From Torah im Derekh Eretz to Torah U-Madda
... he believed that, “European culture had substantive, not merely
instrumental value.”15 In other words, Hirsch did not view the
diffusion of secular culture into Jewish life as detrimental to
German Jewry since much of European culture, he believed,
was intrinsically good and not just useful. In an e ...
ShminiAtzeresVzos71
... However, the truth is that it is not necessarily good to know where a
person is buried. The Torah makes a point of telling us that we do not
know and we will not know where Moshe is buried. The Talmud
describes an attempt to locate the grave of Moshe Rabbeinu on Mount
Nebo [Sotah 13b]. The attempt ...
Torah Shebal Peh - Hebrew for Christians
... should be noted that the oral Torah is sometimes considered to be more basic than the
written Torah of Moses. It is argued that since God first spoke the Ten Commandments to
the Jews before Moses ascended Sinai to get the details, oral Torah actually preceded the
giving of the Torah at Sinai. The sa ...
Torah Shebal Peh - Hebrew for Christians
... should be noted that the oral Torah is sometimes considered to be more basic than the
written Torah of Moses. It is argued that since God first spoke the Ten Commandments to
the Jews before Moses ascended Sinai to get the details, oral Torah actually preceded the
giving of the Torah at Sinai. The sa ...
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... Over the past century the imposition of stricter rules for women’s behavior at the Western Wall has corresponded with two different struggles for
power: one between Jews and non-Jews in Jerusalem during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period when Arabs and the British successive ...
The Torah
... contains the five books of moses and is the source of the ten commandments and the 613 mitzvot,
the written law torah jewish virtual library - the torah or jewish written law consists of the
five books of the hebrew bible known more commonly to non jews as the old testament that were
given by g d to ...
The Torah
... the body of wisdom and law contained in jewish scripture and oral tradition and narrowly
defined as the first five books of the bible, english translations of the torah portions
reformjudaism org - these english translations from the torah a modern commentary are
provided courtesy of the central con ...
The Torah
... library - the torah is also known as the chumash pentateuch or five books of moses, what is
torah beyond wisdom essentials - torah is how the creator shares the purpose intent and desire
behind all that exists, torah definition of torah by merriam webster - define torah the body of
wisdom and law co ...
The Torah
... contains the five books of moses and is the source of the ten commandments and the 613 mitzvot,
the written law torah jewish virtual library - the torah or jewish written law consists of the
five books of the hebrew bible known more commonly to non jews as the old testament that were
given by g d to ...
Why Study Talmud in the Twenty-first Century?
... academics, but he wants to emphasize how they engage the Talmud specifically as women. However, with the exception of Devorah Zlochower, who documents her struggle studying Talmud as a woman, the essays in the women’s
section could have been equally written by men with little change. While I’m
sure i ...
The Torah Story
... what is the torah and why do we study it? learn more about these ancient stories that touch upon science, history,
philosophy, ritual and ethics.
OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE TORAH - THE JEWISH WEBSITE - AISH
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overview of the entire torah a big picture look at the books of the ...
The Origins of the Matrilineal Principle in Rabbinic Law
... begin to say "Jewish") men and foreign women because their consequences
were serious; like their mothers, the offspring were not Jewish. In contrast,
he could ignore (at least temporarily) the marriages between Jewish women
and foreign men because their consequences were relatively benign; like
thei ...
KS2 Judaism The Synagogue
... o In Orthodox synagogues the rabbi is always a man. In Progressive/Liberal/Reform synagogues the rabbi may be a man or a woman.
The rabbi is not a priest, but an authorised teacher, well-versed in Jewish law and religion. The rabbi often leads prayers and readings during
services, and he or she will ...
The Debate over Mixed Seating in the American Synagogue
... on a voluntary basis, and subsequently family seating became the norm. 12
Outside of New England, the history of church seating has not been
written, and the pattern may have been more diverse. Missouri Synod
Lutherans, for example, maintained separate seating in their churches
(which were heavily i ...
