... a new name, Sarah, which means “princess.” A year later, Sarah gave birth to Isaac. The Torah says that she was 90 and Abraham was 100 years old when their son was born. As Isaac’s mother, Sarah was the ancestress of the Jewish people. According to the Torah, the Jewish people are descended from Abr ...
Jewish World
... each other’s garb, or easily intermarry. The idea that there could be a single authorized Orthodox prayer book is risible. Among the American Orthodox, 62 percent belong to Haredi (or ultra-Orthodox) groups whose most telling characteristic is insularity – which itself runs the gamut, from thoroughl ...
... each other’s garb, or easily intermarry. The idea that there could be a single authorized Orthodox prayer book is risible. Among the American Orthodox, 62 percent belong to Haredi (or ultra-Orthodox) groups whose most telling characteristic is insularity – which itself runs the gamut, from thoroughl ...
Jews, Monotheists and Idol Worshipers
... Idol worshipers were a different matter. Historically speaking, idolatry was more than a theological stance; in many cultures, pagan belief developed into a license to butcher children, to engage in bestiality, to pursue every hedonistic excess and violate every human norm. Consequently, pagans beca ...
... Idol worshipers were a different matter. Historically speaking, idolatry was more than a theological stance; in many cultures, pagan belief developed into a license to butcher children, to engage in bestiality, to pursue every hedonistic excess and violate every human norm. Consequently, pagans beca ...
the bible and critical theory reviews
... The book is a collection of nine previously published and variously rewritten essays with a short introduction. Davies is concerned with what can be said historically about early Judaism, and equally with the degrees of confidence that can be ascribed to any such assertions and knowledge. Throughout ...
... The book is a collection of nine previously published and variously rewritten essays with a short introduction. Davies is concerned with what can be said historically about early Judaism, and equally with the degrees of confidence that can be ascribed to any such assertions and knowledge. Throughout ...
LIBERAL JUDAISM and JEWISH IDENTITY
... commanded our ancestors to teach their children, that the next generation might know them, even the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep God’s commandments.” ...
... commanded our ancestors to teach their children, that the next generation might know them, even the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep God’s commandments.” ...
Bobover Jews in the New York Metro Area
... “If I were a rich man [....] I’d discuss the holy books with the learned men, several hours every day. That would be the sweetest thing of all!” sang the character Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Tevye’s song aptly illustrates a problem with Orthodox Judaism’s emphasis on study of the Torah (Jewish Sc ...
... “If I were a rich man [....] I’d discuss the holy books with the learned men, several hours every day. That would be the sweetest thing of all!” sang the character Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Tevye’s song aptly illustrates a problem with Orthodox Judaism’s emphasis on study of the Torah (Jewish Sc ...
Judaism - University of Wyoming
... • . 1. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, is the Creator and Guide of everything that has been created; He alone has made, does make, and will make all things. • 2. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, is One, and that there is no unity ...
... • . 1. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, is the Creator and Guide of everything that has been created; He alone has made, does make, and will make all things. • 2. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, is One, and that there is no unity ...
Judaism and the Jewish People
... The Israelites were questioning their faith, but after Moses received the Ten Commandments from God they resumed their journey to Canaan. ...
... The Israelites were questioning their faith, but after Moses received the Ten Commandments from God they resumed their journey to Canaan. ...
philosemitism and christian hebraism in the reformation era (1500
... could be committed to the Jewish mission and yet could still be considered a Philosemite. 6 Katz's definition is, however, too imprecise to account for the attitudes of Christian Hebraists of this period. I prefer to identify Christian interest in things Jewish during this time as an example of what ...
... could be committed to the Jewish mission and yet could still be considered a Philosemite. 6 Katz's definition is, however, too imprecise to account for the attitudes of Christian Hebraists of this period. I prefer to identify Christian interest in things Jewish during this time as an example of what ...
RESOURCES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING JUDAISM
... Mezuzah, in Hebrew, means "doorpost". However, in today’s Modern Hebrew, as well as in other languages, it is more widely used to refer to the covered scroll parchment that Jews fix on their doorposts, as the Torah explicitly commands to do. This parchment contains a number of Biblical verses that l ...
... Mezuzah, in Hebrew, means "doorpost". However, in today’s Modern Hebrew, as well as in other languages, it is more widely used to refer to the covered scroll parchment that Jews fix on their doorposts, as the Torah explicitly commands to do. This parchment contains a number of Biblical verses that l ...
The Birth of Judaism
... we want to understand Judaism, therefore, we must try to understand the visions of its founders, the rabbis of the 1st-6th centuries. The Judaism of the rabbis began in the Land of Israel. Emerging from a Judaism centered on the Temple in Jerusalem, and responding to the destruction of that Temple, ...
... we want to understand Judaism, therefore, we must try to understand the visions of its founders, the rabbis of the 1st-6th centuries. The Judaism of the rabbis began in the Land of Israel. Emerging from a Judaism centered on the Temple in Jerusalem, and responding to the destruction of that Temple, ...
Economic Morality and Jewish Law. Judaism, Law
... In the third chapter, Levine returns to discussing economic issues and argues that Jewish law rejects the Coase theorem. This would be an example of following deontological ethics and not consequentialism, but another scholar, Yehoshua Liebermann (1981), has argued that several sources from Jewish l ...
... In the third chapter, Levine returns to discussing economic issues and argues that Jewish law rejects the Coase theorem. This would be an example of following deontological ethics and not consequentialism, but another scholar, Yehoshua Liebermann (1981), has argued that several sources from Jewish l ...
Sample mission statements - Association of Jewish Libraries
... variety of print and multi-media materials that will help our members live and experience Jewish life in a creative and personal way. Programs will be coordinated to supplement and enhance the vast array of educational and social activities and events offered at Temple Israel, as well as with the Nu ...
