Pronunciation of Azrael
... is believed by Muslims to be one of the archangels.[5] The Qur'an states that the angel of death takes the soul of every person and returns it to God.[6] However, the Qur'an makes it clear that only God knows when and where each person will be taken by death,.[7] Several Muslim traditions recount me ...
... is believed by Muslims to be one of the archangels.[5] The Qur'an states that the angel of death takes the soul of every person and returns it to God.[6] However, the Qur'an makes it clear that only God knows when and where each person will be taken by death,.[7] Several Muslim traditions recount me ...
Chabad-Lubavitch: The Impact of Menachem Mendel
... the Chabad-Lubavitch movement has grown from its humble beginnings in Russia into a movement that has outreach centers in sixty-one countries (Fishkoff 10). “Chabad” is actually an acronym formed from the first three focuses in Kabbalah: Chochmah, which means wisdom; Binah, or understanding; and Da’ ...
... the Chabad-Lubavitch movement has grown from its humble beginnings in Russia into a movement that has outreach centers in sixty-one countries (Fishkoff 10). “Chabad” is actually an acronym formed from the first three focuses in Kabbalah: Chochmah, which means wisdom; Binah, or understanding; and Da’ ...
Interrupting Auschwitz
... recurrence of Auschwitz (“Auschwitz must be interrupted”). Paradoxically, Cohen believes that it is this awareness and understanding of “interruption” that will safeguard man from Auschwitz repeating itself. The logic of “interruption” which stands at the center of Cohen’s discourse is borrowed from ...
... recurrence of Auschwitz (“Auschwitz must be interrupted”). Paradoxically, Cohen believes that it is this awareness and understanding of “interruption” that will safeguard man from Auschwitz repeating itself. The logic of “interruption” which stands at the center of Cohen’s discourse is borrowed from ...
Lesson 7: Mikvah and Marriage
... a mitzvah for husband and wife to draw renewal from the waters of the mikvah. For those who have not made a lifelong commitment at the onset of married life, it is never too late to begin following the laws of Family Purity. Similarly, while observance should ideally be continuous, one should not al ...
... a mitzvah for husband and wife to draw renewal from the waters of the mikvah. For those who have not made a lifelong commitment at the onset of married life, it is never too late to begin following the laws of Family Purity. Similarly, while observance should ideally be continuous, one should not al ...
Torah, Torah Study, and Torah Reflections: An Introduction
... scholarly endeavor that includes the comparison of varying quotations and the study of classical Rabbinic commentaries and other related texts in Hebrew or in translation. It can involve meditating on a single phrase or word or letter with our soul’s eyes. Torah study can also be a ...
... scholarly endeavor that includes the comparison of varying quotations and the study of classical Rabbinic commentaries and other related texts in Hebrew or in translation. It can involve meditating on a single phrase or word or letter with our soul’s eyes. Torah study can also be a ...
Chapter 2 Chassidim: History, Customs, beliefs, and Organization
... The Oral Law or Talmud, recorded in Jerusalem and Babylon in the early centuries after the fall of the Temple, consists of Mishna, or a portion of law in Hebrew, and gemorah, or the rabbinic explanations and discussion of the law in Aramaic. Talmud is divided into six general categories specifying p ...
... The Oral Law or Talmud, recorded in Jerusalem and Babylon in the early centuries after the fall of the Temple, consists of Mishna, or a portion of law in Hebrew, and gemorah, or the rabbinic explanations and discussion of the law in Aramaic. Talmud is divided into six general categories specifying p ...
Judaism: Another Introduction
... And what can we do to promote and preserve the experience of connection, of profound relatedness, that nurtures and sustains us? These questions bear directly on the fundamental problem of what it means to be human, and for what purpose we are here. ...
... And what can we do to promote and preserve the experience of connection, of profound relatedness, that nurtures and sustains us? These questions bear directly on the fundamental problem of what it means to be human, and for what purpose we are here. ...
Nature in the Sources of Judaism
... because they are considered to be God’s property. Deuteronomy 20:19 articulates the principle of bal tashit (literally: “do not destroy”) that governs conduct toward trees during wartime: “If you besiege a town for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you must not destroy it in or ...
... because they are considered to be God’s property. Deuteronomy 20:19 articulates the principle of bal tashit (literally: “do not destroy”) that governs conduct toward trees during wartime: “If you besiege a town for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you must not destroy it in or ...
