Torah Rediscovered - Hebraic Roots Teaching Institute
... that has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that burns against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.” After hearing this rediscovered Torah, God so moved in King Josiah’s life that he immediately embarke ...
... that has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that burns against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.” After hearing this rediscovered Torah, God so moved in King Josiah’s life that he immediately embarke ...
Chabad-Lubavitch: The Impact of Menachem Mendel
... unidentified) messiah will (someday) come and bring a national redemption, Meshichists are those who have selected and crowned a particular individual, in this case Schneerson, as their messiah. Since Schneerson passed away fifteen years ago, the claim that he is the Messiah poses a special theologi ...
... unidentified) messiah will (someday) come and bring a national redemption, Meshichists are those who have selected and crowned a particular individual, in this case Schneerson, as their messiah. Since Schneerson passed away fifteen years ago, the claim that he is the Messiah poses a special theologi ...
From Torah im Derekh Eretz to Torah U-Madda
... pure and direct approach to Torah study that would ascertain the peshat, or simple meaning, of the text. Thus Hirsch disparaged scholars who analyzed Judaism using mystical and irrational frameworks. According to Hirsch, such beliefs “[make] Jewish law appear antiquated, obsolete, and moribund.”2 He ...
... pure and direct approach to Torah study that would ascertain the peshat, or simple meaning, of the text. Thus Hirsch disparaged scholars who analyzed Judaism using mystical and irrational frameworks. According to Hirsch, such beliefs “[make] Jewish law appear antiquated, obsolete, and moribund.”2 He ...
5760 - Nitzavim-Va`yelech
... It may be suggested that the deep impression left on very young minds is in itself the reward for those who brought them. When Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai listed the praises of his students, he said about Rabbi Yehoshua, "The one who gave birth to him should be blessed" [Avot 2:10]. According to the T ...
... It may be suggested that the deep impression left on very young minds is in itself the reward for those who brought them. When Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai listed the praises of his students, he said about Rabbi Yehoshua, "The one who gave birth to him should be blessed" [Avot 2:10]. According to the T ...
The Public Reading of Scripture in Early Judaism
... cannot dismiss older historical and philological studies as having nothing to offer. 6 But when the sources present a picture of diversity, or when no evidence exists for a given practice at a certain time and place, one must avoid simply harmonizing one tradition with another or an earlier time per ...
... cannot dismiss older historical and philological studies as having nothing to offer. 6 But when the sources present a picture of diversity, or when no evidence exists for a given practice at a certain time and place, one must avoid simply harmonizing one tradition with another or an earlier time per ...
Rambam`s Historical Approach to the Laws of Conversion By Juan
... rabbinic corpus on the issue.9 By taking a closer look at how he quotes and interprets these different suggyot, and how he solves the tensions between their seemingly contradictory content, we will be able to better understand the original tension within the work of the rambam himself and how he sol ...
... rabbinic corpus on the issue.9 By taking a closer look at how he quotes and interprets these different suggyot, and how he solves the tensions between their seemingly contradictory content, we will be able to better understand the original tension within the work of the rambam himself and how he sol ...
Revelation and Tradition as Religious Categories in
... shall see shortly. It is this Oral Torah of which is written at the beginning of the Ethics of the Fathers in the Mishnah: "Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets transmitted it to the men of the Gr ...
... shall see shortly. It is this Oral Torah of which is written at the beginning of the Ethics of the Fathers in the Mishnah: "Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets transmitted it to the men of the Gr ...
The Making of the Mishnah and the Talmud
... Traditionally, a scheme of generations has been used since the Middle Ages to classify the tannaim and to trace their history. The actual tannaim were preceded by a series of pharisaic sages known as zugot (pairs), those who are reported to have served as nasi and av bet din during the Hasmonean and ...
... Traditionally, a scheme of generations has been used since the Middle Ages to classify the tannaim and to trace their history. The actual tannaim were preceded by a series of pharisaic sages known as zugot (pairs), those who are reported to have served as nasi and av bet din during the Hasmonean and ...
A New Look at the Torah and the LAW of God
... of the Hebrew language, and to make fun of anyone who thought Hebrew to be any different than any other language. Dale Hampton never made any distinction between Jewish and Gentile usages and cultures. He said all languages are the same -- a language is only a language. I instantly recognized that t ...
... of the Hebrew language, and to make fun of anyone who thought Hebrew to be any different than any other language. Dale Hampton never made any distinction between Jewish and Gentile usages and cultures. He said all languages are the same -- a language is only a language. I instantly recognized that t ...
Strengthening Our Belief in Hashem and His Beautiful Torah – Part
... is unlike the miracles claimed by other religions that are described as having occurred before a very limited number of people. In addition, it is important to emphasize that we are the only religion to believe in a mass revelation that has been passed down in an unbroken chain from generation to ge ...
... is unlike the miracles claimed by other religions that are described as having occurred before a very limited number of people. In addition, it is important to emphasize that we are the only religion to believe in a mass revelation that has been passed down in an unbroken chain from generation to ge ...
