Day of Atonement - Day 520

Disclaimer - this blog post is my sole perspective on the topic of the 'Day of Atonement'. It is not to offend any religion or individual beliefs.

For the Jewish religious people, the day of atonement is one of the most holy days in the year. In a nutshell, it is for those who believe that they will be atoned for the sins between them and god when fasting for 25 hours and praying at the synagogue for most of these hours.

Now, for the Israeli people who are non-religious or for those who don't practice the Jewish religion, it is a whole different story. I want to share my story or my perspective on this day.

Honestly, I feel like I have been fooled by an inherit custom from a very young age. As a child, the Day of atonement was a fun day because firstly, we didn't go to school for 2 days; there were no cars on the road and I could cycle my bike or ride my rollerblades with all my friends until the late hours of the night. Later in the years, these 2 days were almost like a party that we were all excited about - Couple of friends met together, did sleep over party and enjoyed the moment of no grownups around to stop us from being foolish.

Within that, I never ever question what is the 'Day of atonement' really is; why have we been forced to shut down the country completely, with no transportation allowed, with no radio and TV, with all the stores being closed - absolute lock down.

And I get it now - as mentioned before, I feel like I've been fooled. Fooled because - for the non-religious people, the Day of atonement is really a fun day; The kids are having fun on the streets and don't have to go to school. The grownups have the opportunity to finally see their friends because no one has any excuses of better things they must attend to, and most importantly, they get 2 paid off days from work. So why would we question the reasons why we have given our power away to lock down the entire country for 25 hours? Why would we not question the reasons why our freedom to move and express is taken away from us for 25 hours.

I mean really - we have inherently signed up for this while never really voted on it, we just accepted this as it is with no question asked.

Many people would come to me and say - can't you not respect the religious beliefs for just 25 hours. Well - it is not a question of respecting others. It is a question of human rights that were not considered properly. Let me give you an example.

As a teenager, I volunteered in the ambulance department and I used to like volunteering on the Day of Atonement because we were busy as people couldn't get to the hospitals by themselves (driving the road is simply forbidden on this day). We were driving the ambulance to deliver a baby at a woman's house because she couldn't get to the hospital. We were lucky to deliver the baby into this world safely but as you all know - home childbirth can be dangerous as in any given moment, something can get wrong that require medical professional to step in with the right tools, knowledge and practice. 

Though, what shocked me that day, and I think it was the day I started questioning this all lock down phenomena, was that on our way to the woman's house, a group of religious children, about 10 years old, throw rocks towards the ambulance for apparently voiding the day of atonement laws in driving the road. I mean really? We are driving to deliver a new being into this world and these children were throwing rocks at us. Ironically, the day of atonement, a day to ask forgiveness for the sins between men and god, and these kids learn at home or in their cultural environment that they must throw stones/rocks on driving cars as an act of enforcing the day of atonement laws on everyone. And what if they were successful in stopping us from driving the ambulance - what would have happen with the unborn child? This unborn child and his family's human rights were not considered. Also, our team's life was not considered as we were in danger of potential accident with stones thrown towards us, trying to avoid the stones while considering the safety of these group of children.

As I said before, it is not about respecting others' religious belief but to consider and honor human rights. In my experience, the amount of people getting into the hospital on these days, I would assume to be double or more than a normal day. On a medical level, there are many reasons why locking down the country doesn't make much sense not to mention the religious law of fasting for 25 hours while there is 34 degree heat outside.

The application of religious belief may compromise human rights and on some levels also dishonoring life; we are teaching our children to submit to what had come before them, without giving them the tools to actually investigate and make decisions for themselves, of who they are and what they are standing for. Locking down the country for 25 hours symbolized the locking down of the being into the mind through continuous infusion of beliefs, ideas, cultural costumes and so forth instead of sharing life skills and effective self-support tools as gifts to shape and create our lives based on Life Principles that support everyone equally. For example, the Day of atonement is a day of forgiveness. we wouldn't need such custom if we teach our children to practice SELF-forgiveness to become the potential that they can be. We can show them by example how to daily practice SELF-forgiveness and we can give them the tools to practically change their living application to one that honors and respects themselves and all men at any given moment.

