GUIDE TO Reform Judaism30 stories
... center Photo by David Trotman-Williams/Chicago Tribune center Photo by Jennifer Kaplan ...
... center Photo by David Trotman-Williams/Chicago Tribune center Photo by Jennifer Kaplan ...
Exploring Themes in World History
... 10:: Chapter 1. Of Purple Men and Oil Merchants (Chapter 6 from Premodern Trade in World History by Richard L. Smith) ...
... 10:: Chapter 1. Of Purple Men and Oil Merchants (Chapter 6 from Premodern Trade in World History by Richard L. Smith) ...
religious and secular jewish educational institutions in arad
... Nowadays, children begin their Jewish religious education in primary schools, the curriculum including religious and secular knowledge. In such schools, starting at the age of seven, children learn Jewish language and the language of the country they are living in. Torah knowledge is a priority when ...
... Nowadays, children begin their Jewish religious education in primary schools, the curriculum including religious and secular knowledge. In such schools, starting at the age of seven, children learn Jewish language and the language of the country they are living in. Torah knowledge is a priority when ...
Conservative Judaism 101
... I belong to a Conservative shul. I drive to services on Shabbat but generally make it to services by Torah reading time. I fast on Yom Kippur and observe Rosh Hashanah and perhaps one day of other holidays, but in general I don’t let my Judaism act as an impediment towards my life. I think that it i ...
... I belong to a Conservative shul. I drive to services on Shabbat but generally make it to services by Torah reading time. I fast on Yom Kippur and observe Rosh Hashanah and perhaps one day of other holidays, but in general I don’t let my Judaism act as an impediment towards my life. I think that it i ...
Imperialism And Jewish Society, 200 BCE To 640
... century. His answer will have profound implications in the years to come on how we understand the development of both Christianity and Judaism in the first few centuries of the Common Era. Perhaps the boundaries beyond these two communities were more porous during this period than we have thought. ...
... century. His answer will have profound implications in the years to come on how we understand the development of both Christianity and Judaism in the first few centuries of the Common Era. Perhaps the boundaries beyond these two communities were more porous during this period than we have thought. ...
Document
... and influential place in Jewish communities, both within Judea and among the far-flung members of the Diaspora. “It is not an exaggeration,” Seth Schwartz maintains, “to say that Torah was the constitution of the Jews in Palestine.” 25 For many Jewish communities, especially the one in Judea in the ...
... and influential place in Jewish communities, both within Judea and among the far-flung members of the Diaspora. “It is not an exaggeration,” Seth Schwartz maintains, “to say that Torah was the constitution of the Jews in Palestine.” 25 For many Jewish communities, especially the one in Judea in the ...
Building our Judaism
... Him all existence has its creative source and mankind its ideal of conduct. Though transcending time and space, He is the indwelling Presence of the world. We worship Him as the Lord of the universe and as our merciful Father. 3. Man. Judaism affirms that man is created in the Divine image. His spir ...
... Him all existence has its creative source and mankind its ideal of conduct. Though transcending time and space, He is the indwelling Presence of the world. We worship Him as the Lord of the universe and as our merciful Father. 3. Man. Judaism affirms that man is created in the Divine image. His spir ...
christ through jewish eyes
... Perhaps the most moving and important level of Jewish-Christian dialogue has centred on the person of Jesus, and in particular on getting “behind” the theological picture of Jesus built up over centuries of Christian dogmatics, to rediscover the man Jesus, and above all the Jew Jesus. One of the pio ...
... Perhaps the most moving and important level of Jewish-Christian dialogue has centred on the person of Jesus, and in particular on getting “behind” the theological picture of Jesus built up over centuries of Christian dogmatics, to rediscover the man Jesus, and above all the Jew Jesus. One of the pio ...
The Written and Oral Torah
... Prepared by Matt Pham & Felix Just, SJ for SCTR 19 – “Religions of the Book” ...
... Prepared by Matt Pham & Felix Just, SJ for SCTR 19 – “Religions of the Book” ...
lights on orot
... Moreover, the material and physical demands of a homeland are seen as dangers interfering with Torah, mitzvot, and the service of G-d. This view relegates the Gemara in Tractate Ketubot to Aggadic legend. The Gemara (Ketubot 110B) states: “Always a Jew should live in the Land of Israel, even in a ci ...
... Moreover, the material and physical demands of a homeland are seen as dangers interfering with Torah, mitzvot, and the service of G-d. This view relegates the Gemara in Tractate Ketubot to Aggadic legend. The Gemara (Ketubot 110B) states: “Always a Jew should live in the Land of Israel, even in a ci ...
FREE Full Text - Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
... Jewish Bioethics in Nephrology take him off of dialysis early, potentially resulting in his death from hyperkalemia, in 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 l ...
... Jewish Bioethics in Nephrology take him off of dialysis early, potentially resulting in his death from hyperkalemia, in 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 l ...
The Making of Haredim
... Features of Haredi Judaism I. The Ascent of the Yeshivah The yeshivah had already started to evolve in the eighteenth century, from a small institution that trained young men for their role in the local community, to major institutions that grew apart from the communities in which they were located. ...
... Features of Haredi Judaism I. The Ascent of the Yeshivah The yeshivah had already started to evolve in the eighteenth century, from a small institution that trained young men for their role in the local community, to major institutions that grew apart from the communities in which they were located. ...
Rosh Hashanah -- Connections
... of speaking to grocery store cashiers by name, which she knows thanks to the person’s nametag. A moment of connection, a moment of sincere human contact. Who knows what difference that moment makes in a long day of checking and bagging groceries. We widen the circle of connection when we give our ti ...
