File - Social Sciences
... Rehabilitation: restore to normal life Reform: the idea that punishments should try to change criminals so they will not commit crimes again Retribution: the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong Sin: an act against the will of God Addiction: a recurring compu ...
... Rehabilitation: restore to normal life Reform: the idea that punishments should try to change criminals so they will not commit crimes again Retribution: the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong Sin: an act against the will of God Addiction: a recurring compu ...
Conservative Judaism 101
... adherence to halakhah, the body of laws and practices that are based on the Torah, or the Law of Moses. Authority for law, according to this denomination, comes directly from God. This includes not only the Law as found in the first five books of the Bible but the complex commentaries and elaboratio ...
... adherence to halakhah, the body of laws and practices that are based on the Torah, or the Law of Moses. Authority for law, according to this denomination, comes directly from God. This includes not only the Law as found in the first five books of the Bible but the complex commentaries and elaboratio ...
Preface
... premodern thought not only anticipated their modern successors, but at times even furnished arguments that might be appropriated, adapted and transformed to fit a secular agenda. Even if these ideas in their original contexts were not intended for such a purpose, the social context of modernity cast ...
... premodern thought not only anticipated their modern successors, but at times even furnished arguments that might be appropriated, adapted and transformed to fit a secular agenda. Even if these ideas in their original contexts were not intended for such a purpose, the social context of modernity cast ...
Ethiopian Jews - Philip Effiong
... Adana, who had immigrated earlier, became the first Ethiopian Rabbi. o After studying in Europe in the 1920s, Yona Bogale returned to Addis Ababa around 1930 where he worked in various administrative and educational capacities for government and the Jewish Agency. Fluent in Hebrew, English, German a ...
... Adana, who had immigrated earlier, became the first Ethiopian Rabbi. o After studying in Europe in the 1920s, Yona Bogale returned to Addis Ababa around 1930 where he worked in various administrative and educational capacities for government and the Jewish Agency. Fluent in Hebrew, English, German a ...
Contemporary Questions about Covenant(s)
... Kasper, current president of the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews to make this very important pronouncement in the year 2000: "... God’s grace, which is the grace of Jesus Christ according to our faith, is available to all. Therefore, the Church believes that Judaism, i.e. ...
... Kasper, current president of the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews to make this very important pronouncement in the year 2000: "... God’s grace, which is the grace of Jesus Christ according to our faith, is available to all. Therefore, the Church believes that Judaism, i.e. ...
Chp.11.Blank.Notes
... The Torah states, the Hebrews, “increased in number and became very powerful.” Explain how this negatively impacted the Hebrews. ...
... The Torah states, the Hebrews, “increased in number and became very powerful.” Explain how this negatively impacted the Hebrews. ...
Jewish Religious Traditions - Center for the Study of Religion and
... the readings and prepare a short presentation of the information for the other groups (no more than two minutes long). 4. After each group presents, some discussion: a. How was the information in each article organized? What was the author’s goal? b. What parameters were used to evaluate the informa ...
... the readings and prepare a short presentation of the information for the other groups (no more than two minutes long). 4. After each group presents, some discussion: a. How was the information in each article organized? What was the author’s goal? b. What parameters were used to evaluate the informa ...
Prepare to Read Section 5 Judaism
... world. The Assyrians and Chaldeans had begun this 45 diaspora. Wherever they lived, Jews preserved their heritage. They lived in close communities. They obeyed their religious laws. They worshiped at their temples. They followed traditions such as Passover. These traditions 50 helped unite Jews. J ...
... world. The Assyrians and Chaldeans had begun this 45 diaspora. Wherever they lived, Jews preserved their heritage. They lived in close communities. They obeyed their religious laws. They worshiped at their temples. They followed traditions such as Passover. These traditions 50 helped unite Jews. J ...
ancient hebrew militia law
... the morale of the willing.8 This last exemption was militarily sound: a few faint-hearted people who fled might set off a panic causing the whole army to flee. A broken army, fleeing away in fear, would likely be slaughtered by its pursuing foes. The exemption pre-figures James Madison’s proposal th ...
