New Israeli School Actually Teaches Students To Be Prophets
Instead of long beards and robes, they wear track suits and T-shirts. Their tablets are electronic, not hewn of stone, and they hold smartphones, not staffs. They may not look the part, but this ragtag group of Israelis is training to become the next generation of prophets.
For just 200 shekels, about $53, and in only 40 short classes, the Cain and Abel School for Prophets says it will certify anyone as a modern-day Jewish soothsayer.
The school, which launched classes this month, has baffled critics, many of whom have dismissed it as a blasphemy or a fraud.
On a religious level, Jewish tradition recognizes a few dozen prophets from the biblical era — from the monumental figures of Abraham, Moses and Elijah to lesser known foretellers of doom and tormented questioners like Micah the Morashtite and Habakkuk. Tradition says no one can be a prophet ever since the Romans destroyed the second...
“It’s like opening a school for becoming Einstein or Mozart.â€Â
Sounds like Mr Hapartzy has resurrected some of his prior skills and is now selling snake oil. A little dream interpretation, a little psychology, and poof...you're a prophet!
Another charlatain selling lemons to the ignorant. Sounds a little bit like a Charismatic of the Jewish kind...teaching a gift, only for "prophet".
David Parsons | 9/25/2013
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