Talk:Judaism and Rastafari

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Hi Alex,

Make sure to add sources and citations so it is clear that you are drawing from three academic sources and allowing those sources to guide you in how you're building this article. Hishaikh (talk) 20:47, 15 November 2018 (UTC)Hina

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Comments on topic
Hi Alex! I see you haven't updated since November 12 and you still need to add in-text citations, endnotes, and more words to successfully complete this assignment. please let me know how I can help you in finishing this assignment. Hishaikh (talk) 19:26, 6 December 2018 (UTC)Hina

Your status in the course
Dear Mr Navi

I see you are far far behind on this assignment. Even if you are on pass-fail, don't presume you can pass without writing a credible article. DH--DHertzGSR (talk) 19:12, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

Fake e disinformate page.
In addition to being useless, this page is also full of propaganda and information about the descent of his majesty. In addition, the real "hierarchy" would be Judaism-Christianity-Rastafarianism = wait for the coming of the messiah - first coming of the messiah according to the root of David - second coming of the messiah ALWAYS IN THE ROOT OF DAVID (also because his majesty descends from the root of david, descends from King Solomon when he had children with the Queen of Sheba). Rasta Gio (talk) 18:18, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Correction on Use of Laws.
We; members of Rastafari, do not pick and choose laws out of the Torah. The reason that we have "Dreadlocks"; is because we take Nazarite Vow. That is the only reason; and growing up in an Orthodox Jewish home you would be very familiar with this. Great article. Jah Bless. 2601:2C7:C080:7220:D0B5:7FA4:AA75:E20C (talk) 03:52, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

It's really time to fundamentally alter or remove this page
Not only is this article primarily original research, any serious, published Jewish theologian would categorically deny that its claims describe a true and substantive relationship between Rastafari and Judaism beyond a small subset of terminology and surface themes borrowed from Judaism by Rastafari. The page claims that "they both follow more or less the same principles, ideals, values and ethics as one another", comes from an apparently uninformed perspective with regard to Jewish law. While there are a small subset of biblical texts that Rastifari loosely subscribe to through their own, unique interpretation that does not align with Judaism's, there are hundreds more laws in the Torah (613 in all) bolstered by thousands of finer points of halacha from Talmudic teaching which are not only ignored but wholly not present in Rastifari expression. Without intending to offend, this article is a fanciful attempt to legitimize an emotional need by certain Rastifari to lay some sort of claim to Jewish heritage and practice. In reality, Jewish practice, from pre-Mosaic Hebrew religion through modern-day Judaism (Rabbinical or otherwise) has never looked nor sounded like Rastafarianism and vice versa. On top of all this, Rastafari movements have regularly claimed their faith as the true inheritance of ancient Hebrew religion, resulting in not only a discounting of modern Jewish religion (for which this article is rooted in the exact opposite) but also overt antisemitism. Also, Rastafari holds that Haile Selassie, albeit through a variety of not necessarily agreeing interpretations, is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This places Rastifari religion categorically outside of Judaism in a similar way that Christianity is Abrahamic, but in direct opposition to Jewish belief -- a religion which also grossly ignores Jewish law and practice.

I will conclude by making it clear that I believe, as I would say for any other religion, the adherents of the Rastafari religion are certainly entitled to their beliefs, to hold them and celebrate them as they see fit. But, _this_article_ is inaccurate. There is no equitable footing in the relationship between Judaism and Rastafari. Are they both somehow Abrahamic, yes. Is Rastafari descended somehow from Judaism? Yes, via Christianity. Do they share (from the article) a "mutual belief in the Old Testament" and "closely align in essence, tradition, and heritage", categorically no. Jyg (talk) 22:48, 9 March 2024 (UTC)