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Rabbi Ken Spiro discusses why Jews reject Christianity and its theological differences.
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If you had told the medieval European that Jesus is Jewish, they would say, "No, he wasn't." The Jews killed him. That's he was Jesus was dejudaized in medieval Europe. The evangelical community, which takes the Bible very seriously, recognizes that Jesus [music] lived in Judea at the time of the Roman occupation. You know, that kind of stuff. But, uh, yeah, it definitely unleashed a tremendous [music] amount of animus against the Jewish people. But the irony is the Romans who are actually responsible for the physical crucifixion of Jesus, they get the church named after him. What do Jews actually believe after him. What do Jews actually believe about Christianity? I take a deep dive with Rabbi Ken Spiro to find out. And honestly, I was shocked by some of his findings. This is a real exploration. This episode is in memory of Shiman David Schllema and Miriam Sarbazak Mosha. This episode is powered by our good friends at wheel ciss, our good friends at Bitbein, the real deal accounting that you're going to hear a lot about, and of course, the dream raffle. Here we go. All right, Ken Spiro, thanks again for being here this time in person. >> That extra energy. Let's get into it. >> That extra energy. Let's get into it. From growing up, I've heard obviously about we call them Yoska and Christianity, but I don't personally have so much knowledge about that world. I I know about Yiddishkai and Judaism, but could you tell us at least from a Jewish perspective, who was Yashka? Okay, it's a it's a great question and people were actually recording this on Christmas [laughter] appropriate topic. Um, so we have to first back up and understand that the
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