
THE 364-DAY “QUMRAN” CALENDAR AND THE BIBLICAL
... My argument considers together two scholarly controversies that have hitherto been considered separately, and suggests a crossover point. The first concerns the 364-day calendar whose pattern resonates throughout the Dead Sea Scrolls, and whose pre-Qumranic origins have been debated since the 1950’s ...
... My argument considers together two scholarly controversies that have hitherto been considered separately, and suggests a crossover point. The first concerns the 364-day calendar whose pattern resonates throughout the Dead Sea Scrolls, and whose pre-Qumranic origins have been debated since the 1950’s ...
the hellenization of judea under herod
... of tales ofbrutal repression and murder. Within the Christian community, Herod became the archetype of evil, most noted where the author of Matthew links him through the slaughter of the innocents to the vile Pharaoh.1 While this story probably has little grounding in history, Herod did rule Judea w ...
... of tales ofbrutal repression and murder. Within the Christian community, Herod became the archetype of evil, most noted where the author of Matthew links him through the slaughter of the innocents to the vile Pharaoh.1 While this story probably has little grounding in history, Herod did rule Judea w ...
Pronunciation of Azrael
... of the moon.[2] Knibbs translation of the names of the Book of Enoch says it is possibly “light of God” or “moon of God” however he is listed as Araziel. His name is also listed as Arazyal and Asaradel in some 1 Enoch translations.[3] The name being a combination of sa'ar and 'God'. In the book of 2 ...
... of the moon.[2] Knibbs translation of the names of the Book of Enoch says it is possibly “light of God” or “moon of God” however he is listed as Araziel. His name is also listed as Arazyal and Asaradel in some 1 Enoch translations.[3] The name being a combination of sa'ar and 'God'. In the book of 2 ...
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 ...
SECTION 2.2 Covenant, Land, Tikkun Olam
... Prayers for a return to Israel and Jerusalem are included in daily prayers as well as many holiday observances and special events. Living outside of Israel is viewed as an unnatural state for a Jew. The world outside of Israel is often referred to as "galut," which is usually translated as "diaspora ...
... Prayers for a return to Israel and Jerusalem are included in daily prayers as well as many holiday observances and special events. Living outside of Israel is viewed as an unnatural state for a Jew. The world outside of Israel is often referred to as "galut," which is usually translated as "diaspora ...
Accounting for Judaism in the Study of American Messianic Judaism
... in America has grown from a handful of house churches to a network of hundreds of synagogues and congregations. Mainline American Judaism has unanimously rejected the argument that Jews who believe in Jesus continue to be members of the Jewish community or that their religion is a form of contempora ...
... in America has grown from a handful of house churches to a network of hundreds of synagogues and congregations. Mainline American Judaism has unanimously rejected the argument that Jews who believe in Jesus continue to be members of the Jewish community or that their religion is a form of contempora ...
Public religion in Samson Raphael Hirsch and Samuel Hirsch`s
... two-fold division between methodology (general theory of symbol) and exegesis (Jewish symbolism): (1) the danger of symbolic interpretation itself, and (2) the failure to interpret Jewish commandments symbolically according to the demands of Wissenschaft. The common symbolic understanding of command ...
... two-fold division between methodology (general theory of symbol) and exegesis (Jewish symbolism): (1) the danger of symbolic interpretation itself, and (2) the failure to interpret Jewish commandments symbolically according to the demands of Wissenschaft. The common symbolic understanding of command ...
the booklet Traditions
... also seen in the many rules known collectively as halakhah, which cover both the social and ritual aspects of life. The rabbis have been fine-tuning Jewish law down to the smallest detail for the last 2,000 years. Although the Hebrew Bible contains many rules about such things as feast days and food ...
... also seen in the many rules known collectively as halakhah, which cover both the social and ritual aspects of life. The rabbis have been fine-tuning Jewish law down to the smallest detail for the last 2,000 years. Although the Hebrew Bible contains many rules about such things as feast days and food ...
Aphrahat‟s Demonstrations: A Conversation with the Jews of
... emerging Rabbinic Judaism and Aphrahat‟s Christian community had much more in common than only the Hebrew Bible, and that another layer of shared tradition was foundational for the future interpretive practices of “Jewish” and “Christian” communities.18 In her later articles she compared and contras ...
... emerging Rabbinic Judaism and Aphrahat‟s Christian community had much more in common than only the Hebrew Bible, and that another layer of shared tradition was foundational for the future interpretive practices of “Jewish” and “Christian” communities.18 In her later articles she compared and contras ...
