atonement 25 hour fast, during which one does not eat, drink, or wear leather shoes.
Lying in an open grave looks strange, to say the least, and is also considered very bad omen. This is the case among all nations, except ultra-Orthodox. They, on the contrary, often resort to such a ritual, believing that it will bring them strength, health and prolong life.
But this is still not a very large group of Jews. Israel itself is amazing... The country of one of ancient peoples and country latest technologies. There is no need to talk about Israeli medicine - it has long been recognized as one of the best in the world. But Israel is also a country where:
- The Qumran Chronicles were found - ancient biblical texts, numbering more than 190 scrolls.
- For the first time, computer classes were organized in schools
- Elected to the post of Prime Minister, Golda Meyer became the world's second female leader of a power.
- The Israeli branch of Motorola developed a cell phone
- ICQ technology and the world's first antivirus were developed
- Israel is also the country that invented and developed the Pentium-4 and Centrino processors.
The most beautiful women the world were Jewish or had Jewish roots. The Greatest Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya was Jewish, just like famous actresses Soviet cinema: Elina Bystritskaya and Tatyana Samoilova. Jewish roots Marilyn Monroe had them. Natalie Portman is Jewish by birth.
The exact time when Judaism arose has not been established. The adherents of this religion themselves attribute its appearance to approximately the 12-13th centuries. BC e., when on Mount Sinai the leader of the Jews, Moses, who led the Jewish tribes from Egyptian slavery, received Revelation from the Almighty, and a Covenant was concluded between the people and God.
This is how the Torah appeared - in the broadest sense of the word, written and oral instruction in the laws, commandments and requirements of the Lord in relation to his fans. Detailed description These events are reflected in the book of Genesis, the authorship of which is also attributed to Moses by Orthodox Jews and which forms part of the written Torah.
A scientific view of the origins of Judaism
However, not all scientists are ready to support the above version. Firstly, because the very Jewish interpretation of the history of man’s relationship with God includes a long tradition of honoring the God of Israel before Moses, starting with the forefather Abraham, who, according to various estimates, lived in the period from the 21st century. to the 18th century BC e. Thus, the origins of the Jewish cult are lost in time. Secondly, it is difficult to say when the pre-Jewish religion became Judaism proper. A number of researchers attribute the emergence of Judaism to much more late times, up to the era of the second Temple (mid-first millennium BC). According to their conclusions, the religion of Yahweh, the god professed by the Jews, was not monotheism from the very beginning. Its origins lie in the tribal cult called Yahwism, which is characterized as a special form of polytheism - monolatry. With such a system of views, the existence of many gods is recognized, but veneration is given to only one - one’s divine patron by birth and territorial settlement. Only later did this cult transform into a monotheistic doctrine, and thus Judaism appeared - the religion that we know today.
History of Yahwism
As already mentioned, God Yahweh is the national God of the Jews. Their entire culture is built around him and religious traditions. But in order to understand what Judaism is, let us briefly touch on its sacred history. According to Jewish belief, Yahweh is the only true God who created the entire world, including solar system, the earth, all its flora, fauna and, finally, the first couple of people - Adam and Eve. At the same time, the first commandment for man was given - not to touch the fruits of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. But people violated the divine command and were expelled from paradise for this. Further history characterized by the oblivion of the true God by the descendants of Adam and Eve and the emergence of paganism - gross idolatry, according to the Jews. However, from time to time the Almighty made himself felt, seeing the righteous in the corrupt human community. Such was, for example, Noah - the man from whom people again settled across the earth after global flood. But Noah’s descendants quickly forgot the Lord, starting to worship other gods. This continued until God called Abraham, a resident of Ur of the Chaldeans, with whom he entered into a Covenant, promising to make him the father of many nations. Abraham had a son Isaac and a grandson Jacob, who are traditionally revered as patriarchs - the ancestors of the Jewish people. The last one, Jacob, had twelve sons. By God's providence it happened that eleven of them were sold into slavery by the twelfth, Joseph. But God helped him, and over time Joseph became the second person in Egypt after Pharaoh. The family reunion took place during a time of terrible famine, and therefore all the Jews, at the invitation of Pharaoh and Joseph, went to live in Egypt. When the royal patron died, another pharaoh began to brutalize Abraham's descendants, forcing them to do hard work and killing newborn boys. This slavery continued for four hundred years until God finally called Moses to free his people. Moses led the Jews out of Egypt, and at the command of the Lord, forty years later they entered the Promised Land - modern Palestine. There, waging bloody wars with idolaters, the Jews established their state and even received a king from the Lord - first Saul, and then David, whose son Solomon built the great shrine of Judaism - the temple of Yahweh. The latter was destroyed in 586 by the Babylonians, and then rebuilt by order of Tire the Great (in 516). The second temple lasted until 70 AD. e., when it was burned during the Jewish War by the troops of Titus. Since that time it has not been restored, and worship has ceased. It is important to note that in Judaism there are not many temples - this building can only be one and only in one place - on the temple mount in Jerusalem. Therefore, for almost two thousand years, Judaism has existed in a unique form - as a rabbinic organization led by learned laymen.
