The Theology of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan
... Similar to the views of the Kabbalists who see God as Ein Sof (the Endless One), an ongoing process, God was not so much the name of a “thing” or the name of a “person”. God is a verb, not a noun. God is the livingness of life. (That does not refer to some supposed “life force”, a fundamentally flaw ...
... Similar to the views of the Kabbalists who see God as Ein Sof (the Endless One), an ongoing process, God was not so much the name of a “thing” or the name of a “person”. God is a verb, not a noun. God is the livingness of life. (That does not refer to some supposed “life force”, a fundamentally flaw ...
MS-HSS-AC-Unit 4 -- Chapter 8- Hebrews and
... Jews called this enslavement the Babyl nian Captivity. It lasted about SO years. In the 530s BC a people called t: Persians conquered the Chaldeans and J the Jews return to Jerusalem. Despite tl permission, many Jews never returned Jerusalem. Instead, they moved to oth parts of the Persian Empire. S ...
... Jews called this enslavement the Babyl nian Captivity. It lasted about SO years. In the 530s BC a people called t: Persians conquered the Chaldeans and J the Jews return to Jerusalem. Despite tl permission, many Jews never returned Jerusalem. Instead, they moved to oth parts of the Persian Empire. S ...
File - TLCC Studies of Religion 2015
... Rabbinic discussion and went straight to the halakhic decision. This contribution is significant because it cuts across the convoluted rabbinic discourse in presenting the final halakhic decision. The third significant effect Maimonides had on Judaism was to formulate the 13 Principles of Faith as c ...
... Rabbinic discussion and went straight to the halakhic decision. This contribution is significant because it cuts across the convoluted rabbinic discourse in presenting the final halakhic decision. The third significant effect Maimonides had on Judaism was to formulate the 13 Principles of Faith as c ...
Lesson Three - Judaism - Educate Together online courses
... territory, officially called Israel but still known as Palestine in the Muslim world, became an independent country in 1948. After World War II, many European Jews who had survived the Holocaust settled there, since it was their traditional homeland. Conflicts arose with the Palestinian Arabs who li ...
... territory, officially called Israel but still known as Palestine in the Muslim world, became an independent country in 1948. After World War II, many European Jews who had survived the Holocaust settled there, since it was their traditional homeland. Conflicts arose with the Palestinian Arabs who li ...
Defining Judaism: Accounting for “Religions” in
... to individual “religions” or “traditions.” In his definitional essay, “Religion, Religions, Religious,” even Jonathan Z. Smith problematizes the term “religions” by using scare quotes but dodges the definitional quandaries that the term presents (1998). Although the definitional problem posed by ind ...
... to individual “religions” or “traditions.” In his definitional essay, “Religion, Religions, Religious,” even Jonathan Z. Smith problematizes the term “religions” by using scare quotes but dodges the definitional quandaries that the term presents (1998). Although the definitional problem posed by ind ...
torah_sermons36.serm..
... only is it non-working, it comes close to being a racist ideology. It is not working as a recent study from the American Jewish committee shows that 56 % of American Jews who responded to a survey do not see intermarriage as a terrible sin. And not only is it non-working and perhaps racist, it’s als ...
... only is it non-working, it comes close to being a racist ideology. It is not working as a recent study from the American Jewish committee shows that 56 % of American Jews who responded to a survey do not see intermarriage as a terrible sin. And not only is it non-working and perhaps racist, it’s als ...
Karaite Judaism Brief History Karaite Judaism truly began with the
... “Rabbis.” In the seventh-century the Muslims completely swept the Middle-East. They had no real interest in imposing Islam on the Jews and gave them a degree of autonomy under a system of Rosh Galut, also known by the Greek name Exilarch. With the establishment of the Rosh Galut, the Rabbinates beca ...
... “Rabbis.” In the seventh-century the Muslims completely swept the Middle-East. They had no real interest in imposing Islam on the Jews and gave them a degree of autonomy under a system of Rosh Galut, also known by the Greek name Exilarch. With the establishment of the Rosh Galut, the Rabbinates beca ...
