Fordham Urban Law Journal
... beth din proceedings, the specialized knowledge possessed by the arbitrator is knowledge of halacha. 7 Beth din decisions could become legally binding and enforceable by the secular courts if the parties were asked to sign an arbitration agreement enabling the beth din to decide their dispute.8 The ...
... beth din proceedings, the specialized knowledge possessed by the arbitrator is knowledge of halacha. 7 Beth din decisions could become legally binding and enforceable by the secular courts if the parties were asked to sign an arbitration agreement enabling the beth din to decide their dispute.8 The ...
Nathan Glazer`s American Judaism
... of religion. The University of Chicago scholar of religion Martin Marty, who has taught American religious history since the early 1960s, calls Glazer’s book ‘‘the most ‘used’ semi-popular book on American Judaism in its time.’’16 In 1987, the historian Edwin S. Gaustad, who taught at a liberal arts ...
... of religion. The University of Chicago scholar of religion Martin Marty, who has taught American religious history since the early 1960s, calls Glazer’s book ‘‘the most ‘used’ semi-popular book on American Judaism in its time.’’16 In 1987, the historian Edwin S. Gaustad, who taught at a liberal arts ...
Judaism`s Strange Gods
... and Christianity...One of the best ways of beginning to think about the nature of Christianity is to think of it in the light of Judaism. "Today, we so often think of Judaism and Christianity as two distinct religions, almost like Buddhism and Islam. But early Christianity never saw itself in that w ...
... and Christianity...One of the best ways of beginning to think about the nature of Christianity is to think of it in the light of Judaism. "Today, we so often think of Judaism and Christianity as two distinct religions, almost like Buddhism and Islam. But early Christianity never saw itself in that w ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
Lecture notes
... What is the Mishnah? The first rabbinic book, produced in Hebrew in the land of Israel, ca. 200 CE, a large and wide ranging anthology of statements and discussions on law, practice, ritual, custom, etc., topically arranged. The Mishnah should not be confused with midrash; the Mishnah in literary fo ...
... What is the Mishnah? The first rabbinic book, produced in Hebrew in the land of Israel, ca. 200 CE, a large and wide ranging anthology of statements and discussions on law, practice, ritual, custom, etc., topically arranged. The Mishnah should not be confused with midrash; the Mishnah in literary fo ...
Haredi Construction of Rabbinic Authority: A Case Study
... the law of our sacred Torah to participate with them either as an individual or as an organized communal body. May the Almighty have mercy on His people and close the breaches [in Torah life] and may we be worthy of the elevation of the glory of our sacred Torah and our people Israel. 7 The specifi ...
... the law of our sacred Torah to participate with them either as an individual or as an organized communal body. May the Almighty have mercy on His people and close the breaches [in Torah life] and may we be worthy of the elevation of the glory of our sacred Torah and our people Israel. 7 The specifi ...
Text - Association of Jewish Libraries
... to the larger public in 1934 was “Judaism as a Civilization.” In over 600 pages, Kaplan provides a comprehensive exposition of his ideology. Judaism must be interpreted in the light of 20th century thought and regarded as a complete evolving civilization, with the Jewish religion as only one compone ...
... to the larger public in 1934 was “Judaism as a Civilization.” In over 600 pages, Kaplan provides a comprehensive exposition of his ideology. Judaism must be interpreted in the light of 20th century thought and regarded as a complete evolving civilization, with the Jewish religion as only one compone ...
sample - Digital Summer
... have responded to issues of the social order of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Among other twentieth-century Judaisms, we chose the most acutely contemporary of them all, generally called “New Age Judaism,” different in its media of expression from Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative Judaism, ...
... have responded to issues of the social order of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Among other twentieth-century Judaisms, we chose the most acutely contemporary of them all, generally called “New Age Judaism,” different in its media of expression from Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative Judaism, ...
jewish concepts
... those who had been defiled by contact with death . The color red, being the color of blood, may have been the token of life . The paschal lamb could be eaten on the first night of Passover only by those who had been purified from their defilement . Hence, the Torah section on the red heifer is read ...
... those who had been defiled by contact with death . The color red, being the color of blood, may have been the token of life . The paschal lamb could be eaten on the first night of Passover only by those who had been purified from their defilement . Hence, the Torah section on the red heifer is read ...
