Letters to the Next Generation: Reflections for Yom Kippur
... people? Jews in Eastern Europe used to say, “To be an apikores (heretic) is understandable, but to be an am ha’aretz (ignoramus) is unforgiveable”. My children, I hope we taught you enough to know that the first duty of a Jewish parent is to ensure that their children have a Jewish education. For al ...
... people? Jews in Eastern Europe used to say, “To be an apikores (heretic) is understandable, but to be an am ha’aretz (ignoramus) is unforgiveable”. My children, I hope we taught you enough to know that the first duty of a Jewish parent is to ensure that their children have a Jewish education. For al ...
The Day of Atonement in the Late Second Temple Period
... The uniqueness of Yom Kippur and its rituals are obvious when compared to the Babylonian New Year festival (Akītu) in the month of Nisan. The latter lasted not a single day as Yom Kippur, but eleven or twelve days, and its aim was mainly atonement for the temple, and parenthetically also for the kin ...
... The uniqueness of Yom Kippur and its rituals are obvious when compared to the Babylonian New Year festival (Akītu) in the month of Nisan. The latter lasted not a single day as Yom Kippur, but eleven or twelve days, and its aim was mainly atonement for the temple, and parenthetically also for the kin ...
The Sabbath-Keepers of Transalvania
... the Messiah of the Jews, who would one day literally return, resurrect the dead, gather in the scattered people of Israel and reign and rule on David’s throne from Jerusalem for one thousand years of peace. These beliefs about Messiah were completely foreign to the Christianity of their day. [Their ...
... the Messiah of the Jews, who would one day literally return, resurrect the dead, gather in the scattered people of Israel and reign and rule on David’s throne from Jerusalem for one thousand years of peace. These beliefs about Messiah were completely foreign to the Christianity of their day. [Their ...
Judaism Notes
... think Catholics gravely misled, or at least that was my impression. Muhammad called Jewish people "People of the Book" because they take their Scripture so seriously. Rabbi Powers talked about Jews in community which is a very important concept to the Jewish tradition/faith/culture. There is discuss ...
... think Catholics gravely misled, or at least that was my impression. Muhammad called Jewish people "People of the Book" because they take their Scripture so seriously. Rabbi Powers talked about Jews in community which is a very important concept to the Jewish tradition/faith/culture. There is discuss ...
WINNING JEWS TO CHRIST - Baptist Bible Believers
... This was the birth of the “Covenant” between God and the Jewish people, the covenant which the Jews, as frail human beings, have often violated but which God the Almighty, all merciful, unchangeable has repeatedly ratified. This seed of Abraham that was to become a blessing and salvation to the wor ...
... This was the birth of the “Covenant” between God and the Jewish people, the covenant which the Jews, as frail human beings, have often violated but which God the Almighty, all merciful, unchangeable has repeatedly ratified. This seed of Abraham that was to become a blessing and salvation to the wor ...
Scheme of work
... What do they say about the nature of God as Creator and about his creation? Report back to the rest of the class. More able students should be encouraged to use words/phrases ...
... What do they say about the nature of God as Creator and about his creation? Report back to the rest of the class. More able students should be encouraged to use words/phrases ...
The Origins of the Matrilineal Principle in Rabbinic Law
... begin to say "Jewish") men and foreign women because their consequences were serious; like their mothers, the offspring were not Jewish. In contrast, he could ignore (at least temporarily) the marriages between Jewish women and foreign men because their consequences were relatively benign; like thei ...
... begin to say "Jewish") men and foreign women because their consequences were serious; like their mothers, the offspring were not Jewish. In contrast, he could ignore (at least temporarily) the marriages between Jewish women and foreign men because their consequences were relatively benign; like thei ...
Messiah vs. Mashiach - Toby`s Learning Emporium
... no sin (Zephaniah 3:13). Sacrifices will continue to be brought in the Temple, but these will be limited to thanksgiving offerings, because there will be no further need for expiatory offerings. Some gentiles have tried to put an ugly spin on this theology, claiming that Jews plan to force people to ...
... no sin (Zephaniah 3:13). Sacrifices will continue to be brought in the Temple, but these will be limited to thanksgiving offerings, because there will be no further need for expiatory offerings. Some gentiles have tried to put an ugly spin on this theology, claiming that Jews plan to force people to ...
