JEWISH IDENTITY

תפילין ונסיון המצרית

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הרמב”ם: מורה נבוכים, ג  :  49 “כפי שאמרתי לך, המנהגים לסביאים (נבעטינים) רחוקים מאיתנו היום, גם דברי הימים שלהם נסתרים מאיתנו היום. לכן אם היינו מכירים אותם היו מודעים לאירועים שקרו באותם ימים, היינו יודעים בפירוט את הסיבות של דברים רבים המוזכרים בתורה “   פירוש:  כיום, יש לנו ידע ארכיאולוגי למקורות העבר גדול יותר מי תקופת הרמב”ם .  אילו היה חי היום, הרמב”ם היה מתעניין לתגליות ארכיאולוגיות […]

New citizenship law has Jews flocking to tiny Portugal city

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Turkish Chief Rabbi Ishak Haleva, right, talking to congregants outside Kadoorie – Mekor Haim synagogue in Porto, Portugal, Jan. 29, 2016 (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA) Writers Home > Jewish Times New citizenship law has Jews flocking to tiny Portugal city Three hundred applications have been approved, but with recent elections over, that figure is set to incease By Cnaan Liphshiz February 12, 2016, 6:24 am 9 PORTO, Portugal (JTA) — […]

THREE QUESTIONS

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Israel and the Jewish People narrated by Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz The 50th Anniversary of Reunification narrated by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks THREE QUESTIONS WHAT IS JEWISH IDENTITY? ******************************** WHAT MAKES TORAH LAW UNIQUE AMONG SYSTEMS OF LAW? ************************************ WHAT BINDS THE TORAH AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE TO THE UNIVERSAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF ALL MEN? ************************************ click here for Twelve Questions

THE CONCEPT OF OBLIGATION

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C.I. Lewis, the well-known 20th century American philosopher from Harvard notes in his book The Ground and Nature of the Right that the concept of obligation pervades all of human thinking. Obligation does not refer only to Moral behavior – it applies to every aspect of thinking and behavior that can called right as opposed to wrong. There is a right and wrong way to calculate numbers. There […]

THE TORAH AND THE WORLD 3

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    TWELVE QUESTIONS Lets explore some primary questions and issues concerning Judaism and the relationship of Torah learning and practice to the modern world. 1. What is Jewish Identity? 2. What makes Torah Law unique among Systems of Law? 3. What are those factors which bind Torah and the Jewish People to the Universal Understandings of all men? 4. What are the logical grounds and basic assumptions […]