Lesson 7: Mikvah and Marriage
... laws of Family Purity. Similarly, while observance should ideally be continuous, one should not allow a lapse of any length to deter further commitment. Nor is this practice contingent on the observance of other precepts in the Torah. Mikvah is not, as is often thought, the exclusive domain of the s ...
... laws of Family Purity. Similarly, while observance should ideally be continuous, one should not allow a lapse of any length to deter further commitment. Nor is this practice contingent on the observance of other precepts in the Torah. Mikvah is not, as is often thought, the exclusive domain of the s ...
Judaism`s Strange Gods
... However, many liberal and secular Jews exhibit nearly the same chauvinism and racism as believers in the Talmud, by their embrace of the ideology of Zionism: "Secular...Israeli Jews hold political views and engage in rhetoric similar to that of religious Jews...For religious Jews, the blood of non-J ...
... However, many liberal and secular Jews exhibit nearly the same chauvinism and racism as believers in the Talmud, by their embrace of the ideology of Zionism: "Secular...Israeli Jews hold political views and engage in rhetoric similar to that of religious Jews...For religious Jews, the blood of non-J ...
JC Relations - Jewish
... have the ability to organize themselves into parties that can ask for forgiveness, Jews in turn are unable to parallel such organization by collectively offering pardon. The process of asking and offering pardon does not follow a clear course leading to ultimate reconciliation. The process of reconc ...
... have the ability to organize themselves into parties that can ask for forgiveness, Jews in turn are unable to parallel such organization by collectively offering pardon. The process of asking and offering pardon does not follow a clear course leading to ultimate reconciliation. The process of reconc ...
Qur`ānic Commentators on Jewish and Zoroastrian Approaches to
... women were forbidden to walk without shoes, because it was believed they would defile the ground they walked on; thus they were required to wear cotton shoes called jība.19 They also believed that a menstruating woman could pass on her impurity by talking, and that a wind which blows on a menstruatin ...
... women were forbidden to walk without shoes, because it was believed they would defile the ground they walked on; thus they were required to wear cotton shoes called jība.19 They also believed that a menstruating woman could pass on her impurity by talking, and that a wind which blows on a menstruatin ...
A RABBI LOOKS AT JESUS
... to free and continuing intramural debate."[27] It must be remembered then that he did not violate generally accepted customs and practice; he simply disagreed with certain specific pronouncements put forward by some teachers. The Sabbath question illustrates this. ... there is proof that Jesus never ...
... to free and continuing intramural debate."[27] It must be remembered then that he did not violate generally accepted customs and practice; he simply disagreed with certain specific pronouncements put forward by some teachers. The Sabbath question illustrates this. ... there is proof that Jesus never ...
Border Lines, Daniel Boyarin
... Beginning with Philo, he proposes, quoting David Winston, that “Logos theology is the linchpin of Philo’s religious thought” (p. 113). Philo’s writings echo the Alexandrian Jewish community’s pre-Christian concept of deuteros theos, a sort of “second god” intimately linked to the idea of God’s Word. ...
... Beginning with Philo, he proposes, quoting David Winston, that “Logos theology is the linchpin of Philo’s religious thought” (p. 113). Philo’s writings echo the Alexandrian Jewish community’s pre-Christian concept of deuteros theos, a sort of “second god” intimately linked to the idea of God’s Word. ...
KS2 Judaism The Synagogue
... Synagogues are much more than places of worship. They are central to Jewish community life (the word synagogue literally means ‘to gather together’). In addition to the room used for worship, synagogues will usually contain other rooms for community events, meetings and study. Essentially, synagogue ...
... Synagogues are much more than places of worship. They are central to Jewish community life (the word synagogue literally means ‘to gather together’). In addition to the room used for worship, synagogues will usually contain other rooms for community events, meetings and study. Essentially, synagogue ...
*TRADITION, JUDAISM, AND THE JEWISH RELIGIONƒ *IN
... ”mesorah• (tradition), and sometimes ”Yisrael saba• (grandfather Israel), synonymously with Torah (a euphemism for the Jewish d religion). They are less likely to refer to Judaism ©© but when they do, they mean Torah and ”masoret•. In other words, all the terms are basically identical although they ...
... ”mesorah• (tradition), and sometimes ”Yisrael saba• (grandfather Israel), synonymously with Torah (a euphemism for the Jewish d religion). They are less likely to refer to Judaism ©© but when they do, they mean Torah and ”masoret•. In other words, all the terms are basically identical although they ...
