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Canadian Shia Muslim Group's Website Features Anti-Semitic David Duke Video

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Vicious Babushka4/15/2011 11:35:00 am PDT

re: #42 Bob Levin

Let me be less general about the phrase—just for accuracy.

There’s a discussion about a person who might have converted to another religion, and the question is, are they still Jewish? And the answer is, yes because there is something inside of them which can never go away, and is very dear to Gd. And there are connections which cannot be severed.

So how does this reconcile with Kares ?

Too many pages to sort through. But this does not nullify Kares.

Kares really means that these sinners will eventually cut themselves off from their faith. Cherem (excommunication), which is related to the Arabic word haraam, is not practiced any more. I think the last time an official Cherem was performed was on Spinoza, in the 17th Century. There have been some oddball sects that have excommunicated some individuals with pulsa di nura and other ceremonies, but this is not the norm.