Beyond the Dark Ages
... Halevi believed the legitimacy of Judaism was based solely on Divine revelation to the Israelites at Sinai as an event in history; second, the poet tried to derail the attempt by Jewish philosophers to reconcile Judaism with Greek philosophy, especially Aristotle. For Graetz, this second reason is e ...
... Halevi believed the legitimacy of Judaism was based solely on Divine revelation to the Israelites at Sinai as an event in history; second, the poet tried to derail the attempt by Jewish philosophers to reconcile Judaism with Greek philosophy, especially Aristotle. For Graetz, this second reason is e ...
the first rabbi in america - Stevens Institute of Technology
... was little prospect of rejuvenating this Congregation. Rav Rice then returned to New York, where he met Aaron Weglein, a landsman of his who was the president of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (Nidchei Yisroel), which had been founded in 1829. Weglein realized that his congregation had the opport ...
... was little prospect of rejuvenating this Congregation. Rav Rice then returned to New York, where he met Aaron Weglein, a landsman of his who was the president of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (Nidchei Yisroel), which had been founded in 1829. Weglein realized that his congregation had the opport ...
The Talmud and Its Authors DOC
... The Talmud is the basic book of Judaism. Encyclopedia Britannica states that the Hebrew term “Talmud” refers to a compilation of ancient teachings regarded as sacred by Jews from the time it was compiled until modern times and still regarded so by religious Jews. 1 In the words of Rabbi Dr. Jacob Ne ...
... The Talmud is the basic book of Judaism. Encyclopedia Britannica states that the Hebrew term “Talmud” refers to a compilation of ancient teachings regarded as sacred by Jews from the time it was compiled until modern times and still regarded so by religious Jews. 1 In the words of Rabbi Dr. Jacob Ne ...
The Talmud and Its Authors PDF
... The Talmud is the basic book of Judaism. Encyclopedia Britannica states that the Hebrew term “Talmud” refers to a compilation of ancient teachings regarded as sacred by Jews from the time it was compiled until modern times and still regarded so by religious Jews. 1 In the words of Rabbi Dr. Jacob Ne ...
... The Talmud is the basic book of Judaism. Encyclopedia Britannica states that the Hebrew term “Talmud” refers to a compilation of ancient teachings regarded as sacred by Jews from the time it was compiled until modern times and still regarded so by religious Jews. 1 In the words of Rabbi Dr. Jacob Ne ...
The Unique Problem of Messianic Judaism
... different contexts and periods.xi To further complicate matters, not only were many of these sources subjected to censorship in medieval Europe, but also internal Jewish concerns about community security sometimes resulted in the deliberate use of codes to obscure specific references to groups and m ...
... different contexts and periods.xi To further complicate matters, not only were many of these sources subjected to censorship in medieval Europe, but also internal Jewish concerns about community security sometimes resulted in the deliberate use of codes to obscure specific references to groups and m ...
D. Equality
... and equality. Printing the picture of Rabbi Kahane on the front of a number of shirts and on the back thereof the slogan “No Arabs No Terror Attacks” manifests the democratic principle of the freedom of expression. Conversely, the phrase “No Arabs No Terror Attacks” has been construed by the prosecu ...
... and equality. Printing the picture of Rabbi Kahane on the front of a number of shirts and on the back thereof the slogan “No Arabs No Terror Attacks” manifests the democratic principle of the freedom of expression. Conversely, the phrase “No Arabs No Terror Attacks” has been construed by the prosecu ...
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 ...
Methods to maintain Judaism`s most sacred texts
... scribe or a conservative scribe, you follow the exact same set of laws and the same set of traditions." Jews trace this tradition back to Moses, who is believed to have been the first scribe. ...
... scribe or a conservative scribe, you follow the exact same set of laws and the same set of traditions." Jews trace this tradition back to Moses, who is believed to have been the first scribe. ...
