Midrashim - The Kohelet Prize
... The great Talmudic sage Hillel was born in Babylonia in the first century BCE. As a young man he came to the Holy Land to study Torah at the feet of the sages of Jerusalem. He was initially a very poor, but brilliant student, and became a famous Torah scholar and eventually the Nasi (president) of t ...
... The great Talmudic sage Hillel was born in Babylonia in the first century BCE. As a young man he came to the Holy Land to study Torah at the feet of the sages of Jerusalem. He was initially a very poor, but brilliant student, and became a famous Torah scholar and eventually the Nasi (president) of t ...
RESOURCES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING JUDAISM
... Mezuzah, in Hebrew, means "doorpost". However, in today’s Modern Hebrew, as well as in other languages, it is more widely used to refer to the covered scroll parchment that Jews fix on their doorposts, as the Torah explicitly commands to do. This parchment contains a number of Biblical verses that l ...
... Mezuzah, in Hebrew, means "doorpost". However, in today’s Modern Hebrew, as well as in other languages, it is more widely used to refer to the covered scroll parchment that Jews fix on their doorposts, as the Torah explicitly commands to do. This parchment contains a number of Biblical verses that l ...
First-century Judaism(s) - Greek Language and Linguistics
... 4. Which of the following best expresses the attitude of most Jewish religious groups at the time of Jesus toward the biblical promise of a land for God’s people? a. Most Jewish groups thought that while God did promise land to the Jewish people, that promise was no longer valid because the people h ...
... 4. Which of the following best expresses the attitude of most Jewish religious groups at the time of Jesus toward the biblical promise of a land for God’s people? a. Most Jewish groups thought that while God did promise land to the Jewish people, that promise was no longer valid because the people h ...
Rabbi Burton L
... Their entire discussions, from the presentation of the case through every detailed exposition to the final majority and minority decision were recorded – just as the entire proceedings of the U.S. Supreme Court is stenographically recorded and published annually. And the totality of these rabbis dis ...
... Their entire discussions, from the presentation of the case through every detailed exposition to the final majority and minority decision were recorded – just as the entire proceedings of the U.S. Supreme Court is stenographically recorded and published annually. And the totality of these rabbis dis ...
Simchat Torah - faithtutorials.co.uk
... learning new truths from G-d. This activity introduces the festival of Simchat Torah and invites students to consider what teaching they live by. Activity Explanation The Torah is a collection of 5 books; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It tells the story of the Jewish people an ...
... learning new truths from G-d. This activity introduces the festival of Simchat Torah and invites students to consider what teaching they live by. Activity Explanation The Torah is a collection of 5 books; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It tells the story of the Jewish people an ...
torah_sermons229.ser.. - Rabbi Shmuel`s Thoughts on Torah
... Rabbi Akiva’s students died of askera in the days leading up to Shavuot. The message for us is clear: If we want to be worthy of receiving the Torah on Shavuot then we need to do all we can to encourage and foster Torah study in the world. And that is accomplished by seeing the greatness in other pe ...
... Rabbi Akiva’s students died of askera in the days leading up to Shavuot. The message for us is clear: If we want to be worthy of receiving the Torah on Shavuot then we need to do all we can to encourage and foster Torah study in the world. And that is accomplished by seeing the greatness in other pe ...
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... the knees, then you bend forward while straightening the knees, then you stand up. – Bowing is done several times during the service: 1. During the Aleinu prayer 2. During Torah readings, when a person recites a blessing over the Torah, this same Borchu and it's congregational response are recited, ...
... the knees, then you bend forward while straightening the knees, then you stand up. – Bowing is done several times during the service: 1. During the Aleinu prayer 2. During Torah readings, when a person recites a blessing over the Torah, this same Borchu and it's congregational response are recited, ...
The Many Voices of Torah - The Center for Jewish Peoplehood
... the question to what extent there have to be things in common for a people to be a people in general and how the Jewish model of peoplehood might play out in this context. Bring in the piece by Rabbi Epstein. What might he say on the question? How does the group relate? ...
... the question to what extent there have to be things in common for a people to be a people in general and how the Jewish model of peoplehood might play out in this context. Bring in the piece by Rabbi Epstein. What might he say on the question? How does the group relate? ...
