An Overview of Jewish Beliefs and Traditions for Counselors
... all have impulses that are both good and bad and that we exist in a constant flux between these two impulses, meaning that people are neither born good nor bad and we all have the potential to be either. Bad acts are viewed as breaks with God, and God will take into account intent and severity when ...
... all have impulses that are both good and bad and that we exist in a constant flux between these two impulses, meaning that people are neither born good nor bad and we all have the potential to be either. Bad acts are viewed as breaks with God, and God will take into account intent and severity when ...
Denominations in Judaism
... Fourth, students should begin to think about the major issues which divide the Jewish denominations. One major question is about authority2: Is Jewish law (halacha) binding upon the Jewish people? Is it binding because it is the direct word of God? If it is not the direct word of God, what is the au ...
... Fourth, students should begin to think about the major issues which divide the Jewish denominations. One major question is about authority2: Is Jewish law (halacha) binding upon the Jewish people? Is it binding because it is the direct word of God? If it is not the direct word of God, what is the au ...
Secular Studies
... 6) In a circumstance where one is studying secular philosophy even when there is nothing lacking per say in his understanding of Torah, since they know that they will use these ideas for Torah or the service of G-d at some later date. 16 It was specifically the sixth reasoning that fueled Rambam’s s ...
... 6) In a circumstance where one is studying secular philosophy even when there is nothing lacking per say in his understanding of Torah, since they know that they will use these ideas for Torah or the service of G-d at some later date. 16 It was specifically the sixth reasoning that fueled Rambam’s s ...
What is the Tanakh? The Tanakh is composed of the Torah, Nevi`im
... whereas there are none at all among the Greeks who would undergo the least harm on that account, no, nor in case all the writings that are among them were to be destroyed; for they take them to be such discourses as are framed agreeably to the inclinations of those that write them; and they have jus ...
... whereas there are none at all among the Greeks who would undergo the least harm on that account, no, nor in case all the writings that are among them were to be destroyed; for they take them to be such discourses as are framed agreeably to the inclinations of those that write them; and they have jus ...
a new kind of judaism
... seem to show an almost modem awareness of the process of historical development, for instance the well-known story of how Moses found himself unable to understand what Rabbi Akiva, 1500 years later, was teaching in his name (Men. 29b). But these passages, which Progressive Jews are so fond of quotin ...
... seem to show an almost modem awareness of the process of historical development, for instance the well-known story of how Moses found himself unable to understand what Rabbi Akiva, 1500 years later, was teaching in his name (Men. 29b). But these passages, which Progressive Jews are so fond of quotin ...
Shavuot Study Guide - Edythe Mencher
... Naomi, she gleaned in the field of Boaz, a rich man. Boaz is taken with her, and eventually they marry. Among their descendants is the famed King David who built the first Temple. ...
... Naomi, she gleaned in the field of Boaz, a rich man. Boaz is taken with her, and eventually they marry. Among their descendants is the famed King David who built the first Temple. ...
An Inclusive and Empathetic Halakhic Approach to Feminism and
... teach that anyone who destroys a single soul, Scripture considers him as though he has destroyed a whole world; and anyone who preserves a single soul, Scripture considers him as though he had preserved a whole world.” Tzelem Elokim also teaches that just as God is unique, so too is each human being ...
... teach that anyone who destroys a single soul, Scripture considers him as though he has destroyed a whole world; and anyone who preserves a single soul, Scripture considers him as though he had preserved a whole world.” Tzelem Elokim also teaches that just as God is unique, so too is each human being ...
Judaism – Core Ethical Teachings
... The fundamental source of ethical guidance for Jews is the Torah, which includes the Written and Oral Torah. Different components of the Torah give ethical guidance to varying degrees of specificity. The 613 mitzvot provide the broadest application of Jewish ethical principles. They are regarded as ...
... The fundamental source of ethical guidance for Jews is the Torah, which includes the Written and Oral Torah. Different components of the Torah give ethical guidance to varying degrees of specificity. The 613 mitzvot provide the broadest application of Jewish ethical principles. They are regarded as ...
Traditions and Traditionalism in Judaism
... through which Jews have responded to the problems, issues, and questions of each particular age. That, of course, is the opposite of what a strict concept of tradition demands. To speak meaningfully of tradition in the context of Judaism, we must delve below the obvious fact of Judaism’s focus on th ...
