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Originally posted by mistafaz
reply to post by dontreally
Interesting to know that the custom was observed by so many different cultures. I'm interested to know how the right hand became the dominant hand for social settings. Things like this are what keep me from reading the several dozen books I've been meaning to read. So much information but not enough attention.
Originally posted by Cosmic.Artifact
reply to post by dontreally
before I have to go searching with limited knowledge of Judaism, why would you suppose they bind the left arm wearing tefillin ?
but looking into the practice I would assume this came about from a too literal translation of the text it was drawn upon...
Deut:11- Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
imo it means to keep the commandments in mind... before you do by your hand.
edit on 12/9/2010 by Cosmic.Artifact because: (no reason given)
I love our liturgy and I love our Torah text but why does the Torah and our prayers refer to G-d’s right hand as a source of divine strength? “Your right hand O Lord is robed in strength, Your right hand pursues Your enemies." I don’t know that G-d really has a right hand but if He does, why not a left hand as well. Curt Schilling didn't win all those games for the World Series Champs with his right hand. He won those games with his G-d given talent and perhaps it is time for us to refer to G-d’s left rather than right hand.
Originally posted by Cosmic.Artifact
reply to post by dontreally
hey that's some weird science if you ask me, the layman version works too though.
was there a time the tefillin was worn only on the left ? that too may be a recent thing being a lot of jewish folk are lawyers heh...
I am always curious to know about the Torah and if they could have too many right-handed 20hr a day guys working on it.
I love our liturgy and I love our Torah text but why does the Torah and our prayers refer to G-d’s right hand as a source of divine strength? “Your right hand O Lord is robed in strength, Your right hand pursues Your enemies." I don’t know that G-d really has a right hand but if He does, why not a left hand as well. Curt Schilling didn't win all those games for the World Series Champs with his right hand. He won those games with his G-d given talent and perhaps it is time for us to refer to G-d’s left rather than right hand.
www.ohev.org...edit on 12/9/2010 by Cosmic.Artifact because: (no reason given)
keep the commandments in mind... before you do by your hand.
Originally posted by Cosmic.Artifact
reply to post by dontreally
yes I understand, but still does it not really just come back down to this when relating to the rest of Deut:11 ?
keep the commandments in mind... before you do by your hand.
the symbolism is cool and all and I understand how it relates to etymology but simpler more efficient meanings are ultimately to be extracted...
language is a 'living' thing afterall.edit on 12/10/2010 by Cosmic.Artifact because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by vinay86
reply to post by Cosmic.Artifact
We are born to work with left hand because it stimulates the right part of the brain and enhances our creativity and critical thinking, but society does not wants that so they convert us to right handedness.