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History of Judaism
The History of Judaism is the history of the Jewish people, their religion and culture, tracing back to the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob of the 18th c. BCE. The earliest mention of Israel as a people was discovered in an inscription on the Merneptah Stele from the 1200s BCE.
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What was the social status of jews before world war 2?
Before World War II, Jews had varying social statuses they were neither condemned not exalted by their religion and ethnicity. Throughout Europe Jews were farmers, shop owners and scholars. Some were wealthy and some were poor.
How did Ruth help Naomi through her troubles?
Ruth stood steadfast to Noami during her troubled time and also worked in the field of Boaz.
Who was Theodore Herzl and why did he become a Zionist?
Herzl, assigned to the Dreyfus trial in Paris by an Austrian newspaper, saw that anti-Antisemitism could not be eliminated in Europe. He sought another land for the Jewish People - Zion (Israel). He became a Zionist because he also realized that Israel, which has been the homeland of the Jewish people as long as Jewish people have existed, is the only realistic, rational choice of homeland for the Jewish people.
The single most important event in Jewish history is their exodus from .?
From a historical perspective, the single most important event in Jewish history was the Babylonian Exile, but this, and the return from Exile, are not really an 'Exodus'.
The story of the Exodus from Egypt was important in Jewish biblical tradition, but not in history. Nearly all scholars say there was no Exodus from Egypt as described in The Bible, so the Exodus could not be important in a normal historical sense.
How did Zionism spread in Egypt?
Zionism only really spread in Egypt among a minority of the Jewish community. It spread by word of mouth, letters, and Zionist publications. It is likely that it would have penetrated further if no Anti-Zionist attitude prevailed in the Islamic community. (The Egyptian Jewish community was afraid of "provoking" the Islamic community.)
Why is Joseph important in the history of the Jewish people?
1) It was thanks to him that our ancestors (Jacob and family) survived the famine (Genesis ch.46 and ch.50).
2) He was the only person from the time of Jacob until Moses who experienced prophecy in any form. (Joseph had prophetic dreams. Genesis ch.37.)
3) Joseph was viceroy in Egypt (Genesis ch.41); and it was thanks to him that the nation of Egypt survived the famine.
4) During the long sojourn of the Israelites in Egypt, Joseph took steps to preclude them from assimilating (Genesis 46:31-34).
5) Jacob considered him the most worthy of his sons (Genesis 37:3 and 49:26); and he was deemed important enough to comprise two of the twelve Israelite tribes (Genesis 48:3-5).
6) He was the ancestor of Joshua (1 Chronicles ch.7).
7) Joseph was steadfast in withstanding temptation (Genesis ch.39).
Who returned from Canaan with a good report?
There are two separate versions of this account in the Book of Numbers, blended together and sufficiently similar to appear to the casual reader to be just one rather complex account, but in neither story do the leaders return with an entirely good report:--
In the first version: Moses dispatched the spies (Numbers 13:17b-20); the spies travelled only as far north as Hebron (in the future kingdom of Judah) (13:22-25); the spies returned and issued their report to one person (Moses), stating that the land was "flowing with milk and honey", but that the inhabitants were giants and their cities fortified (13:27-29). Caleb alone tried to encourage the Israelites to proceed with the conquest (13:30); the spies countered Caleb's claim, stating that the land was unconquerable (13:31,33). So, Caleb alone of this generation would live to enter the Promised Land (14:20-25).
In the second version: Moses appointed twelve heads of tribes to scout the land, and dispatched them from the Wilderness of Paran (13:1-17a); the spies toured the entire Promised Land, "from the Wilderness of Zin to the entrance to Hamath (southern Syria)"Â (13:21); the spies returned and displayed the land's fruit, issuing their report to Moses, Aaron and all the congregation (13:25-26); The report stated that Canaan was not only unconquerable, but a "land that devours its inhabitants" (13:32-33). The Israelites refused to enter Canaan (14:1a, 2-3); Caleb and Joshua both tried to encourage the Israelites to proceed with the conquest. So, Caleb and Joshua would live to enter the Promised Land (14: 26-35).
Difficulties with integration would be one answer. A desire that separation outweighed all else.
Why was Jakow Trachtenberg famous?
Jakow Trachtenberg (17 June 1888 - 1953) was a Russian Jewish mathematician who developed a system for mental arithmetic. After the Russian Revolution in 1917 he escaped to Germany. He was imprisoned in a concentration camp during World War II. His wife sold her jewelry to bribe the guards and he escaped to Switzerland. There he founded the Mathematical Institute in Zurich where he taught his system.
Did anyone set the Jews on fire?
