Jews and Christians Brothers?

How genuine can the implications, inferences and innuendoes of the so-called "brotherhood" and "interfaith" movements be under these circumstances? These so-called movements are sweeping the nations like prairie fires. If the Talmud is the axis of the political, economic, cultural and social attitudes and activities of so-called or self-styled "Jews" participating in these two so-called movements, how genuine are the "oaths, vows or pledges" taken or given in connection with these two so-called movements by so-called or self-styled "Jews"? It would be a superlative gesture of "brotherhood" or of "interfaith" if the National Conference of Christians and Jews succeeded in expunging from the Talmud all anti-Christ, anti-Christian, and anti- Christianity passages. At a cost of many millions of dollars the National Conference of Christians and Jews succeeded in expunging from the New Testament passages which so-called or self-styled "Jews" regarded as offensive to their faith. A great portion of the cost was supplied by so-called or self-styled "Jews". Christians might now supply funds to expunge from the Talmud passages offensive to the Christian faith. Otherwise the so-called "brotherhood" and "interfaith" movements are merely mockeries. The National Conference of Christians and Jews might look into the millions of dollars being invested today by so-called or self-styled "Jews" to insure that the Talmud shall remain the axis of political, economic, cultural and social attitudes and activities of so- called or self-styled "Jews" today, and future generations. Violating the basic principle of "brotherhood" and "interfaith" so-called or self-styled "Jews" are spending millions of dollars each year to establish and equip quarters where the teachings of the Talmud can be indoctrinated into the minds of children from the time they are able to read and write. These few news items were selected from hundreds like them which are appearing daily in newspapers clear across the nation: "Two new Jewish Centers, built at a cost of $300,000 will be opened to 1000 students for daily and Sunday school activities next month, it was announced by the Associated Talmud Torahs." (Chicago Herald-Tribune, 8/19/50.) "The Yeshiva School Department now provides daytime an approved English-Hebrew curriculum for grades 1 to 5 (aged 5 1/2 to 10). The afternoon Talmud Torah has opened a new beginner's class and is accepting enrollment of advanced as well as beginner students." (Jewish Voice, 9/18/53.) "RABBI TO TALK ON TALMUD TO SHOLEM MEN. Dr. David Graubert presiding rabbi of Bet Din, and professor of rabbinical literature at the College of Jewish Studies, will present the first of his series of four lectures, ''The World of the Talmud'. (Chicago Tribune, 10/29/53.) "MARYLAND GRANTS DEGREE IN TALMUD. Baltimore, (JTA). New Israel Rabbinical College has been granted here authority by the Maryland State Board of Education to issue degrees of Master of Talmudic Law and Doctor of Talmudic Law." (Jewish Voice, 1/9/53.) "TALMUD LESSONS ON AIR FROM JERUSALEM. Weekly radio lectures on the Talmud, in English, will be available shortly on tape recordings for local stations in the United States and Canada, it was announced today." (California Jewish Voice, 1/11/52.) Earlier in this letter, my dear Dr. Goldstein, you remember reading a quotation by the most eminent authority on the Talmud to the effect that "THE MODERN JEW IS A PRODUCT OF THE TALMUD." Would it suprise you to learn that many Christians also are the "PRODUCT OF THE TALMUD". The teachings of the Talmud are accepted by Christians in the highest echelons. I will only quote one of the subject of the Talmud, the former President of the United States. In 1951 President Truman was presented with his second set of the "63 books" of the Talmud. On the occasion of his acceptance the newspapers carried the following news item: "Mr. Truman thanked us for the books and said that he was glad to get them as 'I have read many more of the ones presented four years ago than a lot of people think'. He said that he did read a lot and that the book he read the most is the Talmud which contains much sound reasoning and good philosophy of life". Former President Truman says he benefits by "much sound reasoning" and