Encyclopedia - Jewish Principles Of Faith: Encyclopedia - Jewish Principles Of Faith
There are a number of basic Jewish principles of faith that one is expected to uphold in order to be said to be in consonance with the Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Principles Of Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Principles Of Faith - Jewish Principles Of Faith
Jewish principles of faith - Monotheism. Judaism is based on a strict unitarian monotheism, the belief in one God. The prayer par excel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Approaches
As with any fusion of religion and philosophy, the attempt is difficult because classical philosophers start with no preconditions for w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia - Judaism
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tzimtzum: Encyclopedia - Tzimtzum
In Jewish Mysticism, Tzimtzum (צמצום Hebrew: "contraction" or "constriction") refers to the notion in the Kabbalistic theory of crea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy
Jewish philosophy is not a universally agreed-upon term, but it does exist as a field of scholarship. It is therefore a subject that requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reconstructionist Judaism: Encyclopedia - Reconstructionist Judaism
Reconstructionist Judaism is a movement of Judaism with a relatively liberal set of beliefs: an individual's personal autonomy should ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia - Maimonides
Moshe ben Maimon (March 30, 1135–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. Moshe ben Maimon's Hebrew name is �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism: Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism, also known as Masorti Judaism, is a modern denomination of Judaism that arose in United States in the early 1900s. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia - Davidic Line
Davidic line, (also Davidic Kingdom or Davidic dynasty), known in Hebrew as Malchut Beit David ("Monarchy [of the] House [of] David") ref...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender: Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religions On God And Gender
This entry discusses how the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam deal with God and gender. It includes both traditional r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God And Gender: Encyclopedia - God And Gender
This entry discusses how the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam deal with God and gender. It includes both traditional r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Who Is A Jew?: Encyclopedia - Who Is A Jew?
Who is a Jew? (Hebrew: ?מיהו יהודי) is the name of the religious, social and political debate on the exact definition of wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divine Simplicity: Encyclopedia - Divine Simplicity
In theology, the doctrine of divine simplicity says that God is without parts. Divine simplicity - In Christian thought. In Christian t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodox Judaism: Encyclopedia - Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is the stream of Judaism which adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics firs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Judaism: Encyclopedia - Alternative Judaism
Alternative Judaism refers to some groups of people who, while identifying as Jews in some fashion, nevertheless do not view themselves a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Hermeneutics: Encyclopedia - Biblical Hermeneutics
Biblical Hermeneutics, part of the broader hermeneutical question, relates to the problem of how one is to understand Holy Scripture. By ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian-jewish Reconciliation: Encyclopedia - Christian-jewish Reconciliation
In recent years there has been much to note in the way of reconciliation between some Christian groups and the Jewish people. A number of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Religious Doctrine And Principles Of Faith
While Judaism has always affirmed a number of Jewish principles of faith, no creed, dogma, set of orthodox beliefs, or fully-binding "cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Jewish Denominations
Over the past two centuries the Jewish community has divided into a number of Jewish denominations; each has a different understanding of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Jewish Denominations
Over the past two centuries the Jewish community has divided into a number of Jewish denominations; each has a different understanding of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - The 13 Principles Of Faith
See also the main article Jewish principles of faith In his commentary on the Mishna (tractate Sanhedrin, chapter 10), Maimonides formula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Jewish Religious History
Jewish history is an extensive topic; this section will cover the elements of Jewish history of most importance to the Jewish religion an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Modern Jewish Philosophy
One of the major trends in modern Jewish philosophy was the attempt to develop a theory of Judaism through existentialism. One of the pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Judaism And Other Religions
Judaism - Christianity and Judaism. Main article: Judaism and Christianity See also: Judeo-Christian, Christianity and anti-Sem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - The Traditional Jewish Bookshelf
Jews are often called a "People of the Book," and Judaism has an age-old intellectual tradition focusing on text-based Torah study. The f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Traditional View Of The Development Of Judaism
The subject of the Hebrew Bible is an account of the Israelites' (also called Hebrews) relationship with God as reflected in their histor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Traditional View Of The Development Of Judaism
The subject of the Hebrew Bible is an account of the Israelites' (also called Hebrews) relationship with God as reflected in their histor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Jewish Law And Interpretation
The basis of Jewish law and tradition ("halakha") is the Torah (the five books of Moses). According to rabbinic tradition there are 613 c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - The Rise Of Aristotelian Thought
Judah ha-Levi could not bar the progress of Aristotelianism among the Arabic-writing Jews. As among the Arabs, Ibn Sina and Ibn Roshd lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Philosophy
Through the Guide for the Perplexed and the philosophical introductions to sections of his commentaries on the Mishna, Maimonides exerted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Community Leadership
Judaism - Classical priesthood. Judaism does not have a clergy, in the sense of full-time specialists required for religious services. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Early Jewish Philosophy
Early Jewish philosophy was heavily influenced by the philosophy of Plato, Aristotle and Islamic philosophy. Many early medieval Jewish p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Introduction
According to both traditional Judaism and modern scholars, a number of qualities distinguish Judaism from the other religions that existe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Critical Historical View Of The Development Of Judaism