So, I ask, instead of submitting to our inherit cultural customs, let's investigate what they practically mean and what value we can take from the old customs in order to align the value with the life that supports, honor and respects everyone equally.

Be Fruitful and Multiply - Self Commitments - Day 120

This is a continuation to:

 

Be Fruitful and Multiply - Day 118

Be Fruitful and Multiply - Self Forgiveness - Day 119

 

I commit myself to SHOW that within the desire to fulfil one's Mitzvah to produce and bring more children into this world is in fact a SIN, as one is accepting and allowing oneself to bring into this world children, without having the ability to practically support them throughout their LIFE.

 

I commit myself to SHOW that following the Mitzvah of Be Fruitful and Multiply is bases on self interest desire to not be defined by God as  a Sinner/Murderer and that Self interest is based essentially on FEAR and thus, bringing more children into this world by following the Jewish Law is following our own FEARS and have nothing to do with the Child best interest that must be taken into consideration when and as one is making the decision to bring children into this world.

 

I commit myself to Support those who based their Lives on FEAR within the decision making and assist them to step out of their fear, stand up from within and as themselves, show them the tools of Self Forgiveness and Self corrective application so that they could start directing and move themselves according to ONE principle - of that which is best for all.

 

I commit myself to SHOW that through blindly following religious Laws, we are in fact, accepting and allowing the continuation of a world of abuse and suffering and that the fact of the matter is = following the religious LAWs is a crime against humanity because within that, we accept and allow the abuse of our own children that are born into this world without any means of support to practically assist them to stand as human beings that are able to make decisions and direct themselves according to that which is best for all and as long as we allow the cycle to continue - we produce more and more self interest being into this world and only perpetuate the abuse that we are allowing in this world.

 

I commit myself to show that within the directive Fear as a principle, I accept and allow the abuse of my children as I bring them into this world without being ready or skilled to be an effective parent.

 

I Commit myself to SHOW that instead of taking care of the Billions of children that are already existing in this world as the ultimate application of Love thy Neighbour as thyself, we abdicate our responsibility as human being in this world and rather make our own children for the sake of fulfilling some Mitzvah. And within that, I commit myself to show the extent of the separation that exists within and as the religious Laws through exposing in writing and share common sense perspective that each one of us can test out for themselves. 

 

I commit myself to SHOW and EXPLAIN that our biggest priority as humanity, is to first make sure we have a world of Value as LIFE to bring our children into and accordingly, stand up together and establish a world of EQUALITY where all have EQUAL access to earth's resources, health care, education, food, clothes, transportation etc before we attempt making children of our own.

 

I commit myself to SHOW that if we want to leave after us, for our children, a world that is best for all, we must first establish an equality system where each participant is taking into consideration what is here, what can be used with minimum abuse and harm to the world's resources.

 

I commit myself to SHOW that for a world that is best for all where the parents are skilled and educated to raise their children, there is no way that a family can have so many children and to give to each child the best care possible and accordingly, we will have to do a research to see what is the amount of children that each family can have so that the children will have the utmost potential to grow up in a warm, trustworthy, educational, supportive family unit so that we could sustain a world of care for all.

 

For additional context, Please read:

Sexual Expression – Overview  Day 112

Investigating Sexual Expression - Self Forgiveness Part 1 - Day 113

Investigating Sexual Expression - Self Commitments - Part 1 - Day 114

 

Spilling semen in vain - Day 115

Spilling semen in vain - Self Forgiveness -  Day 116

Spilling semen in vain - Self Commitments -  Day 117

Be Fruitful and Multiply - Self Forgiveness - Day 119

This is a continuation to:

Be Fruitful and Multiply - Day 118

 

 

I forgive myself that I've NOT accepted and allowed myself to question and challenge the Mitzvah/Law/commandment "Be Fruitful and Multiply" and within that, allocate my starting point of producing children in a world where I have no means to educate, raise and support effectively the children to come and I haven't realized that through the fear of me  being defined by God as a murderer due to not following the Mitzvah, I've accepted and allowed the abuse of my children who have no real chance in this world due to my lack of resources, money, skills to bring about effective human beings in this world who would stand no matter what for a world that is best for all.

