The Poster - Central Conference of American Rabbis
... and imaginations. It changed how America thought about Jews and how we felt about ourselves. It inspired the beginnings of the Soviet Jewry movement and led to previously unimaginable successes for Jewish philanthropy. It ushered in an all-too-brief thirtyyear period when as Jews referring to Israel ...
... and imaginations. It changed how America thought about Jews and how we felt about ourselves. It inspired the beginnings of the Soviet Jewry movement and led to previously unimaginable successes for Jewish philanthropy. It ushered in an all-too-brief thirtyyear period when as Jews referring to Israel ...
Polity and Piety: The Ethics of Warfare
... Sources Deuteronomy 20:1-9 through Deuteronomy 23:10-15 are examples of the type of legislation in the Torah with regard to military service. Much of this legislation is in Parshiot Shoftim and Ki Tetzei. But the Torah is not always consistent in what it has to say about these topics. Michael Graetz ...
... Sources Deuteronomy 20:1-9 through Deuteronomy 23:10-15 are examples of the type of legislation in the Torah with regard to military service. Much of this legislation is in Parshiot Shoftim and Ki Tetzei. But the Torah is not always consistent in what it has to say about these topics. Michael Graetz ...
Chapter 2 Chassidim: History, Customs, beliefs, and Organization
... were being overshadowed and neglected by the traditional Rabbinical authorities. He fostered a spiritual revival which could not have come at a more critical time in Jewish history. The disastrous pogroms carried out in the area that is now Ukraine, by the Cossack Hetman Bogdan Chmielnicki between 1 ...
... were being overshadowed and neglected by the traditional Rabbinical authorities. He fostered a spiritual revival which could not have come at a more critical time in Jewish history. The disastrous pogroms carried out in the area that is now Ukraine, by the Cossack Hetman Bogdan Chmielnicki between 1 ...
The First Israelites - East Lynne School District
... Most civilizations at this time worshiped many gods and goddesses. The Israelite religion was different because they worshiped only one God. This belief in one god is called what? ...
... Most civilizations at this time worshiped many gods and goddesses. The Israelite religion was different because they worshiped only one God. This belief in one god is called what? ...
What is Messianic Judaism? - Kehilat Etz Hayim
... covenant. There is no Temple and there are no sacrifices by which we can be brought near to God and experience genuine atonement. Non-Messianic Judaism is based on this broken covenant which cannot save us. In contrast, we also believe that God already established this New Covenant by means of Yeshu ...
... covenant. There is no Temple and there are no sacrifices by which we can be brought near to God and experience genuine atonement. Non-Messianic Judaism is based on this broken covenant which cannot save us. In contrast, we also believe that God already established this New Covenant by means of Yeshu ...
Just how DID satyrday become the Sabbath?
... pagan-named day of the week) it is because that particular day falls on the seventh day of the Creator’s Calendar week—a cycle established at Creation, by the Creator. When Satyrday Sabbatarians worship on the seventh day (of every week on their solar calendar) it is for one of two reasons, perhaps ...
... pagan-named day of the week) it is because that particular day falls on the seventh day of the Creator’s Calendar week—a cycle established at Creation, by the Creator. When Satyrday Sabbatarians worship on the seventh day (of every week on their solar calendar) it is for one of two reasons, perhaps ...
Judaism – Core Ethical Teachings
... The Ten Commandments are a foundational part of the Jewish ethical system which can be separated into two groups. The first five commandments deal with the relationship between God and the people of Israel. These commandments are formulated as positive, affirmative commandments. The next five comman ...
... The Ten Commandments are a foundational part of the Jewish ethical system which can be separated into two groups. The first five commandments deal with the relationship between God and the people of Israel. These commandments are formulated as positive, affirmative commandments. The next five comman ...
Helios in the Synagogue and Sol Invictus Buried
... balance of status between god and man had to be maintained by the living emperor (Price, 1986, p.184). Ultimately though, the imperial cult served as a religious unifier in the polytheistic landscape of the empire (Elsner, 1998, p.131) Images were central to the practice of the imperial cult. Depict ...
... balance of status between god and man had to be maintained by the living emperor (Price, 1986, p.184). Ultimately though, the imperial cult served as a religious unifier in the polytheistic landscape of the empire (Elsner, 1998, p.131) Images were central to the practice of the imperial cult. Depict ...
