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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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no, its a Hebrew word spoken by people of the Jewish faith.
If the question is asking about Meshuggah, the Swedish experimental band, then the answer lies in the opinion of the asker. Whether or not their music is Satanic, or if Satanic is even a genre of music, is up to the asker to decide.
As the previous answer explains, "meshuga" is also a Yiddish (Hebrew) word. "Meshuga", "Meshugge", and other spellings are all slang words for "crazy."
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Meshuggah is more like a serie of depressed & quite angry internal dialogues and essays of the shortcomings of ones "self" and it's relation to reality. Samples :
I (I 2004 EP)
This is an anomaly. Disabled. What is true? / Not destined for incarceration, I crave my nothingness
Sane (Chaosphere 1998)
Come and hear my twisted lies, the way I bend and falsify
A master of deception, user of an untrue smile
A rapist of the truth, adapting it to fit my cause
I'm the human lie, a sad composition of all things vile
This spiteful snake (Obzen 2008)
Reality - this spiteful snake, / Rearing its ugly head / Venom dripping from its grin / As it tosses yet another obstacle in our way
If given a thousand years to collect, / To process, to portray / We could never encompass the voracity / Of one single day
What are some facts about Anne Frank?
1.The Diary of Anne Frank was written by Annelise Marie Frank who was born in Frankfort, Germany, on June 12, 1929
2. For her 13th birthday, her parents gave her a diary which she called Kitty.
3. About three weeks later, the Frank family (Otto, dad; Edith, mom; and Margot Betti, Anne's sister, who was about four years older than Anne) went into hiding in the attic above Otto's work.
4. They hid there for two years.
5. They were found by the German Nazis and were sent to Concentration Camps.
6. Margot and Anne were sent to Bergen-Belsen where the girls stayed together as much as possible.
7. They were tortured (given little food and were forced to work or be part of experiments) and malnourished.
8. Seven months after her arrest, Margot Frank died from Typhus.
9. Within a few days of the death of her sister, Anne Frank died from Typhus.
10. The only person out of her family to survive was her father, Otto Frank.
11. He was given Anne's diary and published parts of it in 1947.
12. It was translated into English in 1952.
13. Only recently (after Otto's death) was the whole of Anne's diary published.
14. Anne Frank was born on 12th July 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany.
15. She had an older sister called Margot who was born in 1926.
16. In 1933 Anne, Margot, her father (Otto Frank) and her mother (Edith Frank) moved to Amsterdam.
17. By her thirteenth birthday Nazis were taking over Amsterdam and making anti-Jewish rules, and she was Jewish:-( She hated these rules!
18. She went to a Montessori school.
19. Then because of the anti-Jewish laws, she moved to a Jewish school where she quickly started to adjust.
20. Their mother died of starvation at Auschwitz.
21. The concentration camps that Anne Frank got sent to were Westerbork, Auschwitz II and Bergen-Belsen.
Was the state of Israel settled by people fleeing the Zionist policies of Nazi Germany?
First of all, sweetheart, Nazi Germany never had Zionist policies.
There has been a continuous Jewish population in Israel for a little over 3,000 years
now, although there have been times when their numbers dropped very low.
The modern migration of Jews back to Israel began sometime late in the 19th Century
(that was the 18 hundreds). That was the time when the individual Jews and the small
communities of Jews, who always knew that they weren't actually welcome anywhere,
began to share that realization with each other. If there were any who hadn't actually
realized it yet, it was hard for them to miss the way that as soon as things began to go
bad for this country or that one or the other one, there were always loud voices high up
in that country who blamed all of the country's problems on the Jews who lived there.
So the idea began to take hold among the Jews that it might actually be possible to start
rebuilding Jewish culture and society in the place where they always belonged, in Israel.
As Czarist Russia was falling apart and things were going from bad to worse for
Russian Jews, many of those who were able to leave Russia did so. My grandparents
went to Argentina and to the US. Many other Russian Jews went to Israel. As Germany
was going downhill in the 1920s and 30s and blaming it on the Jews, great numbers of
Jews continued to ignore what was happening and believe that it would get better.
