In Second Maccabees, however, alternate depictions of prayer have the effect of lessening Judas' stature; these depictions highlight the (deuteronomistic) repentance of the Jewish people, the requests for miraculous intervention, and the meritorious suffering of the (so-called) Maccabean martyrs....
Worshippers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tuesday to pray for unity of the Jewish people and the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza. The prayer was held on Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning commemorating the destruction of the biblical Temples with a ...
Britain's tiny Jewish community (about 263,000 people) is the oldest non-Christian minority in the country. In 1656 Jews returned to England after an absence of nearly 400 years and the Jewish community has enjoyed a history of continuou... S Kadish - 《English Heritage》 被引量: 1发表:...
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by J. C. Ryle"I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;"For kings, and for all
(Pentecost was celebrated at that time as a harvest feast as well as a commemoration of Moses' having received the Jewish law on Mount Sinai.) In addition, about 3000 people were baptized that day after hearing St. Peter’s passionate message calling for repentance and conversion(Acts 2:14-...
The Reform movement posted a prayer in the style of the liturgy said for Jewish “martyrs” and Holocaust victims during the traditional service. “Remember all those who were lost in the terror of that day,” it read. “Grant their families peace and comfort for Your name’s sake.” ...
We forget sometimes that the Jesus whose birth we celebrated at Christmas spent many years growing up in a small Jewish family, growing wiser and stronger, learning a trade, waiting for his moment. Waiting for the pieces of the bigger picture to fall into place, when he would enter the wat...
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Throughout generations, various prayers have been composed to express religious and cultural experiences of the Jewish community, such as holidays life-cycle and national tragedies. However, some social issues, such as sexual assault, have been excluded