In 2007 and 2008, a group of Hindus met with the Chief Rabbi of Israel to have Hinduism defined as being sufficiently monotheist enough to meet the criteria of being a Noahide creed. While Hinduism was declared Noahide, it was declared so only in theology and only if Jews defined that theology for Hindus. However, it was asserted that many beliefs and practices in Hinduism are still idolatrous and need to be corrected. The proclamation serves as a good starting point in exposing the disgraceful contract between Hindus and Jews and how they are planning the creation of a new global HinJew religion to rule the Gentiles. You may have thought that Islam would be the preferred Noahide religion to be used by Jewry but Hindus, if willing to adapt their religion, are much more pliant toward the Jews and obedient and useful. The use of reformed Hinduism may also be being used because it is nuanced and confusing and will not alarm the Gentiles as much as a more aggressive religious approach. Hinduism is a good sugar coating for the Noahide pill.
The 2007/2008
Hindu-Jewish Summits
Hindu-Jewish Summits
The 2007 Hindu-Jewish Summit In Delhi
What Was Agreed Upon
At The 2007 Summit?
The Chief Rabbinate Required Monotheism For Hinduism To Be In Compliance With The Noahide Laws
Traditionally, the recognition by an orthodox Jewish faction of another religious tradition as being acceptable to follow is based on that tradition's adherence to the seven Noahide laws. The Seven Noahide mitzvoth (commandments), as articulated in rabbinic literature, consist of the following: establishing courts of justice, practicing sexual morality, and the avoiding of bloodshed, robbery, tearing the limb from a living animal, idolatry, and blasphemy (Katz, 1997, p. 35). The first five laws deal with ethical behavior, but the last two laws are matters of doctrine and therefore are separate from ethical behavior. In using the Noahide laws to determine acceptable religious practice, therefore, the Chief Rabbinate requires a tradition to be monotheistic in addition to being ethical. The comment by Rabbi Sperber and the necessity of adherence to the Noahide laws, demonstrates a position by the Chief Rabbinate that seems to exhibit characteristics of both pluralism as well as inclusivism. They are pluralistic in the sense that the practice of other traditions can be acceptable and as equally effective in connecting with the divine as their own tradition. This point is made clearer at the summits by Rabbi Daniel Sperber when he states, "We [the Jews] are not a religion of proselytizers. In our views, all people of all beliefs and faiths should share things, including their own way of seeing things" (Sperber, 2007a). They are also inclusive in some respects as well because as Rabbi Rosen said "there must be limits to pluralism." Although the practice of other traditions can be completely acceptable in the eyes of the Chief Rabbinate, it does not come without a stipulation. That stipulation is the obedience to the Noahide laws, which requires the adoption of some of the most basic tenants of Judaism. By requiring other traditions to adopt these laws in order to be "acceptable," they seem to imply the superiority of certain aspects of their own understanding of truth and therefore identify with the inclusivist position as well.
- Michael Mclean Bender, "The Hindu-Jewish relationship and the significance of dialogue : participants' reflections on the 2007 and 2008 Hindu-Jewish summits at New Delhi and Jerusalem", Florida International University, Retrieved 02/25/2020 _from: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.bing.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2703&context=etd
Hindus Are Monotheistic & Non-Idolatrous But Some Hindus Still Harbor Idolatrous Practices
In the resolution the Hindu leaders also committed themselves to monotheism and rejected idolatry. "The Hindu leaders told us that idolatry was not a part of Hindu faith but that many followers continued to harbor idolatrous practices," said Metzger.
