5760 - Nitzavim-Va`yelech
... synagogue, but the impressions he retained maintained him as a youth in his determination to study and become an illustrious rabbi. And in this way, his mother received her proper reward. Thus, the young children brought to the event may not have understood what was said, but they would be inspired ...
... synagogue, but the impressions he retained maintained him as a youth in his determination to study and become an illustrious rabbi. And in this way, his mother received her proper reward. Thus, the young children brought to the event may not have understood what was said, but they would be inspired ...
Revelation and Tradition as Religious Categories in
... the revelation. In the process, the original meaning of revelation as a unique, positively established, and clearly delineated realm of propositions is put in doubt-and thus a development as fruitful as it is unpredictable begins which is highly instructive for the religious problematic of the conce ...
... the revelation. In the process, the original meaning of revelation as a unique, positively established, and clearly delineated realm of propositions is put in doubt-and thus a development as fruitful as it is unpredictable begins which is highly instructive for the religious problematic of the conce ...
and Print - Nanuet Hebrew Center
... times boys and men in our building wear a head-covering, which is called a kippah or yarmulke. This practice is based upon teachings in the Talmud, which is the Code of Jewish Law: “Cover your head, so that the reverence of Heaven be upon you,” and “It is a custom not to walk under the heavens bareh ...
... times boys and men in our building wear a head-covering, which is called a kippah or yarmulke. This practice is based upon teachings in the Talmud, which is the Code of Jewish Law: “Cover your head, so that the reverence of Heaven be upon you,” and “It is a custom not to walk under the heavens bareh ...
Maimonides` Mishneh Torah
... of practical Judaism until the present day. By accomplishing this and yet, on the other hand, merely reconciling Judaism with the ideas from without, rather than developing it creatively from within, and by the way in which he effected this reconciliation, he gave rise to all the good that followed— ...
... of practical Judaism until the present day. By accomplishing this and yet, on the other hand, merely reconciling Judaism with the ideas from without, rather than developing it creatively from within, and by the way in which he effected this reconciliation, he gave rise to all the good that followed— ...
Strengthening Our Belief in Hashem and His Beautiful Torah – Part
... Jewish philosophy, I deeply respect to philosophic discourse. However, one does not use philosophic reasoning to arrive at the most important decisions in life such as choosing a spouse, career, place to live, physician or financial investment. Instead, one uses intuition, common sense and experienc ...
... Jewish philosophy, I deeply respect to philosophic discourse. However, one does not use philosophic reasoning to arrive at the most important decisions in life such as choosing a spouse, career, place to live, physician or financial investment. Instead, one uses intuition, common sense and experienc ...
Shavuos 2011 - Chabad-Lubavitch of Wisconsin
... On the sixth day of Sivan, G-d pronounced the Ten Commandments before the entire Jewish people. Following the receiving of the Ten Commandments, Moses ascended Mount Sinai and was there for forty days and nights. He learned every aspect of Torah with all its levels of application. This includes all ...
... On the sixth day of Sivan, G-d pronounced the Ten Commandments before the entire Jewish people. Following the receiving of the Ten Commandments, Moses ascended Mount Sinai and was there for forty days and nights. He learned every aspect of Torah with all its levels of application. This includes all ...
A New Look at the Torah and the LAW of God
... of the Hebrew language, and to make fun of anyone who thought Hebrew to be any different than any other language. Dale Hampton never made any distinction between Jewish and Gentile usages and cultures. He said all languages are the same -- a language is only a language. I instantly recognized that t ...
... of the Hebrew language, and to make fun of anyone who thought Hebrew to be any different than any other language. Dale Hampton never made any distinction between Jewish and Gentile usages and cultures. He said all languages are the same -- a language is only a language. I instantly recognized that t ...
It is ironic that Shavuot is such a little-known holiday
... Those who study all night then say the morning prayers at the earliest permitted time – thus expressing the enthusiasm of the Jewish people to receive the Torah. Most synagogues and yeshivot will organize special classes and lectures throughout the night of Shavuot. At synagogue services on Shavuot ...