Noahidism - www.BahaiStudies.net
... to survive The Flood, who in Hebrew tradition is called Noah. In Judaism, בני נחB'nei Noah (Hebrew, "Descendants of Noah", "Children of Noah") refers to all of humankind.[10] The Talmud also states: "Righteous people of all nations have a share in the world to come" (Sanhedrin 105a). Any non-Jew ...
... to survive The Flood, who in Hebrew tradition is called Noah. In Judaism, בני נחB'nei Noah (Hebrew, "Descendants of Noah", "Children of Noah") refers to all of humankind.[10] The Talmud also states: "Righteous people of all nations have a share in the world to come" (Sanhedrin 105a). Any non-Jew ...
It is ironic that Shavuot is such a little-known holiday
... Those who study all night then say the morning prayers at the earliest permitted time – thus expressing the enthusiasm of the Jewish people to receive the Torah. Most synagogues and yeshivot will organize special classes and lectures throughout the night of Shavuot. At synagogue services on Shavuot ...
... Those who study all night then say the morning prayers at the earliest permitted time – thus expressing the enthusiasm of the Jewish people to receive the Torah. Most synagogues and yeshivot will organize special classes and lectures throughout the night of Shavuot. At synagogue services on Shavuot ...
One who greets his teacher . . . causes the Shekhinah to
... in the name of his teacher that he did not say.8 The behaviors that Rabbi Eliezer describes are a formula for bringing about the collapse of the Torah Academy and (as we will see below) may be symptomatic of an actual historical reality. 9 Although this teaching of the 1st-2nd century Eliezer ben H ...
... in the name of his teacher that he did not say.8 The behaviors that Rabbi Eliezer describes are a formula for bringing about the collapse of the Torah Academy and (as we will see below) may be symptomatic of an actual historical reality. 9 Although this teaching of the 1st-2nd century Eliezer ben H ...
Shavuos 2011 - Chabad-Lubavitch of Wisconsin
... and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own treasure from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine: and you shall be a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.” Moses returned from Mount Sinai and presented the words of ...
... and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own treasure from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine: and you shall be a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.” Moses returned from Mount Sinai and presented the words of ...
Beginning with Torah Basics
... leadership of Moses and his brother Aaron. This book also describes Moses’s encounters with God and the receiving of the divine transmission called the Torah at Mount Sinai. Leviticus: This book of the Torah contains the least amount of narrative among the five. Rather, it’s concerned with the rul ...
... leadership of Moses and his brother Aaron. This book also describes Moses’s encounters with God and the receiving of the divine transmission called the Torah at Mount Sinai. Leviticus: This book of the Torah contains the least amount of narrative among the five. Rather, it’s concerned with the rul ...
KS2 Judaism The Synagogue
... Background notes for teachers Teachers may wish to draw on some of the following information when enabling pupils to learn about synagogues. It is not intended that the subject matter will be presented to children as it appears below. It is intended that teachers will use a variety of pedagogies whe ...
... Background notes for teachers Teachers may wish to draw on some of the following information when enabling pupils to learn about synagogues. It is not intended that the subject matter will be presented to children as it appears below. It is intended that teachers will use a variety of pedagogies whe ...
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
... through the theurgic powers of their prayers and mitzvos. If I am reading the Rebbe’s words here correctly, the “dialogue” to Rabbi Soloveitchik would be twofold. First, the Rebbe is espousing here a somewhat postmodern “pluralism” of multiple narratives and approaches.22 In the essay, he stresses t ...
... through the theurgic powers of their prayers and mitzvos. If I am reading the Rebbe’s words here correctly, the “dialogue” to Rabbi Soloveitchik would be twofold. First, the Rebbe is espousing here a somewhat postmodern “pluralism” of multiple narratives and approaches.22 In the essay, he stresses t ...
the acceptance of the convert based on leviticus 19
... 2. The Torah says you are not to maltreat him (19:33), which means that you should not say to the convert "yesterday you were once an idol worshiper and now you have become Jewish." 3. The Torah says like a native born (19:34). This phrase comes to teach us that just as a native born (citizen) accep ...
... 2. The Torah says you are not to maltreat him (19:33), which means that you should not say to the convert "yesterday you were once an idol worshiper and now you have become Jewish." 3. The Torah says like a native born (19:34). This phrase comes to teach us that just as a native born (citizen) accep ...
Why was the Torah given to us in the wilderness?
... dissuade them nor encourage them (Midrash Rut Rabati 2:17), but ask them: “What did you see to make such a choice? Do you not know we are a people that has been brutalized and downtrodden and unpopular, and our ways are very different from the ways of the rest of the world?” We do this in order to t ...
... dissuade them nor encourage them (Midrash Rut Rabati 2:17), but ask them: “What did you see to make such a choice? Do you not know we are a people that has been brutalized and downtrodden and unpopular, and our ways are very different from the ways of the rest of the world?” We do this in order to t ...