... of speaking to grocery store cashiers by name, which she knows thanks to the person’s nametag. A moment of connection, a moment of sincere human contact. Who knows what difference that moment makes in a long day of checking and bagging groceries. We widen the circle of connection when we give our ti ...
Methods to maintain Judaism`s most sacred texts
... The work is meticulous. But it's also humbling, he says, as he carefully crouches over the text, his nose just inches away from the very word of God. He dusts each page with tissues, wipes a cleaner over them and uses a quill to fill in faded letters. "The truth is it's scary," Salazar said. "It con ...
... The work is meticulous. But it's also humbling, he says, as he carefully crouches over the text, his nose just inches away from the very word of God. He dusts each page with tissues, wipes a cleaner over them and uses a quill to fill in faded letters. "The truth is it's scary," Salazar said. "It con ...
Yoder, John Howard: The Jewish
... Although Yoder accuses common theological and historical interpretations of reading historical events, in particular the history of early Christianity, from their institutionalized effect, and instead wants to look at the plurality of historical possibilities, his view is not as unbiased as he claim ...
... Although Yoder accuses common theological and historical interpretations of reading historical events, in particular the history of early Christianity, from their institutionalized effect, and instead wants to look at the plurality of historical possibilities, his view is not as unbiased as he claim ...
New Gods Swelling the Future Ocean - WesScholar
... of its previous authority, the practice of history took on increasing importance in the construction of Jewish identity. Certainly the Science of Judaism could usher the Jews into the modern age, but would it announce the birth of a new cultural era or the death of Judaism itself? From a vantage poi ...
... of its previous authority, the practice of history took on increasing importance in the construction of Jewish identity. Certainly the Science of Judaism could usher the Jews into the modern age, but would it announce the birth of a new cultural era or the death of Judaism itself? From a vantage poi ...
Beliefs, Values and Practices: Judaism
... What is Judaism? With the Jewish population in Scotland nearly 6,000, Judaism has a significant presence in Scotland. Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic (belief in one G-d) religions and dates back nearly 4,000 years to the Middle East. Jews believe they are G-d's chosen people and in return ...
... What is Judaism? With the Jewish population in Scotland nearly 6,000, Judaism has a significant presence in Scotland. Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic (belief in one G-d) religions and dates back nearly 4,000 years to the Middle East. Jews believe they are G-d's chosen people and in return ...
Professional Learning Paper about Judaism
... Career-long Professional Learning : Judaism The purpose of this professional learning paper This professional learning paper aims to support Career-long Professional Learning (CLPL) in Religious and Moral Education specifically in relation to teaching about Judaism. This paper has been produced coll ...
... Career-long Professional Learning : Judaism The purpose of this professional learning paper This professional learning paper aims to support Career-long Professional Learning (CLPL) in Religious and Moral Education specifically in relation to teaching about Judaism. This paper has been produced coll ...
The Bible The Bible is the most famous book in all of history. It has
... every major language and can be found in almost every hotel room. The Jewish Bible was originally written in Hebrew, which is a very old language from the Middle East. Hebrew is written and read from right to left instead of from left to right as we read and write English. Another Jewish name for th ...
... every major language and can be found in almost every hotel room. The Jewish Bible was originally written in Hebrew, which is a very old language from the Middle East. Hebrew is written and read from right to left instead of from left to right as we read and write English. Another Jewish name for th ...
Serving others is one of the pillars upon which Judaism rests.
... Ofra Amit is an award-winning Israeli illustrator whose works are featured in magazines, newspapers, and children’s books. She graduated from WIZO Canada Institute of Design in Haifa, Israel, and has been awarded many prestigious honors, including the Communication Arts’ Illustration Annual, Applied ...
... Ofra Amit is an award-winning Israeli illustrator whose works are featured in magazines, newspapers, and children’s books. She graduated from WIZO Canada Institute of Design in Haifa, Israel, and has been awarded many prestigious honors, including the Communication Arts’ Illustration Annual, Applied ...
Intermarriage Officiation Policy Statement
... intermarriage, the rate of Jews marrying non-Jews continues to increase. As Egon Mayer, director of the Center for Jewish Studies of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, said, being for or against intermarriage “is like being for or against the weather. It’s a demographic and soci ...
... intermarriage, the rate of Jews marrying non-Jews continues to increase. As Egon Mayer, director of the Center for Jewish Studies of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, said, being for or against intermarriage “is like being for or against the weather. It’s a demographic and soci ...
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... It is still said, and it is perfectly true. ...
... It is still said, and it is perfectly true. ...
Nature in the Sources of Judaism
... Whereas the doctrine of creation evokes awe and reverence toward the natural world, the belief that God revealed God’s will in the form of Law to Israel assumes a certain distance between the believer and the nonhuman natural world (even though the doctrine does not entail such distance). From the p ...
... Whereas the doctrine of creation evokes awe and reverence toward the natural world, the belief that God revealed God’s will in the form of Law to Israel assumes a certain distance between the believer and the nonhuman natural world (even though the doctrine does not entail such distance). From the p ...
when does the day begin?
... 4. For a concise survey of the dispute, see M. M. Kasher, "A Peculiar Explanation of the Rashbam on the verse 'it was evening and it was morning'" in the Shulsinger edition of Miqraoth Gedoloth (New York: Shulsinger, 1950) pp. 16-20. 5. U. Cassuto, A Commentary on the Book of Genesis, trans. I. Abra ...
... 4. For a concise survey of the dispute, see M. M. Kasher, "A Peculiar Explanation of the Rashbam on the verse 'it was evening and it was morning'" in the Shulsinger edition of Miqraoth Gedoloth (New York: Shulsinger, 1950) pp. 16-20. 5. U. Cassuto, A Commentary on the Book of Genesis, trans. I. Abra ...