What is the Tanakh? The Tanakh is composed of the Torah, Nevi`im
... exact succession of prophets since that time; and how firmly we have given credit to these books of our own nation is evident by what we do; for during so many ages as have already passed, no one has been so bold as either to add any thing to them, to take any thing from them, or to make any change ...
... exact succession of prophets since that time; and how firmly we have given credit to these books of our own nation is evident by what we do; for during so many ages as have already passed, no one has been so bold as either to add any thing to them, to take any thing from them, or to make any change ...
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... (Gittin 57b). It appears that the grandchildren of Haman converted and even became leading disseminators of the Torah. There are those who explain that, indeed, this was a case in which the Torah court, not in keeping with the law, went ahead and accepted these Amalekite converts; once they were acc ...
... (Gittin 57b). It appears that the grandchildren of Haman converted and even became leading disseminators of the Torah. There are those who explain that, indeed, this was a case in which the Torah court, not in keeping with the law, went ahead and accepted these Amalekite converts; once they were acc ...
Revelation - Valley Beit Midrash
... faithfully described for us. This fundamental principle is taught by the verse: “And Moses said, ‘Thus shall you know that the Lord sent me to do all these things, and that they are not products of my own mind’” (Num. 16:28). Excerpt taken from: Twersky, Isadore. A Maimonides Readers. New York: B ...
... faithfully described for us. This fundamental principle is taught by the verse: “And Moses said, ‘Thus shall you know that the Lord sent me to do all these things, and that they are not products of my own mind’” (Num. 16:28). Excerpt taken from: Twersky, Isadore. A Maimonides Readers. New York: B ...
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... Kabbalah and the Environment The practice of Judaism, more specifically the Jewish mysticism known as Kabbalah, as influenced by Rabbi Isaac Luria of the sixteenth century, is intrinsically both ecologically aware and bio centric. The Lurianic belief that all life is created and loved by God, and th ...
... Kabbalah and the Environment The practice of Judaism, more specifically the Jewish mysticism known as Kabbalah, as influenced by Rabbi Isaac Luria of the sixteenth century, is intrinsically both ecologically aware and bio centric. The Lurianic belief that all life is created and loved by God, and th ...
Shavuot: - InterfaithFamily
... • God gave the Ten Commandments, in full, to Moses. • Some say God gave Moses just the first commandment, or only the first word, or even the first letter. • The Torah is a response, written by men, to the encounter at Sinai. • The Torah is a collection of our mythic stories, which teach and dir ...
... • God gave the Ten Commandments, in full, to Moses. • Some say God gave Moses just the first commandment, or only the first word, or even the first letter. • The Torah is a response, written by men, to the encounter at Sinai. • The Torah is a collection of our mythic stories, which teach and dir ...
Shavuot - InterfaithFamily
... • God gave the Ten Commandments, in full, to Moses. • Some say God gave Moses just the first commandment, or only the first word, or even the first letter. • The Torah is a response, written by men, to the encounter at Sinai. • The Torah is a collection of our mythic stories, which teach and dir ...
... • God gave the Ten Commandments, in full, to Moses. • Some say God gave Moses just the first commandment, or only the first word, or even the first letter. • The Torah is a response, written by men, to the encounter at Sinai. • The Torah is a collection of our mythic stories, which teach and dir ...
Judaism and the New Testament Faith
... Chapter 5: The Christian No to Israel The tradition of the church has almost uniformly been supersessionist. The church fathers spoke in supersessionist ways almost exclusively when addressing Israel. Recent scholars such as Oscar Skarsaune have deduced from this that Jewish expressions of Yeshua-fa ...
... Chapter 5: The Christian No to Israel The tradition of the church has almost uniformly been supersessionist. The church fathers spoke in supersessionist ways almost exclusively when addressing Israel. Recent scholars such as Oscar Skarsaune have deduced from this that Jewish expressions of Yeshua-fa ...
Notes - Beit Shalom Messianic Synagogue
... 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 preeminent Rabbinic Judaism. Rabbi Akiva’s Rabbinic Judaism held both the Written Torah and the Or ...
... 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 preeminent Rabbinic Judaism. Rabbi Akiva’s Rabbinic Judaism held both the Written Torah and the Or ...
Judaism Unit 1
... and celebrating the many festivals. Therefore their beliefs about life after death will have a big effect on their lives. ●● Living a good Jewish life also means following all the mitzvot such as keeping kosher, observing the dress laws, and not being involved in lending at interest or receiving int ...
... and celebrating the many festivals. Therefore their beliefs about life after death will have a big effect on their lives. ●● Living a good Jewish life also means following all the mitzvot such as keeping kosher, observing the dress laws, and not being involved in lending at interest or receiving int ...
Two Responsa of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
... ~ulture."~Feinstein served as president of the Agudat HaRabonim (Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada), an organization first established in 1902 by sixty Yiddish-speaking Orthodox rabbis. This group, in the words of Jeffrey Gurock, was from the outset "strident" in its "nonrecog ...
... ~ulture."~Feinstein served as president of the Agudat HaRabonim (Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada), an organization first established in 1902 by sixty Yiddish-speaking Orthodox rabbis. This group, in the words of Jeffrey Gurock, was from the outset "strident" in its "nonrecog ...
American Judaism 101 - H-Net
... Raphael next provides a brief synopsis of the historical developments of Judaism in America. While his attention to the similarities between American and European religious innovations within Judaism is well rooted, While a daunting project, Raphael delves directly into more attention should have be ...