Although monotheism is fundamental to Rabbinic Judaism, many critical Bible scholars claim that certain verses in the Torah imply that th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Philo Of Alexandria
Philo of Alexandria (20 BCE - 40 CE) was a Hellenized Jewish philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt. Philo included in his philosophy both...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Modern Jewish Philosophers
The following philosophers have had a substantial impact on the philosophy of modern day Jews who identify as such. They are writers who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Influence
Maimonides was one of the few medieval Jewish philosophers who also influenced the non-Jewish world. Even today, he is among the most res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Modern Jewish Philosophers
The following philosophers have had a substantial impact on the philosophy of modern day Jews who identify as such. They are writers who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Works And Bibliography
Maimonides composed both works of Jewish scholarship, and medical texts. Most of Maimonides' works were written in Arabic. However, Mishn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Biography
Maimonides was born in 1135 in Córdoba, Spain, then under Muslim rule during what some scholars consider to be the end of the golden age...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon (892-942) is considered one of the greatest of the early Jewish philosophers. His Emunoth ve-Deoth was originally called Kita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Maimonides
Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (1135 - 1204), רבי משה בן מיימון, known commonly by his Greek name Maimonides, was a Jewish rabbi, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Position In The History Of Thought
The scholastics preserved the continuity of philosophical thought. Without the activity of these Arabic-Jewish philosophers, the culture ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Halakhic Works
See also Mishneh Torah on his influence in halakha With Mishneh Torah, Maimonides composed a code of Jewish law with the widest-possible ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Yehuda Halevi And The Kuzari
The Jewish poet-philosopher Yehuda Halevi (twelfth century) in his polemical work Kuzari made strenuous arguments against philosophy. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Avicebron Solomon Ibn Gabirol
The Jewish poet-philosopher Solomon Ibn Gabirol is also known as Avicebron. He died about 1070 CE. He was influenced by Plato. His classi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Bahya Ibn Paquda's Duties Of The Heart
Bahya ibn Paquda lived in Spain in the first half of the eleventh century. He was the author of the first Jewish system of ethics, writte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Denominations - Background: Jewish Ethnic Divisions
Traditionally, Judaism is not divided into religious traditions based on theological difference. However, a wide array of Jewish communit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Albo: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Albo - Distinctive Features
Albo limited the fundamental Jewish principles of faith to three: (1) The belief in the existence of God; (2) in revelation; and (3) in d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Judaism - Beliefs
For much of the movement's history, Conservative Judaism avoided publishing systematic explications of the Jewish principles of faith. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Judaism
Although Judaism does recognize the positive value of Emunah (faith/belief) and the negative status of the Apikorus (heretic) the specifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Evolution - Jewish Views In Reaction To Darwin
With the advent of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory, the Jewish community found itself engaged in a discussion of Jewish principles o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Present-day Positions
Jewish Messiah - Orthodox Judaism. Orthodox Judaism maintains that Jews are obligated to accept Maimonides's 13 Principles of Faith, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Judaism And Other Religions
Judaism - Christianity and Judaism. Main articles: Judaism and Christianity, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Lamm: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Lamm - Theology
As an Orthodox Jew, Rabbi Lamm's theology is based on the corpus of classical rabbinic Jewish principles of faith. While not demanding th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Jewish Prayer And Practice
Judaism - Prayers. Main articles: Jewish services, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Judaism
Religious conversion - Procedure. Jewish law guidelines for accepting new converts to Judaism are called "giur". Potential converts sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Davidic Line - Bahá'í View
Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, referring to himself stated, "The Most Great Law is come, and the Ancient Beauty ruleth upo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Judaism
Religious conversion - Procedure. Jewish law guidelines for accepting new converts to Judaism are called "giur". Potential converts sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Davidic Line - History
Upon being chosen and becoming king, the custom in the times of the Tanakh was to be anointed with olive oil by having it poured on the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Israel - Judaism In Israel
Most citizens in the State of Israel are Jewish, and most Israeli Jews practice Judaism in some form. While Judaism has always affirmed a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - War Violence And Pacifism
Jews and Christians accept as valid and binding many of the same moral principles taught in the Torah. There is a great deal of overlap b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divine Simplicity: Encyclopedia Ii - Divine Simplicity - In Christian Thought
In Christian thought, the importance of the concept is that God as a simple being is not divisible, and thus, he is present in his entire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Latter Day Saint Baptism
In the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), baptism is recognized as one of the four basic principles of the gospel, in addition to fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Latter Day Saint Baptism
In the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), baptism is recognized as one of the four basic principles of the gospel, in addition to fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - State Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - State Religion - Types Of State Churches
The degree and nature of state backing for denomination or creed designated as a state religion can vary. It can range from mere endorsem...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Judaism: Social Studies Dictionary - Judaism
Definition and meaning of Judaism   Judaism - [World History] Judaism is a religion and philosophy with belief in one god (mon...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Judaism: Social Studies Dictionary - Judaism
Definition and meaning of Judaism   Judaism - [World History] Judaism is a religion and philosophy with belief in one god (mon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Denominations - Table Illustrating The Range Of Jewish Denominations
