The Bar and Bat Mitzvah How does a boy become “bar mitzvahed” and a girl “bat mitzvahed?” What ceremony is needed? What does the term mean? What is the history of it? What’s the purpose of it? The right and wrong ways to do it. ...
The term Midrash (“exposition” or “investigation”; plural, Midrashim) is also used in two senses. On the one hand, it refers to a mode of biblical interpretation prominent in the Talmudic literature; on the other, it refersto a separate body of commentaries on Scriptureusing this interpr...
In Judaism, the term Torah refers to the the first five books of the Old Testament. In Christianity, the first five books of the Old Testament are called the Pentateuch. Essentially, they mean the same thing. These first five books are attributed to Moses, and therefore, hold significant ...
The Abrahamic religions, also sometimes referred to as Abrahamism, are a group of monotheistic religions that strictly endorse worship of the God of Abraham. These most notably include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as the Baháʼí Faith, Samaritanism, the Druze Faith, and others...
Who was Pinchas in the Torah? What are the Three Jewish Feasts? What does the Tanakh consist of? What does Maimonides mean? What is Tishri on the Jewish calendar? What is the history of Passover? Is Judaism matrilineal? How many Jewish Christians are there?
What kind of Greek was the New Testament written in? What are Jewish laws? What does emunah mean in Judaism? What is the significance of Hebrew monotheism? What does the Tanakh consist of? What are the main sections of the Hebrew Bible?
Polygamy: Having more than one wife or husband at the same time. Polygyny: When a man is married to several women at the same time. Polyandry: When a woman is married to several men at the same time. Pragmatic: Another term for an arranged marriage. ...
[13] But what does the term toʿevah mean in general, and in the book of Deuteronomy? Toʿevah in Deuteronomy The noun (singular and plural) appears seventeen times in Deuteronomy, eight of which are in the construct, and form part of the stereotypical formula toʿavat YHWH. ...
So what does the phrase, “You reap what you sow” mean? To reap is “to gather a crop” and to sow, “to plant seeds.” Throughout scripture, sowing is used as a metaphor for one’s actions and reaping for the results of such actions. The biblical meaning of this phrase comes ...
During Shavuot we revisit the miracle of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, but you might be surprised to know that Rabbinical Judaism believes that two Torahs were given to Moses at that time -- the written Torah and the oral Torah (in Kabbalistic