Ben Shapiro, the most well-known Jewish nationalist within the USA, has earned himself quite the reputation in conservative circles for his heroic triumphs in debating uninformed college students, and he often caps off his “intellectual” tirade with the catchphrase:
“Facts don’t care about your feelings.”
But it appears that Shapiro let loose his own personal “feelings” when Candace Owens, an African-American conservative political commentator who he recruited for his Daily Wire media company, had decided to drop some hard-hitting facts—that Jesus (peace be upon him) is naturally of the utmost importance within the “Christianity” component of the “Judeo-Christian” slogan that Shapiro is usually so eager to sell.
Rolling Stone has summarized the internal conflict as follows:
Earlier this month, Owens had tweeted that “no government anywhere has a right to commit a genocide, ever. There is no justification for a genocide. I can’t believe this even needs to be said or is even considered the least bit controversial to state.” The post angered pro-Israeli advocates who deny the country’s offensive in Gaza constitutes ethnic cleansing.
Despite the Daily Wire’s past posturing as a platform wholly committed to free speech, video emerged on Tuesday of Shapiro calling Owens’ commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “absolutely disgraceful,” during a private event.
In response, Owens tweeted a verse from the biblical gospel of Matthew. “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” The post suggested that Owens would not cease her vocal criticism of the conflict to placate her employer.
Shapiro was incensed. “Candace, if you feel that taking money from The Daily Wire somehow comes between you and God, by all means quit,” he responded.
Shapiro is, of course, an Orthodox Jew, and the most logical reason behind such intense feelings of hatred has to be found in how Jesus (peace be upon him) is portrayed in Orthodox or Rabbinical Judaism.
For example, we read in the Talmud (Gittin 57a:3–Gittin 57a:4):
Onkelos then went and raised Jesus the Nazarene from the grave through necromancy. Onkelos said to him: Who is most important in that world where you are now? Jesus said to him: The Jewish people. Onkelos asked him: Should I then attach myself to them in this world? Jesus said to him: Their welfare you shall seek, their misfortune you shall not seek, for anyone who touches them is regarded as if he were touching the apple of his eye (see Zechariah 2:12).
Onkelos said to him: What is the punishment of that man, a euphemism for Jesus himself, in the next world? Jesus said to him: He is punished with boiling excrement. As the Master said: Anyone who mocks the words of the Sages will be sentenced to boiling excrement. And this was his sin, as he mocked the words of the Sages.
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Let’s forget, for a moment, necromancy and the use of black magic within Orthodox or Rabbinical Judaism.
If readers would like to to acquire a broader understanding of just how anti-Christic, in its literal sense, the Talmud really is—as it attacks Jesus (peace be upon him) starting right from his blessed birth—, we would refer them to Peter Schäfer’s short study, Jesus in the Talmud.
Aside from the Talmud, another collection of writings that has surpassed the Torah, in terms of importance for Jews, is the Zohar. It is the most important written composition in the Kabbalah tradition, which has influenced much of Judaism.
One of the most negative figures in the Zohar is Balaam, who has also been referenced in the Talmudic quote. Balaam is the quintessential false prophet, the Gentile who was given prophecy but abused it for his own personal worldly benefit.
Well, as demonstrated by Jewish scholars who specialized in Kabbalah, such as Ellen Haskell, Daniel Matt, and Elliot Wolfson, the Balaam of the Zohar is a concealed reference to Jesus (peace be upon him), as the Kabbalists were unable to insult Christ publicly while living in what was still an overwhelmingly Christian Europe.
Haskell in particular describes it as a “Zoharic innovation,” since in the Talmud (like we saw with the quote), Balaam and Jesus (peace be upon him) were still separate individualities, but, with the Zohar, every criticism of Balaam somehow becomes a cryptic criticism of Jesus (see chapter 3 of her 2016 book, Mystical Resistance: Uncovering the Zohar’s Conversations with Christianity).
With Jesus (peace be upon him) being portrayed that badly both in the Talmud and in the Zohar, it is almost inevitable that individual Jewish theologians would have a great deal of hatred towards him, as can be seen with Maimonides (1138-1204), the most influential rabbi in history, who writes in his famous Mishneh Torah (the most authoritative compendium of Jewish law):
Jesus of Nazareth who aspired to be the Mashiach and was executed by the court was also alluded to in Daniel’s prophecies, as ibid. 11:14 states: ‘The vulgar among your people shall exalt themselves in an attempt to fulfill the vision, but they shall stumble.’
Can there be a greater stumbling block than Christianity? All the prophets spoke of Mashiach as the redeemer of Israel and their savior who would gather their dispersed and strengthen their observance of the mitzvot. In contrast, Christianity caused the Jews to be slain by the sword, their remnants to be scattered and humbled, the Torah to be altered, and the majority of the world to err and serve a god other than the Lord.
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More recently, Rabbi Dina Rosenberg (yes, a female rabbi) wrote in What do Jews Believe about Jesus?, based on the Talmud and the insights of Maimonides, that “Jesus was sexually immoral and worshiped idols”—may Allah punish severely those who dare to insult His beloved and chosen prophets and messengers.
All of this might help to explain why Ben Shapiro, the Orthodox Jew, becomes so triggered to see words attributed to Jesus being quoted by one of his collaborators, but does Shapiro himself think so negatively of Jesus?
I guess there’s no way for us to really know for sure. However, in his discussion with Joe Rogan at least, he seemed to suggest that Jesus was just one of the many Jewish rebels (criminals?) who was punished (rightfully so?):
As for us, we affirm that Jesus (peace be upon him) is undoubtedly a prophet and the foretold Messiah of the Jews, and, quite frankly, the facts don’t care about Ben Shapiro’s feelings.
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I’m sure Ben Shapiro secretly hates Jesus (pbuh) but we’re spinning quite a tale from his tweets.
I’m sure he even hates Ibrahim, moosa and Jibra’eel alaihimussalaam
you can have all sorts of zionists – religious zionists, atheist zionists, modernists zionists, black magic practising zionists, and zionists who HATE God and religion.
But regardless they all believe GOD promised them the Holy Land.
Historically speaking, Jewish clergy & elite, had the superiority complex that as they’re Allah Subhananahuwatala’s chosen people, they can get away with virtually any act of vice and no matter what Prophets (Peace and blessings be upon them) preach, they will eventually get exonerated. That’s why they openly disobeyed Musa (A.S), spoke I’ll of Suleiman (A.S) and had contempt for Isa (A.S). This arrogance of theirs eventually got them kicked out of the Holy Land but they never learn.
Maimonides or rather Ibn Maimon, was one of the most influential rabbi and lived in the muslim world (he was a sephardic jew from al-andalus and later on he emigrated to Egypt) and also spoke Arabic. If I remember correctly he also wrote bad things about our dear prophet Mohamed(pbh), he accused him of being a false prophet (I seek refuge in Allah) just like he also accused prophet Jesus(pbh).
Video has been removed (seems to be) from youtube, could please replace it with another URL if possible?
Thank you!