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 ...
student summaries of sichot delivered by the roshei hayeshiva
... 1. Finally, it is important to note another series of key words as well as word combinations that the Torah chooses to emphasize in Chapter 11 of the sefer. Two of the dominant words in our chapter are the terms "Basar" (flesh), which appears eight times and "Ruach" (spirit), which appears six times ...
... 1. Finally, it is important to note another series of key words as well as word combinations that the Torah chooses to emphasize in Chapter 11 of the sefer. Two of the dominant words in our chapter are the terms "Basar" (flesh), which appears eight times and "Ruach" (spirit), which appears six times ...
Jewish Sects
... emphasizing asceticism and mystical experience born out of love and humility before God. ...
... emphasizing asceticism and mystical experience born out of love and humility before God. ...
Jewish World
... century Judaism. The burning question is how to delineate the boundaries of Orthodox Judaism. Judaism is tribal, fragmented and heterodox. There is no agreement on who is a Jew, what Judaism demands of its adherents, or even what constitutes apostasy. Does playing golf on Shabbat or skepticism about ...
... century Judaism. The burning question is how to delineate the boundaries of Orthodox Judaism. Judaism is tribal, fragmented and heterodox. There is no agreement on who is a Jew, what Judaism demands of its adherents, or even what constitutes apostasy. Does playing golf on Shabbat or skepticism about ...
Messianism and Hassidism
... – Sincere love of G-d, warm faith, believe in the efficacy of prayer – prayers that come from the heart – Pantheism – omnipresence of G-d – „No man is so sinful that he can not be purified by love and understanding.“ – His saying reported by his disciples ...
... – Sincere love of G-d, warm faith, believe in the efficacy of prayer – prayers that come from the heart – Pantheism – omnipresence of G-d – „No man is so sinful that he can not be purified by love and understanding.“ – His saying reported by his disciples ...
Rationale and Goals Discussion Questions
... people, how was a strong connection maintained between the Jewish people and the land of Israel?” In order to understand the connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel, it is important to know that (1) Jews lived as an ancient nation in the land of Israel (as a series of tribes, as ...
... people, how was a strong connection maintained between the Jewish people and the land of Israel?” In order to understand the connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel, it is important to know that (1) Jews lived as an ancient nation in the land of Israel (as a series of tribes, as ...
the chosen - Actors Theatre of Louisville
... America in New York City and studied to be a Conservative Jewish rabbi. He was ordained in 1954. Many relatives and Orthodox friends form the Bronx thought that he had betrayed his faith, and so they shunned him. Potok had to start a new life. He decided to join the army, even though it was not requ ...
... America in New York City and studied to be a Conservative Jewish rabbi. He was ordained in 1954. Many relatives and Orthodox friends form the Bronx thought that he had betrayed his faith, and so they shunned him. Potok had to start a new life. He decided to join the army, even though it was not requ ...
Secular Studies
... The difference between Rambam and Aristotle, was that Rambam placed the point in the middle first and then drew the circle. Aristotle, however, drew the circle and then searched for the point. Therefore, with Rambam, who placed the point first, the circle came out perfectly, as it surrounded the poi ...
... The difference between Rambam and Aristotle, was that Rambam placed the point in the middle first and then drew the circle. Aristotle, however, drew the circle and then searched for the point. Therefore, with Rambam, who placed the point first, the circle came out perfectly, as it surrounded the poi ...
Regarding Modern Judaism And The Kabalah
... Kabala came into its fullness in the Middle Ages during a time of much persecution and despair in the Jewish ghettos of Europe. The enemy always takes advantage of our griefs and sorrows, to put his thoughts into our minds. This happened to the Jews. Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (1707-1760) founded the ...
... Kabala came into its fullness in the Middle Ages during a time of much persecution and despair in the Jewish ghettos of Europe. The enemy always takes advantage of our griefs and sorrows, to put his thoughts into our minds. This happened to the Jews. Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (1707-1760) founded the ...
Document
... lead to destruction of Second Temple (70 CE) and massive dispersion (diaspora) of Jews throughout Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia Post-Temple Judaism based on: Torah (combination of Tanakh and Talmud, record of post-exilic rabbinical commentaries) Synagogue worship Preservation of distinct ...
... lead to destruction of Second Temple (70 CE) and massive dispersion (diaspora) of Jews throughout Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia Post-Temple Judaism based on: Torah (combination of Tanakh and Talmud, record of post-exilic rabbinical commentaries) Synagogue worship Preservation of distinct ...