his brand of "good philosophy of life" which absorbs from the "book that he reads the most." His recent term in office reflected his study of the Talmud. No one familiar with the Talmud will deny that. But does our former President Truman known that Jesus did not feel the way he feels about the Talmud? The "much good reasoning" and the "good philosophy of life" in the Talmud were constantly and consistently denounced by Jesus in no uncertain terms. Former President Truman should refresh his memory by reading the New Testament passages where Jesus expresses Himself on the question of the Pharisees and their Talmud. Will Mr. Truman state that in his opinion the Talmud was the "sort of book" from which Jesus "drew the teachings which enabled him to revolutionize the world" on "moral and religious subjects"? Before leaving the Talmud as my subject I would like to refer to the most authentic analysis of the Talmud which has ever been written. You should obtain a copy of it and read it. You will be amply rewarded for your trouble in finding a copy of it. I can doubly assure you. The name of the book is "The Talmud". It was written almost a century ago in French by Arsene Darmesteter. In 1897 it was translated into English by the celebrated Henrietta Szold and published by the Jewish Publication Society of America in Philadelphia. Henrietta Szold was an outstanding educator and Zionist and one of the most notable and admirable so-called or self- styled "Jews" of this century. Henrietta Szold's translation of Arsene Darmesteter's "The Talmud" is a classic. You will never understand the Talmud until you have read it. I will quote from it sparingly: "Now Judaism finds its expression in the Talmud, which is not a remote suggestion and a faint echo thereof, but in which it has become incarnate, in which it has taken form, passing from a state of abstraction into the domain of real things. THE STUDY OF JUDAISM IS THAT OF THE TALMUD, AS THE STUDY OF THE TALMUD IS THAT OF JUDAISM . . . THEY ARE TWO INSEPARABLE THINGS, OR BETTER, THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME . . . Accordingly, the Talmud is the completest expression of religious movement, and this code of endless prescriptions and minute ceremonials represents in its perfection the total work of the religious idea . . . The miracle was accomplished by a book, the Talmud , , , The Talmud, in turn, is composed of two distinct parts, the Mishna and the Gemara; the former the text, the latter the commentary upon the text . . . By the term Mishna we designate A COLLECTION OF DECISIONS AND TRADITIONAL LAWS, EMBRACING ALL DEPARTMENTS OF LEGISLATION, CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS . . . This code, which was the work of several generations of Rabbis . . . Nothing, indeed can EQUAL THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TALMUD unless it be the ignorance that prevails concerning it . . . This explains how it happens that a single page of the Talmud contains three or four different languages, or rather specimens of one language at three or four stages of degeneracy . . . Many a Michna of five or six lines is accompanied by fifty or sixty pages of explanation . . . is Law in all its authority; it constitutes dogma and cult; it is the fundamental element of the Talmud . . . The DAILY STUDY OF THE TALMUD, WHICH AMONG JEWS BEGAN WITH THE AGE OF TEN TO END LIFE ITSELF, necessarily was a severe gymnastic for the mind, thanks to which IT ACQUIRED INCOMPARABLE SUBTLETY AND ACUMEN . . . SINCE IT ASPIRES TO ONE THING: TO ESTABLISH FOR JUDAISM A 'CORPUS JURIS ECCLESIASTICI'. The above quotations were culled from a treatise intended to sugar-coat the Talmud. In painting a nice word-picture of the Talmud the author could not escape mentioning the above facts also. Coming from this source under the circumstances the facts stated above do not add glory to the Talmud. The Talmud Unmasked, The Secret Rabbinical Teachings Concerning Christians, was written by Rev. I.B. Pranaitis, Master of Theology and Professor of the Hebrew Language at the Imperial Ecclesiastical Academy of the Roman Catholic Church in Old St. Petersburg, Russia. The Rev. Pranaitis was the greatest of the students of the Talmud. His complete command of the Hebrew language qualified him to analyze the Talmud