... Those who study all night then say the morning prayers at the earliest permitted time – thus expressing the enthusiasm of the Jewish people to receive the Torah. Most synagogues and yeshivot will organize special classes and lectures throughout the night of Shavuot. At synagogue services on Shavuot ...
Reasons and Seasons to Celebrate
... Harvest festival during which some families eat meals in their sukkah, an outdoor structure through which you can see the stars Explore: Building a sukkah or even just eating outside ...
... Harvest festival during which some families eat meals in their sukkah, an outdoor structure through which you can see the stars Explore: Building a sukkah or even just eating outside ...
Parshat Behar-Behukotai
... Many hippie leaning Jews sought out mystical connections to the universe in Eastern and nativist religions but I’ve been inspired by how Judaism responds to the physical cycles of earth, sun and moon as fundamental in our religious observance. The Jubilee is the longest cosmic cycle observed by Juda ...
... Many hippie leaning Jews sought out mystical connections to the universe in Eastern and nativist religions but I’ve been inspired by how Judaism responds to the physical cycles of earth, sun and moon as fundamental in our religious observance. The Jubilee is the longest cosmic cycle observed by Juda ...
Of Names and Places
... – it will often have a participle, as in l'haktir laShem. In our minds, l'haktir means to sacrifice, or to offer, and of course one does not sacrifice nottar; one gets rid of it. Similarly, no one would describe what we do to chametz in two weeks as haktara, precisely because it has no positive aspe ...
... – it will often have a participle, as in l'haktir laShem. In our minds, l'haktir means to sacrifice, or to offer, and of course one does not sacrifice nottar; one gets rid of it. Similarly, no one would describe what we do to chametz in two weeks as haktara, precisely because it has no positive aspe ...
Power Point Show
... What makes the Jewish approach to nature most distinctive is the links it establishes between the human treatment of God’s earth and social justice. Land-owners have the moral and religious obligation to support those who do not own land, by giving them parts of the land’s produce—the corner of the ...
... What makes the Jewish approach to nature most distinctive is the links it establishes between the human treatment of God’s earth and social justice. Land-owners have the moral and religious obligation to support those who do not own land, by giving them parts of the land’s produce—the corner of the ...
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 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 ...
Pesach 5777
... Jerusalem. But for the majority who start right into Chapter 37 (including both Hertz and Etz Hayim), even this connection is lacking. There is a fascinating discussion in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 92b) about Ezekiel’s vision – was he describing something he actually saw or was it a vision, to be expla ...
... Jerusalem. But for the majority who start right into Chapter 37 (including both Hertz and Etz Hayim), even this connection is lacking. There is a fascinating discussion in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 92b) about Ezekiel’s vision – was he describing something he actually saw or was it a vision, to be expla ...
In what sense is Purim different than other days?
... The nature of the festival of Purim and its meaning has always been something that requires deep study. In a number of Midrashim, Purim is attributed a level of significance beyond what we might have expected. In Midrash Shochar Tov on Mishlei 9 (Source #1) it says: All of the festivals will become ...
... The nature of the festival of Purim and its meaning has always been something that requires deep study. In a number of Midrashim, Purim is attributed a level of significance beyond what we might have expected. In Midrash Shochar Tov on Mishlei 9 (Source #1) it says: All of the festivals will become ...
Look - Diocese of Leeds
... Re-cap the story of creation Remember that after God created the world he stopped on the seventh day (Shabbat means stopped) Read story from HIA p322 Discuss the story and show pictures of a Shabbat meal. Continue to read stories on p323&324 point out how all the family prepare for the special meal. ...
... Re-cap the story of creation Remember that after God created the world he stopped on the seventh day (Shabbat means stopped) Read story from HIA p322 Discuss the story and show pictures of a Shabbat meal. Continue to read stories on p323&324 point out how all the family prepare for the special meal. ...