Israel: Evidence of God in History
... you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and drain away your life. You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee ev ...
... you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and drain away your life. You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee ev ...
Jewish feelings, Jewish practice?
... • Maintaining social ties with other members of the community generally constitutes an important component in the participants’ lives. Nevertheless, participants expressed how certain situations or being in the presence of specific groups could cause them to cast doubts on their Jewish identity. Me ...
... • Maintaining social ties with other members of the community generally constitutes an important component in the participants’ lives. Nevertheless, participants expressed how certain situations or being in the presence of specific groups could cause them to cast doubts on their Jewish identity. Me ...
ShminiAtzeresVzos71
... written after this incident occurred and the Korach rebellion was recorded in the Torah after this event transpired. While there is a dispute (Gittin 60a) whether the events of the Torah were recorded after each specific incident (Torah Megillah Megillah Nittenah) or only towards the conclusion of S ...
... written after this incident occurred and the Korach rebellion was recorded in the Torah after this event transpired. While there is a dispute (Gittin 60a) whether the events of the Torah were recorded after each specific incident (Torah Megillah Megillah Nittenah) or only towards the conclusion of S ...
Mikve: The New Frontier
... pagan cults, where priest and layman re-enacted mythical scenes, in Judaism, Imitatio Dei took on a new and throughly re ned meaning. Not self-immolation, but continuous contemplation of His ways. Not orgiastic dances, but careful everyday following in God's moral path. The Talmud teaches that the ...
... pagan cults, where priest and layman re-enacted mythical scenes, in Judaism, Imitatio Dei took on a new and throughly re ned meaning. Not self-immolation, but continuous contemplation of His ways. Not orgiastic dances, but careful everyday following in God's moral path. The Talmud teaches that the ...
The Ezekiel Mural at Dura Europos
... experience of heavenly ascent.10 Eminent Jewish scholar Jacob Neusner sees such a development at Dura as no surprise, given that in this region around ad 220–50 other significant religious movements with strong mystical components were also taking form.11 It should be remembered, however, that detai ...
... experience of heavenly ascent.10 Eminent Jewish scholar Jacob Neusner sees such a development at Dura as no surprise, given that in this region around ad 220–50 other significant religious movements with strong mystical components were also taking form.11 It should be remembered, however, that detai ...
Chabad-Lubavitch: The Impact of Menachem Mendel
... redemption flourished and became a motivating tool. While the Chabad-Lubavitch organization as a whole accepted and spread messianic doctrine, in recent years some went further and declared the Rebbe King Messiah. With this declaration, they became Meshichists (Rapoport 75), breaking with mainstream ...
... redemption flourished and became a motivating tool. While the Chabad-Lubavitch organization as a whole accepted and spread messianic doctrine, in recent years some went further and declared the Rebbe King Messiah. With this declaration, they became Meshichists (Rapoport 75), breaking with mainstream ...
Holt McDougal, Holt McDougal
... The central ideas and laws of Judaism are contained in sacred texts such as the Torah. Main Ideas • Beliefs in God, education, justice, and obedience anchor Jewish society. • Jewish beliefs are listed in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, and the Commentaries. • The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal many past Jewis ...
... The central ideas and laws of Judaism are contained in sacred texts such as the Torah. Main Ideas • Beliefs in God, education, justice, and obedience anchor Jewish society. • Jewish beliefs are listed in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, and the Commentaries. • The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal many past Jewis ...
Jewish Background to the New Testament
... Lasts till 63 BC, controls Palestine 198160 BC Gets Palestine after long series of wars with Ptolemies. Antiochus 4 favors Hellenized Jews & allows them to re-establish Jerusalem as Hellenistic city. Antiochus later attempts to abolish Judaism (168), leading to Maccabean ...
... Lasts till 63 BC, controls Palestine 198160 BC Gets Palestine after long series of wars with Ptolemies. Antiochus 4 favors Hellenized Jews & allows them to re-establish Jerusalem as Hellenistic city. Antiochus later attempts to abolish Judaism (168), leading to Maccabean ...
From Torah im Derekh Eretz to Torah U-Madda
... centuries—was not only a product of pragmatism but also of an ideological commitment to German culture.19 Hirsch’s emphatic appreciation of German culture distinguished him from many of his predecessors and almost all of his Eastern rabbinical peers. Torah im Derekh Eretz The term that Hirsch used t ...
... centuries—was not only a product of pragmatism but also of an ideological commitment to German culture.19 Hirsch’s emphatic appreciation of German culture distinguished him from many of his predecessors and almost all of his Eastern rabbinical peers. Torah im Derekh Eretz The term that Hirsch used t ...