 

I forgive myself that I've accepted and allowed myself to bring children into this world, despite of the fact that I have no clue of how to effectively raise, educate, support them within this world system of Money and I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see my self interest within my action of bringing more and more children into this world, that is based on a fear that I programmed within and as me as if, I would be defined as a sinner/murderer if I won't follow the Mitzvah and through this fear, I've made the decision to bring the children into this world, not seeing, realizing and understanding that my motivation of bringing children into this world wasn't my effectiveness in being a supportive parent but rather fear that enslave, control and direct me into making decisions that may cause harm and abuse, not only to my children but to existence as a whole as the ripple affect of my decisions as part of the interconnection between me and the whole in equality and oneness.

 

I forgive myself that I've NOT accepted and allowed myself to see, realize and understand how and why I've accepted and allowed myself to make decisions that include not only my Life but the LIVES of others and within that, I've NOT seen, realized and understood that my decisions are based on FEAR rather then informative and Commonsensically decisions that are based on the principle of that which is best for all.

 

I forgive myself that I've accepted and allowed myself to bring more and more children into this world as part of my blindfold belief that I must do so or else I would be punished by God and I haven't even taken into consideration the world that I'm bring my children into and how can I practically make sure that the children will be born in a world that is best for all.

 

I forgive myself that I've accepted and allowed myself to direct myself according to my self interest desire to fulfil the Mitzvah "Be Fruitful and Multiply", without taking into consideration the life that I practically can provide to my children, the resources that are available for me to care and support them and my ability to educate them effectively.

 

I forgive myself that I've accepted and allowed myself to abdicate my responsibility to assist and support the Billion of children all over the world because as far as I concern, I must have my own children so that God can love me and I must not even consider anyone else's children. Within this - I forgive myself that I've NOT accepted and allowed myself to see the extent of the separation that exists within and as this Mitzvah where Billions of children can be taken cared for but because taking care of them will not fulfil the Mitzvah, we accept and allow their life of starvation, famine, abuse etc.

 

I forgive myself that I've NOT accepted and allowed myself to take into consideration that the First LAW/Mitzvah that all of us as humanity MUST apply to - is the law of that which is best for all and accordingly, before we even consider having more children of our own into this world, we REQUIRE to practically change this world to a world where all children have Equal access to the world's resources, education, heath care etc. and once we make sure that no one is lacking and everyone on earth is taken care for, we can go ahead and bring more children into this world as long as this is what's best for all meaning - as long as the parents are in self honestly are Sure that they are able to support the child with everything the child is required for to be and become an effective human being in this world that would equally contribute to this world within the principle of give as you'd like to receive.

 

I forgive myself that I've NOT accepted and allowed myself to see, realize and understand that the real SIN within this world, is having children without means to properly raise them and that having children for the sake of fulfilling one's Mitzvah as self interest FEAR, is an abusive act that one should be punished for as one is directly responsible for the abuse of those children and the consequences these children has to live with and as due to the parents lack of self movement as the principle of that which is best for all.

 

I forgive myself that I've NOT accepted and allowed myself to take into consideration what is already HERE within this world and accordingly based my decisions but rather, I've directed, moved and applied myself through my Fears as self interest to fulfil a Mitzvah that is abusive in nature as clearly, no one is able to practically and effectively raise so many children in one household and giving the attention and care that each child is required for.

 

I forgive myself that I've NOT accepted and allowed myself to see the relationship between fulfilling the Mitzvah and the abuse of the Earth's resources wherein, there is so much that the world can offer and if everyone of us will produce as many children as possible, there won't be enough for all to share equally and within that, I forgive myself that I've NOT accepted and allowed myself to see, realize and understand how this mitzvah is expanding the separation between human being as it is perpetuate the need to compete for one's  survival and the survival of the family and none are taking into consideration what is practically can be done so that we could live in a world of plenty where no one is ever lacking.

