What is kosher food? What is The Shema? Who are the Jews in the Bible? How old is the Jewish religion? What is the Jewish calendar based on? What is the Jewish holiday where you fast? Who is the founder of Judaism? What does the Tanakh consist of?
What is in a Jewish synagogue? What do Druze believe? What does the Tanakh consist of? What is the Torah? Who is the god of Druze? What is the Pentateuch? What tribe was Moses from? What is a mitzvah? What is The Shema?
Cohen, Debra NussbaumJewish Week
God is absolute; one; indivisible; incomparable being; that he is the definitive cause of every bit of existence. The true aspect of God is incomprehensible and unknowable. Orthodox Jews are forbidden to characterize God in any physical form. In all Jewish texts and prayers the Jewish God is...
What is a Mezuzah? A hallmark of a Jewish home is the mezuzah, a small parchment scroll bearing the first two biblical verses of the Shema prayer. In Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21, God commands us, "...And you shall inscribe these words upon the doorposts of your house and upon ...
Jewish Beliefs About Hamsas It is difficult to pinpoint the exact time when hamsas emerged in Jewish culture, though it is clearly a symbol ofSephardic nature. Jews might have used the hamsa to invoke the hand of God, or to counteract the Evil Eye with the eye embedded in the palm of...
The Covenant Setting - This is what Moses said to all of Israel in the Transjordanian wilderness, the arid rift valley opposite Suph, between Paran
What is the Gemara? The Torah and the Talmud: In the religion of Judaism, the Torah is one of the most significant holy texts. Consisting of five primary texts, this is the basis of the Jewish faith. However, it's not the only sacred text in Judaism. Rabbinic Judaism also draws heavil...
What is a Messianic Jew? Absolutely! Here’s the revised version without using the term “convert,” while maintaining the distinction: Unlike Jewish believers in Yeshua who may practice their faith primarily within a Christian context, Messianic Jews retain their Jewish identity and continue to liv...
Question: What does Kabbalat Shabbat mean? Sabbath: The Jewish Sabbath falls every Friday night at sunset and is marked by the lighting of two candles in the home. The Sabbath is a day of rest and includes special prayers at temple and meals with family and friends. The Sabbath ends on ...