Al Cheit Shechatanu L`fanecha: For the Sin of Extremism - Beth
... points of view. In fact, disagreements are seen as a fight between “good” and “evil,” with those that do not agree seen as an existential threat. The extremists see disagreement as a threat to their survival, their God, and their way of life. This is why Dylann Roof murdered the members of Mother Em ...
... points of view. In fact, disagreements are seen as a fight between “good” and “evil,” with those that do not agree seen as an existential threat. The extremists see disagreement as a threat to their survival, their God, and their way of life. This is why Dylann Roof murdered the members of Mother Em ...
here - Association for the Philosophy of Judaism
... qualified to pass a judgment on the essence of Judaism. Note, that even if Talmud cum Rabbinic were to constitute, say, only 30% of the Jewish textual world, I would still say that someone who does not master it cannot evaluate the essence of Judaism. ...
... qualified to pass a judgment on the essence of Judaism. Note, that even if Talmud cum Rabbinic were to constitute, say, only 30% of the Jewish textual world, I would still say that someone who does not master it cannot evaluate the essence of Judaism. ...
JC Relations - Jewish
... way to the Roman camp, where he was welcomed. The Rabbi then has an interview with Vespasian (sic), the commander of the siege. During the interview Rabbi ben Zakkai gives Vespasian a prophecy, very similar to the story told by Josephus, that he would soon become emperor (sic). He was taken into the ...
... way to the Roman camp, where he was welcomed. The Rabbi then has an interview with Vespasian (sic), the commander of the siege. During the interview Rabbi ben Zakkai gives Vespasian a prophecy, very similar to the story told by Josephus, that he would soon become emperor (sic). He was taken into the ...
“La Donna Rabbino”: The Chief Rabbi of Rome Considers the
... The first of these terms denotes the capacity and the authority to impart practical instructions as to how to conduct oneself in questions of Halakhah. Presented with a doubtful case, or one in which there is a controversy in the codes, one refers a question (she’elah) to the rabbi, who is the pers ...
... The first of these terms denotes the capacity and the authority to impart practical instructions as to how to conduct oneself in questions of Halakhah. Presented with a doubtful case, or one in which there is a controversy in the codes, one refers a question (she’elah) to the rabbi, who is the pers ...
introduction to judaism
... seasons of the year and in a variety of locations across the Southland. INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM is designed to be a meaningful educational experience for any person interested in knowing and understanding Judaism and Jewish life. The course organizes instruction according to the major holidays and e ...
... seasons of the year and in a variety of locations across the Southland. INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM is designed to be a meaningful educational experience for any person interested in knowing and understanding Judaism and Jewish life. The course organizes instruction according to the major holidays and e ...
Jewish Law - Valley Beit Midrash
... 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.reformjudaism.org.uk/a-to-z-of-reform-judaism/contemporaryissues/halachah.html 3. Conservative Judaism The ...
... 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.reformjudaism.org.uk/a-to-z-of-reform-judaism/contemporaryissues/halachah.html 3. Conservative Judaism The ...
Orthodox Judaism Conservative Judaism Reformed Judaism
... *DIVORCE: Judaism recognized the concept of "no-fault" divorce thousands of years ago. Judaism generally maintains that it is better for a couple to divorce than to remain together in a state of constant bitterness and strife. Under Jewish law, a man can divorce a woman for any reason or no reason. ...
... *DIVORCE: Judaism recognized the concept of "no-fault" divorce thousands of years ago. Judaism generally maintains that it is better for a couple to divorce than to remain together in a state of constant bitterness and strife. Under Jewish law, a man can divorce a woman for any reason or no reason. ...
NEWSVIEWS_Noteworthy
... Strengthening Synagogues, Jewish Living, Travel/World Reports, God & Spirituality, Holidays, Israel, Cooking, and College & Youth. Click on one of these categories on the magazine’s home-page menu bar and, using a drop-down menu, you can select specific topics—from “Accessibility & Inclusion” to “Wo ...
... Strengthening Synagogues, Jewish Living, Travel/World Reports, God & Spirituality, Holidays, Israel, Cooking, and College & Youth. Click on one of these categories on the magazine’s home-page menu bar and, using a drop-down menu, you can select specific topics—from “Accessibility & Inclusion” to “Wo ...