Calendar of Main Jewish Religious Observances and Resource Guide
... remembrance will vary from year to year. Even though the dates of the Jewish religious observances will be different each year, they will always be observed in the same season. The Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat) begins each week on Friday at sunset and ends Saturday at nightfall (approximately one hour af ...
... remembrance will vary from year to year. Even though the dates of the Jewish religious observances will be different each year, they will always be observed in the same season. The Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat) begins each week on Friday at sunset and ends Saturday at nightfall (approximately one hour af ...
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... "inversion" of Egyptian cultural and religious ideas, Judaism would not have developed some of its major concepts. This interdependency has been recognized by Egyptologists, for example the famous scholar Jan Assmann states: “The principle of normative inversion consists in inverting the abomination ...
... "inversion" of Egyptian cultural and religious ideas, Judaism would not have developed some of its major concepts. This interdependency has been recognized by Egyptologists, for example the famous scholar Jan Assmann states: “The principle of normative inversion consists in inverting the abomination ...
Paul`s Observance of the Sabbath in Acts of the Apostles as a
... indication of continuity between Judaism and early Christianity, that Luke depicts Paul both as the apostle to the Gentiles and a practicing and faithful Jew, albeit one who claimed to belong to a new sect within Judaism and who maintained that Gentiles did not need to conform to all aspects of Jewi ...
... indication of continuity between Judaism and early Christianity, that Luke depicts Paul both as the apostle to the Gentiles and a practicing and faithful Jew, albeit one who claimed to belong to a new sect within Judaism and who maintained that Gentiles did not need to conform to all aspects of Jewi ...
Torah, Torah Study, and Torah Reflections: An Introduction
... initially to serve Jewish patients at several hospitals in San Francisco. The goal was to bring brief, accessible, healing-oriented commentaries on the current Torah portion—or on an upcoming Jewish holiday—that might spark helpful personal reflection or conversation. These 1- to 2-page pieces were ...
... initially to serve Jewish patients at several hospitals in San Francisco. The goal was to bring brief, accessible, healing-oriented commentaries on the current Torah portion—or on an upcoming Jewish holiday—that might spark helpful personal reflection or conversation. These 1- to 2-page pieces were ...
KS2 Judaism The Synagogue
... photographs may be found through Google images). What do you notice? What do you think is kept under the mantle (cover)? Discuss the various things that can be seen (see background information above): the mantle, the breastplate, the crowns and bells, the yad. - Why is the Torah scroll dressed in th ...
... photographs may be found through Google images). What do you notice? What do you think is kept under the mantle (cover)? Discuss the various things that can be seen (see background information above): the mantle, the breastplate, the crowns and bells, the yad. - Why is the Torah scroll dressed in th ...
Read as Doc file
... In this light, it is important to take note of the words of the Talmud where it is told that "the grandchildren of Haman the wicked taught Torah in [the city of] Bnei-Brak" (Gittin 57b). It appears that the grandchildren of Haman converted and even became leading disseminators of the Torah. There ar ...
... In this light, it is important to take note of the words of the Talmud where it is told that "the grandchildren of Haman the wicked taught Torah in [the city of] Bnei-Brak" (Gittin 57b). It appears that the grandchildren of Haman converted and even became leading disseminators of the Torah. There ar ...
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
... • King Herod, the most famous ruler of Judaea, was known for his cruelty. • After Herod’s death, the Romans replaced Jewish kings with Roman officials. • The Jews had splintered into different groups. (pages 100–102) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. ...
... • King Herod, the most famous ruler of Judaea, was known for his cruelty. • After Herod’s death, the Romans replaced Jewish kings with Roman officials. • The Jews had splintered into different groups. (pages 100–102) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. ...
Chapter 2 The challenge of modernity
... outstanding expression of the encounter between Judaism and modernity – Reform Judaism –, one tends to be influenced by some common views on Dutch Jewry. It is important to be aware of them. For example, the question whether Dutch Jews did keep up with modernity tends to be answered in the negative ...
... outstanding expression of the encounter between Judaism and modernity – Reform Judaism –, one tends to be influenced by some common views on Dutch Jewry. It is important to be aware of them. For example, the question whether Dutch Jews did keep up with modernity tends to be answered in the negative ...
