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Samsung Case Study
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This case study analysis is on Samsung Electronics Company (SEC) and how it has climbed up the ranks in the past decade via calculated marketing strategies, extensive market research and analysis, and a risky bet on how the market will evolve. Samsung's principle outlook took time and education from within and thereafter the general market.
Samsung Electronics Company (SEC) began doing business in 1969 as a low-cost manufacturer of black and white televisions. In 1970, "Samsung acquired a semiconductor business" which would be a milestone that initiated the future for SEC. Entering the semiconductor industry would also be the beginning of the turnaround phase for SEC. In 1980, SEC showed the market its ability to mass produce. SEC became a major supplier of commodity products (televisions, microwave ovens and VCRs) in massive quantities to well known original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For this reason, Samsung was able to easily transition into a major player in the electronic products and home appliances market (Quelch & Harrington, 2008).
SEC was mainly focused in manufacturing; therefore, it's no surprise that the executives themselves were also focused on their manufacturing plants. Profits that SEC received were soon reinvested into Research & Development, manufacturing, and supply chain activities. Unexpectedly, in 1997, a financial crisis hit the Asian market. Even though SEC's sales were $16 billion, they still had a negative net profit. SEC executives exercised major restructuring efforts that resulted in the dismissal of 29,000 workers and the sale of billions in corporate assets. SEC was able to ride the Asian Financial Crisis and was able to reduce its debt dramatically to $4.6 billion, from $15 billion, over a 5 year period. Furthermore, SEC was able to increase its net margins from -3% to 13% (Quelch & Harrington, 2008).
In 2002, SEC posted net profits of $5.9 billion, on $44.6 billion in sales, and as a result in 2003 became "the most widely held stock among all emerging market companies". Unlike other companies who chose to outsource their manufacturing process, SEC remained committed to its core competence, manufacturing (Quelch & Harrington, 2008).
During 1998-2003, SEC invested $19 billion into chip factories and $17 billion into manufacturing facilities for TFT-LCDs, which would be a major component for flat screen TVs and computer screens. Even though SEC was focused in the manufacturing process, it didn't make SEC a rigid company.
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With 17,000 scientists, engineers and designers, SEC was able to create an endless amount of digital products. Due to its fast decision-making process and focus on a digital future, SEC was able to move a new product from the drawing board to its commercialization phase in only five months. This ability was almost 3 times faster than its competition (Quelch & Harrington, 2008).
II. Statement of the Problem
A major external challenge SEC had to overcome was brand recognition since it was selling its products mainly to OEMs; therefore, the company had very little interest in working on the Samsung brand. Another internal challenge was with SECs managers' concept of marketing. The managers perceived marketing as nothing more than selling and as a result, their concept of selling was that it was only needed when the product was weak.
III. Causes of the Problem
SEC began doing business as a major manufacturer for basic electronics and home appliances for well known OEMs. As stated in the case study, Samsung's branding was focused in neither the message nor the logo that was used. The marketing budget was focused more on short-term results versus long term branding creation. Since the marketing was focused on "cheap OEM", Samsung was not able to develop effective branding. Branding is essentially creating a difference from one product to another. A lack of brand knowledge was also a factor in Samsung's weak brand name since the message or the logo was not the same everywhere Samsung was sold. Since there were no campaigns related to brand knowledge, Samsung was not able to create a "unique brand association with customers" (Kotler & Keller, 2008).
Another problem was the manager's ability to appreciate the value of marketing or in the current case branding. The root of this problem was that managers perceived marketing as being equal to selling. Again, Samsung's top executives were on a mission to change from "cheap OEM" manufacturer to a top of the line product manufacturer (Quelch & Harrington, 2008). This change came after a decade (1980s to 1993) of being an OEM provider without much regard to their brand. SEC managers did not grasp the concept that SEC was trying to develop a global brand on high quality products that Samsung's R&D centers were creating. The asset in the managers' eyes was the strong product. This point of view is stated in the case study when Mr. Kim, the executive VP of global marketing, explained that managers:
"believed that good products sell themselves, that marketing was nothing more than selling, and that selling was only needed when you have a me-too or weak product" (Kotler & Keller, 2008)
IV. Possible Solutions
A solution to the weak brand is to outsource the development of the brand to an expert in the advertising field. The pros to outsourcing advertising are:
• Ability to perform a complex local, regional and global market research
