Judaism believes that Moses was the greatest of all prophets. Prophets are humans who have raised themselves to a high level. Prophecy comes to a righteous person who has greatly developed his character in the service of Hashem. Some very few people, like the Prophet Samuel, were able to dev...
One of the most important figures in the history of the Old Testament, Moses was a Hebrew born to a slave who led his people out of slavery in Egypt. Today he is venerated in all three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ...
Idolatry, in Judaism and Christianity,the worship of someone or something other than God as though it were God. The first of the biblical Ten Commandments prohibits idolatry: “You shall have no other gods before me.” What are examples of idolatry? The definition of fidolatry is extreme admi...
This gross ignorance of Catholicism and Orthodoxy also extends to Judaism. The idea that Jews couldn’t pray directly to God is a strangely common misconception given how replete the Bible is with examples of Jewish people praying directly to God. It’s true that the Jews had ...
5. Sometimes it refers to theTen Commandments:“has fulfilled the law. For this, You shall not”, Romans 13:8-9. 6. Sometimes it refers to the Old Covenant, that is, Judaism, or the Historic dispensation of Law: “to the Jews, to those who are under the Law”, 1 Cor. 9:21, ...
Sapphires in Judaism Sapphires are mentioned in the bible and one of the stones on the Hoshen breastplate, a ceremonial piece worn by the high priest of the ancient Israelites: “Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions—the work of a skilled craftsman. ...
[xli]In Judaism the book of Ruth is thought to exemplify the virtue of gemilut- hasadim or “unbounded charity toward others.” The fact that this book is read during the liturgical season that celebrates the giving of the law indicates that the Jewish tradition was not ignorant of the dee...
Chassidish/Chassidim(a/k/a Hasidic) This is the stereotypical Orthodox Jew you see in Woody Allen films. It’s a branch of Orthodox Judaism which started in the 18th century, and places emphasis on having a dynamic spiritual leader, known as a “Rebbe,” and on the presence of the Divin...