... Raphael next provides a brief synopsis of the historical developments of Judaism in America. While his attention to the similarities between American and European religious innovations within Judaism is well rooted, While a daunting project, Raphael delves directly into more attention should have be ...
Passover Day 7 - Congregation Or Shalom London Ontario
... corn, and especially peas and green beans is far from rational. The Torah prohibits eating leaven on Passover; the Mishnah specifies that the term refers to products made from wheat, barley, oats, rye and spelt that have had time to rise. As you may have noticed, nothing in these texts should raise ...
... corn, and especially peas and green beans is far from rational. The Torah prohibits eating leaven on Passover; the Mishnah specifies that the term refers to products made from wheat, barley, oats, rye and spelt that have had time to rise. As you may have noticed, nothing in these texts should raise ...
Reform Judaism - The Humane Society of the United States
... those animals raised on ‘factory farms’ live in cramped, confined spaces and are often drugged, mutilated and denied fresh air, sunlight, exercise and any enjoyment of life before they are slaughtered and eaten…While Judaism mandates bal tashchit, that we are not to waste or unnecessarily destroy an ...
... those animals raised on ‘factory farms’ live in cramped, confined spaces and are often drugged, mutilated and denied fresh air, sunlight, exercise and any enjoyment of life before they are slaughtered and eaten…While Judaism mandates bal tashchit, that we are not to waste or unnecessarily destroy an ...
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 ...
Guide for Jewish Burial and Mourning
... Autopsies are not allowed because it is considered defilement of the departed. A Rabbi must be consulted if an autopsy has to be done; however, organ donation (for an organ recipient) is now allowed and considered a mitzvah. Cremation is not condoned in Jewish law because the body was given to us a ...
... Autopsies are not allowed because it is considered defilement of the departed. A Rabbi must be consulted if an autopsy has to be done; however, organ donation (for an organ recipient) is now allowed and considered a mitzvah. Cremation is not condoned in Jewish law because the body was given to us a ...
Vayeshev-5764
... of Judaism… Such affirmation of earthly needs and vital impulses is characteristic of the whole system of Jewish law.” (p. 114) On Shabbat, God’s Day, we do not fast, for instance, but instead make the day holy through eating, resting our bodies, and—more than coincidentally—engaging in relations wi ...
... of Judaism… Such affirmation of earthly needs and vital impulses is characteristic of the whole system of Jewish law.” (p. 114) On Shabbat, God’s Day, we do not fast, for instance, but instead make the day holy through eating, resting our bodies, and—more than coincidentally—engaging in relations wi ...
The Theology of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan
... Many prominent religious leaders over the years have promoted humanistic ideals in their theologies and teachings. Some of these leaders have profoundly influenced successive generations of persons, religious and nonreligious alike. One such leader was the religious naturalist and humanist Rabbi Mor ...
... Many prominent religious leaders over the years have promoted humanistic ideals in their theologies and teachings. Some of these leaders have profoundly influenced successive generations of persons, religious and nonreligious alike. One such leader was the religious naturalist and humanist Rabbi Mor ...
What this unit contains
... "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a Sabbath to The Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within ...
... "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a Sabbath to The Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within ...
European Union for Progressive Judaism
... would never be elected the next President of the United States. Oh, how wrong I was! But the people have spoken and we must all remember that, thankfully, all the countries within the European Union as well as Israel and the United States are democracies. I am reminded of the statement made by Winst ...
... would never be elected the next President of the United States. Oh, how wrong I was! But the people have spoken and we must all remember that, thankfully, all the countries within the European Union as well as Israel and the United States are democracies. I am reminded of the statement made by Winst ...
Judaism
... is assumed to have neo-platonic and gnostic influences) through mystical contemplation and devout performance of the requirements of halakhah. • Hasidic Judaism—a Jewish movement with roots in Poland and with some links to Kabbalistic forms of Judaism, founded by Israel ben Eliezer (“the Besht”), a ...
... is assumed to have neo-platonic and gnostic influences) through mystical contemplation and devout performance of the requirements of halakhah. • Hasidic Judaism—a Jewish movement with roots in Poland and with some links to Kabbalistic forms of Judaism, founded by Israel ben Eliezer (“the Besht”), a ...
NNLS Simchah Guide
... means giving to the needy because it is just and right to do so. The commandment of tzedakah calls on us to be generous and thoughtful at all times. But it is especially appropriate to give to others when we ourselves are in the happy position of celebrating a joyous occasion in our own lives. A Bar ...
... means giving to the needy because it is just and right to do so. The commandment of tzedakah calls on us to be generous and thoughtful at all times. But it is especially appropriate to give to others when we ourselves are in the happy position of celebrating a joyous occasion in our own lives. A Bar ...
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 ...
Jonathan Sacks
Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks, Kt (Hebrew: Yaakov Zvi, יעקב צבי) (born 8 March 1948) is a British rabbi, philosopher and scholar of Judaism.He served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. As the spiritual head of the United Synagogue, the largest synagogue body in the UK, he was the Chief Rabbi of those Orthodox synagogues, but was not recognized as the religious authority for the haredi Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations or for the progressive movements such as Masorti, Reform and Liberal Judaism. As Chief Rabbi, Sacks formally carried the title of Av Beit Din (head) of the London Beth Din.Since stepping down as Chief Rabbi, in addition to his international travelling and speaking engagements and prolific writing, Sacks has served as the Ingeborg and Ira Rennert Global Distinguished Professor of Judaic Thought at New York University and the Kressel and Ephrat Family University Professor of Jewish Thought at Yeshiva University. He has also been appointed as Professor of Law, Ethics and the Bible at King's College London.