Building our Judaism
... In 1873, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise founded the central body of the Reform Movement in North America, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, or UAHC. Now known as the Union for Reform Judaism, or URJ, the Union is the congregational arm of the Reform Movement. Its "primary mission is to create and ...
... In 1873, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise founded the central body of the Reform Movement in North America, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, or UAHC. Now known as the Union for Reform Judaism, or URJ, the Union is the congregational arm of the Reform Movement. Its "primary mission is to create and ...
The New Reform Judaism - [email protected] of
... This move did not mean that I believed in Orthodoxy; in fact, I have spent decades trying to reconcile my desire for an intense form of religious practice with a scholarly theoretical framework. In my senior year in high school, we had friends in Connecticut whose daughter had married a yeshiva boc ...
... This move did not mean that I believed in Orthodoxy; in fact, I have spent decades trying to reconcile my desire for an intense form of religious practice with a scholarly theoretical framework. In my senior year in high school, we had friends in Connecticut whose daughter had married a yeshiva boc ...
amrel hist7-2
... maintain validity of Jewish law (Halakah = “path” – process of interpretation) Mitzvah = biblical or rabbinic injunctions (613 traditional total) in Torah and also large number in Talmud (oral laws) Orthodox Jews hold these are God-given laws which regulate life Conservative Jews hold Halakah ...
... maintain validity of Jewish law (Halakah = “path” – process of interpretation) Mitzvah = biblical or rabbinic injunctions (613 traditional total) in Torah and also large number in Talmud (oral laws) Orthodox Jews hold these are God-given laws which regulate life Conservative Jews hold Halakah ...
the acceptance of the convert based on leviticus 19
... Israel? The sages quote from the Torah "you [plural]." This refers to wherever you are. Therefore, why does it say "your (plural) land"? This phrase comes to teach us that we need to bring proof of conversion. 2. The Torah says you are not to maltreat him (19:33), which means that you should not say ...
... Israel? The sages quote from the Torah "you [plural]." This refers to wherever you are. Therefore, why does it say "your (plural) land"? This phrase comes to teach us that we need to bring proof of conversion. 2. The Torah says you are not to maltreat him (19:33), which means that you should not say ...
Spring 2014 - Society for Classical Reform Judaism
... developments over the past forty years. In the spirit of Classical Reform, this Haggadah is conceived to be used as a forthrightly and primarily English language experience- with all of the major Hebrew texts included in transliteration, and accompanied by versions of the most popular holiday songs ...
... developments over the past forty years. In the spirit of Classical Reform, this Haggadah is conceived to be used as a forthrightly and primarily English language experience- with all of the major Hebrew texts included in transliteration, and accompanied by versions of the most popular holiday songs ...
a new kind of judaism
... the clear understanding that it was to be vested exclusively in the Davidic dynasty, and that its incumbents were to reign only by divine consent and in God's name; if they failed to act accordingly, prophets would reprimand them, and if they still failed, dire consequences would follow for the enti ...
... the clear understanding that it was to be vested exclusively in the Davidic dynasty, and that its incumbents were to reign only by divine consent and in God's name; if they failed to act accordingly, prophets would reprimand them, and if they still failed, dire consequences would follow for the enti ...
Denominations in Judaism
... 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 miss the experience, in part for its tableau of faith in an ancient place and in part f ...
... 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 miss the experience, in part for its tableau of faith in an ancient place and in part f ...
Rambam`s Historical Approach to the Laws of Conversion By Juan
... the Talmudic and rabbinic corpus. concerning the puzzling leniency of the rambam in matters of giyyur, the tension stems from the internal differences among the suggyot from which the rambam builds his approach to this topic which cover almost the entire rabbinic corpus on the issue.9 By taking a cl ...
... the Talmudic and rabbinic corpus. concerning the puzzling leniency of the rambam in matters of giyyur, the tension stems from the internal differences among the suggyot from which the rambam builds his approach to this topic which cover almost the entire rabbinic corpus on the issue.9 By taking a cl ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
Professional Learning Paper about Judaism
... (CLPL) in Religious and Moral Education specifically in relation to teaching about Judaism. This paper has been produced collaboratively by Education Scotland and the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities to support practitioners developing and deepening their knowledge and understanding of Judaism ...