Great numbers of other Jews who were able to leave Germany did that, and migrated
to many other countries around the world, including Israel. By the time the Nazis had
solidified power and created their policies specifically aimed at Jews, in the late 1930s,
Jews were no longer allowed to come and go as they felt like it. "Zionist" policy is a
policy that says Jews should be able to establish a Jewish nation in Israel. That was
not the policy of Nazi Germany. The policy of Nazi Germany said that Jews are inferior
human beings, that it is Germany's job to clean them off of the Earth, and that special
railroad lines and death camps should be built to do the job. And that's exactly what
Germany did, from 1938 until 1945, capturing and killing millions of Jews (and others)
in Germany, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, France, and Holland. After Germany lost the
Second World War in 1945, most of the Jews who were still alive in those countries
left, and went to other places. A lot of them went to Israel. Israel became a country
in 1948, and since that time, there have been migrations to Israel of Jews from many
countries, including large numbers from Russia, from Ethiopia, from Yemen, and from
the US and Canada.
In 1937, Ze'ev Jabotinsky proposed a mass exodus of Polish Jews to Mandatory
Palestine, but before he could pitch the idea to the Polish Jewish communities
(3.3 million people ... of whom 3 million would be mass-murdered), the British
opposed the entry of any Polish Jews into Mandatory Palestine fearing Arab
reprisals. If you wish to specifically discuss immigration to Mandatory Palestine
during the height of the Holocaust (1939-1945) you should note that the British
White Paper of 1939 further minimized the legal Jewish immigration to a trickle.
This widely prevented Jews from settling in Mandatory Palestine until after 1948
when the State of Israel was declared and opened its borders.
Was The composer Sergei Rachmaninoff a Jew?
No he was not a Jew he was eastern orthodox which is a christian church.
How much is 400 ancient shekels of silver in US dollars?
$103.6914 or $103.70.
- Answer 2
You have to decide whether you're asking about the weight of 400 shekels at today's worth (4.4 kilo silver at today's price) or its ancient purchasing power, which was quite different. A single silver shekel was enough to support a small family for about one week, so 400 shekels could feed them for about eight years.
Was King Rehoboam a good king or not?
No. He was an ineffective king
It was under his kingship that Jeroboam led an insurrection that resulted in the division of the Israelite Kingdom into Israel and Judah. If the loss of half you empire is not enough to trounce your reputation, it would be difficult to say what would. Admittedly, though, the bible does not explicitly label him as a bad king.
Why do Zionists hate Christians?
Answer 1
Zionists do not hate Christians. In fact, some of the strongest Zionists are Christians. Even if you replaced the word Zionist with Israelis or Jews, the answer would be similar. They do not hate Christians; but perhaps there is apprehension due to the reputation Christians have for missionizing as well as the past general church history of persecuting Jews.
Answer 2
Christian Zionists, especially in the Middle East, but Western ones, too, pretend to love Jews, but are actually quite anti-Jewish. They make the Jews mere pawns in their whole, as author, and ELCA Lutheran Pastor and LSTC professor Barbara Rossing calls it, "Rapture Racket." Spurred-on by the good-for-nothing Rev Tim LaHaye and his obnoxious and not-scriptural "Left Behind" series of books, Christian Zionists see Christ not as Savior, but, rather, as a military general, readying his forces for a huge Armageddon, resulting in two-thirds of all Jews being destroyed because they don't believe in Christ, and the remaining third necessarily be converted to Christianity. The Jewish people are simply characters in the Christian Zionist heresy and its so-called final battle.
Their teachings are racist, predicting not only the aforementioned death of two-thirds of all Jews, but also for the transfer of all Palestinians out of Israel. The true Christ is the Christ of the cross and the open tomb, bringing hope, peace, reconciliation and new life. Christian Zionism is anti-peace and anti-reconciliation. Jews who have figured this out, but who don't yet realize that Christian Zionists do not represent Christianity as a whole, are understandably irritated with what they perceive to be all Christians. Therefore, the full (and, so, then, the accurate) story of any tension between Zionists and Christians can't actually be told, or understood, in context, without expanding the answer to include the convoluted thinking of specifically-Christian Zionists, and how it manifestly impacts the entire picture.
How did one become or qualify as a Pharisee or Sadducee etc?
The Pharisees and Sadducees were Jewish religious and political organizations. A person did not become a Pharisee or a Sadducee unless one informally converted from the other (or another sect of contemporaneous Judaism). This is similar to how one would change from being an Anglican to an Episcopalian or the reverse.
A further similarity is that membership in these groups was typically passed from father to son. This was certainly more prevalent in the Sadducees where knowing your ancestry was critical to proving why you should have membership in the group. (Sadducee is in Hebrew Zadoki (צדוקי) from the name of the High Priest during King David's time Zadok (צדוק). All Sadducees claimed be part of the Cohen-line, but specifically were the cultural heirs, if not genetic heirs, of Zadok.)