Torah - Women`s League for Conservative Judaism
... except to allow the atzei hayyyim through two holes. As Directors, you too must be open to new ideas and visions of Sisterhood, but only allow those most related to our goals to come through. We thank you for your commitment to Conservative Judaism. You are duly installed and may be seated. Jews hav ...
... except to allow the atzei hayyyim through two holes. As Directors, you too must be open to new ideas and visions of Sisterhood, but only allow those most related to our goals to come through. We thank you for your commitment to Conservative Judaism. You are duly installed and may be seated. Jews hav ...
Why Study Talmud in the Twenty-first Century?
... honest, even if the most prosaic: studying Talmud is enjoyable. Shaye Cohen provides examples of fun Talmudic brainteasers. The Talmud is not only a puzzle, adds Ephraim Kanarfogel, but also like a treasure map that leads every generation to new hiddushim. Jane Kanarek finds pleasure in investing the ...
... honest, even if the most prosaic: studying Talmud is enjoyable. Shaye Cohen provides examples of fun Talmudic brainteasers. The Talmud is not only a puzzle, adds Ephraim Kanarfogel, but also like a treasure map that leads every generation to new hiddushim. Jane Kanarek finds pleasure in investing the ...
In what sense is Purim different than other days?
... R. Yochanan said: The books of Neviim and Ketuvim will become void, but the 5 books of the Torah will never become void…R’ Shimon b. Lakish said: Megillat Esther and its laws will also never become void. For what reason did Purim, which is a festival of rabbinic origin, and doesn’t even have a prohi ...
... R. Yochanan said: The books of Neviim and Ketuvim will become void, but the 5 books of the Torah will never become void…R’ Shimon b. Lakish said: Megillat Esther and its laws will also never become void. For what reason did Purim, which is a festival of rabbinic origin, and doesn’t even have a prohi ...
Law and Hermeneutics in Rabbinic Jurisprudence
... of rabbinic jurisprudence is closely associated ...
... of rabbinic jurisprudence is closely associated ...
Oral Law 2 - Beth David Messianic Congregation
... ØWritten down by Moses near his death ØGiven to the people just before crossing the Jordan into The Land Ø613 Commandments per Maimonides (1135-1204) Ø Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, the “Rambam” Ø 248 positive commands Ø 365 negative commands ...
... ØWritten down by Moses near his death ØGiven to the people just before crossing the Jordan into The Land Ø613 Commandments per Maimonides (1135-1204) Ø Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, the “Rambam” Ø 248 positive commands Ø 365 negative commands ...
Chapter 2 Chassidim: History, Customs, beliefs, and Organization
... spiritual qualities and even special powers to call down miracles from G-d. In the case of a great Tzaddick, he may even be able to reverse Divine decrees. As it is written in the Talmud, “ I rule man; who rules me? [It is] the righteous: for I make a decree and he [may] annul it”. (Moed Katan 16b.) ...
... spiritual qualities and even special powers to call down miracles from G-d. In the case of a great Tzaddick, he may even be able to reverse Divine decrees. As it is written in the Talmud, “ I rule man; who rules me? [It is] the righteous: for I make a decree and he [may] annul it”. (Moed Katan 16b.) ...
Mishneh Torah
The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תּוֹרָה, ""Repetition of the Torah""), subtitled Sefer Yad HaHazaka (ספר יד החזקה ""Book of the Strong Hand""), is a code of Jewish religious law (Halakha) authored by Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, also known as RaMBaM or ""Rambam""), one of history's foremost rabbis. The Mishneh Torah was compiled between 1170 and 1180 (4930–4940), while Maimonides was living in Egypt, and is regarded as Maimonides' magnum opus. Accordingly, later sources simply refer to the work as ""Maimon"", ""Maimonides"" or ""RaMBaM"", although Maimonides composed other works.Mishneh Torah consists of fourteen books, subdivided into sections, chapters, and paragraphs. It is the only Medieval-era work that details all of Jewish observance, including those laws that are only applicable when the Holy Temple is in existence, and remains an important work in Judaism.Its title is an appellation originally used for the Biblical book of Deuteronomy, and its subtitle, ""Book of the Strong Hand,"" derives from its subdivision into fourteen books: the numerical value fourteen, when represented as the Hebrew letters Yod (10) Dalet (4), forms the word yad (""hand"").Maimonides intended to provide a complete statement of the Oral Law, so that a person who mastered first the Written Torah and then the Mishneh Torah would be in no need of any other book. Contemporary reaction was mixed, with strong and immediate opposition focusing on the absence of sources and the belief that the work appeared to be intended to supersede study of the Talmud. Maimonides responded to these criticisms, and the Mishneh Torah endures as an influential work in Jewish religious thought. According to several authorities, a decision may not be rendered in opposition to a view of Maimonides, even where he apparently militated against the sense of a Talmudic passage, for in such cases the presumption was that the words of the Talmud were incorrectly interpreted. Likewise: ""One must follow Maimonides even when the latter opposed his teachers, since he surely knew their views, and if he decided against them he must have disapproved their interpretation.""