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Articles related to "Torah"
What Does a Ben Torah Want in Life? What Is A "Ben Torah" and what can we learn from this in our lives? g_d • ben torah • torah • want • desire
What Is the Torah? The Torah is the first Kabbalistic book containing instructions on how to attain perfection. torah • the torah • language of the torah • kabbalah • language of branches
Origin of the Jewish Shavuot The festival of Shavuot (Shavu'ot or Shavuos), on 22-24 May 2007, commemorates the giving of the Law of Moses on Mount Sinai. origin jewish shavuot shavu’ot shavuos • celebrate god giving torah to moses on mount sinai • counting the omer • feast of weeks festival of reaping day of first fr • pentecost fifthieth day
Why did Moses Write the Torah? Your best writers write with a purpose. This is true now. It was true in ancient times. So, what was Moses' purpose in writing the Torah? torah • moses • pentateuch • bible • old testament
A Time to Understand Ourselves,A Time to Understand Ourselves The time of the "Sefira" is a time to get to know yourself, but how?,The time of the "Sefira" is a time to get to know yourself, but how? g_d • divine service • indivuality • triats • jewish ethics
Where is The Garden of Eden? Is the Garden of Eden mentioned in Genesis to be taken literally? Is there such a place on this earth? The truth revealed! garden of eden • adam • eve • paadise • genesis
TuB'Shevat Growth Man is like a tree. Consider the forces of nature adn the unnatural forces of man upon a tree. Afterr eighty years, sudden unmerciful amputation of limbs. For what? Harboring birds? Creating beauty, providing shade? We fall under the pressures of an injust world, but need to learn from the trees how to fight for new life. tub'shevat • trees • man is like a tree • year of the tree • jewish holidays
Breastfeeding Part I: Insights from the Torah and Sages A Torah perspective on breastfeeding children, based on insights and stories taken from the Bible, Talmud and various rabbinical commentaries. breastfeeding • nursing • jewish • judaism • family
1 Hanukah How Many Lights A brief essay regarding the number of lights lit during Hanukah according to Shammash and Hillel containing links to discussion regarding the lighting of menorah, traditions of Hanukah, food, history, symbolism of light and blessings hanukah • hannukah • chanukah • channukah • candles
Tu B'Shevat Planting a Garden Over on the EastSide there once was a Paradise in which two trees were planted. TuB'Shevat offers a symposium of philosophical thoughts of man's responsibility to fellow man and nature. Was it an apple? orange? pomegrante, or possibly a persimmon? Winter is a time for airing the soil and planning new beginnings. tub'shevat • festival of trees • new year of the tree • environmental concerns • jewish holidays
II-5 Yisro The Man at the Top Jethro comes to meet the Israelites camping under Mt Sinai.When he arrives in the camp, he discovers a strange thing. Moses is sitting outside his tent arbitrating the complaints of the Israelites. One man; six hundred thousand complaints. "What's this?" asks Jethro as he scans the long line of would-be complainers. Jethro advises Moshe in how to set up a legal system with upper and lower courts that are accessible by the common meat-grinder. Later, Moshe ascends the mountain and returns bringing the Ten Commandments to the Children of Israel, establishing the basis of the social system, giving equal space for divine and human relationships. shemot • shmos • exodus • old testament • bible studies
In the Beginning What was Moses' most important point in writing the Creation narrative? What was the most important principle he was trying to convey? genesis • creation • moses • torah • cosmos
Moses Wrote Genesis One of the first steps in determining how we should understand Genesis is to ascertain the motives and purpose of the book's author. moses • j • e • p • d
12 Days of Christmas: Day 5 The fifth day of Christmas, with the golden rings, are to symbolize the Torah, the first five books of Moses (these books are called the Pentateuch in the Greek). law gospel • moses • torah • pentateuch • fifth day of christmas
Basics of Reform Judaism Reform Judaism is a progressive sect of Judaism that believes it is important for Judaism to change with the times and reform to new surroundings. basics of reform judaism • what is reform judaism • beliefs of reform judaism • reform judaism practices • different sects of judaism
Help Sacramento Synagogues Rebuild On Friday, June 18, three Jewish centers in Sacramento were set afire, all within a 35-minute period. Find out how you can help rebuild the community. fire • anti-semitic • knesset israel torah center • congregation b'nai israel • congregation beth shalom
It Isn't Easy It isn't easy being a Messianic (Christian) Jew... jewish • christian • kippas • tallits • skullcaps
Living in the Big World as a B'nei Noach (Child of Noah) Discovering the world-wide community of Noachides and Judaism by using the web. noachide • noach • noahide • noah • jewish
A Time to Understand Ourselves The time of the "Sefira" is a time to get to know yourself, but how? g_d • divine service • indivuality • triats • jewish ethics
II-2 Va'iera A Plague on You Moses returns to Egypt and lead the children of Israel to freedom. However, the winning their release will not come easily. Moses must be a diplomat extraordinaire when confronting Pharaoh. The commitment between man and God is a mutual contract, reminiscent of marriage. The first seven plagues come to pass, touching every aspect of human life as Pharaoh refuses to acknowledge that he is not in control of the universe. vaera • va'iera • shmot • shemot • shemos