as few men in history. The Rev. Pranaitis scrutinized the Talmud for passages referring to Jesus, Christians and the Christian faith. These passages were translated by him into Latin. Hebrew lends itself to translation into Latin better than it does directly into English. The translation of the passages of the Talmud referring to Jesus, Christians and Christian faith were printed in Latin by the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg in 1893 with the Imprimatur of his Archbishop. The translation from the Latin into English was made by great Latin scholars in the United States in 1939 with funds provided by wealthy Americans for that purpose. In order not to leave any loose ends on the subject of the Talmud's reference to Jesus, to Christians and to the Christian faith I will below summarize translations into English from the Latin texts of Rev. Pranaitis' "The Talmud Unmasked, The Secret Rabbinical Teachings Concerning Christians". It would require too much space to quote these passages verbatim with their foot-notes form the Soncino Edition in English. First I will summarize the references by Rev. Pranaitis referring to Jesus in the Talmud in the original texts translated by him into Latin, and from Latin into English: Sanhedrin, 67a -- Jesus referred to as the son of Pandira, a soldier Kallah, 1b. (18b) -- Illegitimate and conceived during menstruation. Sanhedrin, 67a -- Hanged on the eve of Passover. Toldath Jeschu. Birth related in most shameful expressions Abhodah Zarah II -- Referred to as the son of Pandira, a Roman soldier. Schabbath XIV. Again referred to as the son of Pandira, the Roman. Sanhedrin, 43a -- On the eve of Passover they hanged Jesus. Schabbath, 104b -- Called a fool and no one pays attention to fools. Toldoth Jeschu. Judas and Jesus engaged in quarrel with filth. Sanhedrin, 103a. -- Suggested corrupts his morals and dishonors self. Sanhedrin, 107b. -- Seduced, corrupted and destroyed Israel. Zohar III, (282) -- Died like a beast and buried in animal's dirt heap. Hilkoth Melakhim -- Attempted to prove Christians err in worship of Jesus Abhodah Zarah, 21a -- Reference to worship of Jesus in homes unwanted. Orach Chaiim, 113 -- Avoid appearance of paying respect to Jesus. Iore dea, 150,2 -- Do not appear to pay respect to Jesus by accident. Abhodah Zarah (6a) -- False teachings to worship on first day of Sabbath The above are a few selected from a very complicated arrangement in which many references are obscured by intricate reasoning. The following are a few summarized references to Christians and the Christian faith although not always expressed in exactly that manner. There are eleven names used in the Talmud for non-Talmud followers, by which Christians are meant. Besides Nostrim, from Jesus the Nazarene, Christians are called by all the names used in the Talmud to designate all non-"Jews": Minim, Edom, Abhodan Zarah, Akum. Obhde Elilim, Nokrim, Amme Haarets, Kuthim, Apikorosim, and Goim. Besides supplying the names by which Christians are called in the Talmud, the passages quoted below indicate what kind of people the Talmud pictures the Christians to be, and what the Talmud says about the religious worship of Christians: Hilkhoth Maakhaloth -- Christians are idolators, must not associate. Abhodah Zarah (22a) -- Do not associate with gentiles, they shed blood. Iore Dea (153, 2). -- Must not associate with Christians, shed blood. Abhodah Zarah (25b). -- Beware of Christians when walking abroad with them. Orach Chaiim (20, 2). -- Christians disguise themselves to kill Jews. Abhodah Zarah (15b) -- Suggest Christians have sex relations with animals. Abhodah Zarah (22a) -- Suspect Christians of intercourse with animals. Schabbath (145b) -- Christians unclean because they eat accordingly Abhodah Zarah (22b) -- Christians unclean because they not at Mount Sinai. Iore Dea (198, 48). -- Clean female Jews contaminated meeting Christians. Kerithuth (6b p. 78) -- Jews called men, Christians not called men. Makkoth (7b) -- Innocent of murder if intent was to kill Christian. Orach Chaiim(225, 10) -- Christians and animals grouped for comparisons. Midrasch Talpioth 225 -- Christians created to minister to Jews always. Orach Chaiim 57, 6a -- Christians to be pitied more than sick pigs. Zohar II (64b) -- Christian idolators