What are the rites of passage in Judaism? What does the Torah encompass? What does shomer Shabbat mean? What is Reform Judaism? Who performs a Jewish bris? What is a Seder plate? What does the matzah represent on the Seder plate?
What is the Guru Granth Sahib kept on? What are the characteristics of Hinduism? What is the holy book of Jainism? Who is Brahman? What does the Guru Granth Sahib represent? What is the importance of Brahman in Hinduism? What does the Talmud contain?
What does Zionism represent? The right to self-determination The right to freedom of religion The right to a free market economy The right to individual human rights Next Worksheet 1. What does it mean to make aliyah? To move to Isreal To practice Jewish culture To instate Isr...
Why does the Pope wear red shoes? Throughout Church history, the color red has been deliberately chosen to represent the blood of Catholic martyrs spilt through the centuries following in the footsteps of Christ. ... The red shoes also symbolize the submission of the Pope to the ultimate auth...
The Torah dictates that husband and wife are to be one "flesh" (Genesis 2:24), and while the act of eating certainly unifies the eater with her food, the act of copulation does not make husband and wife a Siamese twin. Instead, husband and wife are to form a conjoined conscious mind...
gemara– the written-down version of the Oral Torah gemach– an acronym for gemilas chasadim (acts of kindness). A gemach is basically a place where you can get stuff for reduced cost, or free. I got my wedding dress from a gemach, just borrowed it, cleaned it, and there you go. ...
Walls can be seen as a source of imprisonment and division. They are often referred to as things we need to break down and overcome. However, when we look at walls in the bible, they are also seen as structures that protect, providing security, and representa place of shelter forming a...
masterpiece wedding cakes for a gay couple because doing so would violatehisbelief that marriage is between a man and a woman. His refusal was a slap in the face to the gay couple; their love was unworthy. Here’s the problem: does the baker’s religion also condone demeaning other ...
In terms of people, the Torah communicates its disapproval of giving anyone absolute power; numerous stories serve as cautionary tales of what happens when power is not accompanied by oversight. Who are the power figures in Tanach? We’ve gotkohanim(priests), kings and prophets. And for each...
Did God create disorder and chaos? What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the “bad guys”? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of the Chaos Drago