This table illustrates the range of Jewish denominations. Those denominations that are more conservative in their theology and understand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Albo: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Albo - Fundamental Principles
Albo states that all revealed religions recognize three fundamental principles. But would the identity of these three principles in revea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yeheedah: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yeheedah
Yeheedah (Hebrew, Jewish). Lit., "Individuality "; esoterically, the highest individuality or Atma-Buddhi-Manas, when united...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Woman: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Woman
Woman In philosophy, symbolizes the mother aspect of nature or feminine characteristic of the universe always found in the triads of F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob Frank - Historical Background
The spread of Frank's messianic movement (1760-1770) occurred in the period following the killing of the Jews in the days of Bohdan Chmie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuzari: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuzari - Creatio Ex Nihilo
Halevi writes that as the Jews are the only depositaries of a written history of the development of the human race from the beginning of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reconstructionist Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Reconstructionist Judaism - Jewish Identity
Reconstructionist Judaism allows its rabbis to determine their own policy regarding officiation at intermarriages; about half will do so....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Who Is A Jew?: Encyclopedia Ii - Who Is A Jew? - Non-religious Ethnic Definition
The traditional European definition of Jewishness (although it was not evenly distributed across Europe - the least developed European co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reconstructionist Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Reconstructionist Judaism - Jewish Law And Tradition
As in Reform Judaism, Reconstructionist Judaism holds that contemporary morality has precedence over Jewish law and theology. It does not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Denominations - Divisions
Perhaps the greatest divisions since the time of the division between the Sadduccees and Pharisees two millennia ago are the divisions wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reconstructionist Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Reconstructionist Judaism - Principles Of Belief
In practice, Rabbi Kaplan's books, especially The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion and Judaism as a Civilization are de facto sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodox Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthodox Judaism - Subgroups
Orthodox Judaism's central belief is that the Torah, including both the Written Law and the Oral Law, was given directly from God to Mose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Albo: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Albo - His Terminology
Albo's terminology is probably original with him. The three fundamentals he designates Ikkarim, or roots. The (eight) derived and necessa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Judaism - History
Like Reform Judaism, the Conservative movement developed in Europe and the United States in the 1800s, as Jews reacted to the changes bro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Who Is A Jew?: Encyclopedia Ii - Who Is A Jew? - Perspectives
Who is a Jew? - Within the Jewish community. Within Judaism, if a child is born to one Jewish and one gentile parent, the child may not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Unitarian Council: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Unitarian Council - Principles And Sources
The Principles and Sources of Our Religious Faith Canadian Unitarian Council - Principles. We, the member congregations of the Canadian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodox Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthodox Judaism - Beliefs
Orthodox Judaism is composed of different groups with intertwining beliefs, practices and theologies, and in their broad patterns, the Or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Who Is A Jew?: Encyclopedia Ii - Who Is A Jew? - Religious Definitions
For the most part, a Jewish identity has been seen as a religious question stemming specifically from the Torah and Tanakh (the Hebrew Bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Who Is A Jew?: Encyclopedia Ii - Who Is A Jew? - Other Approaches To Jewish Identity
There have been other attempts to determine Jewish identity beside the traditional approaches given above. These range from genetic popul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Denominations - Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism was founded by Israel ben Eliezer (1700-1760), also known as the Baal Shem Tov, or the Besht. His disciples attracted man...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Principles Of Man: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Principles Of Man
A Theosophical definition of Principles of Man :   Principles of Man The seven principles of man are a likeness or rather copy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob Frank - The Anti-talmudists
As a result of these disclosures the congress of rabbis in Brody proclaimed a strong Cherem (Hebrew for excommunication) against all impe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isaac Abrabanel: Encyclopedia Ii - Isaac Abrabanel - Works
His works may be divided into three classes, referring to: exegesis, such as his commentary upon the entire Bible with the exception of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hasdai Crescas: Encyclopedia Ii - Hasdai Crescas - His Works
His works on Jewish law, if indeed ever committed to writing - have not reached us. But his concise philosophical work Or Adonai, The Lig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Judaism And Christianity
Christianity as we have come to know it emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Who Is A Jew?: Encyclopedia Ii - Who Is A Jew? - The Controversy
The traditional definition of a Jew is "someone born to a Jewish mother or who has converted to Judaism." The requirement for a valid con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Judaism - Movement Organization
In the more limited sense of the term, Conservative Judaism is a unified movement; the international body of Conservative rabbis is the R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Faith Versus Good Deeds
Judaism teaches that the purpose of the Torah is to show that good deeds are considered in holiness as much or even more important than b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Eybeschutz: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Eybeschutz - Controversy
Eybeschutz was not without controversy. In Prague, he had many contacts with priests and the intelligentsia, debating religious topics an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Philosophy - Avicebron, Solomon Ibn Gabirol
The Jewish poet-philosopher Solomon Ibn Gabirol is also known as Avicebron. He died about 1070 CE. He was influenced by Plato. His classi...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - J
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - J . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article