Mikve: The New Frontier
... pagan cults, where priest and layman re-enacted mythical scenes, in Judaism, Imitatio Dei took on a new and throughly re ned meaning. Not self-immolation, but continuous contemplation of His ways. Not orgiastic dances, but careful everyday following in God's moral path. The Talmud teaches that the ...
... pagan cults, where priest and layman re-enacted mythical scenes, in Judaism, Imitatio Dei took on a new and throughly re ned meaning. Not self-immolation, but continuous contemplation of His ways. Not orgiastic dances, but careful everyday following in God's moral path. The Talmud teaches that the ...
Chabad-Lubavitch: The Impact of Menachem Mendel
... giving up, while others began to work harder to complete his campaign. When he was incapacitated by a stroke eleven months later, the message took on a new meaning. One Hasid told an author that “the Rebbe knew this [his stroke] is going to happen. And a very strong proof could be the sentence itsel ...
... giving up, while others began to work harder to complete his campaign. When he was incapacitated by a stroke eleven months later, the message took on a new meaning. One Hasid told an author that “the Rebbe knew this [his stroke] is going to happen. And a very strong proof could be the sentence itsel ...
Jewish feelings, Jewish practice?
... Centre for Community Development (JDC-ICCD) has conducted in France, Germany and The Netherlands, we intend to fill this gap and to make a contribution to this subject. The premises of the studies were the following. Firstly, we were interested in exploring one of the actors that is becoming increas ...
... Centre for Community Development (JDC-ICCD) has conducted in France, Germany and The Netherlands, we intend to fill this gap and to make a contribution to this subject. The premises of the studies were the following. Firstly, we were interested in exploring one of the actors that is becoming increas ...
Yom Kippur - Sept. 23, 2015
... in a louder voice. The Kol Nidre emphasizes the importance in keeping vows, as violating an oath is one of the worst sins. An important part of the Yom Kippur service is the "Vidui" (Viduy) or confession. The confessions serve to help reflect on ones misdeeds and to confess them verbally is part of ...
... in a louder voice. The Kol Nidre emphasizes the importance in keeping vows, as violating an oath is one of the worst sins. An important part of the Yom Kippur service is the "Vidui" (Viduy) or confession. The confessions serve to help reflect on ones misdeeds and to confess them verbally is part of ...
Hanukkah - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
... freedom, justice and peace. The College’s primary mission is to train rabbis, as well as other Jewish leaders, to teach Torah in its broadest terms and provide Jewish leadership in congregations and in other roles throughout the Jewish community. The College strengthens the Jewish community and broa ...
... freedom, justice and peace. The College’s primary mission is to train rabbis, as well as other Jewish leaders, to teach Torah in its broadest terms and provide Jewish leadership in congregations and in other roles throughout the Jewish community. The College strengthens the Jewish community and broa ...
Document
... power: one between Jews and non-Jews in Jerusalem during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period when Arabs and the British successively controlled the area of the Wall and Temple Mount; and one between Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews (liberal and secular) in the period since 1967 ...
... power: one between Jews and non-Jews in Jerusalem during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period when Arabs and the British successively controlled the area of the Wall and Temple Mount; and one between Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews (liberal and secular) in the period since 1967 ...
Why Study Talmud in the Twenty-first Century?
... While Talmud study held pride of place in most Jewish communities in previous centuries by sheer force of tradition, this book seeks out the reasons for this privileged position. After all, Talmud study requires a tremendous investment of time and effort, and the payoff from struggling through its mea ...
... While Talmud study held pride of place in most Jewish communities in previous centuries by sheer force of tradition, this book seeks out the reasons for this privileged position. After all, Talmud study requires a tremendous investment of time and effort, and the payoff from struggling through its mea ...
Lesson 7: Mikvah and Marriage
... been pulling apart and coming together ever since. The mikvah system grants the married couple this necessary dynamic. Within their commitment to live together and be loyal to each other forever, within their monogamy and security, there is still this spring like mechanism at work… For many women, t ...
... been pulling apart and coming together ever since. The mikvah system grants the married couple this necessary dynamic. Within their commitment to live together and be loyal to each other forever, within their monogamy and security, there is still this spring like mechanism at work… For many women, t ...
Calendar of Main Jewish Religious Observances and Resource Guide
... Calendar of Main Jewish Religious Observances and Resource Guide This calendar and resource guide is designed to encourage public awareness of Jewish religious observances. We hope that it will help administrators and teachers avoid scheduling examinations, special day or night programs, and graduat ...