Jewish Sects
... dietary laws, traditional prayers and ceremonies, regular and intensive study of the Torah, and separation of men and women in the synagogue. It also enjoins strict observance of the sabbath and religious festivals and does not permit instrumental music during ...
... dietary laws, traditional prayers and ceremonies, regular and intensive study of the Torah, and separation of men and women in the synagogue. It also enjoins strict observance of the sabbath and religious festivals and does not permit instrumental music during ...
File - Ms. West
... rendering of the closed Hasidic community, while many considered it to be an allegory about the survival of Judaism. ...
... rendering of the closed Hasidic community, while many considered it to be an allegory about the survival of Judaism. ...
Parashat Naso: Rabbi Yanoff goes to the White House!
... Now, I‟ve often warned you when I speak from this pulpit of things that have politics as an angle: You are going try to discern my politics, what I think of President Obama, how I have voted or am going to vote. I know that; it‟s the occupational hazard of talking about important, relevant issues. ...
... Now, I‟ve often warned you when I speak from this pulpit of things that have politics as an angle: You are going try to discern my politics, what I think of President Obama, how I have voted or am going to vote. I know that; it‟s the occupational hazard of talking about important, relevant issues. ...
Regarding Modern Judaism And The Kabalah
... too difficult. The enemy slowly undermines the truth, until one day people wake up in a whole new religion and don’t know how they got there. This is exactly what happened to the faith of the believers in Messiah Yahushua. They began with a pure faith, adhering to Torah and believing in Yahushua as ...
... too difficult. The enemy slowly undermines the truth, until one day people wake up in a whole new religion and don’t know how they got there. This is exactly what happened to the faith of the believers in Messiah Yahushua. They began with a pure faith, adhering to Torah and believing in Yahushua as ...
Document
... is built on kindness" (more commonly translated as "forever is mercy built"). In fact, this quote has become a popular song in synagogues: Al Shlosha D'varim (On Three Things). The Mishnah also describes g'milut chasadim as one of the few mitzvot (commandments) for which there is no minimum amount s ...
... is built on kindness" (more commonly translated as "forever is mercy built"). In fact, this quote has become a popular song in synagogues: Al Shlosha D'varim (On Three Things). The Mishnah also describes g'milut chasadim as one of the few mitzvot (commandments) for which there is no minimum amount s ...
HISTORICIZING ORTHODOXY
... conservative and liberal interpreters of later Orthodox rabbis. For halakic diversity, rabbinic authority, of the Jewish tradition in recent example, in a responsum on the and the thorny question of centuries has often been quite kashrut of sterlet, one of the smaller essentialism as it applies to t ...
... conservative and liberal interpreters of later Orthodox rabbis. For halakic diversity, rabbinic authority, of the Jewish tradition in recent example, in a responsum on the and the thorny question of centuries has often been quite kashrut of sterlet, one of the smaller essentialism as it applies to t ...
Streams of Judaism, Texts
... times clothing its conception of Divine Providence and justice dealing with man in miraculous narratives. The Pittsburgh Platform, 1885. Torah results from the relationship between God and the Jewish people. The records of our earliest confrontations are uniquely important to us. Lawgivers and proph ...
... times clothing its conception of Divine Providence and justice dealing with man in miraculous narratives. The Pittsburgh Platform, 1885. Torah results from the relationship between God and the Jewish people. The records of our earliest confrontations are uniquely important to us. Lawgivers and proph ...
Homosexuality and Halakhah: Traditional Sources on
... position. Rav Kook ruled that the shohet could be retained because, even if the rumor were true, the man might have since repented of his act. It is noteworthy that Rabbi Kook’s responsum considers homosexuality an act of volition for which one can repent. Lesbianism is never mentioned in the Torah. ...
... position. Rav Kook ruled that the shohet could be retained because, even if the rumor were true, the man might have since repented of his act. It is noteworthy that Rabbi Kook’s responsum considers homosexuality an act of volition for which one can repent. Lesbianism is never mentioned in the Torah. ...
Judaism - John Provost, PhD
... center stage for women in traditional Judaism; most traditions regarding women revolve around her role in the home. ...
... center stage for women in traditional Judaism; most traditions regarding women revolve around her role in the home. ...