The Moon and the New Year (No. 213)
... example of an ancient, that is, Second Temple tradition within Samaritanism. Both the Jewish and the Samaritan liturgical texts connect, although in totally different wording, various religious ideas based on biblical texts with the Feast of the Seventh Month. Some of these are given major importanc ...
... example of an ancient, that is, Second Temple tradition within Samaritanism. Both the Jewish and the Samaritan liturgical texts connect, although in totally different wording, various religious ideas based on biblical texts with the Feast of the Seventh Month. Some of these are given major importanc ...
Scheme of work
... refers to the descending of God’s presence to ‘dwell’ in the world. It is a term found in the Talmud and in the Targumim (the translations of the Tenakh into Aramaic, which was the everyday language of the Jews from the later period of the monarchy) to avoid anthropomorphism and so honour the holine ...
... refers to the descending of God’s presence to ‘dwell’ in the world. It is a term found in the Talmud and in the Targumim (the translations of the Tenakh into Aramaic, which was the everyday language of the Jews from the later period of the monarchy) to avoid anthropomorphism and so honour the holine ...
Maimonides` The Guide for the Perplexed is quite possibly his most
... accordance with the Divine plan, yet to be revealed. He speaks of Israel’s time in the Diaspora, a time that, for Maimonides, will be coming to an end possibly in his lifetime. He advises that despite the falling away from Torah by some of Israel, God has not forgotten her. There will always be thos ...
... accordance with the Divine plan, yet to be revealed. He speaks of Israel’s time in the Diaspora, a time that, for Maimonides, will be coming to an end possibly in his lifetime. He advises that despite the falling away from Torah by some of Israel, God has not forgotten her. There will always be thos ...
Isaac M. Wise, His Life, Work and Thought by James G. Heller, 597
... Abraham and Moses rode, would come to invite them. Those who pray for their returning to Palestine do not mean it. . . . If one believes that the Jews would go to Palestine, if that country were purchased by the Jewish capitalists and made into a quasi-Jewish country, he is gravely mistaken. The Jew ...
... Abraham and Moses rode, would come to invite them. Those who pray for their returning to Palestine do not mean it. . . . If one believes that the Jews would go to Palestine, if that country were purchased by the Jewish capitalists and made into a quasi-Jewish country, he is gravely mistaken. The Jew ...
Holt McDougal, Holt McDougal
... The central ideas and laws of Judaism are contained in sacred texts such as the Torah. Main Ideas • Beliefs in God, education, justice, and obedience anchor Jewish society. • Jewish beliefs are listed in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, and the Commentaries. • The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal many past Jewis ...
... The central ideas and laws of Judaism are contained in sacred texts such as the Torah. Main Ideas • Beliefs in God, education, justice, and obedience anchor Jewish society. • Jewish beliefs are listed in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, and the Commentaries. • The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal many past Jewis ...
Calendar of Main Jewish Religious Observances and Resource Guide
... Pesach (Passover) This eight-day festival of freedom celebrates the deliverance of the ancient Israelites from Egyptian bondage. Families gather for a traditional meal, or Seder, on the first two nights, when the story is retold and symbolic foods are eaten. Many students will eat matzo instead of b ...
... Pesach (Passover) This eight-day festival of freedom celebrates the deliverance of the ancient Israelites from Egyptian bondage. Families gather for a traditional meal, or Seder, on the first two nights, when the story is retold and symbolic foods are eaten. Many students will eat matzo instead of b ...
Hanukkah - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
... Background on Hanukkah Hanukkah is an eight-day festival occurring in the Hebrew month of Kislev, which falls in late November or December. It is a joyful holiday that commemorates important events in Jewish history and celebrates several meaningful themes. The roots of Hanukkah date back to the fo ...
... Background on Hanukkah Hanukkah is an eight-day festival occurring in the Hebrew month of Kislev, which falls in late November or December. It is a joyful holiday that commemorates important events in Jewish history and celebrates several meaningful themes. The roots of Hanukkah date back to the fo ...
Origins of Rabbinic Judaism

Rabbinic Judaism or Rabbinism has been the mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century, after the codification of the Talmud. Rabbinic Judaism gained predominance within the Jewish diaspora between the 2nd to 6th centuries, with the development of the oral law and the Talmud to control the interpretation of Jewish scripture (specifically the Masoretic Text) and to encourage the practice of Judaism in the absence of Temple sacrifice and other practices no longer possible, while waiting for the Third Temple.