... the morale of the willing.8 This last exemption was militarily sound: a few faint-hearted people who fled might set off a panic causing the whole army to flee. A broken army, fleeing away in fear, would likely be slaughtered by its pursuing foes. The exemption pre-figures James Madison’s proposal th ...
File
... • God told Abraham that he would give the land of Canaan to him and his descendants. • Modern-day Canaan is occupied by Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan. • Israelites are monotheistic; their religion is called Judaism. • Wrote their beliefs down in the Hebrew Bible. • Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, had 12 so ...
... • God told Abraham that he would give the land of Canaan to him and his descendants. • Modern-day Canaan is occupied by Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan. • Israelites are monotheistic; their religion is called Judaism. • Wrote their beliefs down in the Hebrew Bible. • Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, had 12 so ...
Humanities 2 Lecture 6 The Origins of Christianity and the Earliest
... The Origins of Christianity and the Earliest Gospels Important to understand the origins of Christianity in a broad set of cultural, intellectual, literary, and political perspectives Also important to understand the origins of Christianity relative to Jewish and Roman religious practice Judaism: em ...
... The Origins of Christianity and the Earliest Gospels Important to understand the origins of Christianity in a broad set of cultural, intellectual, literary, and political perspectives Also important to understand the origins of Christianity relative to Jewish and Roman religious practice Judaism: em ...
e Jewish Mother: A eology
... As a result, the mother in nature plays the central parental role. For this reason, in the Bible it is only after the formation of a divine covenant that there emerges a man whose very identity implies fatherhood: Abraham, the “father of many nations” (av hamon goyim).17 At this point, fatherhood is ...
... As a result, the mother in nature plays the central parental role. For this reason, in the Bible it is only after the formation of a divine covenant that there emerges a man whose very identity implies fatherhood: Abraham, the “father of many nations” (av hamon goyim).17 At this point, fatherhood is ...
Tracing Judaism in China
... By the time the Communists took over the power of the country in 1949, most Jews had already left China. However, a few thousands remained and lived in Chinese cities for another 10 years before their final departure from China. The 1950s was a special period of the history of the Jewish Diaspora in ...
... By the time the Communists took over the power of the country in 1949, most Jews had already left China. However, a few thousands remained and lived in Chinese cities for another 10 years before their final departure from China. The 1950s was a special period of the history of the Jewish Diaspora in ...
Islam, Judaism & Christianity
... Muslims fast for one lunar month each year, a period called Ramadan. During this time, Muslims reflect on their behavior and strive to purify their thoughts. • Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca If it is financially possible, Muslims are required to travel to Mecca once in their lifetime. ...
... Muslims fast for one lunar month each year, a period called Ramadan. During this time, Muslims reflect on their behavior and strive to purify their thoughts. • Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca If it is financially possible, Muslims are required to travel to Mecca once in their lifetime. ...
judaism – past exam questions and model answers
... ideas of the Jewish people, set in a historical framework. The Torah’s words have been copied onto Jewish scrolls; Sefer Torah (the holiest object in the Synagogue). These are read weekly in the Synagogue on Shabbat and are a source of strength and inspiration for Jews. Jewish families will read th ...
... ideas of the Jewish people, set in a historical framework. The Torah’s words have been copied onto Jewish scrolls; Sefer Torah (the holiest object in the Synagogue). These are read weekly in the Synagogue on Shabbat and are a source of strength and inspiration for Jews. Jewish families will read th ...
Examining Religious Identity through Literature
... loathing reaches a peak when Danny hits Reuven in the eye with a baseball, which results in him having to be taken to the hospital to undergo extensive eye surgery. This tragic event is in fact what forms the basis of the friendship between Reuven and Danny, as Danny decides to come to the hospital ...
... loathing reaches a peak when Danny hits Reuven in the eye with a baseball, which results in him having to be taken to the hospital to undergo extensive eye surgery. This tragic event is in fact what forms the basis of the friendship between Reuven and Danny, as Danny decides to come to the hospital ...