FOCUS_Ironies
... for its own sake. Rather, in a society characterized by great demographic mobility and a sense of “homelessness,” many people were searching for Jewish meaning and a sense of rootedness, leading to what sociologist Peter Berger has labeled a “heretical imperative”—a world in which people embraced op ...
... for its own sake. Rather, in a society characterized by great demographic mobility and a sense of “homelessness,” many people were searching for Jewish meaning and a sense of rootedness, leading to what sociologist Peter Berger has labeled a “heretical imperative”—a world in which people embraced op ...
OurYavneh Challenge - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
... Support the educational, scholarly, and congregational resources needed to train dynamic rabbis and future Jewish leaders, and develop robust Jewish communities. ...
... Support the educational, scholarly, and congregational resources needed to train dynamic rabbis and future Jewish leaders, and develop robust Jewish communities. ...
The Shiur was given in סיון ה`תשס"א
... Jewish secularism comes in two different and divergent forms. One is simply that the Torah’s way of life and value system does not harmonize with modern society and its demands. Shabat, kashrut, etc. are all too restrictive to be functional in today’s world. The Jewish people cannot afford to be so ...
... Jewish secularism comes in two different and divergent forms. One is simply that the Torah’s way of life and value system does not harmonize with modern society and its demands. Shabat, kashrut, etc. are all too restrictive to be functional in today’s world. The Jewish people cannot afford to be so ...
Freedom of Religion at the Western Wall
... the Wall who was praying with a tallit (a traditional Jewish prayer shawl worn by men) and holding a Sefer Torah. The act had caused an adverse reaction from Haredi worshippers and Rabinowitz claimed "It is an act of provocation that seeks to turn the Western Wall into disputed territory... A prayer ...
... the Wall who was praying with a tallit (a traditional Jewish prayer shawl worn by men) and holding a Sefer Torah. The act had caused an adverse reaction from Haredi worshippers and Rabinowitz claimed "It is an act of provocation that seeks to turn the Western Wall into disputed territory... A prayer ...
Sept 10
... Persistence of Rabbinic Judaism Rabbinic Judaism developed over centuries: by the 600’s the main texts of the Oral Torah were complete: the Talmud. Rabbinic Judaism was the predominant form of Judaism until the 1800’s when it underwent serious challenges from modernity. ...
... Persistence of Rabbinic Judaism Rabbinic Judaism developed over centuries: by the 600’s the main texts of the Oral Torah were complete: the Talmud. Rabbinic Judaism was the predominant form of Judaism until the 1800’s when it underwent serious challenges from modernity. ...
I`m going to tell you a true story of two Rabbis – you decide who
... I'm going to tell you a true story of two Rabbis – you decide who stood for Biblical Judaism... During the second temple period there were two kind of Pharisees, the first was the school of Hillel which was founded by Rabbi Hillel, and the other was the school of Shammai. They had certain difference ...
... I'm going to tell you a true story of two Rabbis – you decide who stood for Biblical Judaism... During the second temple period there were two kind of Pharisees, the first was the school of Hillel which was founded by Rabbi Hillel, and the other was the school of Shammai. They had certain difference ...
Jewish Culture Hebrew Language • One of the keys
... o It was the refining fire and the stabilizing force of Judaism during their years of exile. Synagogue is a Greek word that simply means assembly; the Hebrew for this is Bet Knesset. The word fellowship actually takes on the meaning of a relationship of participation with each other as well as i ...
... o It was the refining fire and the stabilizing force of Judaism during their years of exile. Synagogue is a Greek word that simply means assembly; the Hebrew for this is Bet Knesset. The word fellowship actually takes on the meaning of a relationship of participation with each other as well as i ...
Read as Doc file
... deems unfit. Rabbis sometimes disagree concerning what they both heard from their own mentor; one says that the Rabbi permitted, while the other says that he prohibited. It would be no exaggeration to say that there is almost no issue in the Torah concerning which Rabbis do not disagree. This being ...
... deems unfit. Rabbis sometimes disagree concerning what they both heard from their own mentor; one says that the Rabbi permitted, while the other says that he prohibited. It would be no exaggeration to say that there is almost no issue in the Torah concerning which Rabbis do not disagree. This being ...