• Create a logo that will be accepted and recognized globally
• Send out a strong message that will create brand knowledge among current and future customers.
The cons to outsourcing advertising would be to relinquish control of the most important asset Samsung was trying to create, it's brand, and place it in another companies hands.
A solution to the manager's perception of marketing was simple, education. The pro would be that Samsung would now have the total support of the entire company and the focus would now lie on branding and R&D. The con is that it will take time to have all the managers buy into the concept.
V. Solution and its Implementation
In order to resolve the manager's lack of understanding the value of marketing, they should all be sent to a value added seminar that is focused on the scope of branding. Some of the concepts that should be covered are brand equity and brand knowledge. Regarding the development of a weak brand, the VP of Global marketing should create an effective marketing team that is composed of a:
• Marketing Strategy team whose main task is to develop global marketing strategy. This team should control the global budget, control the global brand campaign and oversee global CRM.
• Regional Strategy team that has the same focus as the Marketing Strategy team, but at a regional scale.
• Product Strategy team who will be the worker bees of the entire group and focus on conducting market research (globally and regionally), gathering the information and analyzing information (Quelch & Harrington, 2008).
The challenge behind the development of these teams would be the ability to recruit qualified personnel who are either ready to take on the challenge or have the experience to take on this important task. If the personnel fall short then micro-managing may occur or the teams may have problems sticking to a budget.
VI. Justification
As stated in the case study, Samsung Electronics Company via its new branding strategy campaign was able to rank No. 1 in many digital/electronic categories at a Global scale. These categories included Big-Screen TVs, LCD Displays, DRAM chips, and Microwave Ovens. Under their DigitAll brand campaigns and partnerships with chains like Best Buy, SEC has instilled its brand equity and brand knowledge on consumers at a global scale. Additionally, via its marketing strategic team, SEC has continued to reinforce its brand by associating it with popular media (e.g., the movie "Matrix Reloaded"). As to educating the managers on the importance of branding, I think that the fact Samsung has climbed up the ranks in the electronic sector speaks for itself (Quelch & Harrington, 2008).
VII. End of Case Questions
1) What are the ingredients of SEC's corporate turnaround strategy? What are the implications for marketing?
There were two major ingredients to SECs corporate turnaround strategy. The first was when the top management decided "to transform Samsung from a 'cheap OEM' to a 'high value-added products provider'" in 1993. The second was when Samsung transitioned into a digital technology manufacturer and focused its 17,000 scientists, engineers and designers who worked in Samsung's R&D centers. The implications for marketing were that it needed to put together a powerful and decisive marketing strategy team whose sole purpose was to make the Samsung brand competitive at a global scale. Additionally, Samsung needed to know where it stood regionally all over the globe in order to determine a marketing strategy in any global region (Quelch & Harrington, 2008).
2) How strong is the Samsung brand? Can Samsung pass Sony and become a top ten global brand?
According to the editor in www.brandchannel.com, SECs has climbed from 42 in 2001 to 25 in 2003. Samsung's position, at 25, shows that its brand has gathered momentum against its major competitors. It is currently the third largest electronics maker in the world, behind Sony and Matsushita. The article also states that "consumers appear to take Samsung seriously as a quality brand of VCRs and TVs, and even consider it a superior brand in areas like mobile phones where it competes with Nokia, Motorola and Sony-Ericsson" (Rusch, 2003).
Samsung may eventually become a top ten global brand if it can do at least two things. It should continue to focus on quality and introduce cutting edge technology. Additionally, it should move its product from price-driven stores like Wal-Mart to more focused retailers like Best Buy.
3) As Chief Marketing Officer, what are Kim's role and responsibilities? How has he built his influence?
As CMO, Kim's main role and responsibilities has been to educate Samsung internally to believe that branding is just as important as the quality of the product. Additionally, he is the vital conductor within Samsung's powerful marketing orchestra that must be in sync with the global market. Essentially, if the music is not heard, it will not be appreciated or valued. He controls the very essence of what Samsung is and wants to be, it brand name. He has been able to build his influence by demonstrating proper management of marketing resources that have been put in his charge; as a result, he helped to quickly elevate the brand to the level it is today.
Kotler, P., & Keller, K. L. (2008). Marketing Management (13th Edition ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education.
Quelch, J., & Harrington, A. (2008). Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations. Harvard Business School , 32.
Rusch, R. (2003, July 28). brandchannel.com. Retrieved July 30, 2008 from http://www.brandchannel.com/features_effect.asp?pf_id=168


