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Glossary of Jewish Terminology (MSWord)
... The black Jews of Ethiopia, sometimes referred to as Falashas. See Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews. Betrothal The first part of the two-part process of Jewish marriage, which creates the legal relationship without the mutual obligations. In Hebrew, it is called "kiddushin." Bible Also referred to as t ...
... The black Jews of Ethiopia, sometimes referred to as Falashas. See Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews. Betrothal The first part of the two-part process of Jewish marriage, which creates the legal relationship without the mutual obligations. In Hebrew, it is called "kiddushin." Bible Also referred to as t ...
Judaism 101: A Brief Introduction to Judaism
... Judaism is a monotheistic religion, with its main inspiration being based on or found in the Tanakh which has been explored in later texts, such as the Talmud. Judaism is considered to be the expression of the covenantal relationship God established with B’nei Yisrael. Judaism is not a homogenous re ...
... Judaism is a monotheistic religion, with its main inspiration being based on or found in the Tanakh which has been explored in later texts, such as the Talmud. Judaism is considered to be the expression of the covenantal relationship God established with B’nei Yisrael. Judaism is not a homogenous re ...
Unit 6 Summer 2
... women in the prayer hall. In some, women sit upstairs while the men are downstairs (this is more usual in Orthodox communities); in others they sit on separate sides of the hall, or behind a barrier. The seating usually faces towards Jerusalem, the centre for Judaism and the 10 commandments are disp ...
... women in the prayer hall. In some, women sit upstairs while the men are downstairs (this is more usual in Orthodox communities); in others they sit on separate sides of the hall, or behind a barrier. The seating usually faces towards Jerusalem, the centre for Judaism and the 10 commandments are disp ...
The Ẓaddiq as Axis Mundi in Later Judaism Author(s): Arthur Green
... writings of the great Hasidic masters, let alone the classics of Judaism. We shall come to these later. But it is just these epiphenomena of popular religion, so often ignored by traditional Jewish scholarship, that the student of the history of religions is learning to take seriously. We will also ...
... writings of the great Hasidic masters, let alone the classics of Judaism. We shall come to these later. But it is just these epiphenomena of popular religion, so often ignored by traditional Jewish scholarship, that the student of the history of religions is learning to take seriously. We will also ...
A FRIeNdly GuIde to ouR SHAbbAt SeRvIce
... The congregation has been part of the community for 50 years and is affiliated with the Conservative movement. Along with Friday night and Saturday services, the congregation provides religious school, early childhood programs, youth programs, a wide variety of adult education including music and li ...
... The congregation has been part of the community for 50 years and is affiliated with the Conservative movement. Along with Friday night and Saturday services, the congregation provides religious school, early childhood programs, youth programs, a wide variety of adult education including music and li ...
1 One of the ironies of Jewish history concerns the Chasidim, who
... aware of the machshavot zarot, the alien and frequently inappropriate thoughts that intrude on our consciousness and distract us from concentrating on our prayer. But at least on this Yom Kippur day, when we come to synagogue with such lofty intentions, there is a greater likelihood that our prayers ...
... aware of the machshavot zarot, the alien and frequently inappropriate thoughts that intrude on our consciousness and distract us from concentrating on our prayer. But at least on this Yom Kippur day, when we come to synagogue with such lofty intentions, there is a greater likelihood that our prayers ...
The False Messiah - Christian Churches of God
... the Bible will never convince any sound thinking population, neither Jew, nor indeed Muslim, nor anyone of the true Christian faith. Its effect is merely piecemeal disintegration. There is some common ground upon which we can agree; Shraga Simmons writes at http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/ ...
... the Bible will never convince any sound thinking population, neither Jew, nor indeed Muslim, nor anyone of the true Christian faith. Its effect is merely piecemeal disintegration. There is some common ground upon which we can agree; Shraga Simmons writes at http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/ ...
Adapted from: Jerusalem: Eye of the Universe by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
... Every synagogue in the world is built facing Jerusalem. Since both Europe and the United States are west of Jerusalem, their synagogues were traditionally built facing east. But in any part of the world, when a synagogue is built it always faces Jerusalem. Thus, whenever a Jew prays, he faces this H ...