II-3 Bo Locust Fly From Here Negotiations between Moses and Pharaoh continue: The last three plagues, Locusts, Darkness and Death of the Firstborn, descend upon the terrified Egyptians. Pharaoh temporarily relents when his son dies. The Israelites get ready to shift as they celebrate their first Passover. Israel's redemption appears through the darkness settling over the land. Darkness sympbolizes spiritual blindness, the despair of an enslaved people or those overburdened by the injustice of the world. shemot • shmot • shmos • parasha • parsha
Basics of Conservative Judaism Conservative Judaism accepts all laws of the Torah as binding, but accepts more modern and timely appropriate ways of following them. what is conservative judaism • conservative judaism beleifs • conservative judaism movement • conservative judaism practices • conservative judaism conversion
How to Make Cheese Blintzes Dairy foods are the order of the day during the Jewish Festival of Shavu'ot. This recipe is for a very popular and traditional dish that can be either sweet or savoury. shavu'ot • jewish cooking • how to make cheese blintzes • cheese blintzes • torah
II-4 Beshelach In Over My Head With the last three plagues, Pharaoh finds his power limited. Regretfully he lets the Israelites go in his grief for his own son, struck down by the last plague of death. The Israelites move out en masse with a pillar of cloud leading them into the wilderness. Morning breaks and the Pharaoh assembles his army for revenge. Within a short time, a cry goes up in the Israelite camp, "Were it not better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness?" Caught between the Egyptian armies and the sea before them, the Israelites give into despair. Moses stretches his hand over the sea and it parts opening a path for an oppressed people to become a nation on the other side. beshelach • beshalach • shmot • shemos • moses
Tu B'Shevat for a Green and Healthy World Tu B'Shevat is celebrated on the 15th of Shevat. The School of Hillel and Shammai disagreed regarding the day.Tu B'Shevat celebrates the Year of the Tree after the rains have finished and the new growth of trees begin. It is a celebration of life, and fruit of spirituality and earth. Tu B'Shevat is celebrated around the world in many creative ways, incorporating environmental and spiritual awareness as well as having its own feast and haggadah. Included are links for Tu B'Shevat projects and haggadah. This is the introduction of a four-part series. jewish holidays • tu b'shevat • tub'shavt • environmental awareness • greening the world
Young, Jewish, and Wired! If you've got a modem and you know the words to any song by the Backstreet Boys, these sites will help you get in touch with your Jewish self. Chat with other online Jews, find pen pals, and learn cool new stuff. Parents: these sites are family-friendly (i.e. rated PG). Gen-Xer's: I've got one for you, too! young • kids • children • youth • generation
I-12 Vayechi Ephraim and Manasseh Parasha Vayechi ends the First Book of Moses with the Blessing of Jacob on his children. Joseph brings his two sons to Jacob for his final blessing. Jacob switches hands, blessing the younger, Ephraim with his right hand and Manasseh with his left. The Blessing of Jacob provides the spiritual inheritance of Israel. Includes links for further study. manasseh • menashe • ephraim • bereshit • breishit
Starting to Live a Spiritual Life in a Non Spiritual World A lesson from the Festival of Succoth on how to begin to live a life with more spirituality in it. g_d • succah • succot • wtc • pentagon
Why Do Jews Keep Kosher? The dietary restriction kosher laws give to Jews may seem peculiar, random and useless if one doesn't know the reason for the restrictions. So why do Jews keep kosher? why do jews keep kosher • why don't jews eat pork • why kosher laws • milk and meat for jewish • meaning behind kosher
I-11 Vayigash Do you have a Father? The famine spreads for two years. Jacob sends his sons to return to Egypt to bargain for supplies. He sends Benjamin under the protection of Judah. Judah meets the Vizier and confronts him with the past, "Do you have a father?" Reconciliation is achieved through confrontation. Links to external parasha and resources are provided with a definition of teshuvah / repentance vayigash • vayyigash • vayigash • book of moses • story of joseph
Cheesecake Ingredients for Shavuot Treats In 2009 Shavuot will begin at sunset on 28th May and end at sunset on 30th May. Cheesecake and dairy foods are traditionally eaten during this festival. cheesecake • shavuot treats • shavuot dates • shavu'ot • shavuos
The Counting of the Omer The counting of the Omer is a 49-day Jewish liturgical season between Passover and Shavuot. It is a time of spiritual preparation for the revelation of the Torah. counting omer from pesach passover to shavuot • jewish harvest festival • 49 days to revelation torah law moses • mourning rabbi akiva's students • lag b'omer rabbi shimon bar yochai
Winter X Games 12 Athletes ESPN has announced the first round athletes who have been invited to compete in the Winter X Games 12 x games • extreme sports • action sports • winter x games • aspen
Breastfeeding Part 2: A Time to Wean A Torah perspective on weaning children, based on the Bible, Talmud and various rabbinical commentaries. breastfeeding • nursing • wean • weaning • celebration
Can Gentile Believers Belong to a Messianic Synagogue Can Gentile believers be members of a Messianic synagogue? The short answer is yes! A longer explanation is more interesting, No? ruth • bible • people • gentile • messianic
God: Creator. . .or Magician?
