Current Rainbow Flag Six-striped (1979–present) Seven-striped (1978–1979) Eight-striped (1978) The rainbow flag, sometimes called 'the freedom flag', has been used as a symbol of gay and lesbian pride since the 1980s. The different colors symbolize diversity in the gay community, and the flag is often used as a symbol of gay pride in gay rights marches. It originated in the United ...

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Rainbow flag, Rainbow flag - Gay pride, Rainbow flag - History, Rainbow flag - Variations, Rainbow flag - Rainbow colors as symbol of gay pride, Rainbow flag - External links, Rainbow flag - Peace movement, Rainbow flag - Others, Rainbow flag - Rainbow family, Rainbow flag - Cooperative movement, Rainbow flag - Sullpu, Rainbow flag - Druze, Rainbow flag - Jewish Autonomous Oblast

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LDS assert peaceful coexistence with the Jewish people, whom they recognize as Israelites who simply never lost the knowledge that they are Israelites. The Church is consequently very philo-Semitic by doctrine, and the Jewish people are generally held in high esteem; they are looked upon as a covenant people of God. Mormonism and Judaism - Jews in Utah. The first Jewish cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah, was on land donated by the LDS church, and the firs ...

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Mormonism and Judaism, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormon claims of House of Israel descent, Mormonism and Judaism - Jewish symbolism in Mormonism, Mormonism and Judaism - Calendar, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons and Jews, Mormonism and Judaism - Jews in Utah, Mormonism and Judaism - Baptism for the Dead, Mormonism and Judaism - Jewish Mormons, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons and Israel, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons in Israel, Mormonism and Judaism - Comparison between Mormonism and Judaism, Mormonism and Judaism - Nature of God, Mormonism and Judaism - Jesus, Mormonism and Judaism - Idols, Mormonism and Judaism - Prophecy and the Messiahs, Mormonism and Judaism - Temples, Mormonism and Judaism - Priesthood and clergy, Mormonism and Judaism - Diet, Mormonism and Judaism - Sabbath, Mormonism and Judaism - Holy books, Mormonism and Judaism - Afterlife, Mormonism and Judaism - Conversion and proselytization, Mormonism and Judaism - Water purification, Mormonism and Judaism - Polygamy, Mormonism and Judaism - Plurality within the religions, Mormonism and Judaism - Demographics

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Mormonism and Judaism - Nature of God. Although monotheism is a fundamental tenet of Judaism, the Jewish religion arose and was codified during a time when polytheism and idolatry was the norm. In polytheistic religions, gods are typically ascribed human or human/animal bodies (including gender and even race), family relationships, and human failings (including intra-familial struggles, jealousy, revenge, and a whole host of negative human traits). It was the break from this mindset that marked Abraham's founding of the Jewish religion. Judaism does not a ...

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This rainbow flag originated in Italy. It was first used in a peace march in 1961 and was inspired by similar multi-colored flags used in demonstrations against nuclear weapons. It became popular with the Pace da tutti i balconi ("peace from every balcony") campaign in 2002, started as a protest against the impending war in Iraq. The most common variety has seven colors, purple, blue, azure, green, yellow, orange and red, and is emblazoned in bold with the Italian word PACE, meaning "peace". Common varia ...

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Rainbow flag, Rainbow flag - Gay pride, Rainbow flag - History, Rainbow flag - Variations, Rainbow flag - Rainbow colors as symbol of gay pride, Rainbow flag - External links, Rainbow flag - Peace movement, Rainbow flag - Others, Rainbow flag - Rainbow family, Rainbow flag - Cooperative movement, Rainbow flag - Sullpu, Rainbow flag - Druze, Rainbow flag - Jewish Autonomous Oblast

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Mormons consider themselves to be the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (who was also known as "Israel") or adopted into the House of Israel. Mormons use both "House of Israel" and "House of Joseph" to refer to themselves in the present day. Mormon doctrine states that the Book of Mormon tells of two groups of ancient peoples that migrated to the Americas (exactly where is unknown) that were d ...