likened to cows and asses. Kethuboth (110b). -- Psalmist compares Christians to unclean beasts. Sanhedrin (74b). Tos. -- Sexual intercourse of Christian like that of beast. Kethuboth (3b) -- The seed of Christian is valued as seed of beast. Kidduschim (68a) -- Christians like the people of an ass. Eben Haezar (44,8) -- Marriages between Christian and Jews null. Zohar (II, 64b) -- Christian birth rate must be diminished materially. Zohar (I, 28b) -- Christian idolators children of Eve's serpent. Zohar (I, 131a) -- Idolatrous people (Christians) befoul the world. Emek Haschanach(17a) -- Non-Jews' souls come from death and death's shadow. Zohar (I, 46b, 47a) -- Souls of gentiles have unclean divine origins. Rosch Haschanach(17a) -- Non-Jews souls go down to hell. Iore Dea (337, 1). -- Replace dead Christians like lost cow or ass. Iebhammoth (61a) -- Jews called men, but not Christians called men. Abhodah Zarah (14b) T -- Forbidden to sell religious works to Christians Abhodah Zarah (78) -- Christian churches are places of idolatry. Iore Dea (142, 10) -- Must keep far away physically from churches. Iore Dea (142, 15) -- Must not listen to church music or look at idols Iore Dea (143, 1) -- Must not rebuild homes destroyed near churches. Hilkoth Abh. Zar (10b) -- Jews must not resell broken chalices to Christians. Chullin (91b) -- Jews possess dignity even an angel cannot share. Sanhedrin, 58b -- To strike Israelite like slapping face of God. Chagigah, 15b -- A Jew considered good in spite of sins he commits. Gittin (62a) -- Jew stay away from Christian homes on holidays. Choschen Ham. (26,1) -- Jew must not sue before a Christian judge or laws. Choschen Ham (34,19) -- Christian or servant cannot become witnesses. Iore Dea (112, 1). -- Avoid eating with Christians, breeds familiarity. Abhodah Zarah (35b) -- Do not drink milk from a cow milked by Christian. Iore dea (178, 1) -- Never imitate customs of Christians, even hair-comb. Abhodah Zarah (72b) -- Wine touched by Christians must be thrown away. Iore Dea (120, 1) -- Bought-dishes from Christians must be thrown away. Abhodah Zarah (2a) -- For three days before Christian festivals, avoid all. Abhodah Zarah (78c) -- Festivals of followers of Jesus regarded as idolatry. Iore Dea (139, 1) -- Avoid things used by Christians in their worship. Abhodah Zarah (14b) -- Forbidden to sell Christians articles for worship. Iore Dea (151,1) H. -- Do not sell water to Christians articles for baptisms. Abhodah Zarah (2a, 1) -- Do not trade with Christians on their feast days. Abhodah Zarah (1,2) -- Now permitted to trade with Christians on such days. Abhodah Zarah (2aT) -- Trade with Christians because they have money to pay. Iore Dea (148, 5) -- If Christian is not devout, may send him gifts. Hilkoth Akum (IX,2) -- Send gifts to Christians only if they are irreligious. Iore Dea (81,7 Ha) -- Christian wet-nurses to be avoided because dangerous. Iore Dea (153, 1 H) -- Christian nurse will lead children to heresy. Iore Dea (155,1). -- Avoid Christian doctors not well known to neighbors. Peaschim (25a) -- Avoid medical help from idolators, Christians meant. Iore Dea (156,1) -- Avoid Christian barbers unless escorted by Jews. Abhodah Zarah (26a). -- Avoid Christian midwives as dangerous when alone. Zohar (1,25b) -- Those who do good to Christians never rise when dead. Hilkoth Akum (X,6) -- Help needy Christians if it will promote peace. Iore Dea (148, 12H) -- Hide hatred for Christians at their celebrations. Abhodah Zarah (20a) -- Never praise Christians lest it be believed true. Iore Dea (151,14) -- Not allowed to praise Christians to add to glory. Hilkoth Akum (V, 12) -- Quote Scriptures to forbid mention of Christian god. Iore Dea (146, 15) -- Refer to Christian religious articles with contempt. Iore Dea (147,5) -- Deride Christian religious articles without wishes. Hilkoth Akum (X,5) -- No gifts to Christians, gifts to converts. Iore Dea (151,11) -- Gifts forbidden to Christians, encourages friendship. Iore Dea (335,43) -- Exile for that Jew who sells farm to Christian. Iore Dea (154,2) -- Forbidden to teach a trade to a Christian Babha Bathra (54b) -- Christian property belongs to first person claiming. Choschen Ham(183,7) -- Keep what Christian overpays in error. Choschen Ham(226,1) -- Jew may keep lost property