Torah

in Jewish prayer and literature as Z'man Simchateinu, the Season of Rejoicing (Rich). Originally, the Sukkot Festival had no established date and was observed whenever the harvest had been completed, depending on climatic conditions. However, by Torah times, the Book of Leviticus (23:24) declared: “On the fifteen day of the seventh month, there shall be a Feast of Tabernacles to God for seven days (Bible).” The date, then was standardized. Sukkot later became one of the three Jewish Pilgrimage…

Hanissim" Prayer that we add on Chanukah to our regular daily prayers and grace after meals we recall what the wicked Hellenist Greeks tried to inflict upon our ancestors. They made an effort to force assimilation upon them by causing them to forget the Torah and to follow this by abandoning their fulfillment of the G-dly commands. We thank G-d for enabling Matityahu, the Kohen gadol, and his courageous sons to lead a small band of faithful Jews to achieve a miraculous victory over superior…

When I grow up I plan on doing great things. I want to help Jews become more religious. I want to teach fellow Jews the Torah and the Hebrew language. I want to teach them the holiness of Shabbat and other Jewish holidays. These ideas combine to form my main idea, a religious get-away, which is my dream that I hope to accomplish. The idea for a religious get-away first struck me while I was at Jewish sleepaway camp during the summer. I found many non-observant Jews who didn’t know the basics of…

This religion believes in the single divine power being God. Holy Book(s)/Writings Sacred texts of Judaism include the Torah, Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures), and the Talmud. There are six sections/laws of the Mishnah (the updated Torah), which include Moed (seasons), Tohorot (purifications), Zeraim (seeds), Nashim (women), Qodashim (holy things), and Neziqin (damages). Beliefs/Practices The three branches of Judaism…

important to Me because we have won the land with our superior faith. What is the holy book of your faith, and how does it compare to others? Moses- The Holy book of Moses’s faith was the bible and it is used on the Torah by telling stories of Jesus Jesus- The holy book of Jesus is known as the Torah it is the first 5 books that some Christians would call the Old Testament Muhammad- The holy book is the Qur’an and my people study…

Albert Schweitzer once said, “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”(GoodReads). While some are aware of small portions of Christianity’s history, many are unaware of the cultures and religions that influenced the spread of the religion as well as the religion’s practices, beliefs, and churches. From Rome’s influences on the church as a state, the architecture of Christian churches, and the spread of the religion, to Jewish influences on the Christian Bible,…

although their interpretations of the Torah were innovative, they were also, in fact, part of the original Jewish tradition, which is evident through the stories in the Talmud. Before analyzing this paradox, one must first understand who…

“Christian Bible”, further supporting his intention of taking a “Jewishly sensitive” (pg 3) approach in his writing. As discussed in class, Brettler describes the Torah as “Instruction”, or teachings. The second division, Nevi’m, meaning “Prophets”, contain the writings of former and latter prophets, with teaching on how to return to the Torah. Finally Kethuvim are the “Writings”, containing life examples to learn from. Alongside his brief synopsis of the history of ancient Israel, these…

of the Torah, which are the first five books of the scriptures. The doors of the sanctuary are sometimes closed or opened during the course of the service. The person who opens or closes the doors is someone with great honor and high importance of the congregation. Standing during the opening of the Ark doors which holds the Torah is a ritual that people must follow. On top of the sanctuary and the Ark, there is also something called the Ner Tamid. The Ner Tamid is what sits atop the Torah and…

After 14 years in Jewish day school, I am poised to leave this sanctuary and venture out into a wide world. Next year will be the first time I will attend a secular school. On the eve of this departure, then, I ask myself, who am I? What kind of Jew am I right now, at this point in time? Where do I see myself in five years? Truthfully, there is an ongoing conflict in my mind between my secular self and my spiritual Judaic self. It is not that I feel I must prioritize one over the other;…