Halakha

Languages are a good way to be able to merge into any culture. Whether it is in Spain, Greece or any other place of the world, getting to know and learning the language spoken there is an effective way of being able to be in sync with the inhabitants of that particular place. Hebrew is the official language of the modern state of Israel and many people want to achieve Hebrew Language Learn. The history of the Hebrew Alphabet The Hebrew language was the original language of the Bible. It…

The word “Diaspora” means Jewish people living outside of their homeland Israel. It is worthy note that the word Diaspora can also apply to anyone residing away from his or her country. Simply put, diaspora of immigrants residing into the Unites States is great example. The Jewish Diaspora started in early 587 B.C, in part, a time when the Kingdom of Judea was occupied by the Babylonians. Besides, “when the Jewish people were conquered by the Babylonians, they were moved into Babylon, which is…

The Jewish ethical teachings and and mitzvots include many literal or more metaphorical rules that very much affect an adherents day to day life. Few such aspects of an adherents life that are heavily influenced by the Jewish code are the areas of life relating to sexuality and the human sexual anatomy. Areas such as; Sexual intercourse, divorce, premarital sex, purity, abortion, homosexuality and contraception are all concepts discussed within the Torah and Jewish communities. Many Jewish laws…

The meaning of Messianic Judaism is explained by Rabbi David Chernoff as “a movement of Jewish people who believe that Yeshua (Jesus Hebrew) is the promised savior (Chernoff 1).” The messianic movement welcomes the gentile or Christians and Jews alike to join together for worship. The rituals of the Messianic Congregation are the same as Judaism, including the observing of the traditions and holidays of the Jewish people with one main difference in belief. The difference being, in Rabbinic…

The importance of Judaism's sacred texts extends way beyond their religious connotation. These Ancient documents exemplify not only Judaism's religious precepts, but also the historical, cultural and social heritage of the Jewish people. Jewish stories and ideas of the sacred texts are evident in a lot of Israel’s modern culture today, which draws on the inheritances of the past even as it gives voice to the issues and concerns of the present. The Judaism religion started around 4000 years with…

Jewish Holidays Jewish holidays are filled with tradition and go back hundreds of years. Some are about solemn occasions but some are more lively and festive. Jews have their own calendar, The Hebrew Calendar. Their calendar is based upon lunar orbits which one cycle is 29.5 days. A lunar year is 354 days which is 11 days less than the solar year which is 365.25 days. The Jewish society add an extra month to the Hebrew calendar seven times out of every 19 years. If they did not do this their…

On Har Sinai, Every mitzvah Hashem told Moshe, Moshe would explain the mitzvah with details. The Torah was given to all the Jewish people and they would teach it to each other and write them down, and remember the explanation of them, which is now called the Torah Shebichtav and the Torah SheBal Peh. The regular rules were given on Har Sinai. When Moshe was about to die, he told the Jewish people that if anyone forgot anything or needed help with anything they should go to him. Yehoshua talked…

Jewish philosopher, theologian and scholar, Moses Maimonides, is considered “the most influential Jewish thinker of the middle ages, and quite possibly of all time.” In contemporary society, he continues to influence Jewish adherents’ practices and way of life. Despite being the chief Rabbi of Cairo and physician to the Egyptian sultan in his time, it is his prolific rabbinic writings that have posthumously acknowledged him as the Moses of his time, “From Moses until Moses, there was none like…

Throughout The Chosen, written by Chaim Potok, Reuven Malter always had a difficult time understanding his accidental new friend Danny Saunders. At the young age of four, Reb Saunders made the decision to raise his first born Daniel in complete silence. Reb Saunders only spoke to his son when studying Talmud, otherwise known as Jewish law. Throughout the novel and up until the end, Reuven never truly understood the motives of Reb Saunders raising Danny as he did. In the novel, The Chosen,…

Rachael Zinnecker Mrs. Lyke English 11-1 5 May 2017 A Guilty Conscience Creates Distance Hasidic Judaism has been common practice for many jews all over the world for many years. This particular sect of Judaism is known for the extremely conservative ways of life and their seclusion from society. Living in a Hasidic community came to be a challenge for author Chaim Potok as part of his writing style included language and descriptions of things the community frowned upon. Potok took how he felt…