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Mormonism and Judaism, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormon claims of House of Israel descent, Mormonism and Judaism - Jewish symbolism in Mormonism, Mormonism and Judaism - Calendar, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons and Jews, Mormonism and Judaism - Jews in Utah, Mormonism and Judaism - Baptism for the Dead, Mormonism and Judaism - Jewish Mormons, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons and Israel, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons in Israel, Mormonism and Judaism - Comparison between Mormonism and Judaism, Mormonism and Judaism - Nature of God, Mormonism and Judaism - Jesus, Mormonism and Judaism - Idols, Mormonism and Judaism - Prophecy and the Messiahs, Mormonism and Judaism - Temples, Mormonism and Judaism - Priesthood and clergy, Mormonism and Judaism - Diet, Mormonism and Judaism - Sabbath, Mormonism and Judaism - Holy books, Mormonism and Judaism - Afterlife, Mormonism and Judaism - Conversion and proselytization, Mormonism and Judaism - Water purification, Mormonism and Judaism - Polygamy, Mormonism and Judaism - Plurality within the religions, Mormonism and Judaism - Demographics

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Mormons, as a whole, are largely pro-Israel. Mormons, as well as many Jews, are also in favor of coexistence in the Holy Land. The LDS people view Arabs to be children of Abraham. Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons in Israel. The LDS church has two congregations in Israel. These are the Galilee Branch in Tiberias and the Jerusalem Branch in Jerusalem [3]. Mormons do not proselytize in the area and do not encourage any of their members to proselytize. T ...

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Mormonism and Judaism, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormon claims of House of Israel descent, Mormonism and Judaism - Jewish symbolism in Mormonism, Mormonism and Judaism - Calendar, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons and Jews, Mormonism and Judaism - Jews in Utah, Mormonism and Judaism - Baptism for the Dead, Mormonism and Judaism - Jewish Mormons, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons and Israel, Mormonism and Judaism - Mormons in Israel, Mormonism and Judaism - Comparison between Mormonism and Judaism, Mormonism and Judaism - Nature of God, Mormonism and Judaism - Jesus, Mormonism and Judaism - Idols, Mormonism and Judaism - Prophecy and the Messiahs, Mormonism and Judaism - Temples, Mormonism and Judaism - Priesthood and clergy, Mormonism and Judaism - Diet, Mormonism and Judaism - Sabbath, Mormonism and Judaism - Holy books, Mormonism and Judaism - Afterlife, Mormonism and Judaism - Conversion and proselytization, Mormonism and Judaism - Water purification, Mormonism and Judaism - Polygamy, Mormonism and Judaism - Plurality within the religions, Mormonism and Judaism - Demographics

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There continues to be a debate on the purposes and meaning of the laws regarding Kashrut. In Jewish philosophy it is recognized that many of the 613 mitzvot cannot be explained rationally. They are categorized as chukim, comprising such laws as the Red Heifer (Numbers 19). There are three basic points of view regarding these laws: One view holds that these laws do have a reason, but it is not understood because the ultimate explanation for mitzvot is beyond the human intellect. A second view holds t ...

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Kashrut, Kashrut - Types of foods, Kashrut - Identification of kosher foods, Kashrut - Reasons for the Biblical dietary laws, Kashrut - Ritual purity and holiness, Kashrut - Symbolic purpose, Kashrut - Maintenance of a separate culture, Kashrut - Hygiene, Kashrut - Other reasons, Kashrut - U.S. Laws regarding use of word Kosher, Kashrut - How kashrut is viewed by Judaism today, Kashrut - Vegetarianism, Kashrut - Kashrut and animal welfare, Kashrut - Kashrut and Islam, Kashrut - Notes

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These early Christian Jews believed in Jesus as the Christ, but followed Jewish traditions and called themselves Nazaraeans or Nazrani (meaning Jews who followed the Messiah the Nazarene). The term Nazaraean was first mentioned in the New Testament in Acts 24:5. The term nasrani was used essentially to denote Jewish followers of Jesus from Nazareth, while the term Khristianos or (christian) was initially used l ...