Judaism: Basic Ideas and Concepts
As already mentioned, the Jewish faith recognizes only one and only God - Yahweh. In fact, the true meaning of his name was lost after the destruction of the temple by Titus, so "Yahweh" is simply an attempt at reconstruction. And she did not gain popularity in Jewish circles. The fact is that in Judaism there is a ban on pronouncing and writing the sacred four-letter name of God - the Tetragrammaton. Therefore, from ancient times it was replaced in conversation (and even in Holy Scripture) with the word “Lord.”
Another important feature is that Judaism is the religion of purely one nation – the Jews. Therefore, it is a rather closed religious system, which is not so easy to get into. Of course, in history there are examples of the adoption of Judaism by representatives of other nations and even entire tribes and states, but in general, Jews are skeptical about such practices, insisting that the Sinai covenant applies only to the descendants of Abraham - the chosen Jewish people.
Jews believe in the coming of the Moshiach - an outstanding messenger of God who will return Israel past glory, will spread the teachings of the Torah throughout the world and even restore the temple. In addition, Judaism has a belief in the resurrection of the dead and doomsday. In order to righteously serve God and know him, the people of Israel were given the Tanakh by the Almighty - the sacred canon of books, starting with the Torah and ending with the revelations of the prophets. The Tanakh is known in Christian circles as the Old Testament. Of course, Jews categorically disagree with this assessment of their Scripture.
According to the teachings of the Jews, God cannot be depicted, therefore in this religion there are no sacred images - icons, statues, etc. Visual arts- this is not at all what Judaism is famous for. We can also briefly mention the mystical teachings of Judaism - Kabbalah. This, if we rely not on legends, but on scientific data, is a very late product of Jewish thought, but no less outstanding. Kabbalah views creation as a series of divine emanations and manifestations of a number-letter code. Kabbalistic theories, among other things, even recognize the fact of transmigration of souls, which distinguishes this tradition from a number of other monotheistic, and especially Abrahamic, religions.
Commandments in Judaism
The commandments of Judaism are widely known in world culture. They are closely connected with the name of Moses. This is truly the true ethical treasure that Judaism brought to the world. The main ideas of these commandments boil down to religious purity - worship of the one God and love for him, and to a socially righteous life - honoring parents, social justice and integrity. However, in Judaism there is a much more expanded list of commandments, called mitzvot in Hebrew. There are 613 such mitzvot. This is believed to correspond to the number of parts of the human body. This list of commandments is divided into two: prohibitive commandments, numbering 365, and imperative commandments, of which there are only 248. The generally accepted list of mitzvot in Judaism belongs to the famous Maimonides, an outstanding Jewish thinker.
Traditions
The centuries-old development of this religion has also shaped the traditions of Judaism, which are strictly observed. Firstly, this applies to holidays. Among the Jews, they are timed to coincide with certain days of the calendar or lunar cycle and are designed to preserve the people’s memory of certain events. The most important holiday of all is Passover. The command to observe it was given, according to the Torah, by God himself during the exodus from Egypt. That is why Passover is timed to coincide with the liberation of the Jews from Egyptian captivity and the passage through the Red Sea into the desert, from where the people were then able to reach promised land. Also known is the holiday of Sukkot - other an important event, which celebrates Judaism. Briefly, this holiday can be described as a remembrance of the Jews’ journey through the desert after the exodus. This journey lasted 40 years instead of the initially promised 40 days - as punishment for the sin of the golden calf. Sukkot lasts seven days. At this time, Jews are required to leave their homes and live in huts, which is what the word “Sukkot” means. Jews have many others important dates, celebrated with celebrations, special prayers and rituals.
In addition to holidays, there are fasts and days of mourning in Judaism. An example of such a day is Yom Kippur - the day of atonement, prefiguring the Last Judgment.