JUDAISM – PAST EXAM QUESTIONS AND MODEL ANSWERS
... ideas of the Jewish people, set in a historical framework. The Torah’s words have been copied onto Jewish scrolls; Sefer Torah (the holiest object in the Synagogue). These are read weekly in the Synagogue on Shabbat and are a source of strength and inspiration for Jews. Jewish families will read th ...
... ideas of the Jewish people, set in a historical framework. The Torah’s words have been copied onto Jewish scrolls; Sefer Torah (the holiest object in the Synagogue). These are read weekly in the Synagogue on Shabbat and are a source of strength and inspiration for Jews. Jewish families will read th ...
What Do We Mean By Religion? The Primacy of Ritual or Ethics
... love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendor of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.” And yet, a recent opini ...
... love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendor of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.” And yet, a recent opini ...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Karaites, Karaite Judaism
... “[T]he theological movement in Judaism dating from Babylonia in the 8th century C.E. Karaites claimed to be restoring an original form of Judaism from the Second Temple period, and were opposed by the rabbis of their time...Karaite calendars, festivals, dietary restrictio ...
... “[T]he theological movement in Judaism dating from Babylonia in the 8th century C.E. Karaites claimed to be restoring an original form of Judaism from the Second Temple period, and were opposed by the rabbis of their time...Karaite calendars, festivals, dietary restrictio ...
Chapter 11 – The Origins of Judaism How did Judaism
... Temple during the reigns of two kings, David and Solomon. David Expands the Kingdom of Israel In David’s time, about 1000 B.C.E., the Israelites were at war with a rival people, the Philistines (FIH-lih-steenz). According to the Hebrew Bible, the Philistines promised to be the Israelites’ slaves if ...
... Temple during the reigns of two kings, David and Solomon. David Expands the Kingdom of Israel In David’s time, about 1000 B.C.E., the Israelites were at war with a rival people, the Philistines (FIH-lih-steenz). According to the Hebrew Bible, the Philistines promised to be the Israelites’ slaves if ...
The Jewish Mother: A Theology MEIR SOLOVEICHIK
... As a result, the mother in nature plays the central parental role. For this reason, in the Bible it is only after the formation of a divine covenant that there emerges a man whose very identity implies fatherhood: Abraham, the “father of many nations” (av hamon goyim).17 At this point, fatherhood i ...
... As a result, the mother in nature plays the central parental role. For this reason, in the Bible it is only after the formation of a divine covenant that there emerges a man whose very identity implies fatherhood: Abraham, the “father of many nations” (av hamon goyim).17 At this point, fatherhood i ...
Lesson 11 - The Origins of Judaism
... According to the Torah, God first spoke to Abraham, telling him to move his family from Mesopotamia to Canaan. God also promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation and to bless this nation. Abraham did as he was told, and his descendants became known as the Jewish people. Moses The greate ...
... According to the Torah, God first spoke to Abraham, telling him to move his family from Mesopotamia to Canaan. God also promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation and to bless this nation. Abraham did as he was told, and his descendants became known as the Jewish people. Moses The greate ...
Two Responsa of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
... men would cooperate "with their Reform and Conservative counterpart^."^ In view of all this, it is hardly surprising that the ecumenical developments surrounding Vatican I1 concerned him. Indeed, his concern was such that he issued two responsa in 1967 on the issue of interreligious Jewish-Christian ...
... men would cooperate "with their Reform and Conservative counterpart^."^ In view of all this, it is hardly surprising that the ecumenical developments surrounding Vatican I1 concerned him. Indeed, his concern was such that he issued two responsa in 1967 on the issue of interreligious Jewish-Christian ...
The Ẓaddiq as Axis Mundi in Later Judaism Author(s): Arthur Green
... It will be noted that the sources thus far quoted are hardly the theoretical 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 stu ...
... It will be noted that the sources thus far quoted are hardly the theoretical 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 stu ...