Jewish POV: Messianic Judaism Among those in the Messianic
... The place of Jesus in Messianic Judaism is usually clearly defined. Contrary to Judaism, Messianic Judaism asserts that Jesus is the word of God become manifest (John 1:1;14), a belief that is identical with normative Christian doctrine regarding the nature and identity of the son of God. Furthermor ...
... The place of Jesus in Messianic Judaism is usually clearly defined. Contrary to Judaism, Messianic Judaism asserts that Jesus is the word of God become manifest (John 1:1;14), a belief that is identical with normative Christian doctrine regarding the nature and identity of the son of God. Furthermor ...
A halachic view of adoption
... regarding adoption, though by no means the only consideration, center around the identity of the child. If the child is born of a Jewish mother, one major consideration is operant. If the child is born of a non-Jewish mother, this first consideration is replaced by a second. In the case where the ch ...
... regarding adoption, though by no means the only consideration, center around the identity of the child. If the child is born of a Jewish mother, one major consideration is operant. If the child is born of a non-Jewish mother, this first consideration is replaced by a second. In the case where the ch ...
Eliezer Berkovits, Theologian of Zionism
... For this reason, Berkovits argues, Judaism has always understood its central mission to be the creation of an exemplary community, and not just exemplary individuals. Such a community dedicates its entire public existence, as well as the efforts of the individuals who live in it, towards a higher, di ...
... For this reason, Berkovits argues, Judaism has always understood its central mission to be the creation of an exemplary community, and not just exemplary individuals. Such a community dedicates its entire public existence, as well as the efforts of the individuals who live in it, towards a higher, di ...
Shavuot - InterfaithFamily
... • God gave the Ten Commandments, in full, to Moses. • Some say God gave Moses just the first commandment, or only the first word, or even the first letter. • The Torah is a response, written by men, to the encounter at Sinai. • The Torah is a collection of our mythic stories, which teach and dir ...
... • God gave the Ten Commandments, in full, to Moses. • Some say God gave Moses just the first commandment, or only the first word, or even the first letter. • The Torah is a response, written by men, to the encounter at Sinai. • The Torah is a collection of our mythic stories, which teach and dir ...
Shavuot: - InterfaithFamily
... • God gave the Ten Commandments, in full, to Moses. • Some say God gave Moses just the first commandment, or only the first word, or even the first letter. • The Torah is a response, written by men, to the encounter at Sinai. • The Torah is a collection of our mythic stories, which teach and dir ...
... • God gave the Ten Commandments, in full, to Moses. • Some say God gave Moses just the first commandment, or only the first word, or even the first letter. • The Torah is a response, written by men, to the encounter at Sinai. • The Torah is a collection of our mythic stories, which teach and dir ...
1 Source Sheet Class 5-“2000 Years of Jewish History
... Most Jewish historians (until the recent revisionist-historians) are convinced that the Byzantine Church would have attempted to eradicated Judaism totally if the Church itself had not been defeated and its plan for hegemony in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean basin thwarted by the rising tide of Is ...
... Most Jewish historians (until the recent revisionist-historians) are convinced that the Byzantine Church would have attempted to eradicated Judaism totally if the Church itself had not been defeated and its plan for hegemony in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean basin thwarted by the rising tide of Is ...
Handout
... counsel of the Lord, and of those who hasten [to perform] the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the Torah. ...
... counsel of the Lord, and of those who hasten [to perform] the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the Torah. ...
Jewish Marriage 1
... expression. • When Orthodox Judaism speaks of a sexual relationship • it means marriage. ...
... expression. • When Orthodox Judaism speaks of a sexual relationship • it means marriage. ...
The shidduch
... After the match has been proposed, the prospective partners meet a number of times to gain a sense of whether they are right for one another. The number of dates prior to announcing an engagement may vary by community. In some, the dating continues several months. In stricter communities, the couple ...
... After the match has been proposed, the prospective partners meet a number of times to gain a sense of whether they are right for one another. The number of dates prior to announcing an engagement may vary by community. In some, the dating continues several months. In stricter communities, the couple ...