There are also a huge number of other traditions in Judaism: wearing sidelocks, circumcision of male children on the eighth day of birth, a special kind of attitude towards marriage, etc. For believers, these are important customs that Judaism imposes on them. The basic ideas of these traditions are consistent either directly with the Torah or with the Talmud, the second most authoritative book after the Torah. Often it is quite difficult for non-Jews to understand and comprehend them in the conditions modern world. However, it is they who shape the culture of Judaism today, based not on temple worship, but on the synagogue principle. A synagogue, by the way, is a meeting of the Jewish community on a Sabbath or holiday for prayer and reading the Torah. The same word also refers to the building where believers gather.
Saturday in Judaism
As already mentioned, one day per week is allocated for synagogue worship - Saturday. This day is generally a sacred time for Jews, and believers are especially zealous in observing its statutes. One of the ten basic commandments of Judaism prescribes keeping and honoring this day. Breaking the Sabbath is considered a serious offense and requires atonement. Therefore, not a single devout Jew will work or generally do anything that is forbidden to do on this day. The holiness of this day is associated with the fact that, having created the world in six days, the Almighty rested on the seventh and prescribed this to all his admirers. The seventh day is Saturday.
Judaism and Christianity
Since Christianity is a religion that claims to be the successor of Judaism through the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Tanakh about the Moshiach on Jesus Christ, the relations of Jews with Christians have always been ambiguous. These two traditions especially moved away from each other after the Jewish conclave imposed a herem, that is, a curse, on Christians in the 1st century. The next two thousand years were a time of enmity, mutual hatred, and often persecution. For example, Archbishop Cyril of Alexandria expelled a huge Jewish diaspora from the city in the 5th century. The history of Europe is replete with such relapses. Today, in the era of the heyday of ecumenism, the ice has gradually begun to melt, and dialogue between representatives of the two religions is beginning to improve. Although among broad layers of believers on both sides there is still distrust and alienation. Judaism is difficult for Christians to understand. Key Ideas christian church are such that the Jews are charged with the sin of the crucifixion of Christ. Since ancient times, the Church has represented Jews as Christ-killers. It is difficult for Jews to find a way to dialogue with Christians because for them, Christians clearly represent heretics and followers of the false messiah. In addition, centuries of oppression taught the Jews not to trust Christians.
Judaism today
Modern Judaism is a fairly large (about 15 million) religion. It is characteristic that at its head there is no single leader or institution that would have sufficient authority for all Jews. Judaism is spread almost everywhere in the world and consists of several denominations that differ from each other in the degree of religious conservatism and the peculiarities of their doctrine. The strongest core is represented by representatives of Orthodox Jewry. The Hasidim are quite close to them - very conservative Jews with an emphasis on mystical teaching. Several Reform and Progressive Jewish organizations follow. And on the very periphery there are communities of Messianic Jews who, like Christians, recognize the authenticity of the messianic calling of Jesus Christ. They themselves consider themselves Jews and, to one degree or another, observe the main Jewish traditions. However, traditional communities deny them the right to be called Jews. Therefore, Judaism and Christianity are forced to divide these groups in half.
Spread of Judaism
The influence of Judaism is strongest in Israel, where about half of all the world's Jews live. Another approximately forty percent comes from countries North America– USA and Canada. The rest are settled in other regions of the planet.
“Why were Jews persecuted for their religion?
The Talmud is the real essence of Jewish doctrine.
Sanhedrin 59a: “A goy who sticks his nose into the Law (Talmud) is guilty and punishable by death.”
Just like you, at one time we believed that the essence of the difference between Jews and Christians was that Jews believed in the Old Testament, and Christians in the New Testament. The truth is that the real Bible for Jews is the Talmud. The Jewish book “The Mitzbeach” states that: “There is nothing higher than the “Holy Talmud.”
While the Jews pretend to the rest of the world to believe in the Old Testament, the real essence of the Jewish creed is not it, just like the books of Moses, it is the Talmud. There are several branches of the Jewish religion, such as Orthodox, Reform, Liberal, Conservative, Sephardim, Ashkanazim, Zionist, etc., but they all use the Talmud in their synagogues, just as different branches of Christians use the Bible.
The Talmud consists of 63 books and 524 sections and is often published in 18 large volumes. It was written by rabbis between 200 and 500 AD. Basically it contains a set of Jewish laws both in their relations among themselves and in the relations of Jews to non-Jews (goyim).
