Hello and welcome to this post,
I was debating for quite awhile whether to reveal this or not, until finally deciding to just do it, for nearly 2 weeks or about a month now (I forgot when exactly did I first read it), I had stumbled upon a nonprofit website which shares Jewish texts translated into English and did change me to the point I swore to never use magick ever again, It means whether I do light or grey or dark spells I cannot cast any spells ever again,
@praecog29 , This website has the entire Tanakh in it and even the Talmud, Although I do warn now, that if anyone reads the Hebrew Scriptures and decides to live upon it, there is definitely no turning back to oneās current or former ways, one can only go straight, that is why, I wonāt give out the name of the website I stumbled upon, for it will make anybody not in either of three major world religions question their own beliefs or have the Hebrew God prove Himself to the reader (thatās what happened to me and I do not want to argue or doubt against the God of Moses ever again, a one time chastisement about doubt is enough for me), plus itās not the nature of the Jews to proselytize anyone to their side,
The next phrases Iāll give out are mostly for studies purposes to everyone else, Iām not a Rabbi however so I cannot teach all of this:
For those who do not know what the Tanakh is, in a simple phrase, it has the section called the Torah, where the five books handwritten by Moses are there, it includes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (I know itās significantly shorter), the Hebrew Scriptures there are used as the sole authority of Adonaiās (their entity who has a lot of creative names and the Name, Hashem, which He isnāt supposed to be called upon when reading the Torah, but can be called as Hashem when one isnāt reading the Torah) words, mitzvah (commandments such as what is kosher and non kosher food and drinks) by the Jews observant to the Torah, The Prophets, Writings, Targum., etc, theyāre also in the Tanakh section,
The Talmud meanwhile is more of an interactive book (itās not exactly easy to explain the Talmud for itās very complex, however the best way to learn it, is to dive straight into the Talmud), just a warning though there are potential Hebrew words there which do not have another translation in English, so anyone not having any background in Hebrew language, culture and traditions may feel lost at first glance,
If one lets the Torah and the Talmud guide his/her life along with the other texts there, this person can really change, I actually trust the transliterated Hebrew versions done by itās native speakers more than any other versions (so that may be bias talking), one of the best observations and teachings of Judaism however is this;
"The most important teaching and tenet of Judaism is that there is **one God, incorporeal and eternal, who wants all people to do what is just and merciful** . All people are created in the image of God and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect." - https://embassies.gov.il/hague-en/aboutisrael/people/Pages/Jewish-Religion.aspx
Peace,
Margaret
Note: Kosher means whatās appropriate in food and drinks and thereās a dietary law given in the Torah about it, itās similar to Halal to the Islam belief, and if one observes the lines in Genesis there, one will figure out that the Islam and Judaism are actually spiritual half siblings, thus explains why the media tends to portray both sides to be in a constant fight about whoās the legitimate heir to Abraham and Adonaiās covenant, Iāll also direct message the link to anyone who might ask me privately what the website is, to anyone who may still want to read the Torah, despite my prior warnings or discouragement to do so