World Faiths Info for Teachers (by Maeve Mahon)
... Muslims worship the one God. They venerate Jesus as a prophet, even though they do not acknowledge him as God, and they honour his virgin mother Mary and even sometimes devoutly call upon her. They worship God especially in prayer, almsgiving and fasting (NA 3). Pilgrimage to Mecca. Zakah (carin ...
... Muslims worship the one God. They venerate Jesus as a prophet, even though they do not acknowledge him as God, and they honour his virgin mother Mary and even sometimes devoutly call upon her. They worship God especially in prayer, almsgiving and fasting (NA 3). Pilgrimage to Mecca. Zakah (carin ...
Chapter 11 Note Template
... Moses went before the pharaoh and told him to let the Hebrews go free. When the pharaoh refused, _____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ But, the pharaoh soon changed his mind. _________________________ _______________________________________ ...
... Moses went before the pharaoh and told him to let the Hebrews go free. When the pharaoh refused, _____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ But, the pharaoh soon changed his mind. _________________________ _______________________________________ ...
Jewish Perceptions of Jesus
... could exist between two religions than to have the founder of one be a pious member oJ the othef yet like all intimacies,tensionscan easily arise:to whom does Jesus belong,to the Jews or the Christians? Who was he, a loyal Jew or the founder of tne new religion, Christianity? For two thousand years, ...
... could exist between two religions than to have the founder of one be a pious member oJ the othef yet like all intimacies,tensionscan easily arise:to whom does Jesus belong,to the Jews or the Christians? Who was he, a loyal Jew or the founder of tne new religion, Christianity? For two thousand years, ...
WHTL-5982 - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... to the small group of early mikvaot in Germany. Moreover, it is the only known mikveh so far with figurative sculpture (Karin Sczech, TLDA). The archaeological excavation was concluded in 2010, its results are due for publishing in 2013 (see Literature). After having concluded the excavation works, ...
... to the small group of early mikvaot in Germany. Moreover, it is the only known mikveh so far with figurative sculpture (Karin Sczech, TLDA). The archaeological excavation was concluded in 2010, its results are due for publishing in 2013 (see Literature). After having concluded the excavation works, ...
Beliefs of Judaism
... • Romans drove the Jews out of their homeland in 135 A.D • After that, Jewish people scattered to different parts of the world ...
... • Romans drove the Jews out of their homeland in 135 A.D • After that, Jewish people scattered to different parts of the world ...
Conservative Judaism 101
... most of the Orthodox world, however, the Conservative movement also maintains that Halakha can be adapted or changed over time based on societal needs. This, clearly, is a somewhat tenuous position, and one that demands a real-life example to appreciate both its nuance and strength. To better unders ...
... most of the Orthodox world, however, the Conservative movement also maintains that Halakha can be adapted or changed over time based on societal needs. This, clearly, is a somewhat tenuous position, and one that demands a real-life example to appreciate both its nuance and strength. To better unders ...
The History of Early Christianity in the Roman Empire
... • Although parts of this statement are very true, there is one item that's a bit misleading. Christianity was not a new religion. ...
... • Although parts of this statement are very true, there is one item that's a bit misleading. Christianity was not a new religion. ...
Notes - Beit Shalom Messianic Synagogue
... As was mentioned last week, before this point we had numerous sects of Judaism, the Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, Essenes, and the Nazarenes. Well, by this point all but two of these groups had more or less vanished, the two that survived were the Nazarenes (who had by now separated themselves from ...
... As was mentioned last week, before this point we had numerous sects of Judaism, the Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, Essenes, and the Nazarenes. Well, by this point all but two of these groups had more or less vanished, the two that survived were the Nazarenes (who had by now separated themselves from ...
Jewish Religious Traditions - Center for the Study of Religion and
... Explain the religious experience associated with the Kabbalah. Compare this to our selection from Martin Buber’s I and Thou (PHIL 220). What is the Galut and how did it shape Jewish thought and practice (PHIL 220)? List some of the major ethical principles and moral values of Judaism (name the sour ...
... Explain the religious experience associated with the Kabbalah. Compare this to our selection from Martin Buber’s I and Thou (PHIL 220). What is the Galut and how did it shape Jewish thought and practice (PHIL 220)? List some of the major ethical principles and moral values of Judaism (name the sour ...