What is Messianic Judaism? - Kehilat Etz Hayim
... brings. We are brought near to God because of the atoning work of Israel's Supreme Rabbi Yeshua, who has fulfilled us as Jewish Believers and fulfilled Judaism itself. What is the difference between Messianic Judaism and Christianity? Christianity is faith in Yeshua as primarily expressed by His Gen ...
... brings. We are brought near to God because of the atoning work of Israel's Supreme Rabbi Yeshua, who has fulfilled us as Jewish Believers and fulfilled Judaism itself. What is the difference between Messianic Judaism and Christianity? Christianity is faith in Yeshua as primarily expressed by His Gen ...
CHAPTER 6
... nuhnt), or agreement with God. In the agreement, God promised to return the Israelites safely to Canaan if they followed God's laws. Moses climbed to the top of Mount Sinai (SY • ny). There, as God's chosen leader, he received laws from God. Known as the Torah (TAWR • uh), these laws later became th ...
... nuhnt), or agreement with God. In the agreement, God promised to return the Israelites safely to Canaan if they followed God's laws. Moses climbed to the top of Mount Sinai (SY • ny). There, as God's chosen leader, he received laws from God. Known as the Torah (TAWR • uh), these laws later became th ...
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 ...
Traditions and Traditionalism in Judaism
... and holy nation—the chosen people. The Temple’s destruction meant that, as in the period of the Babylonian exile, the cult ceased operation. But this time, the failure of the Bar Kokhba revolt meant that any expectation of the rebuilding of the Temple or of the return to the way things had been was ...
... and holy nation—the chosen people. The Temple’s destruction meant that, as in the period of the Babylonian exile, the cult ceased operation. But this time, the failure of the Bar Kokhba revolt meant that any expectation of the rebuilding of the Temple or of the return to the way things had been was ...
The Fundamentals of Judaism
... spiritual tasks of the future, this person is simultaneously committed to the mutual past. In the emphasis and respect of the particularities, this unique family reflects the noblest form of the universe. The universality inherent in the Israeli faith finds its expression not only in its theology an ...
... spiritual tasks of the future, this person is simultaneously committed to the mutual past. In the emphasis and respect of the particularities, this unique family reflects the noblest form of the universe. The universality inherent in the Israeli faith finds its expression not only in its theology an ...
What is the Tanakh? The Tanakh is composed of the Torah, Nevi`im
... them to be such discourses as are framed agreeably to the inclinations of those that write them; and they have justly the same opinion of the ancient writers, since they see some of the present generation bold enough to write about such affairs, wherein they were not present, nor had concern enough ...
... them to be such discourses as are framed agreeably to the inclinations of those that write them; and they have justly the same opinion of the ancient writers, since they see some of the present generation bold enough to write about such affairs, wherein they were not present, nor had concern enough ...
Maristella Botticini†and Zvi Eckstein
... a minority in many cities and towns? Why did this occupational selection and demographic characteristics become the distinctive mark of the Jews? The distinctive occupational and residential structure of the Jews has been one of the central questions studied by scholars of Jewish history. The most c ...
... a minority in many cities and towns? Why did this occupational selection and demographic characteristics become the distinctive mark of the Jews? The distinctive occupational and residential structure of the Jews has been one of the central questions studied by scholars of Jewish history. The most c ...
Why was the Torah given to us in the wilderness?
... dissuade them nor encourage them (Midrash Rut Rabati 2:17), but ask them: “What did you see to make such a choice? Do you not know we are a people that has been brutalized and downtrodden and unpopular, and our ways are very different from the ways of the rest of the world?” We do this in order to t ...
... dissuade them nor encourage them (Midrash Rut Rabati 2:17), but ask them: “What did you see to make such a choice? Do you not know we are a people that has been brutalized and downtrodden and unpopular, and our ways are very different from the ways of the rest of the world?” We do this in order to t ...