Oral Tradition in the Writings of Rabbinic Oral Torah
... and mnemonically grounded literary culture of medieval Christian or Muslim scribes, authors, and readers will find a familiar picture among their Rabbinic contemporaries. But our primary concern in this essay is not with the oral life of the medieval Rabbinic codex (although we will touch upon it). ...
... and mnemonically grounded literary culture of medieval Christian or Muslim scribes, authors, and readers will find a familiar picture among their Rabbinic contemporaries. But our primary concern in this essay is not with the oral life of the medieval Rabbinic codex (although we will touch upon it). ...
Rambam`s Historical Approach to the Laws of Conversion By Juan
... The importance of the rambam’s support lies not only in his weight as a halakhic authority in his own right, but also because rabbi yosef Karo’s Shulhan Arukh quotes his opinion almost verbatim,4 thus canonizing it -in the eyes of many- as the final word in halakhah. The view of the rambam, although ...
... The importance of the rambam’s support lies not only in his weight as a halakhic authority in his own right, but also because rabbi yosef Karo’s Shulhan Arukh quotes his opinion almost verbatim,4 thus canonizing it -in the eyes of many- as the final word in halakhah. The view of the rambam, although ...
Marriage and Sexuality
... There is more focus on questioning of traditional marriage values and, particularly, monogamous relationships in the chapter on Erica Jong‟s Fear of Flying. The issues of personal and sexual autonomy and possibilities for self-development and change are central to the discussion of marriage and sexu ...
... There is more focus on questioning of traditional marriage values and, particularly, monogamous relationships in the chapter on Erica Jong‟s Fear of Flying. The issues of personal and sexual autonomy and possibilities for self-development and change are central to the discussion of marriage and sexu ...
Karaite Judaism Brief History Karaite Judaism truly began with the
... resistance leader, Abu Isa al-Isfahani, led an army of Jews against the Muslim government. However all attempts to cast off the Rabbinate rulers failed. ...
... resistance leader, Abu Isa al-Isfahani, led an army of Jews against the Muslim government. However all attempts to cast off the Rabbinate rulers failed. ...
Judaism`s Strange Gods
... saw themselves as faithful Jews simply following Jewish teachings. In fact, the first main dispute in the Christian church was whether non-Jews, the Gentiles, could even be a part of Christianity! "Christianity self-consciously saw itself as the continuing outgrowth, the fulfillment, of true Judaism ...
... saw themselves as faithful Jews simply following Jewish teachings. In fact, the first main dispute in the Christian church was whether non-Jews, the Gentiles, could even be a part of Christianity! "Christianity self-consciously saw itself as the continuing outgrowth, the fulfillment, of true Judaism ...
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 ...
Conservative Judaism and Homosexuality: Understanding the New
... It is possible to reject the claim of a constituent without expelling the constituent from the halakhists' constituency. There are many issues concerning which certain constituents have very strong feelings. They, too, expect the halakhists to listen carefully and attentively, and to decide the issu ...
... It is possible to reject the claim of a constituent without expelling the constituent from the halakhists' constituency. There are many issues concerning which certain constituents have very strong feelings. They, too, expect the halakhists to listen carefully and attentively, and to decide the issu ...
AN ANTHROPOLOGY FOR THE FAMILY LAW OF INDIS
... “humanized” legal system will allow man to “affirm[] himself because he is anchored in the most profound demands of his nature.”5 My own article will pursue Cardinal Trujillo’s suggestion to find a more solid anthropological basis for that portion of United States family law treating the indis/solub ...
... “humanized” legal system will allow man to “affirm[] himself because he is anchored in the most profound demands of his nature.”5 My own article will pursue Cardinal Trujillo’s suggestion to find a more solid anthropological basis for that portion of United States family law treating the indis/solub ...
Continuity and Change in Rabbinic Judaism
... and prohibitions that are nowhere to be found in the Bible. Put bluntly, some biblical commandments do not seem to be kept at all, while other rules, which do not appear in the Bible, are scrupulously observed. The solution to this ostensible paradox is found in the interpretive process that began t ...
... and prohibitions that are nowhere to be found in the Bible. Put bluntly, some biblical commandments do not seem to be kept at all, while other rules, which do not appear in the Bible, are scrupulously observed. The solution to this ostensible paradox is found in the interpretive process that began t ...
Brief for Robert P. George, Sherif Girgis, and Ryan T. Anderson in
... relationships itself does not do this, but redefining marriage in the public mind does. And undermining the norms of marriage will in turn damage the many cultural and political goods that draw the law into the marriage business. We list them in summary form here. Real marital fulfillment. To form a ...
... relationships itself does not do this, but redefining marriage in the public mind does. And undermining the norms of marriage will in turn damage the many cultural and political goods that draw the law into the marriage business. We list them in summary form here. Real marital fulfillment. To form a ...
Interrupting Auschwitz
... 1) Regarding the doctrine of “an eye for an eye” Levinas writes: “The Doctors of the Talmud anticipated modern scruples: eye for eye means a fine. “But” as he continues, “yes eye for an eye. Neither all eternity, nor all the money in the world, can heal the outrage done to man. It is a disfigurement o ...
... 1) Regarding the doctrine of “an eye for an eye” Levinas writes: “The Doctors of the Talmud anticipated modern scruples: eye for eye means a fine. “But” as he continues, “yes eye for an eye. Neither all eternity, nor all the money in the world, can heal the outrage done to man. It is a disfigurement o ...
Oral Law 2 - Beth David Messianic Congregation
... “The rise of the rabbinic form of Judaism, with its detailed emphasis on Jewish law and ritual on the one hand, and its ability to adapt and develop on the other, was no accident. Judaism needed just such a combination of qualities to provide both constancy and responsiveness. The concep ...