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Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Origins, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Christian Jewish tradition, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani symbol, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Persecution by Portuguese, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani tradition today, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani people today, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - List of prominent Nasranis, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Bibliography

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In preparing the body, it must first go through the ritual of tahara, or purification. The body is thoroughly cleansed of dirt, body fluids and solids, and anything else that may be on the skin, and then it is ritually purified by immersion in, or a continuous flow of, water. Tahara may refer to either the entire process, or to the ritual purification. Once the body is purified, the body is dressed in tachrichim, or shrouds, white garments which are identical for each Jew and which symbolically recall t ...

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Jewish bereavement, Jewish bereavement - Death and dying, Jewish bereavement - Death bed, Jewish bereavement - When a person is defined as dead, Jewish bereavement - Afterlife, Jewish bereavement - Preparing the body, Jewish bereavement - Vigil, Jewish bereavement - Funeral service, Jewish bereavement - Burial, Jewish bereavement - Jewish view of cremation, Jewish bereavement - Community, Jewish bereavement - Chevra kadisha, Jewish bereavement - Zihuy Korbanot Asson ZAKA, Jewish bereavement - Mourning, Jewish bereavement - Five stages, Jewish bereavement - Unveiling, Jewish bereavement - Visiting the gravesite, Jewish bereavement - Memorial through prayer, Jewish bereavement - Mourner's Kaddish, Jewish bereavement - Yizkor, Jewish bereavement - Av HaRachamim, Jewish bereavement - Days of memorial, Jewish bereavement - Yahrzeit, Jewish bereavement - Yom Ha'Shoah, Jewish bereavement - Yom Hazikaron, Jewish bereavement - Tisha B'Av, Jewish bereavement - Fast of the First Born, Jewish bereavement - General, Jewish bereavement - Jewish concepts and topics, Jewish bereavement - Jewish ritual, Jewish bereavement - Jewish organisations, Jewish bereavement - Jewish memorial days

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The southern coast of the Indian subcontinent (hypothesized by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus to be the place mentioned as Ophir in the Old Testament) inevitably became a gateway from the Mediterranean world to the Far East. The people there traded in teak, ivory, spices and peacocks, and the area was endowed with a magnificent coastline with numerous ports from Mangalapuram to Kodungallur, origi ...

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Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Origins, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Christian Jewish tradition, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani symbol, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Persecution by Portuguese, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani tradition today, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani people today, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - List of prominent Nasranis, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Bibliography

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The Judeo-Nasrani tradition of the Syro-malabar Nasranis was wiped out when the Portuguese invaded Kerala, and denounced the Nasrani account of Christian faith as false. They imposed their European rituals and liturgy and obliterated the Jewish legacy from the Nasrani tradition. The Portuguese described the Nasranis as Sabbath keeping Judaizers. Archbishop Menezes of Goa, convened the Synod of Diamper in 1599, in Kerala. There he ordered all the texts of the syrian nasranis to be burnt. The Portuguese burned the Gospel of Thomas and t ...

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Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Origins, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Christian Jewish tradition, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani symbol, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Persecution by Portuguese, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani tradition today, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani people today, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - List of prominent Nasranis, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Bibliography

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The ADL holds that a modern and common form of anti-Semitism is the statement that Jews claim that all criticism of the State of Israel is anti-Semitism. This claim is then used to criticise Jewish groups as unreasonable. However, no Jewish groups officially hold such a position. This position has never been held, in any form, by any of the modern Jewish denominations. The Anti-Defamation League states: "Criticism of particular Israeli actions or policies in and of itself does not constitute anti-Semitism. Certainly the sovereig ...

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Anti-Defamation League, Anti-Defamation League - History, Anti-Defamation League - Fighting anti-Semitism bigotry and racism, Anti-Defamation League - Fighting anti-Zionism, Anti-Defamation League - Other positions, Anti-Defamation League - Relations with Arabs and Muslims, Anti-Defamation League - Relations with Blacks, Anti-Defamation League - Criticism of reporting on pagan symbols, Anti-Defamation League - The ADL files controversy

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Nasrani people largely live in the districts of Kottayam in Kerala and neighbouring districts. They have also migrated to other cities in India like Mumbai and Bangalore. Others have migrated to the United states and work in the Middle East. At present (based on the Indian census report of 2004), there are approximately 5,000,000 Syrian-malabar nasranis from across the various denominations within the nasrani community. Nasrani people own large estates and engage in trade of rubber, spices and cash crops. They also take prominent role ...