- Matthew Wagner, "Metzger meets Hindu leaders in India", 02/06/2007, Retrieved 02/26/2020 from: https://www.jpost.com/International/Metzger-meets-Hindu-leaders-in-India
In Direct Regards To The Noahide Laws, The Label Of Hinduism's Non-Idolatry Only Relates To "Theology" But Not Many "Practices" And "Beliefs" Of Hinduism
Still, these meetings opened a discussion of Hinduism by a few Orthodox Jewish scholars guided by traditional Jewish law, the halacha. According to halacha, non-Jews must abide by the “Seven Noahide Laws” to avoid being branded as “idolatrous.” Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, who is knowledgeable about Hinduism, quotes the opinion of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz that Hinduism and Buddhism are “adequately monotheist, adequately non-idolatrous, and at least adequately ethical.” Hence, according to Steinsaltz, they qualify as compliant with the Noahid laws.69 It must be added that this conclusion applies to Hindu theology, not necessarily to all practices or beliefs of individual Hindu worshippers.
- India, Israel and the Jewish People, Jewish People Policy Institute, Retrieved From - Report of the Hindu-Jewish leadership summit, 1st Summit 2007. Retrieved from http://jppi.org.il/new/wp-content/uploads/2017/India-Israel-Jewish-People-JPPI.pdf
The 2008 Hindu-Jewish Summit In Israel
What Was Agreed Upon At The Israel Summit?
Hindus Are Non-Idolatrous Non-Polytheists, But Remember This Does Not Include Hindu Practices And Some Beliefs!
It is recognized that the One Supreme Being, both in its formless and manifest aspects, has been worshipped by Hindus over the millennia. This does not mean that Hindus worship ‘gods’ and idols’. The Hindu relates to only the One Supreme Being when he/she prays to a particular manifestation.
- (Link Broken, Get PDF (here). Declaration of the Second Hindu- Jewish Leadership Summit, Chief Rabbinate of Israel, Retrieved From https://www.hafsite.org/sites/default/files/Summit%20Declaration.pdf
Hindu-Jewish Summit 2008 Rabbi States Non-Jews Bound To Follow The Noahide Laws. He Is Still Not Convinced Hinduism Is Not Polytheism
In Sinai as we believe, the law was given to us in two tablets of stone by Moses. We believe that every human being is bound by the basics of seven roles. It started with Adam, the first human being in our tradition and was renewed and established finally by Noah after the flood, and those are the values in which we believe, we all should observe as human beings. The first one is not to worship Idols but to worship God. We must know more about your religion, because from outside I saw that there is only one discipline among many disciplines in India that really believes in One God who created the world. I tried to read and understand and I reached a stage to know that I do not know and then you start learning. Now I think I know what I do not know, so you have to teach us in order to for us to understand the practice of Hinduism falls into the worship of God or, are many Gods. That is very interesting for us and very important.
Report of the 2nd Hindu-Jewish Leadership Summit, World Council of Religious Leaders, Retrieved 02/27/2020 From: http://www.hindujewish.org/pdfs/2nd-Hindu-Jewish_Summit_Report-Final-print.pdf
Hindus Suggested Not To Use The Term "Gods"
The second thing is the reason that there is a general misapprehension as to the notion of Hinduism being a polytheistic religion with Idolatry is a semantic one according to your description. You speak of many Gods and then you say that basically they are not Gods but they are just an expression of the Supreme Being. If there was a different term used other than Gods, for these instances through which one can bring about an understanding of a partial conception, since our human perception is always limited and flawed, if there was a different word other than the word Gods to distinguish between the Supreme Being and all the other Gods in inverted commas, we would not be troubled by this miscomprehension. So I feel that over here basically we have a semantic problem rather than ideological, philosophical or theological problem. If this were clarified educationally, people would understand that basically Hinduism believes in One Supreme all presence Being, and all the others are only instruments or reflections or means through which one can achieve some partial understanding. This I think would perhaps help towards a greater understanding of what Hinduism really is.
- Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber Bar Ilan University, "Report of the 2nd Hindu-Jewish Leadership Summit", Retrieved 02/26/2020 From: http://www.hindujewish.org/pdfs/2nd-Hindu-Jewish_Summit_Report-Final-print.pdf
Daniel Sperber is a centrist Orthodox rabbi. That says it all.
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