Against Zionism Jewish Perspectives
... there are people from different parts of the world who may be so upset about what has been going on, what has happened to their people from, unfortunately my wayward brethren. That they should have the heart, the will to come and listen is something which is above and beyond the usual compassion of ...
... there are people from different parts of the world who may be so upset about what has been going on, what has happened to their people from, unfortunately my wayward brethren. That they should have the heart, the will to come and listen is something which is above and beyond the usual compassion of ...
Introduction to Judaism
... http://www.reformjudaism.org/introductio n-judaism-california or contact Rabbi Sabine Meyer at the URJ, [email protected]. New classes start between August and and March. They will be taught at different locations in Southern California, from the Conejo Valley to San Diego. Ask for the availability of ...
... http://www.reformjudaism.org/introductio n-judaism-california or contact Rabbi Sabine Meyer at the URJ, [email protected]. New classes start between August and and March. They will be taught at different locations in Southern California, from the Conejo Valley to San Diego. Ask for the availability of ...
introduction to judaism
... http://www.reformjudaism.org/introductio n-judaism-california or contact Rabbi Sabine Meyer at the URJ, [email protected]. New classes start between August and and March. They will be taught at different locations in Southern California, from the Conejo Valley to San Diego. Ask for the availability of ...
... http://www.reformjudaism.org/introductio n-judaism-california or contact Rabbi Sabine Meyer at the URJ, [email protected]. New classes start between August and and March. They will be taught at different locations in Southern California, from the Conejo Valley to San Diego. Ask for the availability of ...
With Israel Shahak`s Death, A Prophetic Voice Is Stilled
... the anti-Semitism suffered by Jews in other times and places. Nowhere can this be seen more clearly, in his view, than in Jewish attitudes to the non-Jewish peoples of Israel and the Middle East. Shahak draws on the Talmud and rabbinical laws, and points to the fact that today’s extremism finds its ...
... the anti-Semitism suffered by Jews in other times and places. Nowhere can this be seen more clearly, in his view, than in Jewish attitudes to the non-Jewish peoples of Israel and the Middle East. Shahak draws on the Talmud and rabbinical laws, and points to the fact that today’s extremism finds its ...
The Guide - Portland Center Stage
... should live by traditional Jewish laws and customs. The movement traces its roots to the works of Rabbis Azriel Hildesheimer) and Samson Raphael Hirsch. Rabbi Hirsch developed the motto of Torah im Derech Eretz, which translated literally from the Hebrew means “Torah with the way of the world”. This ...
... should live by traditional Jewish laws and customs. The movement traces its roots to the works of Rabbis Azriel Hildesheimer) and Samson Raphael Hirsch. Rabbi Hirsch developed the motto of Torah im Derech Eretz, which translated literally from the Hebrew means “Torah with the way of the world”. This ...
B`NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE - B`nai Israel
... leads us to support and actively advocate for employment programs, family planning, social welfare entitlements for public housing, health and legal services, and income maintenance assistance programs. In the same vein, we oppose efforts to cut funding to education, job training, food subsidies, an ...
... leads us to support and actively advocate for employment programs, family planning, social welfare entitlements for public housing, health and legal services, and income maintenance assistance programs. In the same vein, we oppose efforts to cut funding to education, job training, food subsidies, an ...
1 Crisis and Perspectives in Secular Judaism Bernardo Sorj How is
... social movement capable of sparking the feeling that one belongs to a relatively closed community, delimited by common belief systems and/or ideologies and linked to institutions responsible for preserving unity, homogeneity, and the reproduction of this whole. In other words, to constitute one sing ...
... social movement capable of sparking the feeling that one belongs to a relatively closed community, delimited by common belief systems and/or ideologies and linked to institutions responsible for preserving unity, homogeneity, and the reproduction of this whole. In other words, to constitute one sing ...
Parashat Naso: Rabbi Yanoff goes to the White House!
... sought the counsel, cooperation, and company of Jewish leaders. We certainly did not have that standing as a people before World War II – otherwise, the horrors of the Holocaust might have been lessened in scope and duration. We live in amazing times, when words like chessed (lovingkindness and self ...
... sought the counsel, cooperation, and company of Jewish leaders. We certainly did not have that standing as a people before World War II – otherwise, the horrors of the Holocaust might have been lessened in scope and duration. We live in amazing times, when words like chessed (lovingkindness and self ...