Eight Popes catholic church condemned the Talmud. Martin Luther, the founder of the Protestant Church, called for it to be burned. Pope Clement VIII said: “The wicked books of the Talmud and Kabbalah and other evil books of the Jews are hereby entirely and completely condemned and must always remain condemned and prohibited and this law must always be observed.”
The Talmud states that only Jews are full-fledged people, and the rest are goyim (which means “cattle” or “beasts”).
The following may be shocking, but these are exact quotes from various parts Talmud.
1. Sanhedrin 59a: “Killing a goyim is like killing a wild animal.”
2. Aboda Zara 26b: “Even the best of the goyim should be killed.”
3. Sanhedrin 59a: “A goy who sticks his nose into the Law (Talmud) is guilty and punishable by death.”
4. Libbre David 37: “To tell the goyim anything about our religious relations is tantamount to killing all the Jews,
because if they knew what we teach about them, they would kill us openly.”
5. Libbre David 37: “If a Jew is given the floor to explain any part of the book of a rabbi, he must give only false explanations. Anyone who ever breaks this law will be killed.”
6. Yebhamoth 11b: “Sexual intercourse with a girl is permitted if the girl is 3 years old.”
7. Schabouth Hag 6d: “Jews may make false promises as excuses.”
8. Hikkoth Akum X1: “Do not save the goyim in case of danger or death.”
9. Hikkoth Akum X1: “Show no mercy to the goyim.”
10. Choschen Hamm 388.15: “If it can be proven that someone gave the money of the Israelites to the goyim, a way must be found, after reasonable compensation for losses, to wipe him out from the face of the earth.”
11. Choschen Hamm 266.1: “A Jew can have everything he finds if it belongs to Akum (goy). Anyone who returns property (to the goyim) sins against the Law, increasing the power of the offenders. However, it is commendable if lost property is returned to the glory of God’s name, that is, when Christians praise the Jews and look upon them as honest people.”
12. Szaaloth-Utszabot, The Book Of Jore Dia 17: “A Jew can and should swear to lies when the goyim ask whether there is anything against them in our books.”
13. Baba Necia 114.6: “The Jews are human beings, and the other nations of the world are not people but beasts.”
14. Simeon Haddarsen, fol. 56-D: “When the Messiah comes, each Jew will have 2800 slaves.”
15. Nidrasch Talpioth, p. 225-L: “Jehovah created the Gentiles in human form so that the Jews would not have to use the services of animals. Therefore, the Gentiles are animals in human form who are condemned to serve the Jews day and night.”
16. Aboda Sarah 37a: “Gentile girls from the age of 3 can be subjected to violence.”
17. Gad. Shas. 22: “A Jew can have a non-Jewish girl but cannot marry her.”
18. Tosefta Aboda Zara B5: “If a goy kills a goy or a Jew, he must answer for it, but if a Jew kills a goy, he has no responsibility.”
19. Schulchan Aruch, Choszen Hamiszpat 388: “It is permitted to kill accusers of Jews everywhere. It is allowed to kill them even before they begin to denounce them.”
20. Schulchan Aruch, Choszen Hamiszpat 388: “All property of other nations belongs to the Jewish nation, which thus has the right to enjoy everything without restraint.”
21. Tosefta Aboda Zara VIII, 5: “How to define the word robbery? A goy is forbidden to steal, rob, or take women and slaves from a goy or Jew. But a Jew is not forbidden to do all this in relation to a goyim.”
22. Seph. Jp., 92, 1: “God gave the Jews power over the property and blood of all nations.”
23. Schulchan Aruch, Choszen Hamiszpat 156: “If a goy owes money to a Jew, another Jew can go to the goy and promise him money and deceive him. Thus, the goy will go bankrupt and the first Jew will take possession of his property according to the law.
24. Schulchan Aruch, Johre Deah, 122: “It is forbidden for a Jew to drink wine from a glass touched by a goy, because his touch could make the wine unclean.”
25. Nedarim 23b: “Whoever wants all his promises made during the year to become invalid, let him stand at the beginning of the year and say: All the promises that I can make during the year are canceled. Now his promises are invalid.”
We could provide many more quotes from this offensive book, but the message appears to be clear. The Jews are participating in what can and has been called a conspiracy against humanity and will take any steps they deem necessary to dominate the rest of humanity. Their extremely religious doctrine dictates this course to them. Because of such beliefs and the desire of the Jews to act upon them, anti-Semitism exists, and is perhaps the reason why the Jews were disliked and eventually persecuted by all the nations among which they dwelt."