Lesson 7: Mikvah and Marriage
... For as long as a woman menstruates, her monthly cycle dictates the rhythm of conjugal relations within the marriage, and each month it is a mitzvah for husband and wife to draw renewal from the waters of the mikvah. For those who have not made a lifelong commitment at the onset of married life, it i ...
... For as long as a woman menstruates, her monthly cycle dictates the rhythm of conjugal relations within the marriage, and each month it is a mitzvah for husband and wife to draw renewal from the waters of the mikvah. For those who have not made a lifelong commitment at the onset of married life, it i ...
Continuity and Change in Rabbinic Judaism
... and their traditional interpretations while at the same time adapting them to the present reality. Too much focus on preserving a literal understanding of Holy Scriptures and tradition leads to a situation where traditional laws and customs conflict with modern sensibilities, or appear irrelevant to ...
... and their traditional interpretations while at the same time adapting them to the present reality. Too much focus on preserving a literal understanding of Holy Scriptures and tradition leads to a situation where traditional laws and customs conflict with modern sensibilities, or appear irrelevant to ...
The Making of the Mishnah and the Talmud
... and to trace their history. The actual tannaim were preceded by a series of pharisaic sages known as zugot (pairs), those who are reported to have served as nasi and av bet din during the Hasmonean and Herodian periods. These culminated in Hillel and Shammai, said to be the last pair, who were follo ...
... and to trace their history. The actual tannaim were preceded by a series of pharisaic sages known as zugot (pairs), those who are reported to have served as nasi and av bet din during the Hasmonean and Herodian periods. These culminated in Hillel and Shammai, said to be the last pair, who were follo ...
A RABBI LOOKS AT JESUS
... Hebrew Bible and linked to it through an interpretive supplement that is characteristic of the great literary creation of the Rabbis, the Oral Torah. As Yehezkel Kaufmann put it: "The attitude of Jesus to the Torah is the very same attitude one finds among the masters of halakah and haggadah who fol ...
... Hebrew Bible and linked to it through an interpretive supplement that is characteristic of the great literary creation of the Rabbis, the Oral Torah. As Yehezkel Kaufmann put it: "The attitude of Jesus to the Torah is the very same attitude one finds among the masters of halakah and haggadah who fol ...
Religious Establishment, Pluralism and Equality in Israel—Can the
... citizens of the state in terms of recognition, tolerance and the sharing of burdens, regardless of the religious community to which they belong. In support of this doctrine, I will claim that the only way to maintain equal rights for all in a democratic, but deeply divided society, such as Israel, i ...
... citizens of the state in terms of recognition, tolerance and the sharing of burdens, regardless of the religious community to which they belong. In support of this doctrine, I will claim that the only way to maintain equal rights for all in a democratic, but deeply divided society, such as Israel, i ...
Judaism`s Strange Gods
... and Christianity...One of the best ways of beginning to think about the nature of Christianity is to think of it in the light of Judaism. "Today, we so often think of Judaism and Christianity as two distinct religions, almost like Buddhism and Islam. But early Christianity never saw itself in that w ...
... and Christianity...One of the best ways of beginning to think about the nature of Christianity is to think of it in the light of Judaism. "Today, we so often think of Judaism and Christianity as two distinct religions, almost like Buddhism and Islam. But early Christianity never saw itself in that w ...
synagogue services 2012 version
... chumash (a printed edition of the Torah). The term "siddur" is derived from the Hebrew root "order" because the prayers are recited in a prescribed order. The prayer book was developed over the course of more than 2000 years, with additions and amendments from virtually every age and generation. The ...
... chumash (a printed edition of the Torah). The term "siddur" is derived from the Hebrew root "order" because the prayers are recited in a prescribed order. The prayer book was developed over the course of more than 2000 years, with additions and amendments from virtually every age and generation. The ...
The Debate over Mixed Seating in the American Synagogue
... on a voluntary basis, and subsequently family seating became the norm. 12 Outside of New England, the history of church seating has not been written, and the pattern may have been more diverse. Missouri Synod Lutherans, for example, maintained separate seating in their churches (which were heavily i ...
... on a voluntary basis, and subsequently family seating became the norm. 12 Outside of New England, the history of church seating has not been written, and the pattern may have been more diverse. Missouri Synod Lutherans, for example, maintained separate seating in their churches (which were heavily i ...