Is it Permissible to Invite a Gentile to the Passover
... the only Jewish celebration where non-Jews are not invited to take part." She seemed surprised that I do not know this halakha. In fact, I do not know it. Where does it come from? Where is it mentioned? At first I was understanding and simply thanked her, but after a while I felt uncomfortable. What ...
... the only Jewish celebration where non-Jews are not invited to take part." She seemed surprised that I do not know this halakha. In fact, I do not know it. Where does it come from? Where is it mentioned? At first I was understanding and simply thanked her, but after a while I felt uncomfortable. What ...
HISTORICIZING ORTHODOXY
... kitniyot (legumes) on Passover. The leniency rested on the claim that the years of war constituted a she’at hadehak (a time of crisis) that made it difficult for Jewish soldiers to find kosher food for the holiday. Although this argument had been adduced periodically in the halakic literature, as in ...
... kitniyot (legumes) on Passover. The leniency rested on the claim that the years of war constituted a she’at hadehak (a time of crisis) that made it difficult for Jewish soldiers to find kosher food for the holiday. Although this argument had been adduced periodically in the halakic literature, as in ...
(grandson of Rav Breuer) regarding Rabbi Joseph Elias
... manner that could easily be misunderstood.” In contrast, Rabbi Elias states that “the final edition of the Hirsch Chumash was printed in 1883, ten years after the essay on the ‘Educational Value of Judaism,’ and thus represents his definitive views on the creation of man and of all species of plants ...
... manner that could easily be misunderstood.” In contrast, Rabbi Elias states that “the final edition of the Hirsch Chumash was printed in 1883, ten years after the essay on the ‘Educational Value of Judaism,’ and thus represents his definitive views on the creation of man and of all species of plants ...
Ki Tetze-A Rebellious Son
... their words.) Furthermore, if the parents meet these criteria, the Mishnah goes on to say that he is not stoned until his second offense, provided the 3 elders who were there the first time are present again. ...
... their words.) Furthermore, if the parents meet these criteria, the Mishnah goes on to say that he is not stoned until his second offense, provided the 3 elders who were there the first time are present again. ...
Jewish Faith Glossary - Jewish Online Museum
... the seven- branched was used in the holy Temple. The seven-branched menorah continues to hold symbolic significance but has not been a physical practice since the destruction of the second temple, 70 C.E. Midrash Stories, sermons, parables, and other material providing interpretation and explanation ...
... the seven- branched was used in the holy Temple. The seven-branched menorah continues to hold symbolic significance but has not been a physical practice since the destruction of the second temple, 70 C.E. Midrash Stories, sermons, parables, and other material providing interpretation and explanation ...
Judaism Video Focus Questions
... Cyrus -The Persian king who conquered Babylonia. He allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple. Messiah -The Expected One who will free and elevate the Jewish people to new levels of devotion in practicing God’s law. Diaspora -The Jews who live outside of Israel in other count ...
... Cyrus -The Persian king who conquered Babylonia. He allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple. Messiah -The Expected One who will free and elevate the Jewish people to new levels of devotion in practicing God’s law. Diaspora -The Jews who live outside of Israel in other count ...
Haredim and Zionism
From the start of political Zionism in the 1890s, Haredi leaders voiced objection to its secular orientation and before the establishment of the State of Israel, the majority of Haredi Jews were opposed to Zionism. This was chiefly due to the concern that secular nationalism would replace the Jewish faith and the observance of religion, and the view that it was forbidden for the Jews to reconstitute Jewish rule in the Land of Israel before the arrival of the Messiah. Those rabbis who did support Jewish settlement in Palestine in the late 19th-century, had no intention of conquering Palestine from the Ottoman Turks and some preferred that only observant Jews be allowed to settle there.During the 1930s, some European Haredi leaders encouraged their followers not to leave for Palestine where the Zionists were gaining influence. When the dangers facing European Jewry became clear, the Orthodox Agudath Israel organisation decided to cooperate to an extent with Zionist leaders in order to allow religious Jews the possibility of seeking refuge in Palestine. Some Agudah members in Palestine preferred to form an alliance with Arab nationalists against the Zionist movement, but this never occurred.The majority of Jews killed in the Holocaust were Orthodox and around 80% of European Haredim perished. Israel today functions mostly as a secular state and has many laws which conflict with Halacha. Around 80% of Israeli Jews identify as secular, and of the 20% who identity as religious, 6% are Haredi. A study in late 2006 claimed that just over a third of Israelis considered Haredim the most hated group in Israel.After the creation of the state, each individual movement within Orthodox Judaism charted its own path in their approach to the State of Israel.