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Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Origins, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Christian Jewish tradition, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani symbol, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Persecution by Portuguese, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani tradition today, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani people today, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - List of prominent Nasranis, Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Bibliography

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Founded in October, 1913 by Sigmund Livingston, the ADL's charter stated "The immediate object of the League is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alikeand to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizens." Livingston established the ADL in direct response to the case of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager living i ...

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Anti-Defamation League, Anti-Defamation League - History, Anti-Defamation League - Fighting anti-Semitism bigotry and racism, Anti-Defamation League - Fighting anti-Zionism, Anti-Defamation League - Other positions, Anti-Defamation League - Relations with Arabs and Muslims, Anti-Defamation League - Relations with Blacks, Anti-Defamation League - Criticism of reporting on pagan symbols, Anti-Defamation League - The ADL files controversy

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On September 23, 2003 the ADL awarded Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi the ADL's distinguished statesman award [3]. This in spite of Berlusconi's downplaying of the atrocities committed by the Italian Fascists. ("Mussolini never killed anyone. Mussolini used to send people on vacation in internal exile.") Berlusconi is also known for his staunch pro-Israel stance. The decision to honor Berlusconi has been widely criticised by liberal members of the American Jewish community. Similar concerns have been voiced about the ADL's increasingly friendly tone tow ...

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Anti-Defamation League, Anti-Defamation League - History, Anti-Defamation League - Fighting anti-Semitism bigotry and racism, Anti-Defamation League - Fighting anti-Zionism, Anti-Defamation League - Other positions, Anti-Defamation League - Relations with Arabs and Muslims, Anti-Defamation League - Relations with Blacks, Anti-Defamation League - Criticism of reporting on pagan symbols, Anti-Defamation League - The ADL files controversy

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Zion

1)    a hill in Jerusalem (variously identified, but probably the Temple Mount). In the Bible, it is the place from which God rules the earth.

2)    the Jewish people as a group, or the Jewish homeland as a symbol of Judaism.

(See also: Zion, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Zion

1)  a hill in Jerusalem (variously identified, but probably the Temple Mount). In the Bible, it is the place from which God rules the earth.

2)  the Jewish people as a group, or the Jewish homeland as a symbol of Judaism.

(See also: Zion, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Ash (Hebrew, Jewish). Fire, whether physical or symbolical fire; also found written in English as As, Aish and Esch.

(See also: Ash, Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary, )

Reference: Ajax and the Jewish issue The Ajax fans have the very remarkable tradition of using Jewish and Israeli symbols to express their allegiance. Regularly, the supporters wave large Star of David flags and scream Joden! Joden! ("Jews! Jews!") to fire up their team. Die-hard Ajax supporters call themselves "Joden" or "Super-Joden" -- Dutch for "Super Jews" -- a nickname that reflects the team's and Amsterdam's Jewish roots. The nickname for Ajax fans dates back to before World War II, when Amsterdam was home ...

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Ajax Amsterdam, Ajax Amsterdam - History, Ajax Amsterdam - Stadium, Ajax Amsterdam - Jewish influence, Ajax Amsterdam - Honours, Ajax Amsterdam - Current squad, Ajax Amsterdam - Famous players who once played for Ajax

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Hexagram - A six-pointed star of two equilateral triangles. In occultism it is not specifically a Jewish symbol, but represents the principle of *As above, so below*-harmony between the Macrocosm and the Microcosm.

(See also: Hexagram, Pagan, Wicca Pagan Dictionary)

Trees have been viewed both as an existential value and a symbol since the Jewish tribes approached the Land of Israel: "When you shall come to the Land, you shall plant all types of trees" (Leviticus 19:2-3) The prophet Isaiah spoke of the planting of trees when he spoke to the people of their permanent return to the homeland: "And you shall build houses and dwell there and plant vineyards and eat their fruit... becaus ...

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Tu Bishvat, Tu Bishvat - Trees in the Jewish Sources, Tu Bishvat - Customs Since the Beginning of Modern Zionism

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