re: #47 Bob Levin

On a side note to your discussion with Alouette, I just happened upon heresy in Orthodox Judaism on Wikipedia while looking up something else. I see the word kefira is used for this, which I assume is related to the Arabic word kafir (in much the same way cherem is related to the Arabic haraam, as Alouette also mentioned in #46).

Interesting stuff. Now I’m wondering if heresy is different in, say, Reform Judaism…but that can wait for another day as I know you guys are getting ready to break for Shabbos, with a big holiday soon to follow.