... Calendar of Main Jewish Religious Observances and Resource Guide This calendar and resource guide is designed to encourage public awareness of Jewish religious observances. We hope that it will help administrators and teachers avoid scheduling examinations, special day or night programs, and graduat ...
Perspectives in Contemporary Jewish Education
... They created a compulsory education system almost 2000 years before the English and Americans. As Rabbi Sacks notes, the Egyptians built pyramids, the Romans built amphitheatres and the Greeks built temples. Jews, however, built schools. To defend a country, Jews knew that one needs an army; but to ...
... They created a compulsory education system almost 2000 years before the English and Americans. As Rabbi Sacks notes, the Egyptians built pyramids, the Romans built amphitheatres and the Greeks built temples. Jews, however, built schools. To defend a country, Jews knew that one needs an army; but to ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Selling an Idea or a
... and Ketuvim, (writings) – to refer to the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament is considered pejorative – same books as Protestant Bible, different order ...
... and Ketuvim, (writings) – to refer to the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament is considered pejorative – same books as Protestant Bible, different order ...
Torah, Torah Study, and Torah Reflections: An Introduction
... by their Biblical forebears. Some are grateful for the invitation to think and talk about the issues raised by the different Torah Reflections authors—contemporary voices navigating the terrain of transition and loss, frailty and yearning. Others, simply in receiving and considering these pieces, or ...
... by their Biblical forebears. Some are grateful for the invitation to think and talk about the issues raised by the different Torah Reflections authors—contemporary voices navigating the terrain of transition and loss, frailty and yearning. Others, simply in receiving and considering these pieces, or ...
A Symbol and Tool of Hybridity: The Organ and
... The Kingdom of Westphalia and the Jewish Consistory fell with Napoleon's defeat and the Treaty of Paris, and Jacobson subsequently relocated to Berlin. Upon his move to the Prussian capital, Jacobson initiated similar reforms to those made in Cassel. Because he did not have a system of synagogues un ...
... The Kingdom of Westphalia and the Jewish Consistory fell with Napoleon's defeat and the Treaty of Paris, and Jacobson subsequently relocated to Berlin. Upon his move to the Prussian capital, Jacobson initiated similar reforms to those made in Cassel. Because he did not have a system of synagogues un ...
Introduction to the UMJC
... immense stairway leading up into the courts of the temple as it stood in the days of Messiah. Of the many places in Jerusalem that we connect to the story of Yeshua, this is one where he surely walked on his many visits to the temple. The traces of Yeshua’s footsteps that remain there today are ming ...
... immense stairway leading up into the courts of the temple as it stood in the days of Messiah. Of the many places in Jerusalem that we connect to the story of Yeshua, this is one where he surely walked on his many visits to the temple. The traces of Yeshua’s footsteps that remain there today are ming ...
A Prolegomenon for a Study of Prophecy in Jewish
... pp. 9-20, idem, “Prophet and Sage in the Jewish Heritage," in Robert Brody & Moshe D. Herr, eds., Collected Writings in Jewish Studies (Jerusalem: Hebrew University Magnes Press, 1999), 393-403; Philip S. Alexander, “A Sixtieth Part of Prophecy: The Problem of Continuing Revelation in Judaism,” Word ...
... pp. 9-20, idem, “Prophet and Sage in the Jewish Heritage," in Robert Brody & Moshe D. Herr, eds., Collected Writings in Jewish Studies (Jerusalem: Hebrew University Magnes Press, 1999), 393-403; Philip S. Alexander, “A Sixtieth Part of Prophecy: The Problem of Continuing Revelation in Judaism,” Word ...
The New Reform Judaism - DigitalCommons@University of
... navigates this journey wisely and astutely. He recognizes the vibrant, dynamic character of Reform but is never an apologist, and he lays out weaknesses and challenges with an admirable forthrightness. Rabbi Kaplan is at his best in describing the difficult task of defining boundaries for modern Re ...
... navigates this journey wisely and astutely. He recognizes the vibrant, dynamic character of Reform but is never an apologist, and he lays out weaknesses and challenges with an admirable forthrightness. Rabbi Kaplan is at his best in describing the difficult task of defining boundaries for modern Re ...
TEFILLAH:PRAYER
... Through the exertions of the TEFILLAH exercise, we build spiritual muscle. The harder a look we take at ourselves, the stronger we become. It is like mountain climbing. It is strenuous. The TEFILLAH tool allows us to match ourselves against who we really want to be. Why Is It an Added Benefit to Pra ...