There have been Jews who have been burned by Christians for being heretics, so yes. However, Jews were far more often killed by sword, by gun, by gallows, or by poison gas.
Why is Reb Saunders against the idea of Palestine becoming the homeland of the Jews?
Reb Saunders believes, like a number of Orthodox Jews, that the Galut (the Exile from the Holy Land) was a divine act of punishment because Jews had violated the commandments that God had given them. When God believed that the Jewish people had repented and were ready for the Messiah, this Messiah would come and bring the Jews back to the Holy Land. Until that time, Jews will remain in exile. They see a Return to the Holy Land as being an act of blasphemy because Jews should wait for God to bring them into the Holy Land and not to physically move there of their own free will.
Where is it written that Sheol is under the Earth could it be in a lower dimensional state?
Yes, of course - in those verses where she'ol is mentioned in connection with the soul or the afterlife, it could be speaking of a lower or higher (spiritual) dimension. There are many cases in which the Hebrew Bible uses simple words but is speaking not only on the simple (physical) level.
What is the total Jewish population in the world?
There are about 14 million Jews in the world; seven million in the Americas, five million in Asia (Israel), two million in Europe and 100,000 in Africa. Out of 6,804,200,000 that's .2%
What Jewish state ended at the hands of the Romans?
The Hasmonean Kingdom, which was the last Jewish State in the Land of Israel prior to the Modern State of Israel, was defeated and conquered by the Romans in 37 BCE.
What is zipporah feldman famous for?
She is the protagonist in a book called Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, first published in New York City in 1903 as part of the Dear America series. Author: Kathryn Lasky. Apparently based on a real-life person.
What kind of celebrations did they have in Jesus time?
Since Jesus was Jewish, he would have celebrated such Jewish holidays as Passover, Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and observed the Sabbath. He also celebrated Hanukkah, and this is mentioned in the Gospel of John in the New Testament. In addition, in the Roman empire, there were many celebrations, but Jesus would not have observed them, since they honored Roman gods and goddesses. One very popular Roman festival was the Saturnalia (birth of the Sun god).
It self-explanatory. It means you're wishing someone a happy day on the holiday of Hanukkah,
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Is Herod the Great and Herod Antipas the same person?
No. When Herod the Great died, his kingdom was divided among three of his sons. Judea and Samaria went to Archelaus, Galilee and the region east of the Jordan River went to Herod Antipas, and the northeastern portions of the kingdom went to Herod Philip I. Herod Antipas (also called Herod the Tetrarch), the ruler in Galilee, participated in the trial of Jesus.
What is the word Judaism derived from?
After the Assyrian conquest, most of the Israelite tribes went lost. Those Israelites who remained in the land were (and are) mostly from the Israelite tribe of Judah, and the land was then called Judea. For that reason, the religion of the Israelites became called Judaism; the religion of the Jews (people of Judea). More information - Hebrews, Israelites, Jews: "Hebrews" (Ivrim) means descendants of Eber (Ever). Ever was an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis ch.10-11) and the earliest Hebrews were Abraham's uncles and cousins for several generations back. They were among the Western Semites and lived in northern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Balikh and the Euphrates. Poetically, however, Abraham himself is called Hebrew because that name (Ivri) also translates to "the other side." Abraham was figuratively on "the other side" since he was the only monotheist (Midrash Rabbah 42:8) until his teachings took root. His ancestors and cousins had slipped into idolatry well before his time, as is evident from Genesis 31:30, 31:53, and Joshua 24:2. For that reason, Jews do not bestow on them the honorific title of ancestors despite the genealogical connection. (See: Abraham's biography) The word "Hebrews" can continue to refer to Abraham's descendants until the lifetime of Jacob. After that, we prefer "Israelites," since Jacob was given that name by God (Genesis ch.35), and it is considered a national title; one of honor. "Israelites" refers to the people (Jacob's descendants) down to the Assyrian conquest (133 years before the destruction of the First Temple), some 2600 years ago. "Jews" refers to the people from the end of First Temple times, up to this day, because after the Assyrian conquest the Israelites who remained in the land were (and are) mostly from the Israelite tribe of Judah, and the land was then called Judea. But all the above terms are occasionally interchanged. In modern usage, we prefer to use the term "Hebrew" only to refer to the language.
Abraham (18th century BCE) was called a Hebrew (Genesis ch.14) because of his wider family.
We credit Abraham as our first ancestor despite knowing exactly who came before, since it was Abraham who founded our beliefs. Thus, "Hebrews" is often used to mean Abraham and his Israelite descendants, instead of his wider family. In this sense it can refer to the Jewish people.
