Revelation and Tradition as Religious Categories in
... the theme of our conference can be regarded. For within all human groups tradition demands an absolutely central position, even as the creative impulse, which insinuates itself into every tradition, calls our attention to the living relationship of giving and receiving. We desire to understand how t ...
... the theme of our conference can be regarded. For within all human groups tradition demands an absolutely central position, even as the creative impulse, which insinuates itself into every tradition, calls our attention to the living relationship of giving and receiving. We desire to understand how t ...
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... The text inscribed on the mezuzah is the passages of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Deuteronomy 11:13-21 (some sources mention only the former). Translated into English, the mezuzah scroll reads: Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, wit ...
... The text inscribed on the mezuzah is the passages of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Deuteronomy 11:13-21 (some sources mention only the former). Translated into English, the mezuzah scroll reads: Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, wit ...
Chapter 2 Chassidim: History, Customs, beliefs, and Organization
... early Torah scholar, Hillel (himself a simple laborer who had acquired his learning late in life): “lo am-haaretz Hasid” or “an ignorant man cannot be pious”. It also contradicted the yeshiva based traditional Judaism that had emphasized for centuries the close textual study of Torah and Talmud, an ...
... early Torah scholar, Hillel (himself a simple laborer who had acquired his learning late in life): “lo am-haaretz Hasid” or “an ignorant man cannot be pious”. It also contradicted the yeshiva based traditional Judaism that had emphasized for centuries the close textual study of Torah and Talmud, an ...
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... However, unlike the rationalist Rambam, Ramban had a strong mystical bent. His biblical commentaries are the first ones to incorporate the mystical teachings of kabbalah. He was well-known for his aggressive refutations of Christianity, most notably, his debate with Pablo Christiani, a converted Jew ...
... However, unlike the rationalist Rambam, Ramban had a strong mystical bent. His biblical commentaries are the first ones to incorporate the mystical teachings of kabbalah. He was well-known for his aggressive refutations of Christianity, most notably, his debate with Pablo Christiani, a converted Jew ...
The Ẓaddiq as Axis Mundi in Later Judaism Author(s): Arthur Green
... "Zaddiqis the foundationof the world."(Prov. 10:25) In order to understand the later developments in the Kabbalistic/Hasidic tradition, it is indeed to the rabbinic sources, and particularlyto their uses of the term zaddiq, that we must first turn our attention. Our best guide in this matter is Rudo ...
... "Zaddiqis the foundationof the world."(Prov. 10:25) In order to understand the later developments in the Kabbalistic/Hasidic tradition, it is indeed to the rabbinic sources, and particularlyto their uses of the term zaddiq, that we must first turn our attention. Our best guide in this matter is Rudo ...
Chabad Hebrew School
... month. Prompt attention to tuition fees is necessary since we are a non-profit organization and we depend on this money for operation. However, it is Chabad’s policy never to turn a child away due to lack of funds. Communication: We strongly encourage close communication between our school staff and ...
... month. Prompt attention to tuition fees is necessary since we are a non-profit organization and we depend on this money for operation. However, it is Chabad’s policy never to turn a child away due to lack of funds. Communication: We strongly encourage close communication between our school staff and ...
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 ...
JEWISH SPIRITUALITY RESOURCE GUIDE
... authenticity to the service, but it may also be alienating if everyone is singing along and you are having trouble following. There are several ways to cope with Hebrew. The most elegant but also most time-consuming solution is to learn the language. A more usual choice is to read the prayers in tra ...
... authenticity to the service, but it may also be alienating if everyone is singing along and you are having trouble following. There are several ways to cope with Hebrew. The most elegant but also most time-consuming solution is to learn the language. A more usual choice is to read the prayers in tra ...
The Chabad-Lubavitch Movement
... Ways in which they seek to reject, challenge, reform or revolutionise society and how far they are successful. Attitude ...
... Ways in which they seek to reject, challenge, reform or revolutionise society and how far they are successful. Attitude ...
Everything is God
... spirituality (BuJus - Buddhist Jews, independent prayer communities) and culture (Heeb, Zeek). Now, Michaelson has written the first major book of Jewish theology and philosophy of his generation, Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism. "Nondual" simply means "not-two" -- but its tru ...