... Through the exertions of the TEFILLAH exercise, we build spiritual muscle. The harder a look we take at ourselves, the stronger we become. It is like mountain climbing. It is strenuous. The TEFILLAH tool allows us to match ourselves against who we really want to be. Why Is It an Added Benefit to Pra ...
Haredi Construction of Rabbinic Authority: A Case Study
... The specific inclusion of the Synagogue Council of America (SCA) in the ban is extremely important. There were only two Orthodox groups which were part of the SCA: the UOJCA and its rabbinic arm, the RCA. Not one member of the RCA’s Halacha Commission signed the ban, yet if there was any man who cou ...
... The specific inclusion of the Synagogue Council of America (SCA) in the ban is extremely important. There were only two Orthodox groups which were part of the SCA: the UOJCA and its rabbinic arm, the RCA. Not one member of the RCA’s Halacha Commission signed the ban, yet if there was any man who cou ...
The Debate over Mixed Seating in the American Synagogue
... the men perform the ceremonies below. It was the author of Christianity that brought her out of this Egyptian bondage, and put her on an equality with the other sex in civil and religious rites. Hence, have sprung all the civilization, refinement, intelligence and genius of Europe. The Hebrew prays ...
... the men perform the ceremonies below. It was the author of Christianity that brought her out of this Egyptian bondage, and put her on an equality with the other sex in civil and religious rites. Hence, have sprung all the civilization, refinement, intelligence and genius of Europe. The Hebrew prays ...
Great World Religions: Judaism
... Common to these attempts to represent the essence of Judaism is the wish not to go beyond the biblical text itself, by enunciating a more comprehensive and detailed creed. Nevertheless, Judaism has been subjected to a wide variety of post-biblical attempts at isolating what was considered to represe ...
... Common to these attempts to represent the essence of Judaism is the wish not to go beyond the biblical text itself, by enunciating a more comprehensive and detailed creed. Nevertheless, Judaism has been subjected to a wide variety of post-biblical attempts at isolating what was considered to represe ...
KS2 Judaism The Synagogue
... Statutory content from the programme of study for Key Stage 2 and learning objectives for AT1 (learning about religion) and AT2 (learning from religion) a) Features of the synagogue Key learning objectives – to enable pupils to: - develop understanding of the function and significance of the synagog ...
... Statutory content from the programme of study for Key Stage 2 and learning objectives for AT1 (learning about religion) and AT2 (learning from religion) a) Features of the synagogue Key learning objectives – to enable pupils to: - develop understanding of the function and significance of the synagog ...
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 ...
*TRADITION, JUDAISM, AND THE JEWISH RELIGIONƒ *IN
... deferred to communal and familial custom, no longer do so. The classic anecdote, in this regard, and my colleague Menachem Friedman vouches for its authenticity, is the refusal of the grandson of the preeminent rabbinical sage of two generations ago, the Hafetz Haim, to offer the benediction over wi ...
... deferred to communal and familial custom, no longer do so. The classic anecdote, in this regard, and my colleague Menachem Friedman vouches for its authenticity, is the refusal of the grandson of the preeminent rabbinical sage of two generations ago, the Hafetz Haim, to offer the benediction over wi ...
Denominations in Judaism
... Jerusalem, already bustling with dozens of people studying, snacking, and pacing in anticipation. Like me, they were bound for the Western Wall for the traditional daybreak service to celebrate God's handing down of the Torah to Moses. It was my first trip to Israel and I had been advised not to mi ...
... Jerusalem, already bustling with dozens of people studying, snacking, and pacing in anticipation. Like me, they were bound for the Western Wall for the traditional daybreak service to celebrate God's handing down of the Torah to Moses. It was my first trip to Israel and I had been advised not to mi ...
European Union for Progressive Judaism
... 5777 brings challenges 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 l ...
... 5777 brings challenges 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 l ...
Independent minyan
Independent minyan is a term that describes a number of lay-led Jewish worship and study communities that have developed independently of established denominational and synagogue structures within the organized Jewish community. Some began in the late 1990s and most since the year 2000, though some are several decades older. These new groups often combine a commitment to halakha/Jewish law with egalitarianism, and strive to create worship services where traditional prayer can become ""spiritual experiences.""The name, minyan, comes from the Hebrew word (מנין) for the prayer quorum traditionally required for a full Jewish prayer service.