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Emerging markets have taken a further hit since Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke started dropping hints in June that quantitative easing would come to a close.
While global markets have grown about 10% this year, boosted by signs of recovery in the US, emerging markets have fallen by much the same margin. According to Bloomberg, investors have pulled $44-billion from emerging-market bond and stock funds since the end of May.
As recorded by the World Federation of Exchanges, the market capitalisation of exchanges in emerging markets is generally down in dollar terms as well as in their local currencies. These include Mexico, India, Turkey, Brazil and Russia.
The JSE's market capitalisation is down when measured in dollars — from $895-billion in January to $826-billion in July and $887-billion at the end of August — but up when measured in rand, from R8-trillion in January to R8.2-trillion in July and the recently reported R9.1-trillion as at August 30 2013.
Exchange hits record high
Compared with its market capitalisation at the same time last year, the JSE's market's value in rand terms has in fact jumped 20% over the past 12 months.
The exchange has continued to hit record highs this year, peaking at 43 349.15 on August 27, in spite of a gloomy domestic economic atmosphere as the unemployment rate rose, gross domestic product growth slowed and the rand remained weak.
The difference comes down to the fact that the JSE is not an emerging market stock exchange, but an international one, said David Shapiro, market watcher at Sasfin.
Essentially, the market is being held up by rand hedges: companies which are listed in South Africa, but earn their money largely offshore, and thus the depreciating rand multiplies earnings, making these companies more attractive for investors.
Ian Cruickshanks, an independent analyst, agrees that the JSE is not part of the emerging markets story because of the very steep rand depreciation coupled with the fact that a number of the exchange's larger listed companies are viewed in dollar terms.
When translated back into rand earnings, it increases the attraction of the South African-listed companies.
Multinationals' weight
Large multinationals have enough weighting on the JSE to move the market and have succeeded in doing so in recent months.
The JSE was first driven to 42 000 in August because of the weaker rand, which benefited rand hedges like BHP Billiton, Naspers, MTN, British American Tobacco and Richemont.
Over the past 12 months, the rand slumped from 8.17 to the dollar to 10.49. At the same time, according to Shapiro, Naspers was up 56% (although it has a major shareholding in Chinese company Tencent Holdings and Chinese stocks have been down generally), Richemont was up 46% and SABMiIller up 25%.
Although these and other companies pushing the needle upward operate in emerging markets, Shapiro said there was still big demand in such markets (particularly China) on the consumption side.
Of the biggest companies listed on the JSE, the first one which makes most of its money in the country is Standard Bank, which comes in ninth when looking at the top-20 stocks, Shapiro said. This puts the JSE in a league of its own when compared with other emerging market bourses.
"The South African stock market is much more developed with a greater history … and is more representative of its economy than other emerging market exchanges, which do not have dual-listed companies to the extent that the JSE does," said Cruickshanks. Other emerging exchanges are far more domestically characterised, he said.
Sudden revival in resource stocks
Atop this, a sudden revival in resource stocks, spurred by a turn-around in commodity prices has pushed the Bourse even higher, as aforementioned stocks hold onto their gains.
Gold reached its lowest level since 2009 in July this year, but has since climbed from $1 200 an ounce to $1 400.
Platinum, likewise, has rebounded from $1 300 an ounce in July to $1 530 this week. Subsequently, mining companies have experienced huge recoveries, serving to push the JSE upward.
Shapiro said, however, that it should be put into perspective: "Goldfields, for example, is still down more than 48%, although it is not as bad as its worst levels. With Impala, we are seeing a massive recovery, but it is still down 30% from last year."
Shapiro said that the commodity turnaround, which has also boosted the Australian Stock Exchange, might not have legs.
According to Cannon Asset Managers, there is danger lurking in the market, driven by a handful of expensive stocks which appear to be getting more expensive.
High risk
They are considered by Cannon to be extremely high risk as these shares are trading at values way in excess of their long-term average.
"We believe that this is bubble territory similar to what we saw before the dot-com crash in the early 2000s. Furthermore, foreigners are looking for yield and are investing in stocks that they know, namely some of these large industrial companies," one private client portfolio manager at Cannon explained.
Geoff Blount, the chief executive of Cannon Asset Managers, warned in a report that the disconnect between the JSE and the local and global economy "should be sounding alarm bells to investors".
"Most of the stocks that did well last year are, no doubt, extremely high quality firms but — and here's the issue — they are very expensive high quality firms.
"The JSE rallied 34% over the past year and a half," Blount said. "SABMiller and Richemont alone contributed almost 7% of the 26.8% return. If you owned all the other shares in the market, but not these two, you would have earned a return of 20%. It also shows that 20 stocks contributed 22.4% of last year's total market performance, and a staggering 15.4% came from large-cap industrials."
Peter Attard Montalto, the executive director and emerging markets economist at Nomura International, said the market's resilience was simply because platinum, in rand terms, was near an all-time high.
Buying equities
He said locals were buying equities instead of bonds, given the part of the economic cycle the market was in, earnings were okay and foreigners were, in fact, staying put and not pulling their money out even as the fed taper approaches.
JSE data for the week ended August 30 2013 shows foreign trading on the equity market tallied at R12.8-billion in purchases and R13.6-billion in sales. Compared with a year before, purchases were up R4.9-billion and sales were up R3.9-billion.
Local investors like pension funds have nowhere to go, Shapiro said, explaining that such funds are limited by law to invest a maximum of 25% offshore and the rest domestically.
It may not look like it now, but South Africa's exchange is not impervious to what happens in the rest of the developing world. As Cruickshanks put it: "If there is an emerging market meltdown, we will feel the heat."
Shapiro agreed, noting that the JSE would feel the impact on commodities in particular, affected by demand from economies like China.
In a different league
An analysis of the market capitalisation of various stock exchanges versus the gross domestic product (GDP) of the countries in which they operate indicates that the JSE may well be the most internationalised exchange in the world.
The JSE's market capitalisation at August 30 was valued at $886-billion, substantially more than double the country's 2012 GDP of $384-billion as last recorded by the World Bank.
It appears to be an entirely different animal when compared with other emerging market stock exchanges, even developed ones.
According to July market capitalisation data from the World Federation of Exchanges, the size of stock markets in other emerging economies appears to be small when compared with their own economic growth, as quantified by World Bank data for 2012.
Mexico's exchange, at $508-billion, is a fraction of the size of its GDP of $1.17-trillion.
India's Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India, when combined, tally little more than $2-trillion, only slightly more than its GDP of $1.84-trillion.
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul, is valued at $232-billion, compared with a GDP of $789-billion.
The Moscow stock exchange is worth $708-billion, while its economy is worth a hefty $2-trillion.
Thailand's stock exchange was valued at $399-billion in July, coming closer to its 2012 GDP of $365-billion.
The Indonesian stock exchange was worth $446-billion, while its GDP was $878-billion.
While the JSE cannot compete with the market capitalisation of developed economy stock exchanges, the ratio to its GDP still remains comparatively large.
The United States exchanges, namely the Nasdaq OMX and NYSE Euronext, have a combined market capitalisation of almost $22-trillion, much higher than the US GDP of $15.6-trillion.
And the London Stock Exchange was worth $3.89-trillion, while Britain's GDP is an estimated $2.43-trillion.