... “The rise of the rabbinic form of Judaism, with its detailed emphasis on Jewish law and ritual on the one hand, and its ability to adapt and develop on the other, was no accident. Judaism needed just such a combination of qualities to provide both constancy and responsiveness. The concep ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
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? ...
... • 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? ...
RLST 124I: Varieties of Ancient Judaism
... Mishnah (circa 200): literally, “repetition”; collection of legalistic rulings based on the Torah Tosefta (circa 250): literally, “supplement”; an expanded version of the Mishnah that did not enjoy the same authority Palestinian Talmud (Yerushalmi circa 450); Babylonian Talmud (Bavli circa 550): lit ...
... Mishnah (circa 200): literally, “repetition”; collection of legalistic rulings based on the Torah Tosefta (circa 250): literally, “supplement”; an expanded version of the Mishnah that did not enjoy the same authority Palestinian Talmud (Yerushalmi circa 450); Babylonian Talmud (Bavli circa 550): lit ...
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 ...
Reform Judaism: Unity Among Diversity
... traditional Jewish beliefs and practices. Orthodox Judaism: …has held fast to such practices as daily worship, dietary laws (kashruth), 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 ...
... traditional Jewish beliefs and practices. Orthodox Judaism: …has held fast to such practices as daily worship, dietary laws (kashruth), 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 ...
Professional Learning Paper about Judaism
... that practitioners can answer all of the following questions now; rather, these should guide practitioners through reflecting on and evaluating their own knowledge and understanding, and the learning and teaching that results from it. This should support practitioners in planning and delivering high ...
... that practitioners can answer all of the following questions now; rather, these should guide practitioners through reflecting on and evaluating their own knowledge and understanding, and the learning and teaching that results from it. This should support practitioners in planning and delivering high ...
Hellenism in Jewish Babylonia - Near Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley.
... in part to the story of the alleged School of the Persians at Edessa as the origin for the School of Nisibis.25 The new institution and the new form of study as well as the new text all hang together on this theory. The hypothesization of the crucial role of the late redactors, these anonymous “Stam ...
... in part to the story of the alleged School of the Persians at Edessa as the origin for the School of Nisibis.25 The new institution and the new form of study as well as the new text all hang together on this theory. The hypothesization of the crucial role of the late redactors, these anonymous “Stam ...
16 - The Rabbinical Assembly
... which derive from those goals. It helps to make sexual activity not just a source of pleasure, but part of a meaningful life. 2. The human being as an integrated whole. Many people in our time think of sex as a distinct area of life, separate from the rest of what we think, feel, and do. Thinking ab ...
... which derive from those goals. It helps to make sexual activity not just a source of pleasure, but part of a meaningful life. 2. The human being as an integrated whole. Many people in our time think of sex as a distinct area of life, separate from the rest of what we think, feel, and do. Thinking ab ...
The Making of the Mishnah and the Talmud
... called the oral law. At some point between the later first century b.c.e. and the first century c.e., the notion began to be expressed that the oral law, along with the written, had been given at Sinai. This development has been explained by some scholars as the result of a desire on the part of the r ...
... called the oral law. At some point between the later first century b.c.e. and the first century c.e., the notion began to be expressed that the oral law, along with the written, had been given at Sinai. This development has been explained by some scholars as the result of a desire on the part of the r ...
I Am a Reform Jew Because - Westchester Reform Temple
... educational tool for religious understanding and that the essence of Jewish education is Jewish ethics. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Geiger threatened the Jewish status quo. Consequently, he was revered by his followers and reviled by his foes. He believed in religious evolu ...
... educational tool for religious understanding and that the essence of Jewish education is Jewish ethics. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Geiger threatened the Jewish status quo. Consequently, he was revered by his followers and reviled by his foes. He believed in religious evolu ...
Judaic Perspectives on Pornography
... These definitions of the obscene moralize and politicize pornography, respectively. Moreover, they preclude an honest evaluation of how por‑ nography is obscene and whether it deserves regulation. And such defi‑ nitions would hamper an honest examination of these questions from a Judaic perspective. ...
... These definitions of the obscene moralize and politicize pornography, respectively. Moreover, they preclude an honest evaluation of how por‑ nography is obscene and whether it deserves regulation. And such defi‑ nitions would hamper an honest examination of these questions from a Judaic perspective. ...
(2014) Conservative Judaism_Vol 1_pg 577 to 587
... committee has permitted a range of practices in a given area, the rabbi of the individual congregation may choose any of the approved practices for his synagogue. However, in several boundary-marking issues, the committee has moved that its positions be adopted as Standards of Rabbinic Practice by t ...
... committee has permitted a range of practices in a given area, the rabbi of the individual congregation may choose any of the approved practices for his synagogue. However, in several boundary-marking issues, the committee has moved that its positions be adopted as Standards of Rabbinic Practice by t ...
Jewish views on marriage
In traditional Judaism, marriage is viewed as a contractual bond commanded by God in which a man and a woman come together to create a relationship in which God is directly involved. (Deut. 24:1) Though procreation is not the sole purpose, a Jewish marriage is traditionally expected to fulfill the commandment to have children. (Gen. 1:28) In this view, marriage is understood to mean that the husband and wife are merging into a single soul, which is why a man is considered ""incomplete"" if he is not married, as his soul is only one part of a larger whole that remains to be unified. However, some Jewish denominations such as Reconstructionist, Reform and Conservative Judaism recognize same-sex marriage and deemphasize procreation, focusing on marriage as a bond between a couple.