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 ...
The Greco-roman World
... If any man has uttered the Venerable Name even
though frivolously, or as a result of shock, or for
any other reason whatever, while reading the Book
or praying, he shall be dismissed and shall return
to the Council of the Community no more. If he has
spoken in anger against one of the Priests…, he
s ...
Torah, Torah Study, and Torah Reflections: An Introduction
... initially to serve Jewish patients at several hospitals in San Francisco. The goal was to bring
brief, accessible, healing-oriented commentaries on the current Torah portion—or on an
upcoming Jewish holiday—that might spark helpful personal reflection or conversation. These
1- to 2-page pieces were ...
a new kind of judaism
... Anybody who really knows Rabbinic literature, as distinct from picking convenient
quotations from the anthologies, knows that the Rabbis were fundamentalists and that
the entire superstructure of Rabbinic Judaism, especially on its halachic side, rests on a
fundamentalist premise. As Maimonides wrot ...
Introduction to Judaism
... • How are boundaries determined? Who is
inside/outside of the community?
• Who establishes norms in the community?
• Who has authority to enforce norms?
• How is authority challenged?
...
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... III. The Society for the Advancement of Judaism
In 1922 Kaplan founded a new synagogue, the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, known
as the SAJ, and affiliated with the Conservative movement. As the name implies this was not to
be an ordinary congregation, but one that furthered Kaplan’s ideol ...
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... In this light, it is important to take note of the words of the Talmud where it is told that
"the grandchildren of Haman the wicked taught Torah in [the city of] Bnei-Brak"
(Gittin 57b). It appears that the grandchildren of Haman converted and even became
leading disseminators of the Torah. There ar ...
European Union for Progressive Judaism
... as well as opportunities,
and one of those is that
Rabbi Wyler is leaving
us. We have been able
to benefit from her
Rabbi Bea Wyler
wisdom, warmth, deep
knowledge, wit, heart, and integrity for many years,
but now she is retiring from active duty. Bea’s last
official service led was the November 4 K ...
Haredi Construction of Rabbinic Authority: A Case Study
... Rabbi Ralph Pelcovitz; the fact that Pelcovitz’s synagogue was the main alternative to
Rackman’s in the Orthodox community of Far Rockaway, New York17 may have
influenced the former’s own interest in the RCA’s internal controversy. It is difficult to
avoid the conclusion that the inquiry itself was ...
Reform Judaism: Unity Among Diversity
... statements erroneous and prefer the term “movements”. This idea of “movement vs.
branches” will be explored more in depth later on as this is related to the idea of “Unity”
among the different movements. The word “movement” is used for a reason among the
Reform group and this will be explained later ...
Jewish feminism
Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to make the religious, legal, and social status of Jewish women equal to that of Jewish men. Feminist movements, with varying approaches and successes, have opened up within all major branches of Judaism.In its modern form, the Jewish feminist movement can be traced to the early 1970s in the United States. According to Judith Plaskow, the main grievances of early Jewish feminists were women's exclusion from the all-male prayer group or minyan, women's exemption from positive time-bound mitzvot (mitzvot meaning the 613 commandments given in the Torah at Mount Sinai and the seven rabbinic commandments instituted later, for a total of 620), and women's inability to function as witnesses and to initiate divorce in Jewish religious courts.According to historian Paula Hyman, two articles published in the 1970s on the role of women in Judaism were particularly influential: ""The Unfreedom of Jewish Women,"" published in 1970 in the Jewish Spectator by its editor, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, which criticized the treatment of women in Jewish law, and an article by Rachel Adler, then an Orthodox Jew and currently a professor at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, called ""The Jew Who Wasn't There: Halacha and the Jewish Woman,"" published in 1971 in Davka, a countercultural magazine. Also, in 1973, the first [American] National Jewish Women's Conference was held, in New York City; Blu Greenberg gave its opening address.