View Full Version : 74 South Africans take aliyah after converting
YeshAtid
10-06-2013, 02:39 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duxLv3JNOTM
YeshAtid
10-06-2013, 02:45 PM
Are Afrikaaners generally religious?
Are Afrikaaners generally religious?
Yes, very.
YeshAtid
10-06-2013, 03:16 PM
Yes, very.
So this would be pretty unusual then
So this would be pretty unusual then
Well, not really. I'm not surprised. Religion is religion.
YeshAtid
10-06-2013, 03:36 PM
Well, not really. I'm not surprised. Religion is religion.
But if they're strong Christians then surely they would be steadfast?
But if they're strong Christians then surely they would be steadfast?
They are Bible-believing Christians. So if, for some reason, they become convinced that Judaism is the right way explained in the Old Testament, they might do such a thing.
For interest, there are many "Israelites" in South Africa - Afrikaners who believe they're descended from the lost 10 tribes.
Acquisitor
10-06-2013, 03:41 PM
jesus, those poor men, they had to undergo circumcision. Its ok to experience it as a newborn, but for adult men it to lose some of the most sensitive part of the body = mnn
YeshAtid
10-19-2013, 10:48 AM
jesus, those poor men, they had to undergo circumcision. Its ok to experience it as a newborn, but for adult men it to lose some of the most sensitive part of the body = mnn
It depends, some may have undergone it already
It depends, some may have undergone it already
I doubt it. Afrikaners don't really do circumcision.
YeshAtid
10-19-2013, 03:35 PM
I doubt it. Afrikaners don't really do circumcision.
Oh ok, but for medical reasons ?
Oh ok, but for medical reasons ?
Sure, but that would be quite rare.
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