Auburn FINAL - Jewish Community Legacy Project
... could not have been anticipated. The first leg of the relay was carried out by a non-Jewish couple who happened to be heading in the direction that the scrolls needed to go. When they went to B’nai Israel to pick up the scrolls they were treated to a history lesson that they say they will never ...
... could not have been anticipated. The first leg of the relay was carried out by a non-Jewish couple who happened to be heading in the direction that the scrolls needed to go. When they went to B’nai Israel to pick up the scrolls they were treated to a history lesson that they say they will never ...
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 ...
Gathering in the Synagogue - Church of St. Mary Religious Education
... Judaism has been a model for corrbining tradition, ritual, sacred space and prayer in a house of worship. The synagogueis the place of worship for the Jewish communiry. History, community and Torah intersect in this sacred space. Every synasoguehas certain traditional elementswhich have been part of ...
... Judaism has been a model for corrbining tradition, ritual, sacred space and prayer in a house of worship. The synagogueis the place of worship for the Jewish communiry. History, community and Torah intersect in this sacred space. Every synasoguehas certain traditional elementswhich have been part of ...
Talmud Torah
... memorized, and all know about the Bill of Rights. These all are part of our heritage as Americans; but why then do we choose to know so little about our heritage as Jews? We should know more about the “source” of our heritage - at least enough to be able to communicate with those who adopted and ada ...
... memorized, and all know about the Bill of Rights. These all are part of our heritage as Americans; but why then do we choose to know so little about our heritage as Jews? We should know more about the “source” of our heritage - at least enough to be able to communicate with those who adopted and ada ...
The Synagogue
... Reform – following is up to the individual; many follow partially, only practice certain rituals which strengthen their relationship with God (ex. Sabbat and Kashrut are not observed, service in English) ...
... Reform – following is up to the individual; many follow partially, only practice certain rituals which strengthen their relationship with God (ex. Sabbat and Kashrut are not observed, service in English) ...
Jewish Sacred Text
... Studying Torah is allowed on Shabbat Jewish people try to study Torah in all its forms (written and oral) . ...
... Studying Torah is allowed on Shabbat Jewish people try to study Torah in all its forms (written and oral) . ...
Wimpel of Louis Grafenberg
... example of Jewish folk art assert the birth of Hayim Selig and constitute the manifold wishes for his future wellbeing in a somewhat sober and cheerful way at the same time. It is 327 cm long and 20 cm wide. Its inventory number is 1917/335.18 respectively J 26. The wimpel was used in the synagogue ...
... example of Jewish folk art assert the birth of Hayim Selig and constitute the manifold wishes for his future wellbeing in a somewhat sober and cheerful way at the same time. It is 327 cm long and 20 cm wide. Its inventory number is 1917/335.18 respectively J 26. The wimpel was used in the synagogue ...
NO TIME FOR SILENCE A Letter Addressed to all Rabbis in Every
... We hereby make known our distress and deep pain about the desecration of Heaven’s honor, about the trampling of the Torah, and about the aid and comfort given to those who uproot and destroy Judaism, people who have already brought horrendous destruction on the Jewish people in the Diaspora, by caus ...
... We hereby make known our distress and deep pain about the desecration of Heaven’s honor, about the trampling of the Torah, and about the aid and comfort given to those who uproot and destroy Judaism, people who have already brought horrendous destruction on the Jewish people in the Diaspora, by caus ...
The Torah
... The most important of these is the Torah (‘teaching’) which is made up of the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy – the five ‘Books of the Law’. These are handwritten on parchment scrolls for reading in the synagogue. In the synagogue the scrolls are kept in the Holy Ark. Th ...
... The most important of these is the Torah (‘teaching’) which is made up of the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy – the five ‘Books of the Law’. These are handwritten on parchment scrolls for reading in the synagogue. In the synagogue the scrolls are kept in the Holy Ark. Th ...
Judaism Key Words Document
... Leviticus Chapter 11. It is also used to refer to the purity of ritual objects such as Torah scrolls the five books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). Regarded as the holiest books of the Tenakh the term has a mix of meanings. It is often used to refer to duties (such as ...
... Leviticus Chapter 11. It is also used to refer to the purity of ritual objects such as Torah scrolls the five books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). Regarded as the holiest books of the Tenakh the term has a mix of meanings. It is often used to refer to duties (such as ...