 

I forgive myself that I've accepted and allowed myself to NOT take my own children into consideration within my attempt to fulfil my Mitzvah of be Fruitful and Multiply as while I'm busy fulfilling my Mitzvah, my children will be the ones who would have to carry my burden as they will be the primary educational figure of their siblings as there is no practical way that I can raise effectively  more 1-2 children and having more than that is irresponsible and in fact abusive.

 

For more context, please read:

Sexual Expression – Overview  Day 112

Investigating Sexual Expression - Self Forgiveness Part 1 - Day 113

Investigating Sexual Expression - Self Commitments - Part 1 - Day 114

 

Spilling semen in vain - Day 115

Spilling semen in vain - Self Forgiveness -  Day 116

Spilling semen in vain - Self Commitments -  Day 117

Be Fruitful and Multiply - Day 118

 

This is a continuation to:

Sexual Expression – Overview  Day 112

Investigating Sexual Expression - Self Forgiveness Part 1 - Day 113

Investigating Sexual Expression - Self Commitments - Part 1 - Day 114

 

Spilling semen in vain - Day 115

Spilling semen in vain - Self Forgiveness -  Day 116

Spilling semen in vain - Self Commitments -  Day 117

 

In addition to my Previous blogs with regards to Spilling one's Semen in vain, there is another Mitzvah/Law that the Jewish Orthodox must follow - Be Fruitful and Multiply.

 

So, I've been doing some more research about sexuality within the Jewish laws and I have to say, it made me literally laugh out loud. WHY? Because I have found so many interpretation of the Mitzvahs that contradict the Laws and it is clearly shown how the laws have been shaped and formed within a blindfold beliefs that when and as one will question the Mitzvah, one will find an explanation to sent one back on track.

 

Like for example - within the Mitzvah - Be Fruitful and Multiply, the couple must have at least one Daughter and one Son. Here is an example of how one is manipulating with words When another mentioned that Adam and Eve had only 2 Sons, they came up with the following justification:

 

"(Genesis 5:4) The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.

As you can clearly read, the Word tells us that Adam and Eve had daughters also.

Adam didn't just have two son's, he had quite a few children. Adam's sons and daughters married each other. It seems strange to us now, but back in the day that's how they did it.

Genesis 5: 3 - 5

3)And Adam lived 130 years and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image and called his name Seth.

4)and the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were 800 years and he begat sons and daughters.

5)and all the day that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/If_Adam_and_Eve_had_two_sons_but_no_daughters_how_did_the_world_get_populated#ixzz235RhfSB9

 

So after this anecdote moment that should provide us all with some healthy laugh, we can get down to the first Mitzvah - Be Fruitful and Multiply, Genesis 1:28.

 

I was trying to find a common sense reason for this Mitzvah and honestly, I couldn't find it. What does it worth giving a Mitzvah/law when and as no one seem to understand the starting point of how and why this mitzvah would assist and support humanity to be and become human beings that direct themselves and each other according to ONE Commonsensically Law - That which is best for all. Obviously, within the law of that which is best for all, the Mitzvah of bringing more children to this world without developing and establishing educational programs both to the parents and the children so that each one of us could contribute for the behalf everything and everyone so that we could live in a world that is best for all, is unacceptable and in fact - the Mitzvah is a crime against humanity.

 

What is the value of bringing more and more children into this world when our infrastructure of a world that is best for all is no where to be found? What is the Value of bring children into this world, where the only thing the world has to offer at the moment is Greed, Competition, Starvation, Crime and Wars while everyone are striving for their survival?

What is the Value of having multiple children into this world where there are Billion of Children without a HOME to be safe and protected form the climate/whether?

What is the Value of having more children in this world where Billions of children do not have food, water, health care, education?

 

I mean seriously, what was God's purpose with commending us to be fruitful and multiply ourselves if the outcome of this Mitzvah is the perpetuation of abuse and suffering?

Within the next blog series - I will SHOW, PROVE and EXPOSE why and how the Mitzvah - Be fruitful and Multiply is a CRIME against humanity, literally.