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Handmade Joy Exchange
Part II: What I Received
Yesterday I wrote about what I made for the Handmade Joy Exchange. Today's post is about what I received from Sarah.
A lovely painting on silk! I never even though of painting on silk, it seems impossible. And it was from France! I have been to France twice for military deployments (pre 9/11) and this package brought back many happy memories. Thank you so much Sarah!
Even though I had my doubts about participating in the Handmade Joy Exchange I am so glad I did it. It really did bring me joy, in both the giving and the receiving. Thank you Anne for sponsoring such a lovely idea!
More on my "Creative Courage"
Part One: What I made for the Handmade Joy Exchange
I mentioned I was looking at more areas than just writing when I thought of my word for the year. I like to dabble in many different creative-ish areas. But I am, sadly, not very talented. I wish I could paint a landscape or design and sew a fabulous quilt but I am who I am. One very organized, list making, linear, planner, rule follower of a person. When I did a sketchbook experiment with a friend I was quite lacking in ideas. All his sketches seem so cool and fun. I wanted to be Bob Ross and paint a happy little tree with a sun dappled barn and a babbling brook. Or at least cool abstracts in a Paul Klee kind of way.
In this creative area I am thinking maybe my word should be creative acceptance. I am who I am and there is nothing wrong with that. So I can't draw a picture but I enjoy coloring one. And I am good at following the directions in a needlepoint kit and creating ornaments or wall hangings. And I have done some bead work kits and sequins on felt. I have knitted scarves and one afghan. I made a quilted dresser scarf.
So maybe I am not creative in the traditional sense or exactly how I wish I was in my mind. But I have decided to believe I am simply creative in my own linear, follow directions, non-spontaneous way. And yet, there is more to the story.
After careful consideration I pushed myself to participate in Anne's (My Giant Strawberry) Handmade Joy gift exchange. I felt like this was a pretty big leap for me. I was worried that all the other participants would be artisans with Etsy shops and booths at craft fairs. But I did it anyway.
I came up with my idea, started working on it and kept my fingers crossed that it would be suitable for whoever I got. I started off making a small needlepoint sign in spring colors. Or maybe it was a bookmark. But it didn't seem to be enough. I decided it was a sign and then decided to make one for winter. It was supposed to be a snowflake but I think it turned out more like a flower. It would have made sense to stick with a needlepoint theme but of course why would I make sense? So I followed my creative courage and colored a leaf for autumn and made a felt sun for summer. I included a suction cup hook and now I get to imagine my "art" hanging in a window in England! I got to send my items to an Italian architect living in England. How cool is that?
I am just sorry I forgot to take a photo of the back of the sun, I put the word "Joy" on it with sequins. Oh well.
"Good Things" Thursday
One of the great things about having a child has been getting to read so many children's books. Old favorites and new authors have all been enjoyable. One of my new favs is Cynthia Rylant. I love all her series but especially 'Henry and Mudge' and 'Mr. Putter and Tabby'. (I say new but we started reading her books 8 years ago, so by new I mean not of my childhood.)
In the past I have tried both gratitude lists and joy lists but neither quite defined what I was trying to capture. And then I read "Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book" and I had my epiphany. Not to spoil the plot but Mr. Putter is having a hard time writing a book and instead writes a list of "Good Things".
I am stealing this idea because I love it. So thank you to Ms. Rylant and Mr. Putter 😊.
Good Things ☘
- chamomile flowers from Trader Joe's 🌼
- working in my sketchbook (see pics below)
- the sound of an owl hooting in the distance ( I also like it when I hear trains or church bells) 🚂
- learning how to add emoji's 🌵
- signing up for an on-line photography class that starts in April 📸
- reading "Match Making for Beginners" by Maddie Dawson and having a great line stuck in my head: "Whatever happens, love that." 📘
- chocolate covered strawberry ice cream from Tillamook 🍨
- cloud shadows on mountains (makes me smile every time!) ☁
- lace curtains moving in the breeze
I am thinking this will become a semi-regular feature, like Photo Friday. We'll see.
Sending good thoughts your way!
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
You probably don't want to read this post. It is full of frustration and indecision and fear. I don't want to ruin anyone's day or good mood so seriously, you don't have to read this. But I have to write this. I have to get all this out of my head and throw it into the universe. I am secretly hoping by doing this that I will magically be shown the path I should take. So here goes.
I had my doctor's appointment on Friday and I got what I wanted, hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Only now I am afraid to take it. Let me start with the doctor. I have seen her a few times but I don't really feel comfortable with her. I can't be positive but she looks like she has had plastic surgery (face lift kind) and something that plumps lips. And she has blonde hair that looks dyed. I feel like I am looking at a Barbie doll. I am not questioning her competency or intelligence but it made me uneasy looking at her.
Secondly the office was really crowded and she was running rather late (I thought) for a 10:00am appointment. Things felt rather rushed I realized later. She asked me about getting tested for the breast cancer gene, how I wanted the therapy delivered and we talked the cost of bio-identicals. Bam, Bam Bam.
When I climbed into bed Friday night I realized I had made a pretty big decision in a rushed and ill-informed manner. I panicked and then told myself it wasn't set in stone.
We were very busy Saturday, lots of errands and by the time we got home I was exhausted. I laid down on the bed and started crying. The fact that I am in a lose-lose situation hit home. I suppose an important fact I should add here is that my mother died of breast cancer at the age of 33. There can be no doubt that colors how I think.
And now it is Sunday morning. Spouse and small child went up to Phoenix for the Nascar race so I have the whole day to myself. I am still in my jammies, still in bed with my name on a homemade blueberry muffin. (Just waiting to digest my thyroid meds, about 1 hour.)
So let's run through some scenarios:
SCENARIO ONE: I get tested for the breast cancer gene, find I have it and decline HRT. Now I get to continue to feel miserable and hear the ticking time bomb ALL THE TIME.
SCENARIO TWO: I get tested, don't have it and take HRT. I feel better but still worry because frankly it seems like nothing conclusive has been discovered about HRT and cancer without the gene.
SCENARIO THREE: I don't get tested and take the HRT. Will I still feel better? Or will all the worry about probably triggering cancer cells (if I have them) cancel that out?
SCENARIO FOUR: I don't get tested and I don't take HRT leaving me right where I am now. All I can do is hope that once menopause kicks in I feel better. Let's say that takes another 2 1/2 years at most. (I'll be 55 then, surely I will be in menopause?!) I have already survived 2 1/2 years of this craziness. My biggest fear is that the mood swings and irregular periods and hot flashes are going to get so much worse before subsiding. That is what triggered looking for help in the first place. I am afraid I am going to get worse and have the summer from hell. Life is too short to lose a whole summer if you don't have to.