... Every synagogue in the world is built facing Jerusalem. Since both Europe and the United States are west of Jerusalem, their synagogues were traditionally built facing east. But in any part of the world, when a synagogue is built it always faces Jerusalem. Thus, whenever a Jew prays, he faces this H ...
Understanding the Shabbat Service
... mark the beginning of Shabbat on Friday evenings by lighting candles, accompanied by a prayer. While many families do this at home, it is our tradition to also light candles in the synagogue. The Friday evening service is called Kabbalat Shabbat (welcoming the Sabbath). Jewish mystics of the Middle ...
... mark the beginning of Shabbat on Friday evenings by lighting candles, accompanied by a prayer. While many families do this at home, it is our tradition to also light candles in the synagogue. The Friday evening service is called Kabbalat Shabbat (welcoming the Sabbath). Jewish mystics of the Middle ...
The Poster - Central Conference of American Rabbis
... society. The overall budget, including all activity, is approximately $13 million. The movement has already begun to secure government funding. When funds for teachers, educational activities, leadership activities, participation in the movement’s humanitarian efforts, etc., are counted as service-i ...
... society. The overall budget, including all activity, is approximately $13 million. The movement has already begun to secure government funding. When funds for teachers, educational activities, leadership activities, participation in the movement’s humanitarian efforts, etc., are counted as service-i ...
Conservative Judaism - The Humane Society of the United States
... “…[I]n biblical texts, a definite hierarchy is established in which human beings have superior status to animals. Human beings are created in the image of God at the culmination of creation and are granted a license over the animals: ‘God blessed them, and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply ...
... “…[I]n biblical texts, a definite hierarchy is established in which human beings have superior status to animals. Human beings are created in the image of God at the culmination of creation and are granted a license over the animals: ‘God blessed them, and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply ...
What Israel and Diaspora Owe Each Other
... Diaspora creativity. Jewish feminism, transdenominational community schools, the synthesis of mysticism and ecology created by the Jewish renewal movement – all offer models of the sort of expansiveness often lacking in Israeli Judaism. American Jewry in particular is engaged in the most remarkable ...
... Diaspora creativity. Jewish feminism, transdenominational community schools, the synthesis of mysticism and ecology created by the Jewish renewal movement – all offer models of the sort of expansiveness often lacking in Israeli Judaism. American Jewry in particular is engaged in the most remarkable ...
Judaism
... eight-stringed tassels on its four corners, which provide it with religious significance. In addition to the prayer tallis, an observant Jew wears at all times a smaller four-cornered garment (tallis katan), with similar tassels, under his shirt. It covers the shoulders, chest, and back. Inmates in ...
... eight-stringed tassels on its four corners, which provide it with religious significance. In addition to the prayer tallis, an observant Jew wears at all times a smaller four-cornered garment (tallis katan), with similar tassels, under his shirt. It covers the shoulders, chest, and back. Inmates in ...
Introduction to Judaism – Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program Classroom
... eternal light in King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. The eternal light serves as a symbol of God’s eternal presence. In Hebrew, it is called Ner Tamid. v HAFTORAH - Selections from the book of Prophets that are read on Shabbat , after the Torah reading. Each Shabbat, a different selection is read, a ...
... eternal light in King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. The eternal light serves as a symbol of God’s eternal presence. In Hebrew, it is called Ner Tamid. v HAFTORAH - Selections from the book of Prophets that are read on Shabbat , after the Torah reading. Each Shabbat, a different selection is read, a ...
IBJ Readings
... Recommended: Irving “Yitz” Greenberg, The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays Edward Feinstein, Tough Questions Jews Ask Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath Additional articles and online resources will be sent to you. ...
... Recommended: Irving “Yitz” Greenberg, The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays Edward Feinstein, Tough Questions Jews Ask Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath Additional articles and online resources will be sent to you. ...
religious and secular jewish educational institutions in arad
... 1. Studying the Scriptures as an expression of God's will The Hebrew people are a people for whom the study is and was a primary occupation, with religious and secular connotations. Without spirituality, without an effort to study and know the word of God, we can not talk about a Jewish identity. Th ...
... 1. Studying the Scriptures as an expression of God's will The Hebrew people are a people for whom the study is and was a primary occupation, with religious and secular connotations. Without spirituality, without an effort to study and know the word of God, we can not talk about a Jewish identity. Th ...
