Isaac Luria taught that in the beginning, God created the universe by a self-exile movement calledTzimtzum. In Hebrew,Tzimtzummeans a stepping back to allow for the existence of anOther, as in something or someone else. Thus, God began creation by contracting his infinite light and this co...
Each city was a tranquil location where Jews could deepen their commitment to Rabbinic Judaism and/or Zion. But precisely the same conditions enabled Jews to intermarry and/or convert. This process began well before World War II. A brutal wartime Japanese occupation and postwar economic trauma ...
As a young man, Wesley and his brother Charles were students at Oxford University. It is here that “Methodism” was truly born, It seems that John, Charles and two others began to spend a good deal of their time together reading chiefly, the Greek Testament. To these four, others were ...
Judaism regarded the age of thirteen as the age when a man would have become responsible to live by God’s commands. Mark 10:21 tn The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context. Mark 10:21...
As it turned out, about 350,000 Germans could be classified as Mischlinge; with 50,000 having converted to Christianity from Judaism; 210,000 being half-Jews; and 80,000 considered quarter-Jews. Nazi bureaucrats also disagreed on how strictly the Nuremberg Laws should be enforced. Moderate ant...
Alba documented various world religions found in Austin, focusing on Therevada Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, and Judaism. “The world and the people in it, how we all perceive our humanity and existence, and how we choose to seek peace and understanding fascinate me. I seek to start an intellec...
Today, he co-hosts 'The Study,' a podcast focused on Judaism, and serves as a director and curator for the Long Beach Opera. Erik von Detten: Then Vince Bucci, Getty Images Erik von Detten: Then Erik von Detten may not have made Mia Thermopolis’ foot pop in 2001’s 'The Princess...
starred in stage productions and had small roles on TV and in film. In 2017, he directed a documentary about the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and fossil fuels industry. Today, he co-hosts 'The Study,' a podcast focused on Judaism, and serves as a director and curator for the Long Beach ...
starred in stage productions and had small roles on TV and in film. In 2017, he directed a documentary about the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and fossil fuels industry. Today, he co-hosts 'The Study,' a podcast focused on Judaism, and serves as a director and curator for the Long Beach ...
Here is another link to the Reform Judaism site where you can read the prayers transliterated and also hear them recited:http://www.reformjudaism.org/practice/prayers-blessings/shabbat-blessings-hamotzi-blessing-over-bread-mealI hope that you have a sense of blessing and abundance in your life...