SCENARIO FIVE: I accept the crazy situation and move to a one room cabin (two with the bathroom) up in the mountains on a lake. I walk around the lake and do a photography project where I take a picture of the same tree everyday and document the changes until I am done with this phase of life. There are no inconveniences and keeping warm with just a woodstove is a piece of cake. I eat healthy by default only shopping at farmer's markets and local places. I sleep when I am tired and hardly ever have to clean as it is just me. Okay, this isn't a viable scenario but it is in my head so I am putting it out there.
And then there is the as yet unknown scenario. I think about how the anti-depressant made me so sick and wonder if I should try St. John's Wort? Studies appear somewhat inconclusive but it is used a lot more in Europe. And yet I find myself hesitating. Has anyone out there used it? Can you share if it worked or not?
My biggest fear is what happens if I run out of hope? If have nothing left to try? I like to think I will be okay just soldiering on. If I continue the yoga and meditation and 10k steps I will survive one day at a time. And one day I will wake up and it will be like magic, my energy and enthusiasm and patience will be back.
For now I am holding tightly to that hope, it seems that is all I can do.
As for today, I will survive. Later I will get dressed and go to the library and pick up the copy of "Enchanted April" that I requested. A trip to Italy this afternoon seems to be just the thing. I have lots of happier posts to work on too and I figured out my next sketchbook idea which I am excited about. I will enjoy the peace and quiet and not having to cook. I'll take a nap if I feel like it.
And now I wait patiently for the universe to send me my answer. Thank you for listening.
Preparing for the Storm (Photo Friday)
I am a weather geek so living in southern Arizona is rather boring. Ninety percent of the weather is hot and sunny. We do have winter and summer monsoon seasons but they have been pretty tame most years since I have lived here. This winter we have actually been having winter. Well, as wintry as it can get here. But still, it is exciting to have a reason to watch the weather channel. And be able to wear my sweaters.
My son was off from school Wed thru Friday this week. We had planned on going camping at Madera Canyon but changed our minds when we saw cold and rain and snow in the forecast. Tuesday night we had a hard freeze, temps down in the twenties. So Tuesday is when the 'inclement weather' work began.
On Wednesday my son and I took advantage of the sunny day and went to the library. Books and UNO are hunkering down requirements.
Thursday morning I got up in great anticipation of a foul weather day. An 80% chance of rain, wind gusts up to 40mph. I continued to work preparing to hunker down.
First order of business was to make cookies. In case the power goes out. (The power has never gone out here, but still, one wants to be prepared.) Oatmeal cookies so they are suitable for breakfast if required.
Now it is 4:00p on Thursday. It is finally beginning to rain! And there is wind spattering the rain against the window. (See picture at the top.) I just want to sit here and stare out the window! (And that is exactly what I am going to do after I set this post up for publishing in the morning.)
The plan is to post photos next Friday of whatever weather we get tomorrow (today for you).
Keep your focus!
Happy Valentine's Day
Sending you peace and joy and little tiny heart filled with love.
Photo Friday: It Felt Like September
My son is now going to a private school that observes Jewish, Christian and the traditional secular holidays so he was off on Monday for Rosh Hashanah. In fact the entire month of September he has one day off each week! With new computer time rules (which are working!) I find it is best to "help" him find things to do if he has a lot of free time. On Labor Day we went fruit picking at Apple Annie's. This Monday we went hiking up at Mt. Lemmon.
Some early fall color starting.
We began with lunch at Viv's Cafe because it is good to start a hike with a full stomach. Then up, up, up the mountain we went. The temperature dropped from 100° to a delicious 72°.
We decided to try a new trail and I was hoping to do a loop but after a long time of climbing uphill and unsure of exactly how much further we still had to go we decided to simply turn around. The hike back down was sheer perfection. Blue skies, a few clouds and oddly, some rumbles of thunder in the distance made the perfect autumnal hiking ambience. The path was shaded with dappled patches which I absolutely love!
The rain cloud.
A stop at a scenic overlook on the way home. I believe that is the San Pedro Valley.
Driving back down the mountain we could smell rain and observed some wet stretches of road way but no rain fell on us. We decided to stop at DQ for ice cream which ended up being our dinner and came home to collapse on the couch and watch "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".
A dried up plant that screams autumn to me.
Best Monday in a really long time.
Keep Your Focus!
Photo Friday
My son started school this week and last week we ticked off one more summer bucket list item: make pasta from scratch. Turns out it is harder and more time consuming to make pasta than we imagined. So here are pictures of what a real person's kitchen looks like while making pasta. (As opposed to say a food blogger who would have glorious photos with nary a stray pile of flour.)
Pasta dough rolled out and waiting to be cut. Notice how it is nowhere near a rectangular shape? Apparently I can only roll out round.
The big picture.
I found a tip on-line that said you can turn all those uneven edge bits into pasta for soup. Done!
Stacks of drying pasta in my momentarily Italian kitchen!
My son ate the bowtie pasta for dinner and we froze the rest. I have a feeling this will be my one and only pasta bucket list item.
Keep Your Focus!
Photo Friday
(Above photo, ooh sparkly rock with fern.)
This week I actually went out on an expedition to take pictures. And to keep small child busy since he was out of school for six days with the Arizona teacher walkout. Yikes! It is always lovely to go up to 8000′ and feel the crisp air and smell the pine. Added bonus was getting away from the pollen which my sinuses really appreciated.
We didn't walk far but it was a scenic, if rocky, stroll.
One of the reasons we didn't stay very long was there was a lot of tree cutting going on by the Forest Service. We kinda felt like we shouldn't be in the area though there were no signs or anything forbidding it.
Bridge photos are always good.
Looking up is good too. It was such a beautiful day.
There is a stream here (this is the view off the bridge), not much water which is bad, there should still be some snow melt flowing this time of year. This is more how it looks in early July before the monsoons start. Hope we get some rain this year.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post8554670932101006440..comments2019-11-28T22:39:39.825-05:00Comments on RE: Think: A Christian's Response Part II: The Jewish Requirements for MaschiachAnonymoushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-3162609564200947602009-06-25T14:09:11.310-04:002009-06-25T14:09:11.310-04:00I thought you might be interested in learning abou...I thought you might be interested in learning about OUR Jewish traditions which embrace the real Christ. We are the Frankist Association of America. One of our members has a new book out:

