The rabbi David Aaron goes on to explain the meaning behind the word LEHIT PALLEL which is traditionally translated as "prayer" in English.
Comment by Lev/Christopher on April 28, 2009 at 10:04am
I couldn't care less what race of ethnic group he comes from, since I have many brethren who are Messianic Jews - what bothers me greatly is the spirit of Talmudic Judaism and the neo-occultic lenses through which they view Torah.
Part of the problem with the "Hebrew" catch-it-all is that we have to remember that language and the interpretation given words evolves with time. Look at how English has changed in the space of the 400 years since the KJV was written - the Hebrew of Torah is separated from us by more than four times that span of time. Much of the 'wisdom' comes from the occultism that inbued Judaism and the Hebrew language itself when the Judaites came out of exile from Babylon.
Yes, I have lived in many diverse cultures and learned things from all of them but when it comes to the interpretation of scripture I must put up a wall to the spirits of these cultures with which it is tempting to interpret. I am sure I have a lot to learn abd the culture that Yah'shua establishes when He returns may surprise us all - it will indeed be an eye-opener to be able to converse with the resurrected ancients when they return with Him.
Experience and falling into cultural and linguistic traps has made me very - I have seen how the cults filter and remould scripture to make it say something completely different. Having been around a lot of Messianics and seen how the spirits of Talmudism corrupt has made be doubly cautious. I no longer stand to attention when I hear the words 'Hebrew'. And though I am a Hebrew primacist I am not a Hebrew absolutist. I do not believe it was an 'accident' of history that Yahweh brought forth the Gospel during a time of Greek and Latin cultural ascendancy or that these languages dominated the Gospel scene for so many centuries. Neither do I think the evolution of German, English, French, etc. is an 'accident' because I have learned that each of these languages lends itself to expression that the others lack. And I am still not 100% convinced we will all speak Hebrew (whatever form that may be) in the Millennium.
The only thing that really concerns me is whether angels speak English with a British or American accent (kidding :-P)
Comment by Christian on April 28, 2009 at 9:32am
Why can't we just take the wisdom offered, and leave that which we do not want.
From what I can tell he bases his words upon a good understanding of Hebrew and the Torah.
Is he perfect? No. Can we only learn from perfect teachers? If so, then we have to wait a long time to learn anything.
According to your biography, you have had many different experiences and searched through many faiths - doubtlessly you learned many good things from them, which you are in the process of perfecting.
Lev - I even asked you if I could post a prayer request at the intercession room.
It should be obvious that we should just analyze and take what we can from these videos to try and UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF PRAYER BETTER, and also to UNDERSTAND IT FROM A HEBREW PERSPECTIVE.
Yes, I know you subscribe to a view that most Jews aren't actual Yahuda-tribesmen, but I don't. However, I don't think this is the reason you're so skeptical of him, is it?
Comment by Lev/Christopher on April 28, 2009 at 7:32am
The more I hear this man the more New Ageism I see in him. When Moses begged YHWH not to destroy the Israelites after the rebellion of the Golden Calf, was that prayer or was it not? Was he not begging YHWH to change His heart? And did he not prevail? Now of course I do believe an important element of prayer is, as the rabbi says, to get ourselves changed and into right mental alignment with YHWH, but is that all it is? And the people this rabbis represents, who rejected the Messiah, do we for one minute think that these prayers are heard? Did not Yah'shua say categorically that no man comes to the Father save through Him? And how much of this interpretation of Hebrew contains Talmudic notions? He speaks persuasively and exudes a a charisma, but is it Ruach or psyche? How do we take when we hear and equate it with the B'rit Chadashah? I see a lot of self-salvation in this philosophy but I don't see Yah'shua.