... variety of print and multi-media materials that will help our members live and experience Jewish life in a creative and personal way. Programs will be coordinated to supplement and enhance the vast array of educational and social activities and events offered at Temple Israel, as well as with the Nu ...
LO : I can describe the ceremonies of Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah
... On the shabbat following his thirteenth birthday a Jewish boy is called up in front of the congregation (the people) in the synagogue to read a passage from the Torah in Hebrew (quite a long one sometimes!). He also usually makes a speech, which traditionally begins with the phrase "today I am a ...
... On the shabbat following his thirteenth birthday a Jewish boy is called up in front of the congregation (the people) in the synagogue to read a passage from the Torah in Hebrew (quite a long one sometimes!). He also usually makes a speech, which traditionally begins with the phrase "today I am a ...
New Reform Perspectives on Jewish Dietary Laws
... mercy, and to walk humbly with God. These early Reform Rabbis feared that Jews who kept kosher would think that they had already done what God wants of them. Perhaps these kosher Jews would not feel the need to pursue the supreme Jewish imperative to strive for social justice. This point is much old ...
... mercy, and to walk humbly with God. These early Reform Rabbis feared that Jews who kept kosher would think that they had already done what God wants of them. Perhaps these kosher Jews would not feel the need to pursue the supreme Jewish imperative to strive for social justice. This point is much old ...
social_issues32.inte.. - Rabbi Shmuel`s Thoughts on Torah
... women. So Semag started preaching very vociferously against this practice. But Semag was unable to find a Biblical source to prohibit this practice. So finally Semag attributes the prohibition to a decree instituted by the Chashmonaim, who were fighting against Hellenestic Jews. Says the Talmud, in ...
... women. So Semag started preaching very vociferously against this practice. But Semag was unable to find a Biblical source to prohibit this practice. So finally Semag attributes the prohibition to a decree instituted by the Chashmonaim, who were fighting against Hellenestic Jews. Says the Talmud, in ...
Judaism and Monotheistic Morality
... The case for monotheism was reinforced outside the faith as well. As different political and tribal forces gained and lost influence, so did their particular interpretation of Judaism. Certain elements of Judaism also became more emphasized because of practical matters. For example, kings and rul ...
... The case for monotheism was reinforced outside the faith as well. As different political and tribal forces gained and lost influence, so did their particular interpretation of Judaism. Certain elements of Judaism also became more emphasized because of practical matters. For example, kings and rul ...
What is the Talmud? - Becoming Jewish.Org
... at Mount Sinai at the time that the Written Torah was transmitted. The Mishnah was kept in the oral tradition until it was written down in the time of Rabbi Judah the Holy (aka Rabbi Judah the Prince) ca. 130-220CE. It was written down to help ensure that in the time of duress and danger that it wou ...
... at Mount Sinai at the time that the Written Torah was transmitted. The Mishnah was kept in the oral tradition until it was written down in the time of Rabbi Judah the Holy (aka Rabbi Judah the Prince) ca. 130-220CE. It was written down to help ensure that in the time of duress and danger that it wou ...
HEBREW
... that they were some of the first people to believe in one solitary God. • Judaism is the way of life of the Jewish people, Hebrews are the founding Jews • There are a variety of movements within Judaism, most of which have emerged by the thought that God revealed his commandments to Moses in the for ...
... that they were some of the first people to believe in one solitary God. • Judaism is the way of life of the Jewish people, Hebrews are the founding Jews • There are a variety of movements within Judaism, most of which have emerged by the thought that God revealed his commandments to Moses in the for ...
The Origins of Judaism
... • After many years, they escaped from the Pharaoh known as the Passover and left in a mass departure that Jews called the exodus. • According to the Torah, a man named Moses led them out of Egypt. They wandered 40 years in a wilderness. ...
... • After many years, they escaped from the Pharaoh known as the Passover and left in a mass departure that Jews called the exodus. • According to the Torah, a man named Moses led them out of Egypt. They wandered 40 years in a wilderness. ...
Shalom Hartman Institute The Significance of Israel For the Future of
... life meant to displace God, Torah and classical Jewish teachings. In addition, they believe that Jewish political autonomy has engendered a psychological shift towards assertiveness and self-reliance, thereby alienating Jews from their traditional obedient posture to the Jewish faith. The Zionist et ...
... life meant to displace God, Torah and classical Jewish teachings. In addition, they believe that Jewish political autonomy has engendered a psychological shift towards assertiveness and self-reliance, thereby alienating Jews from their traditional obedient posture to the Jewish faith. The Zionist et ...
A Look at Rabbinic Judaism
... who trace their lineage back to Jacob are not our brothers in the one, true faith? The story is fascinating. It is one not well known, even by those of us who completed seminary. I have found, however, (a) that a basic knowledge of the development of early rabbinic Judaism helps to define the roots ...
... who trace their lineage back to Jacob are not our brothers in the one, true faith? The story is fascinating. It is one not well known, even by those of us who completed seminary. I have found, however, (a) that a basic knowledge of the development of early rabbinic Judaism helps to define the roots ...
Messianic or Natsari, What is the Difference
... Luke 4:16-30 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, b ...
... Luke 4:16-30 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, b ...
PowerPoint
... identified in the Hebrew Bible with four consonants. • It is commonly transliterated in English as “Yahweh.” • Rather than pronouncing the name, observant Jews have traditionally stated “Adonai,” which means “Lord.” © Anastazzo / www.shutterstock.com ...
... identified in the Hebrew Bible with four consonants. • It is commonly transliterated in English as “Yahweh.” • Rather than pronouncing the name, observant Jews have traditionally stated “Adonai,” which means “Lord.” © Anastazzo / www.shutterstock.com ...