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These are our teachings passed on through generations. If you can't afford the book you can see the website of one of our teachers - http://www.stephanhuller.blogspot.com.

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Beth El Jacob Frankpascalehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-12062307462301508432009-06-08T04:48:14.865-04:002009-06-08T04:48:14.865-04:00Hi Nick :) - just to mention that I've now r...Hi Nick :)

- just to mention that I've now responded to your latest post on my blog :)

'Covenants And Messiahs', the post I'm working on that covers some issues we've touched upon, is almost finished, finally. Thought you might also like to know that I've had a few emails from people saying they've been finding our discussion very interesting :)Jew With A View/ email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-9808628274263056832009-06-05T13:05:51.011-04:002009-06-05T13:05:51.011-04:00Nick - just to mention that I've responded to ...Nick - just to mention that I've responded to your most recent post on my blog :)

Am working on my post about covenants etc and hope to have it finished in a day or two. So much to write - so little time :)Jew With A firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-20818534978689725782009-06-03T17:39:36.556-04:002009-06-03T17:39:36.556-04:00Many thanks for that information about the Trinity...Many thanks for that information about the Trinity and the exerpt from the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Our discussions have reinforced my impression of how complex Christianity is theologically.

One of my Christian friends explained the 'trinity' to me in a way that I thought was really good: she said to compare it to the way a human being has a mind, a soul and a body - three, yet one!

That helped me greatly in my bid to understand Christian beliefs.

I will respond tomorrow to your most recent post here - meanwhile, just to let you know that I've responded to your post on my blog. So far my response is quite long; I have a bit more to add before it's finished though :)Jew With A View/Tabathahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-35521749054596129772009-06-03T06:48:18.985-04:002009-06-03T06:48:18.985-04:00I looked at the references you gave me to support ...I looked at the references you gave me to support the claim about Jewish Law and paternal bloodline. Thanks.

First, these are very anecdotal at best. In other words, it's a conclusion drawn from an account given, not a command or law. Be that as it may, we could call it case law. Even so, I would remind you that the accounts of Luke and Matthew show Joseph fulfilling religious requirements exclusive to the father, acting as father, being called Jesus' father. So, how can we not also conclude by the same hermeneutical fashion that Joseph was Jesus' earthly father and that the right to Davids throne was passed?

I will admit, I should have never used the analogy of adoption. It's innaccurate in describing Joseph and Jesus. Jesus had an earthly father and a heavenly father. The term "son of God" is, in my opinion, the best terms we could use to describe a mysterious union and subordinance within the triune God-head.

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With regards to the trinity... find 6,000,000 Christians and you'll have 6,000,000 Christianities.

The Trinity is the most orthodox, most Biblically accurate, and most widely accepted description given to how God exists in three natures yet be only one person. It's not found in the Christian Bible. So, it's not required that a Christian subscribe to the term. However, I've yet to find anyone who rejects it without devising some utterly blasphemous alternative in its stead.

Perhaps this description, an excerpt from the Westminster Confession of Faith (penned in England no less) would help clear up a concept that is, even to most Christians, as clear as mud:

"The Son of God, the second Person in the Trinity, being very and eternal God, of one substance, and equal with the Father, did, when the fullness of time was come, take upon him man's nature, with all the essential properties and common infirmities thereof; yet without sin: being conceived by he power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, of her substance. So that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures, the Godhead and the manhood, were inseparably joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion. Which person is very God and very man, yet one Christ, the only Mediator between God and man."Nick Carterhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-7688761517311576362009-06-02T18:14:43.643-04:002009-06-02T18:14:43.643-04:00Even if we were to agree that Jesus was from the l...Even if we were to agree that Jesus was from the line of David, there's still the big difference in opinion regarding the divinity of Jesus. As you have rightly noted, this is key.

As soon as I've posted my answer to your query on my blog re Torah, I'm going to finish a piece I've been working on about Jewish-Christian relations and specifically, the issue of Jesus - I think I'll add some material about Christian belief in the new covenant. If you have time I'd greatly welcome your comments. Now I'm going to finish my response to your query re Torah :)Jew With A View/Tabathahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-26448830710735920862009-06-02T18:10:26.785-04:002009-06-02T18:10:26.785-04:00Cheers for that link, I will indeed read what is s...Cheers for that link, I will indeed read what is said there about Jeconiah.

Re Joseph: I take your point. As Christianity does state, though, that Jesus was not the biological father, I'll just briefly respond to your earlier comments that Jewish religious law does not preclude an adopted son from inheriting the paternal, tribal lineage; a you asked me to cite where in Torah/Tanakh this is specified so I feel I should respond:

 I'd probably point to Numbers 1:18:

"And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls".

Also, Exodus 28:4, 29:9-30, 30:30, and 40:15 [Priesthood Lineage]; Numbers 36 [Tribal Lineage]; Genesis 49:10, I Kings 11:4, and I Chronicles 17:11-19 [Kingship Lineage].