Re-Enchanted Judaism - LCJE – North America
... healing the whole person. The term Tikkun Olam, a Medieval Kabbalistic term, originally described a metaphysical process of re-uniting God’s essence through the performance of mitzvot (traditional practices). In the Renewal Movement, the term took on a socio-political meaning. It came to describe ac ...
... healing the whole person. The term Tikkun Olam, a Medieval Kabbalistic term, originally described a metaphysical process of re-uniting God’s essence through the performance of mitzvot (traditional practices). In the Renewal Movement, the term took on a socio-political meaning. It came to describe ac ...
Secular Studies
... the Jewish people, which is compared to oil. Their war was not to destroy the Jewish people per-say. More so, they did not mind that the Jewish people studied Torah as a source of wisdom. What they wished was, as we say in the Al HaNissim prayer, “the wicked Greek kingdom rose up against Your people ...
... the Jewish people, which is compared to oil. Their war was not to destroy the Jewish people per-say. More so, they did not mind that the Jewish people studied Torah as a source of wisdom. What they wished was, as we say in the Al HaNissim prayer, “the wicked Greek kingdom rose up against Your people ...
Everything is God
... one who wants to understand Jewish religion in its depth -- through a mind laundry. Stripping away the barnacles of outdated concepts, he aligns the best non-dual thinking in Judaism with the best the non-dual thinking in other profound systems. Everything is God is a timely and necessary contributi ...
... one who wants to understand Jewish religion in its depth -- through a mind laundry. Stripping away the barnacles of outdated concepts, he aligns the best non-dual thinking in Judaism with the best the non-dual thinking in other profound systems. Everything is God is a timely and necessary contributi ...
Jewish Law - Valley Beit Midrash
... implementation of the ancient written word in our modern world. It is part of the life of the everyday Jew, either as the ancient basis for their current practice or as the reformulated but nonetheless continuing chain of traditional interpretation of word to deed. Excerpt taken from: http://www.ref ...
... implementation of the ancient written word in our modern world. It is part of the life of the everyday Jew, either as the ancient basis for their current practice or as the reformulated but nonetheless continuing chain of traditional interpretation of word to deed. Excerpt taken from: http://www.ref ...
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, ...
What is Not a Jew?
... The belief in G-d's absolute and unparalleled unity. The belief in G-d's noncorporeality, nor that He will be affected by any physical occurrences, such as movement, or rest, or dwelling. The belief in G-d's eternity. The imperative to worship Him exclusively and no foreign false gods. The belief th ...
... The belief in G-d's absolute and unparalleled unity. The belief in G-d's noncorporeality, nor that He will be affected by any physical occurrences, such as movement, or rest, or dwelling. The belief in G-d's eternity. The imperative to worship Him exclusively and no foreign false gods. The belief th ...
Session 2 – Modern Day Judaism
... Kabbalah is a way of life, it’s heavily based experience and not history or doctrine Kabbalah interprets the first five book of the OT (and other areas of the OT) in a very mystical way They believe there are hidden messages into the OT, that the shapes of the Hebrew letters have hidden meaning, th ...
... Kabbalah is a way of life, it’s heavily based experience and not history or doctrine Kabbalah interprets the first five book of the OT (and other areas of the OT) in a very mystical way They believe there are hidden messages into the OT, that the shapes of the Hebrew letters have hidden meaning, th ...
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 Belief in the Afterlife - Catholic
... accepted by the more scientific Western establishment transformed the Eastern European Jewish communities. However, the belief in reincarnation had been fundamental and mainstream until this time, less than two centuries ago. “And in the Orthodox and Chasidic communities, belief in reincarnation con ...
... accepted by the more scientific Western establishment transformed the Eastern European Jewish communities. However, the belief in reincarnation had been fundamental and mainstream until this time, less than two centuries ago. “And in the Orthodox and Chasidic communities, belief in reincarnation con ...
Types of Judaism (NOTE)
... worship separately. master. A Rebbe is a spiritual master who councils the people in the community. Read the Bible as the literal word of God ( the world was actually created in seven days) ...
... worship separately. master. A Rebbe is a spiritual master who councils the people in the community. Read the Bible as the literal word of God ( the world was actually created in seven days) ...