Hasidic Judaism

When studying the word of God one is invited to the joy of revelation through scripture. However, the study of theology is almost comedic due to the effort of one trying to simply understand and share what is simply indescribable and unfathomable. Nonetheless, the Church still tries to discover, learn, and grow. The study of theology is an exposition of divine revelation. This is accomplished through the study of scripture, tradition, and historical reflection. One man that demonstrates a…

African males to become a eunuch. The young African males were forced to get an operation to remove their “testes or both testes and penis.” 37 This operation was always performed by Christians in places like “ Baghirmi near Lake Chad, in Ethiopia, and in other locations.” 38 After their operation, they were “ placed in sand up to the navels to heal.” 38 Many people were able to urinate and some people were not. The Africans males who were able to urinate after a couple days were herded off…

The civilization of the ancient Hebrews is one of the most fascinating to study, if only due to its longevity in the face of countless trials faced throughout history. Their imagined community, formulated by their religious practices and their devotion to scripture as the center of their beliefs, kept their culture mostly separate from others, allowing them to retain many customs and practices to which they still adhere to this day. The Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible, written circa 580-400 BC,…

people. After all, there are 613 oddly specific commandments. Many people don’t know that following the commandments actually make one’s life better. By paying more attention to the food you eat you are allowing yourself to appreciate food more. Judaism has many laws regarding food such as separating meat and dairy and eating meat that comes from an animal that chews its cud and has split hooves. A clear example of Judaism’s emphasis on…

be a holy place and a land of sacredness it is also believed to be the city of hope and belonging. The main reason why I chose this worship site is to explore more about important places attached to the Jews. Obviously this online site represents Judaism as a religion, it is one of those important and vital place in the lives of many Jews as a whole. It was a very interesting experience exploring this site, I learnt so many facts about this worship site despite exploring it virtually I did not…

JERICO is a name derives from different origin with different meaning To make my very good name is my mother because of her idol jericho rosales and to say something different. Jerico name in Hebrew, Yeriẖo, is generally thought to derive from the Canaanite word Reaẖ ("fragrant"), but other theories hold that it originates in the Canaanite word for "moon" (Yareaẖ) or the name of the lunar deity Yarikh for whom the city was an early centre of worship.Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history…

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…

ARIEL, DOMINIQUE H. "Queering Zionism." Jerusalem Post, Mar 11, 2016, pp. 12. eLibrary A 16 year old, Shira Banki at a Jerusalem pride parade was stabbed to death by a zionist or pro-israel man. This caused a meeting of LGBTQ Task Force and other national LGBT organizations to sit down and discuss the action that will be taken to reinforce anti-hate. As a result, complaints were made when a leader of a prominent LGBT organization in Jerusalem, Sarah Weil came out as a zionist. While the…

Throughout the years, Christianity has spread and it’s estimated that there’s 2.2 billion Christians in the world today. A religion that many thought would never grow to be so prominent, yet it has affected and has been part of society for so long. But how did this all began and who were the main responsible for this. The answer is in Israel, with a man called Paul of Tarsus. Paul was born in Tarsus, both his parents were Jews and Roman citizens and due to them Paul inherited a Roman…

Jesus was the messiah, the savior, and the suffering son. His purpose was already planned. Jewish high priest said that Jesus was taking part in blasphemy. They felt it was better for one man to suffer than a whole nation to die. The high priest wanted Jesus to be put to death. He was arrested and betrayed with a kiss. Jesus was taken to Pontius Pilate, he was the roman governor of Judea at that time for his fate to be judged. Pilate thought Jesus was innocent, but in the end he let the crowd…