that the outcome would be cut and dry. I knew that Judaism served as the foundation for my own faith (Christianity) and that Jews honored the Sabbath from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. I also had in my mind the imagery of the Star of David‚ the Torah scroll and the male rabbi in the synagogue donning a prayer shawl over his shoulders and a kippah on the crown of his head. I believed that I had the general concepts of the Jewish faith in my mind; I just needed to witness a virtual worship service
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to the people Hebrew in the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament) and resumed and commented in Talmud (Jewish holy book). These mitzvot represent important laws in the Jewish religion that can not be violated. The Mitzvott term is closely related with “good deeds”. Many of these have to do with Temple ritual‚ which was central to Jewish life and worship when the Torah was written. Others only apply in a theocratic state of Israel. What does the word Torah literally mean‚ and how many
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because of the Crusades at the time. During Maimonides’ journey he was taught by his father who was a scholar. After his brother’s death‚ Maimonides was obligated to work for a living‚ and he considered it a sin to earn livelihood from knowledge of the Torah‚ so he became a doctor.In 1177‚ Maimonides was recognized as head of
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Passover is one of the most important holidays of the year. The holiday is a celebration of the Hebrew people’s freedom from slavery and their exodus from Egypt. Directly following the escape from Egypt‚ the Jews were given the Ten Commandments‚ the Torah‚ and were eventually led into the land of Israel. Without these sacred texts and lands the Jewish people and religion could not and would not have survived. Yet the story and present day observance of the Exodus are equally important when looked at
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Merriam Webster defines Judaism as “an ancient monotheistic religion‚ with the Torah as its foundational text‚ and supplemental oral tradition represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud.” God chose this group of people‚ while He could have chosen another group‚ because He knew that they would do greatness for Him. The Jews tried they best to follow Him and even when God had to remind they who they should follow‚ they still do not understand what God had plan for them and still
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that distinguishes Orthodox Jews from other groups is their belief that the Torah was transmitted to Moses and then written down in its entirety. It is believed that the Torah cannot be changed or challenged by humans as it is the word of God. The Talmud (oral law of Judaism) is also very important and must be followed in order to correctly follow the teachings of God as laid out in the
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of the Hebrew bible are the Torah (the Teaching)‚ Nevi’im (the Prophets)‚ and Ketuvim (the Writings)(Molloy‚2013). These sections are also known as Tanakh or Tanak. The sacred core of the Hebrew Bible is the Torah. The Torah consist of the stories of Adam and Eve‚ the creation‚ Hebrew patriarchs and matriarchs‚ Noah and the Hebrew’s early ancestors (Molloy‚2013). Torah also introduces the lawmaker Moses and his brother‚ the founder of priesthood Aaron. Books in Torah include: Genesis (Bereshit)
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ANSWER: Some of the similarities between the Bible‚ the Qur’an and the Torah are that they are all viewed by the people in each faith to give spiritual guidance to understand the history of their faith. They also talk about God and the history of their faith. Their differences are that the Torah writes talks about the “old testament” which talks about the revelations of moses. The Bible talks about the “old testament” found in the Torah and also what the Christians call the “new testament” which talks
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Sholosh Tenuos- Three Movements The nigun has three parts: the first part is attributed to the Baal Shem Tov‚ the second to the Maggid of Mezritch‚ and the third is attributed to the Alter Rebbe. The three parts are very similar‚ but in each part the tone is strengthened and the enthusiasm increases. Keili Atoh: This nigun is one of the ten nigunim composed by the Alter Rebbe. The words are: "You are my G-d and I will give thanks to You; You are my G-d and I will exalt You.” This nigun was
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Jewish law known as the Mishne Torah otherwise known as the ‘’Torah Reviewed’’. Maimonides spent ten years on this piece of work‚ it was written in Hebrew and incorporated the basics of Jewish thought and belief and the complex code of Jewish Law. It is fourteen volumes long and complies the work of the entire Talmud. Although the Talmud contained many conflicting laws so it was essential for Maimonides to examine various other commentaries before working on the Mishne Torah. Maimonides codified all
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