The Debate over Mixed Seating in the American Synagogue
... status of women, and they followed it with interest. The status of women in the synagogue, and in Judaism in general, attracted considerable attention in early America, much of it negative. As early as 1744, Dr. Alexander Hamilton, a Scottish-born physician, compared the women's gallery in New York' ...
... status of women, and they followed it with interest. The status of women in the synagogue, and in Judaism in general, attracted considerable attention in early America, much of it negative. As early as 1744, Dr. Alexander Hamilton, a Scottish-born physician, compared the women's gallery in New York' ...
The Matthean community within a Jewish religious society
... The keys of the temple became a symbol to indicate whether leaders were trustworthy for religious duties (Viljoen 2009:658). 4 Baruch 4:4 articulates this sentiment: ‘Take the keys of the temple … because we were not worthy of keeping them, for we were false stewards’ (cf. also 2 Baruch 10:18 and ‘A ...
... The keys of the temple became a symbol to indicate whether leaders were trustworthy for religious duties (Viljoen 2009:658). 4 Baruch 4:4 articulates this sentiment: ‘Take the keys of the temple … because we were not worthy of keeping them, for we were false stewards’ (cf. also 2 Baruch 10:18 and ‘A ...
Mark scheme - Unit G589 - A2 Judaism - June
... objectives in the context of the content and skills prescribed. AO1: Select and demonstrate clearly relevant knowledge and understanding through the use of evidence, examples and correct language and terminology appropriate to the course of study. AO2: Sustain a critical line of argument and justify ...
... objectives in the context of the content and skills prescribed. AO1: Select and demonstrate clearly relevant knowledge and understanding through the use of evidence, examples and correct language and terminology appropriate to the course of study. AO2: Sustain a critical line of argument and justify ...
A Jewish View on Leadership
... twenty-first century. At a minimum then, it seems only reasonable that Jewish groups seeking a meaningful program of leadership training would be willing to consider the wisdom of their own traditions on leadership in concert with the latest theories emanating from the halls of American businesses a ...
... twenty-first century. At a minimum then, it seems only reasonable that Jewish groups seeking a meaningful program of leadership training would be willing to consider the wisdom of their own traditions on leadership in concert with the latest theories emanating from the halls of American businesses a ...
The social setting of the Matthean Abstract David C Sim
... statement that the Matthean community observed the Mosaic code in full appears in 5: 1719. These three sayings specify in quite unambiguous terms that Jesus had not abolished the law and that even the least aspects of the Torah were to be observed until the parousia. As the first statement concernin ...
... statement that the Matthean community observed the Mosaic code in full appears in 5: 1719. These three sayings specify in quite unambiguous terms that Jesus had not abolished the law and that even the least aspects of the Torah were to be observed until the parousia. As the first statement concernin ...
this PDF - HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory
... normative Jewish tradition, it is the minyan that establishes a congregation, and per se normatively distinguishes a congregation, engaged in collective rituals, from a motley crew of worshipers praying alongside each other (Millgram 1971). “Counting for a minyan” (Polish: liczenie do minianu) has b ...
... normative Jewish tradition, it is the minyan that establishes a congregation, and per se normatively distinguishes a congregation, engaged in collective rituals, from a motley crew of worshipers praying alongside each other (Millgram 1971). “Counting for a minyan” (Polish: liczenie do minianu) has b ...
Judaism
... ■ The first two days of Rosh Hashanah are days of work proscription. ■ If eligible, inmates may be granted a ritual immersion (Mikvah) the day before Rosh Hashanah at a Mikvah in the community. Yom Kippur. The climax of the Jewish spiritual year is Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur serves as an annual deadline ...
... ■ The first two days of Rosh Hashanah are days of work proscription. ■ If eligible, inmates may be granted a ritual immersion (Mikvah) the day before Rosh Hashanah at a Mikvah in the community. Yom Kippur. The climax of the Jewish spiritual year is Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur serves as an annual deadline ...
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 ...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Karaites, Karaite Judaism
... those who do not wish to consider the factor of tradition as playing any role in an individual’s or a community’s application of Scripture, to embrace a Karaite‐style of approach to interpreting the Bible. Those who tend to accept Karaite interpretations of the Tanach, do so because the Karaites ...
... those who do not wish to consider the factor of tradition as playing any role in an individual’s or a community’s application of Scripture, to embrace a Karaite‐style of approach to interpreting the Bible. Those who tend to accept Karaite interpretations of the Tanach, do so because the Karaites ...
Ten Principles of Spiritual Judaism Commentary
... the Lord Our God, the Lord alone.” There were some who claimed that the beliefs of Judaism can best be summarized in The Ten Commandments. Indeed, The Ten Commandments were read as part of the service in the early Rabbinic Period but later discarded since the Rabbis did not want to leave the impress ...