of Christian found by Jew. Babha Kama (113b) -- It is permitted to deceive Christians. Choschen Ham(183,7) -- Jews must divide what they overcharge Christians. Choschen Ham(156,5) -- Jews must not take Christian customers from Jews. Iore Dea (157,2) H -- May deceive Christians that believe Christian tenets. Abhodah Zarah (54a) --Usury may be practiced upon Christians or apostates. Iore Dea (159,1) -- Usury permitted now for any reason to Christians. Babha Kama (113a) -- Jew may lie and perjur to condemn a Christian. Babha Kama (113b) -- Name of God not profaned when lying to Christians. Kallah (1b, p.18) -- Jew may perjure himself with a clear conscience. Schabbouth Hag. (6d). -- Jews may swear falsely by use of subterfuge wording. Zohar (1,160a). -- Jews must always try to deceive Christians. Iore Dea (158,1) -- Do not cure Christians unless it makes enemies. Orach Cahiim (330,2) -- Do not assist Christian's childbirth on Saturday. Choschen Ham.(425,5) -- Unless believes in Torah do not prevent his death. Iore Dea (158,1) -- Christians not enemies must not be saved either. Hilkkoth Akum (X,1) -- Do not save Christians in danger of death. Choschen Ham(386,10) -- A spy may be killed even before he confesses. Abhodah Zorah (26b) -- Apostates to be thrown into well, not rescued. Choschen Ham(388,15) -- Kill those who give Israelites' money to Christians Sanhedrin (59a) -- 'Prying into Jews' "Law" to get death penalty Hilkhoth Akum(X,2) -- Baptized Jews are to be put to death Iore Dea(158,2)Hag. -- Kill renegades who turn to Christian rituals. Choschen Ham(425,5) -- Those who do not believe in Torah are to be killed. Hilkhoth tesch.III,8 -- Christians and others deny the "Law" of the Torah. Zohar (I,25a) -- Christians are to be destroyed as idolators. Zohar (II,19a) -- Captivity of Jews end when Christian princes die. Zohar (I,219b) -- Princes of Christians are idolators, must die. Obadiam -- When Rome is destroyed, Israel will be redeemed. Abhodah Zarah(26b) T. -- "Even the best of the Goim should be killed." Sepher Or Israel 177b -- If Jew kills Christian commits no sin. Ialkut Simoni (245c) -- Shedding blood of impious offers sacrifice to God. Zohar (II, 43a) -- Extermination of Christians necessary sacrifice. Zohar (L,28b,39a) -- High place in heaven for those who kill idolators. Hilkhoth Akum(X,1) -- Make no agreements and show no mercy to Christians Hilkhoth Akum (X,1) -- Either turn them away from their idols or kill. Hilkhoth Akum (X,7) -- Allow no idolators to remain where Jews are strong. Choschen Ham(388,16) -- All contribute to expense of killing traitor. Pesachim (49b) -- No need of prayers while beheading on Sabbath. Schabbath (118a). -- Prayers to save from punishment of coming Messiah. In the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library, unless recently removed, you can find a copy of "The Talmud Unmasked, The Secret Rabbinical Teachings Concerning Christians" by the Rev. I. B. Pranaitis. A copy of the original work printed in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1892 can be made available to you by our mutual friend if you are interested in reading the above passages in the original Hebrew text with their Latin translation. I trust my summaries correctly explain the original text. I believe they do. If I am in error in any way please be so kind as to let me know. It was very difficult to reduce them to short summaries. The National Conference of Christians and Jews need not scrutinize the "63 books" of the Talmud to discover all the anti- Christ, anti-Christian, and anti-Christian faith passages in the books which are "THE LEGAL CODE WHICH FORMS THE BASIS OF JEWISH RELIGIOUS LAW" and which is "THE TEXTBOOK USED IN THE TRAINING OF RABBIS". They can also keep that, as Rabbi Morris Kertzer also points out, as explained earlier, that "ADULTS STUDY ANCIENT WRITINGS TOO... IN... GROUP DISCUSSION OF TALMUD BEFORE EVENING PRAYER". If the National Conference of Christians and Jews are genuinely interested in "interfaith" and "brotherhood" do you not think, my dear Dr. Goldstein, that they should compel a start at once to expunge from the Talmud the anti-Christ, anti- Christian, and anti-Christianity passages from the Talmud in the "brotherly" way they expunged passages from the New Testament? Will you ask them?