Oral Law 3 - Beth David Messianic Congregation
... Ø341 Council of Antioch: forbade Christians from celebrating Passover Ø350 Christian Emperor Constantius: forbade Christian/Jewish marriage Ø380 Chrysostom: “Homilies against the Jews” : “Jews are gathering choruses of effeminates and a great rubbish heap of harlots” Ø379-395 Roman Emperor ...
... Ø341 Council of Antioch: forbade Christians from celebrating Passover Ø350 Christian Emperor Constantius: forbade Christian/Jewish marriage Ø380 Chrysostom: “Homilies against the Jews” : “Jews are gathering choruses of effeminates and a great rubbish heap of harlots” Ø379-395 Roman Emperor ...
Chp.11.Blank.Notes
... United States. List them below and then write a sentence for each that explains each person’s contribution to this country. Draw a symbol or visual to represent them or their contributions. An example is shown on the board for you. ...
... United States. List them below and then write a sentence for each that explains each person’s contribution to this country. Draw a symbol or visual to represent them or their contributions. An example is shown on the board for you. ...
The 7 Questions You`re Asked in Heaven
... behavior is especially important for Reform Jews. 2. Did you busy yourself with procreation? This is not only an issue for those of us who have been able to biologically reproduce. Jewish tradition holds that when one is a teacher or a mentor to another, it is deemed as though that person is the spi ...
... behavior is especially important for Reform Jews. 2. Did you busy yourself with procreation? This is not only an issue for those of us who have been able to biologically reproduce. Jewish tradition holds that when one is a teacher or a mentor to another, it is deemed as though that person is the spi ...
The Greco-roman World
... If any man has uttered the Venerable Name even though frivolously, or as a result of shock, or for any other reason whatever, while reading the Book or praying, he shall be dismissed and shall return to the Council of the Community no more. If he has spoken in anger against one of the Priests…, he s ...
... If any man has uttered the Venerable Name even though frivolously, or as a result of shock, or for any other reason whatever, while reading the Book or praying, he shall be dismissed and shall return to the Council of the Community no more. If he has spoken in anger against one of the Priests…, he s ...
1 Source Sheet Class 5-“2000 Years of Jewish History
... Byzantine Church would have attempted to eradicated Judaism totally if the Church itself had not been defeated and its plan for hegemony in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean basin thwarted by the rising tide of Islam. Thus the coming of Islam may be seen as a providential occurrence that allowed the ...
... Byzantine Church would have attempted to eradicated Judaism totally if the Church itself had not been defeated and its plan for hegemony in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean basin thwarted by the rising tide of Islam. Thus the coming of Islam may be seen as a providential occurrence that allowed the ...
animal sacrifice and human spirituality
... immediately sense that good deeds will be done henceforth by the one giving the offering. This, says Rabbi Meir, is the main purpose of a sacrifice—that repentance brings the person to better actions in the future. It is the certainty of future deeds that makes a sacrifice a “pleasing scent.” Far-fe ...
... immediately sense that good deeds will be done henceforth by the one giving the offering. This, says Rabbi Meir, is the main purpose of a sacrifice—that repentance brings the person to better actions in the future. It is the certainty of future deeds that makes a sacrifice a “pleasing scent.” Far-fe ...
paam-bchodesh-congregation-sons-of-israel
... family to strengthen its Jewish identity and enrich its Jewish life. We affirm the power of a shared, multi-generational learning partnership among our Congregation’s professional staff, parents, children, and adult members to inspire a greater sense of community through an atmosphere of acceptance ...
... family to strengthen its Jewish identity and enrich its Jewish life. We affirm the power of a shared, multi-generational learning partnership among our Congregation’s professional staff, parents, children, and adult members to inspire a greater sense of community through an atmosphere of acceptance ...
Autumn 2003
... He created Bahalachin in Israel, as a response to difficulties his fellow Ethiopian immigrants were having in their new land. In August, he was in the US, introducing his organization to officers of various Jewish organizations in a few cities, including Kulanu officers in Washington. Akale studied ...
... He created Bahalachin in Israel, as a response to difficulties his fellow Ethiopian immigrants were having in their new land. In August, he was in the US, introducing his organization to officers of various Jewish organizations in a few cities, including Kulanu officers in Washington. Akale studied ...