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... Torah was the constitution of the Jews in Palestine.” 25 For many Jewish communities, especially the one in Judea in the first century CE, religious thought and leadership played an extremely dominant role in society. Schwartz notes the significant role it played in governing Jewish communities by b ...
... Torah was the constitution of the Jews in Palestine.” 25 For many Jewish communities, especially the one in Judea in the first century CE, religious thought and leadership played an extremely dominant role in society. Schwartz notes the significant role it played in governing Jewish communities by b ...
Rationalization and Apologia: The Intellectual
... twist on traditional Jewish conceptualizations of their status as a Chosen People. In this view, the conversion of Jews to Christianity is not really a conversion at all, because it merely represents a deeper understanding of their role in history—a claim made to refute charges that it would be diff ...
... twist on traditional Jewish conceptualizations of their status as a Chosen People. In this view, the conversion of Jews to Christianity is not really a conversion at all, because it merely represents a deeper understanding of their role in history—a claim made to refute charges that it would be diff ...
The Struggle To Preserve Judaism
... in their own temple. In 168 BCE the Hebrews rebelled and started a war that would last 24 years. In 164 BCE they drove the Greeks from Jerusalem and were able to reclaim the temple. This is the reason for the celebration of Hanukkah. ...
... in their own temple. In 168 BCE the Hebrews rebelled and started a war that would last 24 years. In 164 BCE they drove the Greeks from Jerusalem and were able to reclaim the temple. This is the reason for the celebration of Hanukkah. ...
Synagogue Service II
... heads. Many Reform and Progressive temples do not require people to cover their heads, although individual worshipers, both men and women, may choose to. Many Orthodox and some conservative men wear a head covering throughout their day, even when not attending religious services. Tallit (prayer shaw ...
... heads. Many Reform and Progressive temples do not require people to cover their heads, although individual worshipers, both men and women, may choose to. Many Orthodox and some conservative men wear a head covering throughout their day, even when not attending religious services. Tallit (prayer shaw ...
Ten Principles of Spiritual Judaism Commentary
... aware not only of our inner selves, but also of the pain, suffering and anguish of other human beings. We are aware of the creativity of others as well as our own. We can express such awareness through language, novels, poetry and other forms of communication. We can also express such awareness thro ...
... aware not only of our inner selves, but also of the pain, suffering and anguish of other human beings. We are aware of the creativity of others as well as our own. We can express such awareness through language, novels, poetry and other forms of communication. We can also express such awareness thro ...
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... 3) Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia (1 Pet 1:1). The question that the Jews in Palestine raised in John 7:35 shows that they did not comprehend Jesus’ comment in verse 34, “You will look fo ...
... 3) Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia (1 Pet 1:1). The question that the Jews in Palestine raised in John 7:35 shows that they did not comprehend Jesus’ comment in verse 34, “You will look fo ...
Great World Religions: Judaism
... Common to these attempts to represent the essence of Judaism is the wish not to go beyond the biblical text itself, by enunciating a more comprehensive and detailed creed. Nevertheless, Judaism has been subjected to a wide variety of post-biblical attempts at isolating what was considered to represe ...
... Common to these attempts to represent the essence of Judaism is the wish not to go beyond the biblical text itself, by enunciating a more comprehensive and detailed creed. Nevertheless, Judaism has been subjected to a wide variety of post-biblical attempts at isolating what was considered to represe ...
JC Relations - Jewish
... Historians should be given the opportunity to sift through remaining archival materials that have come to the fore with the collapse of the German Democratic Republic in particular as well as new documents from Latin American sources. It will take scholars several years to digest these materials. T ...
... Historians should be given the opportunity to sift through remaining archival materials that have come to the fore with the collapse of the German Democratic Republic in particular as well as new documents from Latin American sources. It will take scholars several years to digest these materials. T ...
Rena Lee
... In arguing that Judaism actually embraces the vegetarian principles, Richard H. Schwartz concludes that by becoming a vegetarian one becomes a better Jew as well. If it sounds a bit like a sort of syllogism, bear in mind that, after all, Schwartz is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. This is the thi ...
