WHAT IS THE MISSION OF JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY? IN FAITH TO MINISTER WELLdoi:10.1080/003440874069S305Thomas PhelanDeanReligious Education
The pandemic revealed that people today have a hard time handling life when things don’t run as smoothly as all of us have grown accustomed to believing they should. Should we blame the pandemic or social media or even modern psychology for this epidemic of unhappiness? Is it possible for ...
Part Two What is Shabbos/Shabbat? Why don’t Jews believe in Jesus? How does the Jewish Calendar work? Why are Jewish Women allowed to wear wigs?The Chosen People The history behind it. Is it still true today? Why choose us? Who is included in this?
Jews do not wish each other a "Happy New Year" on Rosh Hashana, the way we are all used to doing on every January 1. The proper greeting is"Shanah Tovah", which means a "good year" or "a year of goodness." The greeting stresses goodness and living a good life; a life committed ...
Hamsas still play a role in some Sephardic rituals today. During thehenna ceremony, when brides are decorated in the preparation for their wedding, brides may wear a hamsa around their neck to ward off the Evil Eye. Even as the hamsa is today affiliated with kabbalah, Israel and Judaism, ...
Less known, but no less central in the Jewish cycle of time, is Shmita, the “year of release,” which is more widely known as the sabbatical year. The next Shmita falls in the Jewish year 5789, which begins on Sept. 20, 2028. Just as the Torah calls for Jews to work six days...
What are the diverse roles of the synagogue today? What is Shabbat Hagadol? What is a mezuzah? What is Reform Judaism? What day do Jews go to synagogue? What is the mezuzah important to Jews? What to wear to a synagogue? What is Simchat Torah?
People (or countries) who do not follow social norms become outcasts. When Israel is perceived by the world on TikTok to be a country that does not follow social and ethical norms, it becomes a pariah. The consequences are dire for Jews in the Diaspora, for Jewish students at colleges, ...
Chapter 1 WHAT IS MYTH? Storytelling The English word“myth”comes from the Greek μύθος meaning a story.Today we are so used to a world in which the printed or electronic word is easily available that it is easy to forget that in more ancient civilizations writing was a specialize...
The city itself (the New Jerusalem) will be like a cube: The city is 1,400 miles (2,200 km) in width, length and height! Not anything like what we see today on the earth today: Jerusalem will be as tall as it is wide! The brilliance of the materials God builds this Kingdom ...