... through which Jews have responded to the problems, issues, and questions of each particular age. That, of course, is the opposite of what a strict concept of tradition demands. To speak meaningfully of tradition in the context of Judaism, we must delve below the obvious fact of Judaism’s focus on th ...
Introduction – Rabbinic Judaism
... Men of the Great Assembly…” Mishnah Avot 1:1 Judaism is often believed to be a religion based primarily in the Hebrew Bible, or even more specifically, the first five books of the Bible, known in Jewish tradition as the Torah. These five books, in the form of a Torah scroll, are found in nearly ever ...
... Men of the Great Assembly…” Mishnah Avot 1:1 Judaism is often believed to be a religion based primarily in the Hebrew Bible, or even more specifically, the first five books of the Bible, known in Jewish tradition as the Torah. These five books, in the form of a Torah scroll, are found in nearly ever ...
Judaism Unit 8
... 1 What does the Tenakh teach about God’s forgiveness? 2 What do rabbis encourage Jewish people to do? 3 What should Jewish people do on their deathbed? 4 When do Jewish people have to settle any quarrels they have had with families or friends over the past year? ...
... 1 What does the Tenakh teach about God’s forgiveness? 2 What do rabbis encourage Jewish people to do? 3 What should Jewish people do on their deathbed? 4 When do Jewish people have to settle any quarrels they have had with families or friends over the past year? ...
Methods to maintain Judaism`s most sacred texts
... Farber, who holds a doctoral degree in Jewish studies and is an ordained rabbi, said it can take up to a year for a sofer to write a complete Torah scroll. They're penned with a feather quill, usually on cow- or lambskin. Even the fonts are specific, Farber said. "To make the physical Torah into the ...
... Farber, who holds a doctoral degree in Jewish studies and is an ordained rabbi, said it can take up to a year for a sofer to write a complete Torah scroll. They're penned with a feather quill, usually on cow- or lambskin. Even the fonts are specific, Farber said. "To make the physical Torah into the ...
Judaism and Monotheistic Morality
... D “Morality is important to practitioners of Judaism because God is paying attention to the actions of humans.” 4. Read the following sentences: “There are many morals and ethical rules in Judaism. The Torah lays out many of these ethics. These have been discussed, debated, added to and considered o ...
... D “Morality is important to practitioners of Judaism because God is paying attention to the actions of humans.” 4. Read the following sentences: “There are many morals and ethical rules in Judaism. The Torah lays out many of these ethics. These have been discussed, debated, added to and considered o ...
A Brief Guide to Judaism - Birmingham Holocaust Education Center
... Philosophically stands between Orthodox and Reform. ...
... Philosophically stands between Orthodox and Reform. ...
The Jewish-Theological Seminary of Breslau, the - H-Soz-Kult
... MIRON (Jerusalem) shed light on one of these seminaries: the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York. Histories on the Seminary from mid-20th century tended to overestimate the role of Breslau and Germany as the wellspring of American Conservative Judaism, which according to Miron is not only an exa ...
... MIRON (Jerusalem) shed light on one of these seminaries: the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York. Histories on the Seminary from mid-20th century tended to overestimate the role of Breslau and Germany as the wellspring of American Conservative Judaism, which according to Miron is not only an exa ...
Chapter 2 Chassidim: History, Customs, beliefs, and Organization
... pressures of American and Canadian liberalism, they are not relics from the past. As Samuel Heilman points out, “today’s Hasidim are very much part of the modern world” (Heilman). Their struggle is no longer against a hostile environment as it was in Europe. Though some of the older generation still ...
... pressures of American and Canadian liberalism, they are not relics from the past. As Samuel Heilman points out, “today’s Hasidim are very much part of the modern world” (Heilman). Their struggle is no longer against a hostile environment as it was in Europe. Though some of the older generation still ...
Two Responsa of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
... category of "'ovdei 'avodah zarah-idol-worshipers," in which case all dialogue with them would have been forbidden. The fact that R. Soloveitchik did not prohibit but, in fact, allowed for Jewish-Christian dialogue on matters of common human concern indicates that he felt that Christian faith was an ...