As far as adoption: there is nothing in Torah that suggests adoption transfers the family lineage. If anything, the reverse is true.

 For instance: a priest (Kohen) is someone who is born to another priest. If your father is a priest, then you are a priest. If a priest (Kohain) adopts a boy who is the son of someone who was not a priest, that child does *not* become a priest through adoption.

I have a question for you :)

A friend of mine defines herself as a Christian - but she does not believe in the 'trinity'.

This has confused me somewhat; I was under the impression that belief in the Trinity was a fundamental Christian tenet...?

Just interested to know your thoughts :)Jew With A View/Tabathahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-60313308383763674292009-06-02T17:11:33.000-04:002009-06-02T17:11:33.000-04:00Tabatha, Jeconiah... a very interesting point, an...Tabatha,

Jeconiah... a very interesting point, and, admitedly not simple to address. Let me share with you this resource that I have found to be very helpful. The Curse of Jehoiakim & the Lineage of Jesus Christ.

With regard to Joseph as father... I'm not stating that he was the adopted father. I am stating that he was the father of Jesus. Period. My point was this: fatherhood was not something that was defined in those days as a genetic recombination. It was familial, not seminal (as science hadn't advanced that far yet). The citation from Luke simply was an illustration of Joseph acting as father in the Jewish custom.Nick Carterhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-10745904045080016282009-06-02T16:39:03.917-04:002009-06-02T16:39:03.917-04:00I think you're right, in that it is these points t...I think you're right, in that it is these points that are right at the heart of our theological differences. You've explained the Christian belief very well and I appreciate it. Yes - I can now understand why for Christians, it's not a conflict to love Jesus more than their parents, because the belief is that Jesus 'is god'. That makes sense to me in terms of Christian belief.

Re Moses: Moses was the greatest prophet in Judaism and yes, G-d did indeed at times act through him in order to enable Moses to gain the trust of the people. But this doesn't negate the principle that in Judaism, we don't have to go via any intermediary in order to speak with G-d.

Our Rabbis, for example, do not fulfill the role of intermediary. Even our Synagogue services don't actually have to be led by a Rabbi, though in reality they usually are.

Re Jesus being the adopted son of Joseph, you stated:
 'I'm sorry, but the Law does not state that. If there is any stipulation as to the establishment of a bloodline, it is not in the Law (Torah), but I would venture a guess to say if it is to be found, it is to be found in a Talmud. If you wish to disagree, please cite your source.'

Jewish law does say that, though. Adoption does not alter the status of the child. If a Jewish boy, for instance, is adopted by a Cohen, (a descendant of Aaron), the child does not become a Cohen. Equally, if a descendant of David, adopts someone who is not, he does not become of the tribe of Judah and thus from the house of David.

There is also another problem. I did as you suggested, and looked at Matthew. He states: 'And Josias begat Jechonias.'

But the Tanakh says any man who sits on the throne must be both a descendant of King David and, crucially, a descendant of David's son, Solomon.

 This requirement was even more rigid prior to the Babylonian exile. Jeconiah, King of Judah, was an amoral man and king, and his actions induced G-d's wrath. Thus G-d punished Jeconiah:

 Jeremiah 22:24 [As] I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; [25] And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand [of them] whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans. [26] And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. [27] But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return. [28] [Is] this man Coniah a despised broken idol? [is he] a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure? Wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? [29] O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. [30] Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man [that] shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. (KJV)

This curse, then, means that no descendant of Jeconiah can be part of the royal line.

Thus after Jeconiah was was finally deposed, the throne did not pass automatically to his son, but instead to Zedekiah, his uncle.

No descendant of Jeconiah ever held the throne, or ever can hold the throne.

Yet in Matthew, he includes Jeconiah.

- am running out of space, will complete this post in a minute.Jew With A View/Tabathahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-75033986333851115992009-06-02T07:28:02.808-04:002009-06-02T07:28:02.808-04:00Tabatha, Some responses below: You state: "The ...Tabatha,

Some responses below:

You state: "The sole arbiter of whether Jesus was from the house of David is Jewish religious law. This states that it is the father from whom Jews get their tribal lineage."

I'm sorry, but the Law does not state that. If there is any stipulation as to the establishment of a bloodline, it is not in the Law (Torah), but I would venture a guess to say if it is to be found, it is to be found in a Talmud. If you wish to disagree, please cite your source.

Secondly, I do not cite Luke as a source of redefining Jewish Law. I cite Luke as a historian's account of Joseph fulfilling the Jewish requirements for a father and his firstborn son. Nothing more.

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About the Sabbath and other Law-breaking, you're misinformed on all counts.

First, as for the Sabbath, Jesus' actions taken on the sabbath and recorded in the text that I cited for you are totally defendable according to your own description of Orthodox Jew's view. You have stated elsewhere: "if doing so will save a life or help someone who is physically unwell, or if there is some form of emergency that is jeopardising a person's well being."

Second, Jesus did not teach in opposition to the commandment to honor one's father and mother. He did, however, teach that you must love Him more than them. Now, consider that Jesus was God incarnate. There is nothing law-breaking about demanding that one love God over one's own family. This, then, puts us at the real theological debate that is at the heart of all differences b/w Jews and Christians. But, for the sake of argument, you must understand that Christians don't teach that you must love any man over your father/mother, but God.

Finally, Jesus' claim that He is the only way to God. I could, first of all, default to the aforementioned defense that Jesus was God incarnate and nullify the whole argument. However, I'll also go one step further.

You stated: "this violates Judaism totally. It is a basic tenet of Judaism that every single person has a *direct* line to G-d"

But that once again defies your own Law (Torah). "The LORD said to Moses, 'I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you... Put limits for the people around the mountain... Warn the people so they do not force their way through to see the Lord..." (Exodus 19:9,12,21).