Look - Diocese of Leeds
... family prepare for the special meal. Teach about the synagogue p325 Explain that the rabbi is a teacher. Show pictures and the rabbi doll explain what he is wearing. Teach about the Torah p326 Show the children a reproduction scroll explain the importance of the Torah, how it must not be touched and ...
... family prepare for the special meal. Teach about the synagogue p325 Explain that the rabbi is a teacher. Show pictures and the rabbi doll explain what he is wearing. Teach about the Torah p326 Show the children a reproduction scroll explain the importance of the Torah, how it must not be touched and ...
Inventing American Jewry
... Israelites had no desire to do so. Rather, these young men were convinced that, without significant changes designed to appeal to the rising generation of American Jews, the future of Judaism in America was in danger, threatened both by widespread apathy and the conversion efforts of Christian missi ...
... Israelites had no desire to do so. Rather, these young men were convinced that, without significant changes designed to appeal to the rising generation of American Jews, the future of Judaism in America was in danger, threatened both by widespread apathy and the conversion efforts of Christian missi ...
Rosh Hashanah Morning: “What`s Your Reason For being Jewish?”
... completely different circumstances…this is a time of choice. This generation is the first in history that has the option of choosing to be Jewish and to remain a Jew”. Think about that. We can choose to be Jewish. This was not always true. Our father Abraham became Jewish because he was commanded, ...
... completely different circumstances…this is a time of choice. This generation is the first in history that has the option of choosing to be Jewish and to remain a Jew”. Think about that. We can choose to be Jewish. This was not always true. Our father Abraham became Jewish because he was commanded, ...
a new kind of judaism
... These are the fundamentals, and they remained just as valid after 70 CE. as they had been before. The only serious challenge to them came from Christianity, which, by deifying Jesus, compromised God‘s transcendence; by teaching the Trinity, obscured God's unity; and by speaking of a “New Covenant", ...
... These are the fundamentals, and they remained just as valid after 70 CE. as they had been before. The only serious challenge to them came from Christianity, which, by deifying Jesus, compromised God‘s transcendence; by teaching the Trinity, obscured God's unity; and by speaking of a “New Covenant", ...
Not Kansas: Bi-Polar Opposites The Two Poles On Wednesday, we
... And yet. This is not “turn the other cheek” compassion. If I see someone trying to unjustly hurt another, I will focus on compassion to the hurtee, and not the hurter. Therefore, a terrorist does not deserve compassion. He or she deserves to be prevented from hurting, stopped and tried in court. Dur ...
... And yet. This is not “turn the other cheek” compassion. If I see someone trying to unjustly hurt another, I will focus on compassion to the hurtee, and not the hurter. Therefore, a terrorist does not deserve compassion. He or she deserves to be prevented from hurting, stopped and tried in court. Dur ...
Bucknell University, Bertrand Library Exhibit: Jewish Children`s
... Bucknell University, Bertrand Library Exhibit: Jewish Children’s Literature, January‐February, 2011 (Rivka Ulmer) Jewish children’s literature may be defined as an ethnic and national literature, often based upon religious concepts and sacred texts of Judaism. The books entertain children while ...
... Bucknell University, Bertrand Library Exhibit: Jewish Children’s Literature, January‐February, 2011 (Rivka Ulmer) Jewish children’s literature may be defined as an ethnic and national literature, often based upon religious concepts and sacred texts of Judaism. The books entertain children while ...
Yom Kippur - Chosen People Ministries
... Atonement and Forgiveness The perpetual cycle of the Jewish “Holy Convocations” (Lev. 23:3) includes one appointed time that has become the most holy day of the year according to Jewish tradition. Yom Kippur is Hebrew for the “Day of Atonement” And it is a fast, not a feast. It is observed on the te ...
... Atonement and Forgiveness The perpetual cycle of the Jewish “Holy Convocations” (Lev. 23:3) includes one appointed time that has become the most holy day of the year according to Jewish tradition. Yom Kippur is Hebrew for the “Day of Atonement” And it is a fast, not a feast. It is observed on the te ...