... spirituality (BuJus - Buddhist Jews, independent prayer communities) and culture (Heeb, Zeek). Now, Michaelson has written the first major book of Jewish theology and philosophy of his generation, Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism. "Nondual" simply means "not-two" -- but its tru ...
Here - Ancient Hebrew Poetry
... The history of Jewish spirituality is the never–ending effort to keep halakhah and meta– halakhah in creative tandem. Halakhah is the deed; meta–halakhah, the disposition. Halakhah is fixed, meta–halakhah fluid. Halakhah is legal, public and objective, whereas meta–halakhah is theological, private, ...
... The history of Jewish spirituality is the never–ending effort to keep halakhah and meta– halakhah in creative tandem. Halakhah is the deed; meta–halakhah, the disposition. Halakhah is fixed, meta–halakhah fluid. Halakhah is legal, public and objective, whereas meta–halakhah is theological, private, ...
Session 2 – Modern Day Judaism
... mentioned in the Talmud (which would have commented on it if it was around) Some additions were later added to the Zohar in the 14th Century The book is said to contain special powers which you can gain by running a finger over the text (like you would if you were reading something in Braille) Chris ...
... mentioned in the Talmud (which would have commented on it if it was around) Some additions were later added to the Zohar in the 14th Century The book is said to contain special powers which you can gain by running a finger over the text (like you would if you were reading something in Braille) Chris ...
Lubavitch attitudes to contemporary moral issues
... But the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught that although the death penalty is allowed by the Torah, prison is a far worse, and unjust, punishment. With all other punishments, the criminal is made to suffer the penalty, is cleansed from their sin and is then free to continue his life, following God. Whilst in ...
... But the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught that although the death penalty is allowed by the Torah, prison is a far worse, and unjust, punishment. With all other punishments, the criminal is made to suffer the penalty, is cleansed from their sin and is then free to continue his life, following God. Whilst in ...
The_Chosen_powerpoint
... Tzaddik: a Jewish holy man and leader; takes on his peoples’ sufferings. Literally means “Righteous Ones,” and refers to a completely righteous individual who is thought to have spiritual or mystical power. Rebbe is the term for the spiritual master and guide of a Chasidic (Hasidic) community. The t ...
... Tzaddik: a Jewish holy man and leader; takes on his peoples’ sufferings. Literally means “Righteous Ones,” and refers to a completely righteous individual who is thought to have spiritual or mystical power. Rebbe is the term for the spiritual master and guide of a Chasidic (Hasidic) community. The t ...
Jewish meditation
Jewish meditation can refer to several traditional practices, ranging from visualization and intuitive methods, forms of emotional insight in communitive prayer, esoteric combinations of Divine names, to intellectual analysis of philosophical, ethical or mystical concepts. It often accompanies unstructured, personal Jewish prayer that can allow isolated contemplation, and underlies the instituted Jewish services. Its elevated psychological insights can give birth to dveikus (cleaving to God), particularly in Jewish mysticism. The accurate traditional Hebrew term for meditation is Hitbodedut/Hisbodedus (literally self ""seclusion""), while the more limited term Hitbonenut/Hisbonenus (""contemplation"") describes the conceptually directed intellectual method of meditation.Through the centuries, some of the common forms include the practices in philosophy and ethics of Abraham ben Maimonides; in Kabbalah of Abraham Abulafia, Isaac the Blind, Azriel of Gerona, Moses Cordovero, Yosef Karo and Isaac Luria; in Hasidism of the Baal Shem Tov, Schneur Zalman of Liadi and Nachman of Breslov; and in the Musar movement of Israel Salanter and Simcha Zissel Ziv.In its esoteric forms, ""Meditative Kabbalah"" is one of the three branches of Kabbalah, alongside ""Theosophical"" Kabbalah and the separate Practical Kabbalah. It is a common misconception to include Meditative Kabbalah in Practical Kabbalah, which seeks to alter physicality, while Meditative Kabbalah seeks insight into spirituality, together with the intellectual theosophy comprising ""Kabbalah Iyunit"" (""Contemplative Kabbalah"")