Jesus' parallels to Moses as the mediator of a New Covenant are striking, and significant in Christian theology.

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The New Covenant teaching is vital to any understanding about the 2nd coming. I may add, it's even problematic to some Christians who sit and wonder why we're still waiting. I look forward to hearing your perspectives on the New Covenant doctrines put forth by Christianity.Nick Carterhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-78111899644598176012009-06-01T18:56:31.144-04:002009-06-01T18:56:31.144-04:00You suggested that Jews rethink their 'traditional...You suggested that Jews rethink their 'traditional view' of Jesus. Ah, but this is inherently problematic - because we don't have one!

(This is something I'm going to address on my blog as soon as time allows.)

It would be the same as my suggesting that Christians 'rethink their traditional view of Mohammed'!

Jesus doesn't get mentioned - period. I say this not to cause offence but merely as a statement of fact. If you asked ten Jews what they think about Jesus, you would be met with several blank faces, and maybe one or two comments from those Jews whom, like myself, are interested in theology and other religions. And even among this latter group, views vary. Some Jews believe that Jesus was a charismatic young preacher who sought to reform aspects of Judaism - personally I tend to support this view.

Other Jews will point to the striking parallels between Jesus and other 'messiahs' and figures such as Mithras and Horus, and then suggest that Jesus was one of many such mythic figures.

But there is genuinely no 'traditional view' - how can you have a view on a person that is totally absent from your religion?

Remember also that Judaism was a complete and fulfilling faith for thousands of years before Jesus was born. He didn't add anything to Judaism and in fact, there were other men who matched the Jewish criteria for 'maschiach' more than Jesus, yet they too died before fulfilling all the prophecies.

Now, as for the 'new covenant' - this is a topic in and of itself. I will return to this at some point but time won't allow me to do so at present.

I don't think the Jewish and Christian differences on the 'second coming' can be reconciled. I can see what you're suggesting but it contradicts core Jewish belief.

The Tanakh does not refer to any 'first coming' because when it speaks of the maschiach, it's implicit that this is just a 'normal' mortal man. He cannot 'return'. Perhaps this sentiment is best illustrated by one Jewish belief which states that in every generation, there is a potential messiah born :)

The Jewish messianic prophecies are specific in terms of what the maschiach must *do* in order to qualify AS the maschiach. Jesus, like all the other Jewish men claiming to be the maschiach, simply didn't fulfill those 23 prophecies during his lifetime. And as we don't accept any notion of a 'second coming', there's no way round this: Jesus didn't qualify.

Tomorrow I'm going to answer your post on my blog about the Torah etc :)Jew With A View/Tabathahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193910827847323491.post-21233288255360754362009-06-01T18:41:34.974-04:002009-06-01T18:41:34.974-04:00Hi Nick :) I'm enjoying these discussions; I doub...Hi Nick :)

I'm enjoying these discussions; I doubt we'll ever persuade one another but hopefully we're both learning more about these two faiths :)

As a general point, let's recall that the concept of 'maschiach' originated in Judaism and was then changed profoundly by Christians. Now, I am in no way criticising the Christian beliefs about Jesus. It doesn't present any problem for Judaism that Christians believe in a different type of messiah, albeit one that would fulfill some of the same aims as the Jewish maschiach :)

To briefly respond to your points, then:

You stated: ' The point is that the definition of "son" was not dependent on genetic criteria. Jesus was in every way a son of Joseph. In Luke 2:23, Joseph accepted fatherhood of the boy by fulfilling the Law's requirement to consecrate his firstborn to the Lord.'

The sole arbiter of whether Jesus was from the house of David is Jewish religious law. This states that it is the father from whom Jews get their tribal lineage. Now, from a Jewish point of view, we could even say that Jesus may well have been from the line of David - but this rests on the assumption that Joseph *was* indeed the biological father.

Joseph, as biological father, presents no problem for Jews. It is only from a Christian stance that this would - presumably? - be problematic, because Christianity states that it was a 'virgin birth'.

You cite Luke - but Luke cannot REdefine Jewish religious law. And this states that an adopted son does not acquire the tribal lineage.
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You stated: 'But Jesus did not break the Law. He broke the legalistic stipulations of the contemporary Jewish hypocrites, but not the Law of G-d. Reference Matthew 12:1-13 for an understanding of His so-accused Sabbath breaking.'

Naturally, I'll dispute the idea of 'hypocrites'. I would say that, from what I do know - and of course I would never claim to be an expert - of the Christian bible, actually some of the information on Judaism and Jewish customs isa not accurate. But to be fair, I wasn't there, and I have no way of knowing if the religious leaders at that time were decent men or not.

Now at this point, I will have to reference the Christian bible, as of course Jesus doesn't appear in any Jewish texts. Again, from my admittedly limited understanding, didn't Jesus claim that the 'only way' to G-d was via himself...?

If Jesus did claim this, then this violates Judaism totally. It is a basic tenet of Judaism that every single person has a *direct* line to G-d!

Am I also right in thinking that Jesus instructed his followers to place their loyalty to him above their loyalty to their families...?

Again, if this is true, then that violates Judaism and a commandment that we are both familiar with :)

I'm not familiar with Matthew but from what I understand - again please clarify if I'm getting it wrong - Jesus taught that it was permissable to break the Jewish sabbath when in fact, the *only* time a truly observant, Orthodox Jew will do so is because of a medical or other type of emergency.

Now, legalistic it may be - but that doesn't detract from the fact that this is Jewish religious law and as such, if Jesus violated it, he wasn't observant.

- running out of space, will post again briefly in a minuteJew With A View/Tabathahttp://email@example.com


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