... In arguing that Judaism actually embraces the vegetarian principles, Richard H. Schwartz concludes that by becoming a vegetarian one becomes a better Jew as well. If it sounds a bit like a sort of syllogism, bear in mind that, after all, Schwartz is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. This is the thi ...
Adapted from: Jerusalem: Eye of the Universe by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
... lived, he would have to go to this holy city to do these things. Since there were so many rituals that could be performed only in Jerusalem, our sages teach us that ''Jerusalem is more holy than the rest of the Land of Israel." Three Annual Pilgrimages Among the most dramatic of these observances we ...
... lived, he would have to go to this holy city to do these things. Since there were so many rituals that could be performed only in Jerusalem, our sages teach us that ''Jerusalem is more holy than the rest of the Land of Israel." Three Annual Pilgrimages Among the most dramatic of these observances we ...
book review
... Islam was unambiguously monotheistic. Was it perhaps compatible with Judaism? And if so, why shouldn't a Jew convert? In answering this question for the Jews of Yemen, who posed it to him when faced with Islamic persecution—Maimonides' authority was respected by communities from France to Africa and ...
... Islam was unambiguously monotheistic. Was it perhaps compatible with Judaism? And if so, why shouldn't a Jew convert? In answering this question for the Jews of Yemen, who posed it to him when faced with Islamic persecution—Maimonides' authority was respected by communities from France to Africa and ...
religious and secular jewish educational institutions in arad
... century, following the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, Johanan ben Zakai founded an academy in Yavne, which soon became famous. In Babylon, since the third century academies were established at Sura and Pumbedita, which attracted many young people. In modern times (19th century), throughout ...
... century, following the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, Johanan ben Zakai founded an academy in Yavne, which soon became famous. In Babylon, since the third century academies were established at Sura and Pumbedita, which attracted many young people. In modern times (19th century), throughout ...
Matthew and the Torah in Jewish society
... norms of existence. Their rivalry very much centred on the correct interpretation of the Torah. My construction is that the Torah became a feature of division between different groups and that it was used as boundary marker. In reaction to the Jewish revolt, Rome destroyed Jerusalem, the temple and ...
... norms of existence. Their rivalry very much centred on the correct interpretation of the Torah. My construction is that the Torah became a feature of division between different groups and that it was used as boundary marker. In reaction to the Jewish revolt, Rome destroyed Jerusalem, the temple and ...
Serving others is one of the pillars upon which Judaism rests.
... Service to others is a responsibility and a privilege, and Schusterman takes both very seriously. She grew up in a family where giving back to society was a core practice. They reached out to individuals by focusing on what was needed, and gave generously with no strings attached. In raising her own ...
... Service to others is a responsibility and a privilege, and Schusterman takes both very seriously. She grew up in a family where giving back to society was a core practice. They reached out to individuals by focusing on what was needed, and gave generously with no strings attached. In raising her own ...
DISMANTLING RACISM ROSH HASHANAH 5765 SERMON In Nick
... meaning: Here’s one: That Vietnamese scarf with tzit-tzit tied under the supervision of a woman is the Judaism that we have been lovingly creating at CRC for twenty years. Every single individual-every one of you, for example, is part of our communal tallit, but so are we wrapped in the unique visio ...
... meaning: Here’s one: That Vietnamese scarf with tzit-tzit tied under the supervision of a woman is the Judaism that we have been lovingly creating at CRC for twenty years. Every single individual-every one of you, for example, is part of our communal tallit, but so are we wrapped in the unique visio ...
Introduction to Judaism – Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program Classroom
... and opportunities in specific ways. Performing the rituals is the way a Jew remains a part of the larger community with its ties to ancient times and also expresses one’s devotion to G-d. As an adolescent becomes a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, he/she agrees – from that moment on – to fulfill all of Judaism’s co ...
... and opportunities in specific ways. Performing the rituals is the way a Jew remains a part of the larger community with its ties to ancient times and also expresses one’s devotion to G-d. As an adolescent becomes a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, he/she agrees – from that moment on – to fulfill all of Judaism’s co ...
Text - Association of Jewish Libraries
... only one component of it. Jews do not have to abandon their intellect to practice Judaism. God should be interpreted as a force or process in the universe, the power that makes for salvation, not as a supernatural being. Mitzvot and Torah are not God-given, but because the rituals and prayers of the ...
