Deuteronomic Theology and the Significance of Torah: A Reappraisal. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2006.Vogt, Peter T. Deuteronomic Theology and the Significance of Torah: A Reappraisal. Winona Lake, In.: Eisenbrauns, 2006.Vogt, Peter T. Deuteronomic Theology and the Significance of Torah:...
They serve as a constant reminder of the 613 commandments of the Torah, the Five Books of Moses. A Jewish father helps his son adjust his tallit gadol during the boy’s bar mitzvah at the Western (Wailing) Wall. The wearing of tzitzit is only observed during daytime hours (with the exc...
The Torah commands all Jewish adults (apart from the sick, the elderly and women who have just given birth) to abstain from eating and drinking between sundown on the evening before Yom Kippur and nightfall the next day. The fast is believed to cleanse the body and spirit, not to serve ...
The Book of Deuteronomy is the final book of the Jewish Torah. It is the fifth book of the Old Testament. It is considered one of the legal books of the Old Testament. According to tradition, the book was written by Moses; however, many modern scholars think that it was written almost...
As we study the Torah portions, Parshiot Lech Lecha, Vayera, and Chayei Sarah, we are faced with the idea of growing old. Old age has many frightening aspects, such as the aging body is more susceptible to illness; declining strength; feelings of uselessness (especially after retire...
There are five books of the Torah (first 5 books of the Old Testament). Matthew's Gospel is divided into five "books" composed of five narratives and five discourses. Jesus bled from five wounds on the altar of the Cross: His two hands, his two feet and His head. Daniel proclaimed th...
of them did not return to Palestine after their exile. Those who did return did so to rebuild a temple and reconstruct a society that was more nearly a religiouscommunitythan an independent nation. The religion found expression in the books of the Old Testament: books of theLaw(Torah), ...
God had not only good cause to delay the giving of the Torah until after the departure of Jethro, but the time He chose for bestowing it was also chosen for a good reason. Just as a female proselyte, or a woman freed from captivity, or an emancipated slave, may not enter wedlock befo...
Judaism encompasses a wide range of beliefs. Orthodox Judaism is based on the premise that the Torah—essentially, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible—represents God’s eternal and unchangeable rulesfor Jewish living and religious observance. ...
containing Torah texts written on parchment, which, in accordance with Deuteronomy 6:8 (and similar statements in Deuteronomy 11:18 and Exodus 13:9, 16), are to be worn by male Jews 13 years of age and older as reminders of God and of the obligation to keep the Law during daily life...