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One For Israel, an evangelical Christian organization promoting the gospel to Jews and Muslims in Israel, has exposed Rabbinical teachings that oppose scripture and “put women in darkness and shame.” The group’s hope by exposing the abusive teachings of some rabbis is “to shine the light of truth” to show that Yeshua loves and esteems women.
“While the Bible presents women as heroes, the ‘oral Torah’ (Talmud) invented by the rabbis, often presents women in a completely different way,” One for Israel argues.
In the group’s series that answers Rabbinic objections, one video made national headlines and caused a firestorm in Israel, which resulted in one religious lawmaker resigning from the Knesset.
Some of the language the rabbis use is offensive and is NSFW. Some of the quotes the group exposes in the video are:
“often rude, nauseating and humiliating and some even encourage violence against women! THANK GOD not all Rabbis are like this! And thankfully not all rabbis take the oral law seriously. Also it’s true that in some sections of the Talmud you can even find a few positive statements about the women – but here we would like to present the overwhelming weight and the heart of the rabbinic theory regarding the status of women and the exclusion of women.”
“Some of the quotes from Rabbis and the Talmud are explicit and disturbing,” and the episode below is not intended for children.
The group published statements of rabbis who spit on women, push them to the back of the bus, and make the following claims:
- Rabbi Benyamin Manasheh Levin said, “that even if [a woman’s husband] beats her, she must remain silent.”
- If women don’t remain silent when they are beaten, Rabbi Maimonides instructs husbands, “You force her till she obeys, even with a whip.” In contrast, the New Testament commands a husband to love his wife.
- Women are also created in the image of Satan, according to Rabbi Bahya Ben Asher, who said, “Because woman was created, Satan was created with her.” In the Bible, women are created in the image of God.
- Head Rabbi of the IDF, Rabbi Eya Kareem, and Rabbi Yosef Mizrahi argue it is permissible for member of the Israeli Army to rape Gentile women.
Rabbi Maimonides’ position on men having sex with baby girls is not that different from Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini: It’s considered less despicable if the girl is under three-years-old.
“A three year old plus one day is sanctified for intercourse (in marriage)” because the girl’s body heals. “Intercourse with a girl younger than three isn’t considered intercourse,” according to Rabbi Avrahim Stavi. “If she is younger than three, both are exempt from punishment for intercourse did not occur,” according to the Talmud.
When accused of lying about these quotes, the group posted videos of the rabbis making the statements. The rabbis’ claims are described and translated into English:
https://youtu.be/qvfla_VF880
Here’s an explanation of what happened, and more information about the organization:
https://youtu.be/V8-KzDwzBcw
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