Articles related to "Jewish Bible"

The name Torah is often used to describe the Jewish Bible, although the Torah is actually only one part of Judaism's ancient written scriptures.

The first five books of the Tanakh, called the Torah, are considered by many Jews to have been divinely inspired through Moses; but how did they come into existence?

Many Hebrew grammar books, and even some schools, make the study of Hebrew unnecessarily difficult; common sense grammar principles can blow away cobwebs of confusion

Jews are commanded to pray and to participate in Judaism, but above all, to honor, respect and when necessary, defend the safety of a human life.

Bernard Madoff's crimes dismayed the Jewish community not only because of the magnitude of their impact, but because such actions attack the very ethics of Judaism.

The Talmud is referred to by many names: the Mishnah, Gemara, Shas and Oral Law, and is unquestionably one of Judaism's most fascinating bodies of early religious work.

Hate speech is not new in America. When another fundamentalist pastor preaches hate no one is shocked, but does Christian theology condone praying for others to die?

Many American Jews have expanded the traditionally modest celebration of Chanukah into an elaborate celebration with parties, decorations and artistic ritual objects.