RLG341H1 Lecture Notes - Deism, Ketuvim, Tosefta
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Why were the jews exiled to babylonia more than any other land . Abraham was from babylonia they are in their father"s home . Exile is a bad thing, but it"s a home to go to. Shekinah aspect of g-d attribute of g-d which goes with. Israel in exile. (feminine element of g-d) close to g-d and the weakest part of g-d. Unlike other ancient gods g-d is portable. When the temple is destroyed charity collective atonement was through sacrifice prayer replaces sacrifice (more standardized prayer as compared to before). G-d had mercy on the jewish people and scattered them among the nations . By living outside of israel some of the commandments cannot be done. The jews in babylonia see themselves as superior to other jews in exile. R eliezer g-d spread the jews around the nations in order to attract gentiles/prostalizers to judaism.