... category of "'ovdei 'avodah zarah-idol-worshipers," in which case all dialogue with them would have been forbidden. The fact that R. Soloveitchik did not prohibit but, in fact, allowed for Jewish-Christian dialogue on matters of common human concern indicates that he felt that Christian faith was an ...
Notes - Beit Shalom Messianic Synagogue
... Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, Essenes, and the Nazarenes. Well, by this point all but two of these groups had more or less vanished, the two that survived were the Nazarenes (who had by now separated themselves from Judaism and were being called Christians) and the Pharisees who emerged as the pree ...
... Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, Essenes, and the Nazarenes. Well, by this point all but two of these groups had more or less vanished, the two that survived were the Nazarenes (who had by now separated themselves from Judaism and were being called Christians) and the Pharisees who emerged as the pree ...
affirmations liberal judaism - Wessex Liberal Jewish Community
... To be a practising Liberal Jew in the twenty-first century is to believe that tradition should be transmitted within the framework of modern thinking and morality; it is to live according to the prophetic ideal of doing justice, loving kindness and walking humbly with God. In the United Kingdom, the ...
... To be a practising Liberal Jew in the twenty-first century is to believe that tradition should be transmitted within the framework of modern thinking and morality; it is to live according to the prophetic ideal of doing justice, loving kindness and walking humbly with God. In the United Kingdom, the ...
The Emergence of Judaism to 650 CE
... authors and editors drew upon a common Near Eastern literary heritage but transformed it in order to express distinctive Israelite conceptions of the divine, the natural world and humankind. The most strongly monotheistic biblical sources present Israel’s God as qualitatively different from the gods ...
... authors and editors drew upon a common Near Eastern literary heritage but transformed it in order to express distinctive Israelite conceptions of the divine, the natural world and humankind. The most strongly monotheistic biblical sources present Israel’s God as qualitatively different from the gods ...
I Am a Reform Jew Because - Westchester Reform Temple
... earlier experiments in worship reform. A couple of years ago scholars and leaders of Reform Judaism went back to reconnect with our historical roots. In the words of Rabbi Howard Berman, one of the group’s organizers: ...
... earlier experiments in worship reform. A couple of years ago scholars and leaders of Reform Judaism went back to reconnect with our historical roots. In the words of Rabbi Howard Berman, one of the group’s organizers: ...
here - Congregation Or Ami
... and one prohibiting a specific ritual, which it has done in the past. In the case of dropping kitniyot, the teshuvah (a paper which answers a specific question, typically translated as “responsum”) passed by a vote of 19 in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 abstaining. That’s a big margin of yeas. A paper was ...
... and one prohibiting a specific ritual, which it has done in the past. In the case of dropping kitniyot, the teshuvah (a paper which answers a specific question, typically translated as “responsum”) passed by a vote of 19 in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 abstaining. That’s a big margin of yeas. A paper was ...
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 ...
... Other commandments laid down basic moral teachings (ideas about the right way to live).For example, one said, “You shall honor your father and mother.” Other commandments forbade stealing, lying, and murdering. The Ten Commandments stated some of Judaism’s basic teachings. The Torah says that by obe ...
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is the approach to religious Judaism which subscribes to a tradition of mass revelation and adheres to the interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Tanaim and Amoraim. These texts were subsequently developed and applied by later authorities, known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. Orthodox Judaism generally includes Modern Orthodox Judaism and ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Judaism, but complete within is a wide range of philosophies. Although Orthodox Judaism would probably be considered the mainstream expression of Judaism prior to the 19th century, for some Orthodox Judaism is a modern self-identification that distinguishes it from traditional pre-modern Judaism.As of 2001, Orthodox Jews and Jews affiliated with an Orthodox synagogue accounted for approximately 50% of British Jews (150,000), 26.5% of Israeli Jews (1,500,000) and 13% of American Jews (529,000). Among those affiliated to a synagogue body, Orthodox Jews represent 70% of British Jewry and 27% of American Jewry.While some claim that the majority of Jews killed during the Holocaust were religiously Orthodox, numbering between 50-70% of those who perished, researchers have shown that Jewish Orthodoxy was nearly extinct at the time, consumed by the Jewish Enlightenment, secular Zionism and the Socialist movements of pre-war Europe.