Traditions and Traditionalism in Judaism
... received truth” (Neusner 2003, 1920). This concept of religion and tradition would understand all Jewish thought and practice from Sinai and to the present to be nothing more than an articulation of the content of God’s original revelation. And yet, as is clear even to casual observers, Judaism, whe ...
... received truth” (Neusner 2003, 1920). This concept of religion and tradition would understand all Jewish thought and practice from Sinai and to the present to be nothing more than an articulation of the content of God’s original revelation. And yet, as is clear even to casual observers, Judaism, whe ...
Jesus for Jews
... embrace – although to degrees that can differ quite widely – Jewish culture and religious tradition, while at the same time maintaining a belief in the divinity of Jesus, the Trinity, and the authority of the New Testament. Despite a wide range of contemporary response to the question of what consti ...
... embrace – although to degrees that can differ quite widely – Jewish culture and religious tradition, while at the same time maintaining a belief in the divinity of Jesus, the Trinity, and the authority of the New Testament. Despite a wide range of contemporary response to the question of what consti ...
CHAPTER 6
... The Israelites recorded their beliefs and history. These writings became known as the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (TAH • nahk). Through the Hebrew Bible, the beliefs and faith of the ancient Israelites lived on to become the religion of Judaism. The followers of Judaism are today known as Jews. Although ...
... The Israelites recorded their beliefs and history. These writings became known as the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (TAH • nahk). Through the Hebrew Bible, the beliefs and faith of the ancient Israelites lived on to become the religion of Judaism. The followers of Judaism are today known as Jews. Although ...
Talmud Torah
... memorized, and all know about the Bill of Rights. These all are part of our heritage as Americans; but why then do we choose to know so little about our heritage as Jews? We should know more about the “source” of our heritage - at least enough to be able to communicate with those who adopted and ada ...
... memorized, and all know about the Bill of Rights. These all are part of our heritage as Americans; but why then do we choose to know so little about our heritage as Jews? We should know more about the “source” of our heritage - at least enough to be able to communicate with those who adopted and ada ...
Introduction – Rabbinic Judaism
... Men of the Great Assembly…” Mishnah Avot 1:1 Judaism is often believed to be a religion based primarily in the Hebrew Bible, or even more specifically, the first five books of the Bible, known in Jewish tradition as the Torah. These five books, in the form of a Torah scroll, are found in nearly ever ...
... Men of the Great Assembly…” Mishnah Avot 1:1 Judaism is often believed to be a religion based primarily in the Hebrew Bible, or even more specifically, the first five books of the Bible, known in Jewish tradition as the Torah. These five books, in the form of a Torah scroll, are found in nearly ever ...
Judeo-Arabic: Cultural Symbiosis of the Jews in the Islamicate Context
... appears in contested manner among Abrahamic religious traditions, was basically an ethnonymic story, which later related to the origin of Arab tribes. It tells two sons of Abraham that Ishmael (Ibrāhīm and ‘Ismā’īl, in the Muslim tradition, respectively) is the ancestor of the Ishmaelite, while his ...
... appears in contested manner among Abrahamic religious traditions, was basically an ethnonymic story, which later related to the origin of Arab tribes. It tells two sons of Abraham that Ishmael (Ibrāhīm and ‘Ismā’īl, in the Muslim tradition, respectively) is the ancestor of the Ishmaelite, while his ...
A Jewish Perspective on Religious Pluralism
... alone and expected to be devoted to God by observing God’s commandments, the mitzvot, as articulated in God’s Torah (both Written and Oral). To the extent that Israel has any merit, it is due to Israel’s ancestors, the patriarchs and matriarchs, who were exceptional in their belief in God. Israel, t ...
... alone and expected to be devoted to God by observing God’s commandments, the mitzvot, as articulated in God’s Torah (both Written and Oral). To the extent that Israel has any merit, it is due to Israel’s ancestors, the patriarchs and matriarchs, who were exceptional in their belief in God. Israel, t ...
Judaism and Christian-Jewish Relations
... solely a response to the Christian mission. Even Berger himself is not immune to the traditional narrative as he writes in a different context: “Jews had no internal motivation for writing polemics against Christians; in times or places where Christianity is not a threat, we cannot expect Jews to be ...
... solely a response to the Christian mission. Even Berger himself is not immune to the traditional narrative as he writes in a different context: “Jews had no internal motivation for writing polemics against Christians; in times or places where Christianity is not a threat, we cannot expect Jews to be ...
