Conservative Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic groups within the world. Within Canada‚ there is seen to have over 370‚000 Jews‚ all of which associate in three different Jewish groups that provide different ethnic beliefs and practices from all over the world‚ which in total makes 40% of all the Jews in Canada to take part in Conservative Judaism. The conservative group in Judaism in Canada still remains the largest denomination of Jews‚ though still being the largest denomination‚ it is
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human history‚ is ever changing the present state of the modern world‚ helped shaped politics we know today‚ and affect social‚ moral and ethical behavior among all men. The Bible is a collection of books; First is the Torah‚ which is the first five books of The Bible. After the Torah is the Talmud which is the remaining books within the old testament. These books themselves are the pillars of Judaism. The new testament begins with the Gospel‚ which is the story of Christ and the works he did. The
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have an established canon of sacred texts‚ as well as an oral tradition. In some cases‚ this also has come to be written down. For instance‚ in Judaism‚ there is the tradition of the Oral Torah and the written Torah. The written Torah has become the Tanakh or the Hebrew Bible as we know it. The Oral Torah has also been written down in established commentaries in the Talmud. However‚ many indigenous religions have not written down their oral traditions. In fact‚ there are still some indigenous
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that the outcome would be cut and dry. I knew that Judaism served as the foundation for my own faith (Christianity) and that Jews honored the Sabbath from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. I also had in my mind the imagery of the Star of David‚ the Torah scroll and the male rabbi in the synagogue donning a prayer shawl over his shoulders and a kippah on the crown of his head. I believed that I had the general concepts of the Jewish faith in my mind; I just needed to witness a virtual worship service
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wanted to see just how faithful Abraham was‚ so he asked him to sacrifice his son for him. Abraham‚ being completely devoted to God‚ agreed and was about to sacrifice his son‚ but God stopped him. This was a moral lesson from God that would go into the Torah. One of the biggest points that Judaism made was that humans are valuable and are not meant to be sacrificed. This order from God also tested Isaac’s faith‚ and Isaac was completely willing to give his life to God. After Isaac came Jacob. Jacob was
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to the people Hebrew in the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament) and resumed and commented in Talmud (Jewish holy book). These mitzvot represent important laws in the Jewish religion that can not be violated. The Mitzvott term is closely related with “good deeds”. Many of these have to do with Temple ritual‚ which was central to Jewish life and worship when the Torah was written. Others only apply in a theocratic state of Israel. What does the word Torah literally mean‚ and how many
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Christianity and Islam‚ originally came from the Hebrews. The Hebrews believed that God was their special protector and was everything‚ the most powerful‚ and present everywhere. Like the other two religions‚ Judaism also has a holy book called the Torah. The Torah is a sacred recording of laws and events in Jewish history. The Jews believe that God gave them the Ten Commandments through Moses‚ which he was called "the Lawgiver". According to the Jewish tradition‚ God made a covenant‚ or agreement with
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Merriam Webster defines Judaism as “an ancient monotheistic religion‚ with the Torah as its foundational text‚ and supplemental oral tradition represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud.” God chose this group of people‚ while He could have chosen another group‚ because He knew that they would do greatness for Him. The Jews tried they best to follow Him and even when God had to remind they who they should follow‚ they still do not understand what God had plan for them and still
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SWOT on Judean Jews‚ in a Greco-Roman World Strength Judean Jews‚ one people elected by one God‚ well founded in Torah. Torah describes how to live according to Gods will (i.e. shema)‚ how to stay pure‚ and not mix with other people or religions. Weakness Not one people‚ but internally in a conflict in regard to the use and interpretation of Torah (i.e. Sadducees‚ Pharisee‚ Essenes‚ Qumran)‚ also political conflict in relation to the supremacy of Rome (i.e. Zealot and Herodians). Opportunity religiously
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of the Hebrew bible are the Torah (the Teaching)‚ Nevi’im (the Prophets)‚ and Ketuvim (the Writings)(Molloy‚2013). These sections are also known as Tanakh or Tanak. The sacred core of the Hebrew Bible is the Torah. The Torah consist of the stories of Adam and Eve‚ the creation‚ Hebrew patriarchs and matriarchs‚ Noah and the Hebrew’s early ancestors (Molloy‚2013). Torah also introduces the lawmaker Moses and his brother‚ the founder of priesthood Aaron. Books in Torah include: Genesis (Bereshit)
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