but that he actually wrote it, and in so doing Ezra created Judaism. ... Moslem scholars also maintain that Ezra falsified the Old Testament, since Mohammed, the last judgment, and Heaven and Hell are revealed in it.
Ancient Greek and Roman attitudes toward disability and deafness are surveyed in order to establish the context within which the Mishnah was formulated, and to assess whether, and to what extent, Greco-Roman beliefs may have influenced the rabbis and Jewish law on matters pertaining to deafness....
What are the four divisions of the Old Testament? What are the branches of theology? What is the religion of Israel? What is a synagogue used for? What series of events led to the rise of Rabbinic Judaism? What was the main focus of Rabbinic Judaism? What were the Rabbis trying to acc...
(JTA) — Rabbi Debbie Bravo once called the High Holiday sermon “the World Series for rabbis.” Not only does it fall in late autumn, but it’s a high-pressure opportunity for rabbis to show their best stuff to what is often the largest crowd — that is, congrega...
What are the sacred texts of Judaism? Did Jesus quote from the Book of Exodus? Did Jesus quote from the Song of Solomon? Why do Jewish people study the Talmud and Hebrew Bible? Is Hanukkah mentioned in the New Testament? What are the 24 books of the Tanakh?
aMy Judaism was a political Judaism. I came out of a tradition of folk religion-the spirit escaped me somehow, although we did all the Yom Kippur and Passover Services. But Dad was on the Board of Trustees that hired and fired Rabbis, so how could I get into a feeling with a spiritua...
Olam Ha Ba -- a better “World to Come.” There are few absolutes in Judaism, and always much discussion and disagreement between rabbinical scholars. Some rabbis believe this Day of Judgment will happen after the resurrection, while others believe it is accomplished every year on Rosh ...
Does Judaism believe that the world is in a Conflict Between Good & Evil? What’s With Those Kosher Symbols Anyway? Are those O’s and U’s really necessary? What are they for? Do Rabbis really bless the food? A lot of hate groups talk about this, without any understanding of the su...
What with all these pretend rabbis and Stephen’s 2003 copy/pastes, there are powerful forces at work here Ken. Imagine if they really got serious and started writing crap reviews of kosher nosheries? Ken Dobkin January 10, 2022 at 9:55 am 7 years ago today, an ISIS terrorist stormed...
As Emma told her congregation: on the day we arrived, we tripled the population of female rabbis in the nation of South Africa, and probably on the entire African continent. This was primarily meant to be a fun adventure, but we had several “missions” while we were there: to deliver ...