The Talmud is the main text of Judaism and is comprised of teachings and commentaries that are concerned with the laws of Jewish culture and society. Although the Talmud speaks largely about law, it should not be conflated with the Torah, which contains, among other things, the codes of law...
How Many Jews of Color Are There? Recognizing Jewish Diversity: Science and Controversydoi:10.1007/s12397-024-09595-1Jews of ColorAmerican JewsJewish populationDiversityFirst, this paper contends that, in 2013, the best estimate of the percentage of Jews who are Jews of Color (JoC) was about...
There have been, in the course of Jewish history, a number of fast days that are no longer observed, because the events they commemorated have since disappeared from the communal memory or because they were never observed by the Jewish world in general but in specific regions only. Fasting ...
It’s true that so many lesbian bars have been lost over the years — the statistic often cited in stories on this decline as well as in The Lesbian Bar Project is striking: In 1980, there were 200+ lesbian bars in the U.S. By 2021, that number was 24. But sometimes endangerment e...
Many religious artworks aim to inspire the feeling of awe or reverence, like this lavish 9th century cover of the Lindau Gospels.许多宗教艺术作品旨在激发敬畏或崇敬之情，比如这本华丽的 9 世纪《林道福音书》封面。When you pick up this impressive tome, light passes over its gold surface and ...
God’s two greatest commands are to love God with all our heart, mind, and soul and to love others as we would love ourselves. So we may think that helping one another might be optional, but it is a command from God! There are many ways of helping one another that can become a ...
Months January February March April May June July August September October November December Countries United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany France ALL 200+ COUNTRIES Religions Buddhist Christian Hindu Islamic Jewish Sikh Special Popular National Boyfriend Day When is it? This year (2025)...
Having been raised in an upper middle class Jewish environment whenever a presidential campaign took place the question asked by the Jewish Community was, “Is he good for the Jews?” Never was the question asked, “Is he good for America?” An example of how the Jewish Community gives pr...
And there are many of them, starting with the very first verse of the Bible. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). We usually think of God the Father as the subject of this sentence. And that is certainly true; many passages teach that, such as...
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