... the Lord Our God, the Lord alone.” There were some who claimed that the beliefs of Judaism can best be summarized in The Ten Commandments. Indeed, The Ten Commandments were read as part of the service in the early Rabbinic Period but later discarded since the Rabbis did not want to leave the impress ...
Creativity and Cultural Influence in Early Jewish
... deriving from both within and outside of its borders. 15 According to this perspective, culture is fluid and characterized by a sense of sharing among those with a common cultural framework as well as contested from within. 16 As a dynamic entity, culture manifests continual evolution as a result of ...
... deriving from both within and outside of its borders. 15 According to this perspective, culture is fluid and characterized by a sense of sharing among those with a common cultural framework as well as contested from within. 16 As a dynamic entity, culture manifests continual evolution as a result of ...
Continuity and Change in Rabbinic Judaism
... shape Judaism today. Comprehending the way in which Jewish tradition itself justifies change while at the same time claiming continuity with the biblical text and the past is the key to understanding Judaism in both its ancient and contemporary forms. What characterizes Judaism, perhaps more than an ...
... shape Judaism today. Comprehending the way in which Jewish tradition itself justifies change while at the same time claiming continuity with the biblical text and the past is the key to understanding Judaism in both its ancient and contemporary forms. What characterizes Judaism, perhaps more than an ...
The Unique Problem of Messianic Judaism
... as a platform for thinking about the construction of heresy and its study.ii What makes Messianic Judaism a special case? Here I wonder why that is–why are Jews so concerned about what has come to be called “Messianic Judaism”? Peter Berger, in The Heretical Imperative, starts from the notion that h ...
... as a platform for thinking about the construction of heresy and its study.ii What makes Messianic Judaism a special case? Here I wonder why that is–why are Jews so concerned about what has come to be called “Messianic Judaism”? Peter Berger, in The Heretical Imperative, starts from the notion that h ...
Torah, Torah Study, and Torah Reflections: An Introduction
... Historically, in addition to assuring our basic survival, we sought to regain our spiritual bearings. In the face of crisis and despair, we aimed to nurture our individual and collective efforts to continue to “choose life” and hold onto or find new meaning in our continuing identification with the ...
... Historically, in addition to assuring our basic survival, we sought to regain our spiritual bearings. In the face of crisis and despair, we aimed to nurture our individual and collective efforts to continue to “choose life” and hold onto or find new meaning in our continuing identification with the ...
Misinterpreting Rabbi Judah Ha-Levi
... is indeed pleasing to the Creator, but not thy way of acting.' Yet he was so zealous in the performance of the Khazar religion, that he devoted himself with a perfect heart to the service of the temple and sacrifices. Notwithstanding this devotion, the angel came again at night and repeated: ‘Thy wa ...
... is indeed pleasing to the Creator, but not thy way of acting.' Yet he was so zealous in the performance of the Khazar religion, that he devoted himself with a perfect heart to the service of the temple and sacrifices. Notwithstanding this devotion, the angel came again at night and repeated: ‘Thy wa ...
Great World Religions: Judaism
... lectures, however, Jews throughout history have also attempted to formulate brief summations of the essenceor uniquenessof Judaism. The variety of suggestions, as well as the opposition at times to the very notion that this can be achieved without inadvertently relegating everything else to a seco ...
... lectures, however, Jews throughout history have also attempted to formulate brief summations of the essenceor uniquenessof Judaism. The variety of suggestions, as well as the opposition at times to the very notion that this can be achieved without inadvertently relegating everything else to a seco ...
Homosexuality and Judaism
The subject of homosexual behavior and Judaism dates back to the Torah. The book of Vayiqra (Leviticus) is traditionally regarded as classifying sexual intercourse between males as a to'eivah (something abhorred or detested) that can, very theoretically and not in practice (see discussion below on capital punishment in Jewish law) be subject to capital punishment by the currently nonexistent Sanhedrin under halakha (Jewish law).The issue has been a subject of contention within modern Jewish denominations and has led to debate and division. Traditionally, Judaism has understood homosexual male intercourse as contrary to Judaism, and this opinion is still maintained by Orthodox Judaism. On the other hand, Reconstructionist Judaism and Reform Judaism do not hold this view and allow homosexual intercourse. Conservative Judaism's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, which until December 2006 held the same position as Orthodoxy, recently issued multiple opinions under its philosophy of pluralism, with one opinion continuing to follow the Orthodox position and another opinion substantially liberalizing its view of homosexual sex and relationships while continuing to regard certain sexual acts as prohibited.