Torah events

In order to know exactly what the stumbling block principle is, a stumbling block must be defined as it is used in the Bible. First, in order to understand a stumbling block, “offense” must be defined. Offense within the Bible can be defined in two ways. It can be seen in the Bible as God or Jesus causing unbelievers to stumble in their ways and become saved, and it can also be seen as an experienced Christian causing a new Christian to act against their conscience; this offense can also be caused by the temptation of Satan (Youngblood, 923). These are the main ways that offense is used in the Bible as a way that causes someone to “stumble.” A stumbling block within the Bible is any thing or action that could cause another person to sin, and…

the events described in the Torah/Tanakh really happened? Why/why not? I think that the events in the Torah truly did happen. One can look at the Torah with a religious point of view; others may view the Torah with a rather historical and more scientific point of view. I do not view the Torah in a religious point of view, rather scientifically and historically. Today there is a lot of evidence proving some of the stories in the Torah to be true. For example, we have potential findings of Noah’s…

The Jewish museum follows a model of three major themes that run throughout Jewish history. One of the themes is tradition and the reinterpretation of traditions. We have seen this in our class when it came to the Rabbinate's & Karaites, the Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes, and the different Rabbi interpretations or the Torah, Talmud, or Mishnah such as Rabbi Rashi or Rabbi Akiva. Throughout the museum, there were copies of the Torah in different structures such as the scroll made of parchment…

The Torah, also known as the “Pentateuch,” consists of the first five books of the Bible to show their relations as one coherent storyline. The word, Torah, comes from Hebrew meaning “father’s law.” Though the books of the Torah are usually referred as law, it may actually be represented as the Gospel, or God’s salvation for his fallen creation. The laws that Moses has written does not save the people from their sin but the Seed of the Woman, a child born of Eve who is without sin, would take…

Religion script What is Shavuot • Shavuot is one of the three biblical pilgrimage • 6th or 7th day of Sivan which is fifty days after the second day of Passover which is the celebration for when the Jews escaped slavery Egypt. • The Torah is associated with the grain harvest. • The festival of Shavuot I celebrated on the 6th or 7th day of Sivan How do they celebrate Shavuot? • celebrate Shavuot is by abstaining from work and attending synagogue services and readings are recited: • a…

This week’s Torah portion is the first torah portion in the whole torah. It’s very exciting. I probably don’t need to summarize that much because you all are likely very familiar with this portion. God take 6 days to create the universe, night and day, earth and all its inhabitants, and man and woman. These miracles of creation begin the Torah with a sense of optimism and curiosity. What will this new planet be like? What will this Adam and Eve do? What does it mean to be fruitful and multiply?…

were slaves in Egypt and God sent Moses to deliver them from the bondage. When the Angel of Death was sent to take the first born son of all the Egyptians, the first born sons of all the Israelites were spared, and their homes were “passed over” by the Angel of Death. This was the final event before the Hebrews escaped from slavery. In order to commemorate their freedom, Passover is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated for seven or eight days during the Jewish month of Nisan. It is commemorated…

Testament almost irrelevant, as it was before Jesus’ time. The Old Testament contains traditions that are meant to be followed by Christians and Jews alike. Jesus of Nazareth, the Christian Messiah, was a Jew who followed and fulfilled the laws of the Torah, the Old Testament, and never did abrogate Jewish tradition or authority. By celebrating Jewish holidays, one can reflect on the lineage…

As I sat down I discovered not too surprisingly everything is written in Hebrew, although the programs are in English which given you a heads-up describe of the order of service. Upon arrival in the beginning, I felt a bit uneasy and out of place, I guess it wasn’t all bad for I could take notes at my leisure, no one spoke, of course there was an occasional nod here and there, in any event no one spoke before, during, or after the service it was quite uncomfortable. However, obviously, this…

Egypt, received the Ten Commandments, and led the Israelites in the desert for 40 years and eventually into the Promised Land. The Jewish view of Jesus of Nazareth is that he was an ordinary Jewish man and, most likely a preacher who lived during the Roman occupation of Israel in the first century C.E. The Romans executed him and many other nationalistic and religious Jews for speaking out against the Roman authorities and their abuses. Some beliefs of Jews are written in the Torah or their…