Hasidic Judaism

Temples and Rituals opens chapter five. This chapter sever to inform Walton reader of the action and purpose of the temple. Temples primary design was for the residence of the deities, and not for places of worship. The temples represent a “shadow of a heavenly residence, therefore it served as a link or gateway to the heavens or cosmos.” The temples were distinct with an image of the deity. Many rituals were performed to guarantee that each deity approved of the symbol being placed on the…

homosexuality and contraception are all concepts discussed within the Torah and Jewish communities. Many Jewish laws and beliefs regarding these topics have adapted and changed since their conception, though just as many are firmly grounded by their roots in Judaism. Under the Jewish code of law sex is sanctified when performed under the correct circumstances. These…

Abraham, a man considered to be the father of the Jewish people, lived around 1900 BCE in Mesopotamia and Canaan. Judaism and Christianity are both Abrahamic faiths. This is only one of many similarities between these two religions. Although Christianity and Judaism differ in some ways, one can use the foundations and origins, ideology, and sacred texts of these faiths to prove that they are more alike than different. First, where these religions came from and what they are based are only the…

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 Judaism Jesus is…

Septuagint The Septuagint is important and significant in understanding the history of Judaism. The word that should be highlighted in this statement is history. For something to have historical significance to a religion like Judaism, it must be important in the religion’s past and should relate to human affairs. The Septuagint is important and significant in understanding the history of Judaism because it is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, resulting in the understanding and sharing…

David seventeen sons gather at the royal court and they all claimants to the throne. Among them there was a mere boy, according to Jewish legend, barely 12 years old his name is Solomon. Solomon's mother Bathsheba approaches the frail king's bedside and she said unto him “my lord you swore to your servant by the lord your God saying your son Solomon shall succeed me as king and shall sit on my throne.” (first king 1:17). David has many sons that wants to inherit the throne, but he fulfill…

Passover (Pesach) Passover is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated in the spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. Passover is the holiday of Matzot, and the holiday of Freedom. It’s the holiday of Matzot because, that is what the Jewish people ate when they left Egypt. It’s the holiday of freedom, because that’s when the Jews we free of slavery and left Egypt. There are a few parts of Passover but I’m only going to discuss 3 of them, The Story of Passover/ plagues,…

The announcement that particularly strikes me the most what Ex 2: 24 “So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” This particular passage strikes me the most because God didn’t forget his people, hearing their cries for help to set them free from bondage. God could have easily ignored their groaning, but remember his promise with those before the Israelites he took notice of them. This passage implies that God was for the poor because it was the…

The nation of Israel chosen by God to be a blessing for the entire world became divided and corrupt shortly after the death of King David. They lost sight and focus of God in the worship of idols, rejection and disobedience to God. The three major sins of Israel and Judah revealed in l and 2 Kings is moral corruption, social injustice, and idolatry. The sins of Israel kings introduced idol worship to their kingdom, sacrifice offerings were made in places other than instructed by God. The…

In the Eighth Century, both the Northern and Southern kingdoms were experiencing hardships due to an unstable political situation, and the threat of Assyria’s ambition for conquest. There were great social inequality and injustice amongst; the rich took advantage of the poor, evidently having forgotten about their ancestors in bondage in Egypt. Their worship was said to be hollow and once again the people began to worship Baal. It was during this time that four prophets emerged to try and get…