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Principles of Judaism - Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
... Hillel here, is Hillel here?' Thereupon he robed and went out to him, saying, 'My son, what do you require?' 'I have a question to ask,' said he. 'Ask, my son,' he prompted. Thereupon he asked: 'Why are the heads of the Babylonians round?’ 'My son, you have asked a great question,' replied he: 'beca ...
... Hillel here, is Hillel here?' Thereupon he robed and went out to him, saying, 'My son, what do you require?' 'I have a question to ask,' said he. 'Ask, my son,' he prompted. Thereupon he asked: 'Why are the heads of the Babylonians round?’ 'My son, you have asked a great question,' replied he: 'beca ...
Secular Studies
... This was the miracle of the oil. Although the Jewish people were impure and defiled by Greek Hellenism, they found the essence of G-dliness within themselves which could be defiled, and with it illuminated the rest of their identity. 5 Notwithstanding the negative effects of secular sciences, Tanya6 ...
... This was the miracle of the oil. Although the Jewish people were impure and defiled by Greek Hellenism, they found the essence of G-dliness within themselves which could be defiled, and with it illuminated the rest of their identity. 5 Notwithstanding the negative effects of secular sciences, Tanya6 ...
Shavuot - Bnei Akiva UK
... Shavuot is known as the time when we received the Torah but this cannot be found in the Torah In contrast to Pesach and Succot Shavuot is not given a specific date Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cordoza explains this is to teach that the Torah and giving of the Torah is not meant to be ‘remembered and relived’ ...
... Shavuot is known as the time when we received the Torah but this cannot be found in the Torah In contrast to Pesach and Succot Shavuot is not given a specific date Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cordoza explains this is to teach that the Torah and giving of the Torah is not meant to be ‘remembered and relived’ ...
Revelation - Valley Beit Midrash
... are not a human invention. That is why we call the Torah torat emet. The Torah's truth is both theoretical and practical, that is, it teaches us about God and about our role in His world. As such, we reject relativism, which denies any objective source of authoritative truth. We also reject funda ...
... are not a human invention. That is why we call the Torah torat emet. The Torah's truth is both theoretical and practical, that is, it teaches us about God and about our role in His world. As such, we reject relativism, which denies any objective source of authoritative truth. We also reject funda ...
Shavuot: - InterfaithFamily
... emulate this tradition with all-night study sessions, taking turns reading from the Torah and teaching each other until dawn. This ritual is called tikkun leil Shavuot (literally “healing for Shavuot night,” it is known as a “night of learning [for Shavuot]”). Families can replicate this custom and ...
... emulate this tradition with all-night study sessions, taking turns reading from the Torah and teaching each other until dawn. This ritual is called tikkun leil Shavuot (literally “healing for Shavuot night,” it is known as a “night of learning [for Shavuot]”). Families can replicate this custom and ...
Shavuot - InterfaithFamily
... emulate this tradition with all-night study sessions, taking turns reading from the Torah and teaching each other until dawn. This ritual is called tikkun leil Shavuot (literally “healing for Shavuot night,” it is known as a “night of learning [for Shavuot]”). Families can replicate this custom and ...
... emulate this tradition with all-night study sessions, taking turns reading from the Torah and teaching each other until dawn. This ritual is called tikkun leil Shavuot (literally “healing for Shavuot night,” it is known as a “night of learning [for Shavuot]”). Families can replicate this custom and ...
Small Tastings of Torah, Judaism and Spirituality
... knocking over the entire tray tea glasses and all. While he apologized profusely, at the end of the day it was just a few tea glasses…. A few days later upon returning from his weekend leave, this same soldier sought out the Arab man who had brought us tea the week before and gave him… a brand new s ...
... knocking over the entire tray tea glasses and all. While he apologized profusely, at the end of the day it was just a few tea glasses…. A few days later upon returning from his weekend leave, this same soldier sought out the Arab man who had brought us tea the week before and gave him… a brand new s ...