{"id":24432,"date":"2026-05-06T15:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/?p=24432"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:49:53","slug":"parashat-behar-the-prohibition-of-idolatry-in-the-modern-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/de\/parashat-behar-the-prohibition-of-idolatry-in-the-modern-era\/","title":{"rendered":"PARASHAT BEHAR &#8211; THE PROHIBITION OF IDOLATRY IN THE MODERN ERA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05d1\u05e1 \"\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of Parashat Behar, the Torah sets forth a clear warning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> \u201cYou shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves a carved image or a pillar, nor shall you place a sacred stone in your land to bow down to, for I am the Lord your G-d\u201d (Leviticus 26:1).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For a Noahide, the commandment not to worship idols is the first of the Seven Noahide Commandments. In the past, idolatry was easy to identify\u2014people bowed down to wooden and stone statues. But in the modern world, idolatry may take on sophisticated forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoga and meditation, This sounds innocent, but some of the postures were originally designed as gestures of bowing or respect for false gods. A Noahide who performs such a posture with the intention of &#8220;connecting&#8221; to its original tradition may enter the grey area of idolatry. Rituals that include burning incense before a figure or statue in a yoga studio may pose a significant transgression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In meditation, using mantras (repeated words) that contain the names of foreign idols is a complete prohibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Statues placed in the home as decorative items may represent idolatrous figures. Even if the homeowner does not worship them, placing a figure representing a false god in the personal space violates the exclusive awareness of the presence of Hashem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common encounter of Noahide children with idolatry today occurs through computer games. Many computer games present &#8220;idols&#8221; with unnatural power. A young child may subconsciously internalize by mistake, that there are independent forces in the world besides the Creator. Unlike a human \u201cbad guy\u201d who can be defeated in a regular battle, a monstrous entity is perceived as undefeated and from which there is nowhere to escape. This wrong perception may produce in some cases, nightmares and a deep sense of fear. For a child who has difficulty separating the world of the game from reality, the figure of the \u201cevil false god\u201d remains present and threatening even after the screen is turned off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Noahide as well as a Jew is required to be a \u201cgatekeeper\u201d of his home and soul. We must examine the content that our children consume. Maintaining spiritual purity from idolatry is not just avoiding prohibition; it is the only way to reach a deep awareness of G-d. This awareness will surely give us joy and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Von Rabbiner Moshe Bernstein<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quelle: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leviticus 26:1. Rama, Responsa, Chapter 10. The Divine Code part 2 page 122.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>Wenn Sie weitere Fragen zum Nachdenken haben m\u00f6chten,&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/de\/category\/rabbi-burton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SIEHE DIE ANDEREN BLOGS VON RABBI MOSHE BERNSTEIN  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 Copyright, alle Rechte vorbehalten. Wenn Ihnen dieser Artikel gefallen hat, ermutigen wir Sie, ihn weiter zu verbreiten.<br><br>Unsere Blogs k\u00f6nnen Texte\/Zitate\/Referenzen\/Links enthalten, die urheberrechtlich gesch\u00fctztes Material von <a href=\"https:\/\/mechon-mamre.org\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mechon-Mamre.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aish.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sefaria.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chabad.org<\/a>und\/oder <a href=\"https:\/\/asknoah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FragNoah.org<\/a>die wir in \u00dcbereinstimmung mit ihren Richtlinien verwenden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u05d1\u05e1&#8221;\u05d3 At the end of Parashat Behar, the Torah sets forth a clear warning: \u201cYou shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves a carved image or a pillar, nor shall you place a sacred stone in your land to bow down to, for I am the Lord your G-d\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":24442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parshot-of-the-rabbis"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - 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