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For those of us who are non-orthodox, and who believe that the Torah is
not utterly immutably divine, but a work written by human beings, divinely
inspired though they may have been at least some of the time, this is not
such a hard question.
Of course religion is man-made -- it is a human response-- and
structuring into human organizations- to the awareness of God within and beyond
human beings.
As a Jew, there is no doubt. I am not even sure I understand what being
saved means, but I certainly know what doing good works means, and doing
good works, carrying out God's wishes on this earth, is why we are here
in the first place.
The world will only be a better place when we all realize
that actions to improve life for everyone else are what matters, and are
less concerned with our personal well being, or even, dare I say it, our
personal salvation.
There are some who believe that using the same language as one's forebears for prayer is essential- hence many orthodox Jews pray only in Hebrew- or Aramaic- even though we know that at some stages and in some places bits of the vernacular were used- indeed, Aramaic is a case in point. My view is different.
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