I
I can cite sections in the New Testament
that I find personally problematic.
Jew would be their ethnicity.
I'm I'm a man of Jewish ethnicity, which
is sometimes grouped with white and
sometimes not. I mean, that's the more
accurate way to put it.
sometimes not. I mean, that's the more accurate way to put it. But
so you grew up in a Jewish household.
I have never studied the Talmud. I
so you grew up in a Jewish household. I have never studied the Talmud. I would
never recommend anyone to study the
Talmud.
The Talmud, a central Jewish holy book,
teaches that Jesus is burning in
hellfire and excrement.
They stole millions of dollars
hellfire and excrement. They stole millions of dollars worth of
money. They stole cars. They stole
buildings, hospitals, entire cities.
money. They stole cars. They stole buildings, hospitals, entire cities. Can
you imagine? They come in, they kick out
the people, and there are cities.
Assalam alaikum. Greetings and peace. My
next guest did what some
Assalam alaikum. Greetings and peace. My next guest did what some would claim is
the unthinkable. Can a Jew become a
Muslim practicing Islam?
the unthinkable. Can a Jew become a Muslim practicing Islam? Is that even
possible? A Jew who now actually loves
Jesus,
possible? A Jew who now actually loves Jesus, believes in Jesus, is the
Messiah, a prophet sent by God? Well,
we're going to find out all that and
more with my
we're going to find out all that and more with my next guest, Benjamin.
Benjamin,
how are you? How are you, Benjamin?
Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah.
So, you grew up from a in
Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. So, you grew up from a in a Jewish
household, Jewish family. Is that
correct?
Yeah. Yes. So, I grew up in what's
called the reform
Yeah. Yes. So, I grew up in what's called the reform uh Jewish uh community
and um
called the reform uh Jewish uh community and um reform reformed Jewish is uh a
relatively
and um reform reformed Jewish is uh a relatively new development in Judaism.
It's uh it started
relatively new development in Judaism. It's uh it started about two 300 years
ago during the time of the
enlightenment. um you
ago during the time of the enlightenment. um you know mainly in
Germany um
religious leaders in the Jewish
community were wanting to modernize
uh Judaism adapt it to prevailing
intellectual
uh Judaism adapt it to prevailing intellectual trends and uh yeah
so is that is
intellectual trends and uh yeah so is that is your your so are both your
parents Jewish your father and your
mother? Yeah.
Both.
mother? Yeah. Both. Okay. So, when I open up the show,
I mean, is this something that's really
dead
I mean, is this something that's really dead on that many people think this is
just unthinkable for a Jewish person to
actually accept
just unthinkable for a Jewish person to actually accept Islam? Is this common
thinking?
Um,
Allah,
Um, Allah, you know, God knows, you know, I
don't I don't know what people think.
Uh,
all I know is that there's a a
Uh, all I know is that there's a a deep
history of
um of the bani Israel
history of um of the bani Israel of of Jewish
folks reverting accepting Islam,
reverting to Islam, accepting Islam.
Islam