To fully understand Judaism, it must be experienced firsthand. If you desire to understand Judaism, accept an offer, or get yourself invited to the home of an Orthodox Jew (or better yet, an Orthodox Rabbi) for a Sabbath or at least for a Sabbath meal. Most Orthodox Jews love to have ...
What does synagogue mean? What Hebrew calendar was used in 30 CE? What is commemorated in the Passover celebrations? What happens on the Sabbath? Who celebrates Rosh Hashanah? What is a Secular Jew? What day on the Hebrew calendar is Yom Teruah?
Who Is a Jew? Life, the Afterlife, and the Soul The Jewish G-d: What’s He Like? History of our Traditions The Unchanged Tradition of Judaism The Commandments of the Torah Conversion Issues The Jewish Holidays of the Year Are Non-Orthodox Jews Still Jews?
What does the Torah encompass? What is the core belief of Orthodox Jews? What is a Jewish tallit? How old is the Jewish religion? What is a Secular Jew? What is a prophet in Judaism? How many divisions of theology are there?
Orthodox Judaism believe in the Torah being strictly followed. Conservative and reform Judaism are more liberal. What I can ascertain is even with all of the different variations that we are studying, they are basically based on the Hebrew Bible. Every strain seems to be Intertwined with each ...
They really are being accurate with what they believe. Even in the original languages, the church does not have a verbally, plenarily inspired Bible. Why? God didn’t keep it. Some words were lost from the original manuscripts. You can’t trust the Bible then to the same extent. An ...
Many Orthodox Jews prefer to grow beards, for a variety of religious, social, and cultural reasons, even if they believe that electric shavers would be permitted; many Orthodox Jews, even Hasidic Orthodox Jews, today grow beardsto keep the tradition of their ancestors, regardless of the permiss...
But this does not mean the church should meet whatever needs people might happen to feel. In my next post I’ll address one more source from which people get their ideas of what a church should be. This one, I believe, is often the most influential. Where Do People Get Their Ideas ...
Brace, Marianne
This is, admittedly, circular, since the feeling derives mainly from our being a part of it, but this does not make it feel less important.[13] That said, no compelling moral argument can be marshalled for why someone should be Orthodox as opposed to a “Yom Kippur” Jew, for why ...