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Jewishness belongs to Jews
UNIVERSALIZATION OF JEWISHNESS Jews constitute a tiny minority, currently forming a little under 0.2 percent of the world population. We, for all intents and purposes, should be statistically insignificant. Bigotry...
Jewishness belongs to Jews
UNIVERSALIZATION OF JEWISHNESS Jews constitute a tiny minority, currently forming a little under 0.2 percent of the world population. We, for all intents and purposes, should be statistically insignificant. Bigotry...
Judaism & pets
IN THE TORAH Though beloved today, Jews in ancient times were quite wary of dogs, particularly of keeping them in the home, as they were considered unclean and even violent....
Judaism & pets
IN THE TORAH Though beloved today, Jews in ancient times were quite wary of dogs, particularly of keeping them in the home, as they were considered unclean and even violent....
the Jewish soul
JEWISH VIEWS ON THE SOUL According to Jewish tradition, the soul — the “neshama” or “nefesh” in Hebrew, both of which mean “breath” — is the “I” or the “self”...
the Jewish soul
JEWISH VIEWS ON THE SOUL According to Jewish tradition, the soul — the “neshama” or “nefesh” in Hebrew, both of which mean “breath” — is the “I” or the “self”...
the historicity of Purim
HISTORIC CONTEXT In 587 BCE, the Babylonian Empire conquered the Kingdom of Judah (present day Israel-Palestine) and exiled about 25 percent of the population to Babylon, marking the true...
the historicity of Purim
HISTORIC CONTEXT In 587 BCE, the Babylonian Empire conquered the Kingdom of Judah (present day Israel-Palestine) and exiled about 25 percent of the population to Babylon, marking the true...
gender in Judaism
THE STORY OF CREATION This slide will describe the origins of the Torah from an archeological and linguistic perspective, not a spiritual one. If that will bother you, please skip...
gender in Judaism
THE STORY OF CREATION This slide will describe the origins of the Torah from an archeological and linguistic perspective, not a spiritual one. If that will bother you, please skip...
ancestors in Jewish culture
IN ANTIQUITY: IMPORTANCE OF GENEALOGYLineage and ancestry have been important to Jews since antiquity. The Tanakh (“Hebrew Bible”) dedicates an enormous portion to genealogy and ancestry. The Torah, or the...
ancestors in Jewish culture
IN ANTIQUITY: IMPORTANCE OF GENEALOGYLineage and ancestry have been important to Jews since antiquity. The Tanakh (“Hebrew Bible”) dedicates an enormous portion to genealogy and ancestry. The Torah, or the...