Jewish Contradictions

Despite a long history of blood libels against the Jewish community, the contradictions a ritual murder has with Jewish Law is plentiful. The first, and most obvious, contradiction is with the ten commandments of which the fifth commandment is “you shall not murder” (New English Translation, Exodus 20:13). Another example is the story of the Binding of Isaac, in which Abraham is commanded by God to sacrifice his son to test his loyalty, only to have God stop him at the last minute. The story helps derive the Jewish belief that human sacrifice is an evil act. Additionally, the consumption of blood is forbidden in kosher cooking. To prepare kosher meat, all blood must be drained or broiled out of all meat before it is eaten, the consumption of

So I have said to the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any living thing because the life of every living this is tis blood-all who eat it will be cut off” (New English Translation, Leviticus 17:14). All of these factors contribute to the absurdity of the idea of Jewish people wanting to consume human blood, especially in their holiday foods. Another traditional contradiction is the view of Pagans in the bible. For example, one passage reads “you must not worship the Lord your God in the way they [Pagans] do… they even burn up their sons and daughters before their gods” (New English Translation, Deuteronomy 12:31). Even though this passage is perhaps outdated, it is still a traditional Jewish teaching that works against the concept of ritual murder. For these reasons, blood libels were very poorly supported in ways of actual evidence against Jews.

Under the circumstances of tireless accusations of blood libels, Jews suffered various negative impacts, both immediate and long-term. Many Jews were “charged with crimes, arrested, and convicted, or they were simply snatched from their homes,

The Jewish community suffers countless short and long-term effects as a result that damages their lives physically, social, economically, and even politically. Blood libel accusations began in the Medieval Period in Western Europe as a form of anti-Semitism perpetrated by Christians. The practice soon spread to Eastern Europe starting in the seventeenth century, eventually making its way into the Muslim world in the Contemporary Era. In spite of untruthfulness of accusations, blood libel has been used for centuries, unbeknownst to many, to undermine and oppress the Jewish