Judaism First Encounter
... Chronicles (Divre Hayamim) It includes laws about daily conduct and religious ritual—material that would be of great importance to the later development of Judaism. Because the Torah comprises five books, it is sometimes called the Pentateuch (Greek: “five scrolls”). (We should recognize that the te ...
... Chronicles (Divre Hayamim) It includes laws about daily conduct and religious ritual—material that would be of great importance to the later development of Judaism. Because the Torah comprises five books, it is sometimes called the Pentateuch (Greek: “five scrolls”). (We should recognize that the te ...
The Unique Problem of Messianic Judaism
... new threat of spiritual terrorism has emerged in the form of “Messianic Synagogues,”….Their ultimate goal is the eradication of the Jewish people through assimilation. It is our obligation to stop them.”xv Mainstream Judaism vigorously rejects the Messianic Jewish claim that it is possible to be Jew ...
... new threat of spiritual terrorism has emerged in the form of “Messianic Synagogues,”….Their ultimate goal is the eradication of the Jewish people through assimilation. It is our obligation to stop them.”xv Mainstream Judaism vigorously rejects the Messianic Jewish claim that it is possible to be Jew ...
Archived Articles
... War II, the Jewishness of Jesus has been gradually resurfacing. "Blame" for the Christian distancing from Jewish practice has shifted instead to Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles. Traditionally, Paul has been viewed as an "apostate" from Judaism who founded a new religion, Christianity. Yet even Pau ...
... War II, the Jewishness of Jesus has been gradually resurfacing. "Blame" for the Christian distancing from Jewish practice has shifted instead to Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles. Traditionally, Paul has been viewed as an "apostate" from Judaism who founded a new religion, Christianity. Yet even Pau ...
Drash R`eih 30 August 2008-08-20 - Temple Sinai
... do and drawing a conclusion that relates to our congregation, I would look at our congregation’s values as they appear on our website and see how R’eih could be considered to reflect them. What are our values? I am going to read them all first to remind us and then will discuss them. ...
... do and drawing a conclusion that relates to our congregation, I would look at our congregation’s values as they appear on our website and see how R’eih could be considered to reflect them. What are our values? I am going to read them all first to remind us and then will discuss them. ...
Jews and Muslims: A Forgotten History of Coexistence
... reflects interactions between Jews and early Muslims. Early Islam spread rapidly out of the Arabian Peninsula; in the process it assumed control of vast populations of non-Muslims. Policies were developed to account for these non-Muslims. The term “rules of protected minorities” became the foundatio ...
... reflects interactions between Jews and early Muslims. Early Islam spread rapidly out of the Arabian Peninsula; in the process it assumed control of vast populations of non-Muslims. Policies were developed to account for these non-Muslims. The term “rules of protected minorities” became the foundatio ...
Simchat Torah - faithtutorials.co.uk
... the story of the Jewish people and G-d who looks after them. The laws that Jews aim to live by can be found in the Torah; most notably the 10 Commandments which Moses revealed to the people on Mount Sinai. These laws are not just seen as ways to live a good life but as revelation of G-d’s will for h ...
... the story of the Jewish people and G-d who looks after them. The laws that Jews aim to live by can be found in the Torah; most notably the 10 Commandments which Moses revealed to the people on Mount Sinai. These laws are not just seen as ways to live a good life but as revelation of G-d’s will for h ...
Passover Day 7 - Congregation Or Shalom London Ontario
... barley, oats, rye and spelt that have had time to rise. As you may have noticed, nothing in these texts should raise your suspicions about peanuts. Yet, many Ashkenazi Jews have regarded peanuts as prohibited on Passover. ...
... barley, oats, rye and spelt that have had time to rise. As you may have noticed, nothing in these texts should raise your suspicions about peanuts. Yet, many Ashkenazi Jews have regarded peanuts as prohibited on Passover. ...
Holy Blossom Temple Religious School Curriculum Outline 2012
... tell the story of Purim in their own words demonstrate the joy of giving by sending Mishloach Manot to friends and Tzedakah to the poor identify Megillah, Hamentashen, Graggar (Ra’ashan), and explain how they are used ...
... tell the story of Purim in their own words demonstrate the joy of giving by sending Mishloach Manot to friends and Tzedakah to the poor identify Megillah, Hamentashen, Graggar (Ra’ashan), and explain how they are used ...