... (CLPL) in Religious and Moral Education specifically in relation to teaching about Judaism. This paper has been produced collaboratively by Education Scotland and the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities to support practitioners developing and deepening their knowledge and understanding of Judaism ...
Re-Enchanted Judaism - LCJE – North America
... The Jewish Renewal Movement Zalman Schachter-Shalomi immigrated to the United States in 1941 and was ordained as a Chabad rabbi, a Hassidic proselytizing sect. In the 1960’s, he was sent to reach unaffiliated Jewish students on American college campuses. Schachter-Shalomi immersed himself in the cou ...
... The Jewish Renewal Movement Zalman Schachter-Shalomi immigrated to the United States in 1941 and was ordained as a Chabad rabbi, a Hassidic proselytizing sect. In the 1960’s, he was sent to reach unaffiliated Jewish students on American college campuses. Schachter-Shalomi immersed himself in the cou ...
Lader Reform Judaism
... paved the way for Reform Judaism. Haskalah, a term that refers to the Jewish Enlightenment, advocated adopting values that Jewish communities up until that point had previously avoided, such as secular education and better assimilation into European society. The majority of Jews lived in metropolit ...
... paved the way for Reform Judaism. Haskalah, a term that refers to the Jewish Enlightenment, advocated adopting values that Jewish communities up until that point had previously avoided, such as secular education and better assimilation into European society. The majority of Jews lived in metropolit ...
Conservative Judaism 101
... Halakhic approach. The Conservative movement, unlike the Reform or Reconstructionist, considers itself still bound by/to Halakha (or Jewish Law). Unlike most of the Orthodox world, however, the Conservative movement also maintains that Halakha can be adapted or changed over time based on societal ne ...
... Halakhic approach. The Conservative movement, unlike the Reform or Reconstructionist, considers itself still bound by/to Halakha (or Jewish Law). Unlike most of the Orthodox world, however, the Conservative movement also maintains that Halakha can be adapted or changed over time based on societal ne ...
(2014) Conservative Judaism_Vol 1_pg 577 to 587
... (without outlining a specific version that must be accepted) and affirm the existence of a covenant between God and the Jewish people that binds them to the 613 mitzvoth, or commandments, listed in the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible). Along with ethical precepts, the mitzvoth includ ...
... (without outlining a specific version that must be accepted) and affirm the existence of a covenant between God and the Jewish people that binds them to the 613 mitzvoth, or commandments, listed in the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible). Along with ethical precepts, the mitzvoth includ ...
affirmations liberal judaism - Wessex Liberal Jewish Community
... tradition should be transmitted within the framework of modern thinking and morality; it is to live according to the prophetic ideal of doing justice, loving kindness and walking humbly with God. In the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and in Luxembourg, there are over thirty Liberal and Prog ...
... tradition should be transmitted within the framework of modern thinking and morality; it is to live according to the prophetic ideal of doing justice, loving kindness and walking humbly with God. In the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and in Luxembourg, there are over thirty Liberal and Prog ...
Introduction to Judaism
... • How/when do certain texts become “scripture” or canonized ? • How does the process of interpretation work in Judaism? Lecture 1 ...
... • How/when do certain texts become “scripture” or canonized ? • How does the process of interpretation work in Judaism? Lecture 1 ...
Conversion to Judaism
Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew: גיור, giyur) is a formal act undertaken by a non-Jewish person who wishes to be recognized as a full member of a Jewish community. A Jewish conversion is normally a religious act and usually an expression of association with the Jewish people and, sometimes, the Land of Israel. A formal conversion is also sometimes undertaken to remove any doubt as to the Jewishness of a person who wishes to be considered a Jew.The procedure for conversion depends on the sponsoring denomination, and depends on meeting the requirements for a conversion to that religious or non-religious branch or denomination. A conversion in accordance with the process of a denomination is not a guarantee of recognition by another denomination.In some cases, a person may forgo a formal conversion to Judaism and adopt some or all beliefs and practices of Judaism. However, without a formal conversion, many highly observant Jews will reject a convert's Jewish status.There are some groups that have adopted Jewish customs and practices. For example, in Russia the Subbotniks have adopted most aspects of Judaism without formal conversion to Judaism. However, if Subbotniks, or anyone without a formal conversion, wish to marry into a traditional Jewish community or immigrate to Israel, they must have a formal conversion.