For centuries, Christians, Jews, and Muslims have referred to God as "Creator." That may well be true, but in the Bible, most of what God does is less creative, and more magical. Poof! There's the universe. Poof! There's a virgin who gives birth. Poof! Jesus resurrects from the dead. And on and on. This article examines the differences between true creativity and cosmic parlor tricks. No holds barred!! You may be offended, but then again, you may be enlightened. christian • jew • muslim • science • evolution
Hungry for the High Holidays It's high time for the High Holidays! What does this holy time mean to you? jew • jewish • hebrew • fasting • food
II-6 Mishpatim The Value of Life: The Ten Commandments are concerned with man's relationship with God and man's relationship with fellow man. Mishpatim contains social laws regarding compensation for loss: inflicted loss on personal properties, damages caused by public hazards and neglect; damages inflicted by the person himself and failure to contain or restrict potential damage. Mishpatim includes social, religious, financial, criminal and family laws. Interpretation of Mishpatim is in the Talmud Tractate, Nizikin, divided into Bava Kamma, Bava Metzria and Bava Batra. The heart of the law is to live in harmony with one's fellow man. mishpatim • laws • exodus • shemot • shemos
The Chosen People The Chosen People are not a physical nation or race, but people who have been granted a special desire to unite in common love for one another beyond all boundaries. chosen people • the chosen people • people of israel • israel • kabbalah
What is the Qur'an? The Qur'an is Islam's Holy Book and scripture. Muslims believe that this sacred text is the Word of God, as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel. what is the qur'an • the holy qur'an • overview and significance of islam's holy book and • islam's sacred text and word of god • history of the qur'an
6 Hanukah Vayeishev A Light in the Pit When Joseph was in the pit with the snakes and scorpions, his future was desperate. His brothers betrayed him and sold him into slavery, but there is no justification for baseless hatred or jealousy that leads to the destruction of human life. Links are given for further study, edible Hanukah, stories of hope and to explore the universe above. vayeishev • joseph and his brother • slavery • shoah • holocaust
7 Hanukah The Treasure in Your Cellar Insights conceringing the betrayal of Joseph by his brothers as he is sold into slavery. Does the disposition of their brother bring them the results they wanted? How destructive are envy and greed and are they only destructive to the victim? Consdier the treasure in your own cellar and how often you've wished to have the neighbor's instead. hannukah • hanukah • channukah • chanukah • vayeishev
Ceremonial Music From weddings to funerals, from Bar Mitzvahs to birthdays, from graduations to inaugurations, music makes our moments more memorable. dirge • funerals • music • education • inaugurations
Jerusalem Times: 12 April 33AD Admit it. You'd like to know what the <I>Times</I> reported on that first Easter Sunday, wouldn't you? Well, get out 25 drachmas and read for yourself! resurrection • empty tomb • clean and unclean
Giraffe is "Kosher" Say Rabbis In 2008, Israeli rabbis unequivocally declared that giraffes, based on their conformation to Biblical dietary law, are suitable for human consumption. giraffe • matzoh balls • chicken soup • ketchup • cheddar
Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest of Jewish holidays, strictly observed by even most secular Jews. yom kippur • yom kippur dates • sabbath of sabbaths • days of awe • jewish high holidays
2 Hanukah The Shamash The lights go out suddenly in the city below. Electrical failure is universal. Drat, there's not a candle in the house, when there comes a knock at the door. Enter, none other than the Baal Shem Tov. An article full of goodies to keep you very busy looking through the cybersphere, reading stories, finding galaxies and discoveries you'd never contemplated before. hanukah • hannukah • chanukah • channukah • baal shem tov
8 Hanukah To Be a Light a memory of Joseph Levine, pianist and conductor, and the influence he had on my life. memoir • inspirational • people of inspiration • joesph levine • pianist
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Say Your Alphabet Learn the alphabet with Psalm 110 - the Hebrew alphabet, that is. Then whenever you find you cannot sleep, don't count sheep; say the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. bible • torah • alphabet • jesus • sheep |
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