... only one component of it. Jews do not have to abandon their intellect to practice Judaism. God should be interpreted as a force or process in the universe, the power that makes for salvation, not as a supernatural being. Mitzvot and Torah are not God-given, but because the rituals and prayers of the ...
Unit 6 Summer 2
... women in the prayer hall. In some, women sit upstairs while the men are downstairs (this is more usual in Orthodox communities); in others they sit on separate sides of the hall, or behind a barrier. The seating usually faces towards Jerusalem, the centre for Judaism and the 10 commandments are disp ...
... women in the prayer hall. In some, women sit upstairs while the men are downstairs (this is more usual in Orthodox communities); in others they sit on separate sides of the hall, or behind a barrier. The seating usually faces towards Jerusalem, the centre for Judaism and the 10 commandments are disp ...
SECTION SEVEN
... 9. Describe how 1 and 2 Maccabees depict Antiochus’ attack on Judaism. How does the Book of Daniel depict the same attack? ...
... 9. Describe how 1 and 2 Maccabees depict Antiochus’ attack on Judaism. How does the Book of Daniel depict the same attack? ...
FREE Full Text - Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
... order to save the teenager’s life? Secular medical ethics includes a branch called utilitarian ethics, which recommends directing medical resources where they will have the most long-term effect for good. Utilitarian ethics is commonly used to assess the value (e.g. quality of life years (QALYs)) of ...
... order to save the teenager’s life? Secular medical ethics includes a branch called utilitarian ethics, which recommends directing medical resources where they will have the most long-term effect for good. Utilitarian ethics is commonly used to assess the value (e.g. quality of life years (QALYs)) of ...
Anti-Semitism I
... This first class will demonstrate how nations, religious adherents and political groups have perpetrated ongoing oppression, persecution and violence towards the Jewish people since Avraham, the first Jew. It will further show that there is no rational sociological explanation for anti-Semitic beha ...
... This first class will demonstrate how nations, religious adherents and political groups have perpetrated ongoing oppression, persecution and violence towards the Jewish people since Avraham, the first Jew. It will further show that there is no rational sociological explanation for anti-Semitic beha ...
Mark scheme - Unit G589 - A2 Judaism - June
... Orthodox and Progressive scholars have attempted to address philosophical issues, such as the meaning of the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. Whether or not the teachings of Progressive Judaism on life after death are more convincing to modern Jews than the teachings of Orthodox Judaism is ...
... Orthodox and Progressive scholars have attempted to address philosophical issues, such as the meaning of the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. Whether or not the teachings of Progressive Judaism on life after death are more convincing to modern Jews than the teachings of Orthodox Judaism is ...
Content - Babcock Education
... Explore where the Torah is kept within the synagogue and how the Torah is produced. Allow children to handle a Torah, using a Yad (hand) and make suggestions on which language the Torah written in and how the text should ...
... Explore where the Torah is kept within the synagogue and how the Torah is produced. Allow children to handle a Torah, using a Yad (hand) and make suggestions on which language the Torah written in and how the text should ...
Against Zionism Jewish Perspectives
... And eventually the name of God and His truth should be throughout the world accepted and practiced. Amen. I first would like to thank the Islamic Human Rights Commission and NEDA, the organisation NEDA, for inviting us here they have given me this great honour and privilege to sanctify Gods name and ...
... And eventually the name of God and His truth should be throughout the world accepted and practiced. Amen. I first would like to thank the Islamic Human Rights Commission and NEDA, the organisation NEDA, for inviting us here they have given me this great honour and privilege to sanctify Gods name and ...
Judaism and Star Wars sermon 25th December 2015 From
... Kenobi has a last name derived from the Hebrew k’navi, meaning “like a prophet,” which might synchronize nicely with Obi-Wan’s understanding of the Force and how it guides one’s destiny. I don’t much hold by these name similarities, though, because they’re impossible to prove. That said, I will ment ...
... Kenobi has a last name derived from the Hebrew k’navi, meaning “like a prophet,” which might synchronize nicely with Obi-Wan’s understanding of the Force and how it guides one’s destiny. I don’t much hold by these name similarities, though, because they’re impossible to prove. That said, I will ment ...