Brianna Gowan B’Nai Torah Congregation‚ Boca Raton‚ Fl Gudny Rossen Site visit date: 9/8/2012 REL 2011 4 November 2012 Judaism Religion is a set of beliefs‚ which vary depending on the culture‚ which connects humans spiritually and morally. Various religions exist all over the world‚ bringing people together or sometimes turning them against each other. As a child‚ I grew up with a Catholic
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“Statement of Principles of Conservative Judaism” reaffirmed the 19th century notion that Conservative Jews believe in God. “We believe in God… God permeates our language‚ our law‚ our conscience‚ and our lore. From the opening words of Genesis‚ our Torah and tradition assert that God is One‚ that He is the Creator‚ and that His Providence extends through human history (Statement of Principles of Conservative Judaism). Conservative Jews in the 19th and 21st century believe in one God who created the
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UFDN midterm study notes 1.Old testament is Scripture. OT consists 39 books and is the Hebrew Bible. NT is 27 books = 66 TANAK (Law‚ Prophets‚ Writings) IS the Hebrew Bible. TANAK contains law which is the Torah. 2. Septuagint (LXX) – Ancient Greek Translation of the Hebrew Bible 2. At the moment of canonization (synagogue; church)- Thinks the final draft is better than first. The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. – 100 B.C.E-100 C.E Masoretic Text (about the time of Jesus)- All modern
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13 year old son took the stage to prepare to read from the Torah. The elders were beside Aaron and began to then chant the word before giving the spot light to him. They then passed the microphone and let him read his chosen passage from the book. This only lasted for about six minutes. I found this to be interesting because the moment was so short but would last a life time. It signified so much more than the actual act of reading the torah. It was a moment of happiness of becoming a man building
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The pentagram was associated with the upper part of the Tree of Life and represented the five books of the Torah. The pentagram was also a featured symbol on an ancient Jewish seal and represented the secret names of God. Furthermore‚ in early Christianity the pentagram was used as a symbol to represent the five wounds of Christ. In addition‚ it was believed
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the Promised Land. After three months‚ 5Moses took the Hebrews to Mount Sinai where he had been summons by the Hebrew God. The Hebrew God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and the rest of the Torah (the collective body of Jewish teaching embodied in the Hebrew Bible) and the Talmud (book of Jewish law). The Torah formed the foundation of Judaism‚ containing detailed instructions on day-to-day living‚ rules by which Hebrews still live today. Thus‚ Moses is revered as the most significant Hebrew prophet
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a second cannon) Canon: the technical term for the official list of books comprising the Bible by a religious community. Former Prophets: consists of the books of Joshua‚ Judges‚ Samuel‚ and kings‚ which continue the narrative chronology of the Torah. Hebrew Bible: old testament Latter Prophets: the books named after individual prophets Major Prophets: the longer books of Isaiah‚ Jeremiah‚ and Ezekiel and the minor prophets Minor Prophets: the twelve shorter books from Hosea through Malachi
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Ten Commandments are the divine rules of conduct given to Moses on Mount Sinai. To many‚ there exists only one version of the Ten Commandments- the generalized “thou shall not” version. However‚ The Ten Commandments occurs in two places found in the Torah‚ first in the book of Exodus and second in the book of Deuteronomy. Though these two accounts may for all practical purposes seem identical‚ at a closer examination several differences begin to arise. Separated by several decades in time‚ by audience
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Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible‚ also the third book in the Torah. The main points of the book are concerned with Levitical‚ or priestly worship. In the first section of the book there is a series of laws regarding sacrifices‚ burnt-offerings‚ meat‚ thank‚ sin and trespass-offerings‚ followed by the law of the priestly duties in connection with the offering of sacrifices. The Holiness Code of Leviticus was written mostly as a ritual manual for Israel’s priests. Christians today
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Judaism in Late Antiquity by Jacob Neusner ‘Judaism in late antiquity’ by Jacob Neusner is a brief look back on the history of Judaism. Judaism is the official religion for the Jewish state of Israel. The sacred Hebrew scripture called the Torah serves as a model for an ethical lifestyle. Late antiquity applies to the beginning of the Common Era‚ specifically the start of the first six centuries. The history of Judaism in late antiquity first started with the Mishnah‚ the first important written
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