heavens (conceived as ahierarchyof spheres) became a staple ofapocalyptic literature, and Jewish mystics produced a vast theosophical lore concerning heavenly palaces, angelic powers, and the dimensions of God’s body. Traces of this heavenmysticismcan still be found in the Jewishprayerbook (...
This destruction and the deportations of Jews to Babylonia in 586 and 582 were seen as fulfillments of prophecy and, therefore, strengthened Judaic religious beliefs and awakened the hope for the reestablishment of the independent Jewish state. Cyrus II, founder of the Achaemenian dynasty of ...
I Initiation into the Eleusinian Mysteries:A‘Thin’DescriptionThe philosopher Democritus once said:‘A life without festivals is like a road with-out inns’(B 230), but there can be little doubt that of all the Greek festivals it is theEleusinian Mysteries that most intrigue the modern public...
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37Against this background, Seneca’s attack on Jewish practices such as thelighting of a lamp makes much more sense. On first impression, one might won-der why Jews should consider the Sabbath observance as adailyservice thatenables an unspecified plurality of gods to see in the dark. There...
the cell attached to the Central Committee of the “Agwid”), and as a General Secretary [of this organization] for Poland. After the dissolution of “Agwid” by the police, I organized the democratic youth association "Żyd.[owska] Młodzież Demokratyczna" [eng. Jewish Democratic Yo...
white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the Magen David (Star of David or Shield of David) centered between two equal horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag; the basic design resembles a traditional Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), which is whit...
Rabbi Ron has taught in the Graduate Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Drew University, and has lectured throughout the United Sates in various synagogues and Jewish Community Centers. He also has chaired the Rabbinical Assembly's Publication Committee...
Bible, the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Hebrew Bible includes only books known to Christians as the Old Testament. The arrangements of the Jewish and Christian
Sadducee, member of a Jewish priestly sect that flourished for about two centuries before the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 70 ce. The Sadducees were the party of high priests, aristocratic families, and merchants—the wealthier elemen