Do you think your Emunah is strong enough? Can you give it over to your children with clarity? Can you prove that there was maamad har sinai? Can you explain why the cristians are wrong?
I’m not sure if you’re asking this question out of curiosity or because you want some chizuk on Emuna.
Firstly, I think you should read “Permission to Believe” and “Permission to Recieve” from Lawrence Kelemen.
To answer your questions:
– I think my Emuna is strong, but there’s always room for improvement, and a shiur on Emuna is always a bonus.
– I’ve done some research, and so, I feel that yes, I can (will iy”h)hopefully be able to give it over to my children with clarity (although I will certainly daven for siyatta dishmaya, ask my husband/rav for guidance etc.).
– I can prove mamad har sinai, by the fact that it states in the Torah that so many people witnessed this big event. Had it been false, it could’ve been easily proven wrong (our great-great-great…grandparents would say that their parent, or grandparents never witnessed anything like that). Also this is THE ONLY RELIGION that has this! This is not me who’s saying this, but I’ve read it in “Permission to Recieve” where he’s researched EVERY SINGLE RELIGION OUT THERE. There’s always ONE “prophet” who somehow saw “G-D” and recieved a set of laws, bla bla bla. There’s ONE religion that did have a large number of witnesses, but they all, unfortunately, died on the spot – amazing, huh?
Amnan Yitzchak answered someone to this question, “When there’s a major court case, do you think 6 witnesses are enough?”
Student: “Sure.”
“60?”
“Definitely.”
“600?”
“Of course!”
“How about 600,000, is that enough for you?! Do you think they ALL dreamed this up?!”
“Oh, yeah, but the <bold>Torah</bold> says there were 600,000 Jews to accept the Torah! So we’re back to square one. Why should I believe the Torah’s true?”
“Was there Pesach this year?”
“Yes.”
“Last year?”
“Yes.”
“And the year before?”
“Nudnik, there’s Pesach every year!”
“Oh, yeah? Ever since?”
“Yetzias Mitzrayim, silly!”
“Aha! So, tell me, is the Torah true?!”
– As for christianity, I don’t really see why that.33 would make it or break it, but it certainly doesn’t make too much sense, and I would easily prove it.
Hatzlacha!