The Pharisees had, for wont of a better term, more open admission. The Pharisaic movement was a populist movement, incorporating local traditions and practices into Judaism. It argued that the Sadducees were no longer traditional and had been corrupted by their power to abrogate the tradition, while the people retained the religion amidst their poverty. Those who held this view, could join the Pharisees and their religious view. The Pharisees, like the Sadducees, and even Jesus himself on occasions, viewed non-Jewish inhabitants of Roman Palestine with disdain. These inhabitants included the Samarians and Arameans. These peoples could never become Pharisees or Sadducees.
What kind of truth were the Hebrews writing about in genesis 1 verses 2-25?
The Creation, the existence of God, the existence of the human soul and free will, and our responsibility to God.
Note that Genesis, along with the entire Torah, was not invented by the Hebrews. It was dictated by God (Exodus 24:12).
How did the enlightenment in Europe affect the development of Judaism?
On the one hand, Jews made use of such developments as the printing press. Intellectual advancement in the Gentile world also often meant less anti-Semitism. On the other hand, a vast movement away from Torah-observance gradually got into motion among the Jews.
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The Sadducees were Priestly Order and so they dressed as the Priests were commanded. Individuals who followed the Sadducees dressed similarly to other common folk who lived in the Judea Region.
See the link below for pictures and descriptions of Priestly Dress.
Were there only three books of Jewish history?
Details of Jewish history are scattered throughout all the books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), and the pages of the Talmud.
Those books that have relatively large amounts of historical information are: Genesis, the first half of Exodus, Numbers ch.9-36, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah.
For a history of the Talmudic period, see (among other sources) the Letter (Iggeres) of Rav Sherira Gaon, which is available in English and was written about 1000 years ago.
No; they are two different men. In Matthew 23, Jesus specifically refers to Zechariah son of Berechiah, who was the author of the Old Testament book that bears his name (see Zechariah 1:7).
The Zechariah of 2 Chronicles 24 was the son of Jehoiada, the high priest. See 2 Chronicles 24:20.
What Jewish festival did Jesus attend when he was 12 years old?
Jesus attended the Passover Ceremony in Jerusalem. Note the New Testament verses below.
Luke 2:41-42 NIV
41Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. 42When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom.
Was Bethlehem a walled city in the time of Ruth?
A:
The Book of Ruth is identified as a work of fiction set some time in the latter part of the period of the Judges, but at least two generations before the time of Samuel. Nevertheless, Carol Meyers (Kinship and Kingship: The Early Monarchy, published in The Oxford History of the Biblical World) says the Book of Ruth seems to provide evidence about the premonarchic period. Ruth 4:1 mentions the city "gate", which would mean there was a wall. As the Book of Ruth was written long after the period of the Judges, this reference should be treated with caution.
Answer:
Tradition states that the Book of Ruth is an accurate historical, prophetic narrative written by the prophet Samuel 2900 years ago. Most cities were walled at the time.
Why is Jacob important to Jewish history?
He was the grandson of Abraham. He was the third and last of the patriarchs who founded Judaism: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It was Jacob who fathered and raised the Twelve Tribes; and he is accorded honor for that fact (Talmud, Berakhot 64a). You can read about his life and significant events in Genesis ch.25, ch.27-35, ch.37, and ch.46-50.
What are Jewish views of religious tolerance?
Judaism, religiously speaking, is far from being a monolith. As a result, there are numerous different perspectives concerning religious tolerance. However, unlike the other two monotheistic religions, Judaism was not able to hold control of a state during the Medieval and early Modern Eras which resulted in Jews having no Inquisitions, forcible conversions, or any other sort of similar tour de force against other religious groups, both because of traditions against proselytization and because of a lack of power to do such a thing. (Jews were instead the recipients of these tours de force in both Christendom and the Islamic States.) The two opinions below are the most common Jewish opinions in support of religious tolerance (which is by far the majority position).
Orthodox Jewish View: Anyone who is not Jewish needs to follow the Seven Noahide Laws in order to be saved. These laws include prohibitions on murder, theft, adultery, blasphemy, and eating of living animals (i.e. animals who are still alive at the moment of consumption). It also enjoins on them the positive requirements to believe in only one deity and to create a system of court and laws. Orthodox generally prefer to live in private communities made up entirely of Orthodox Jews, but do not put a strict ban on non-Jews among them. They also accept that during the current Jewish spiritual period (the Galut or Spiritual Exile) Jews must live among non-Jews. Orthodox Judaism also ascribes a role to non-Jews and their necessity to "keep the world running", but it is important to note that the Orthodox do not claim equality between Jews and non-Jews, ascribing to each a unique soul character and claiming the Jewish soul to be of a superior quality.
More Liberal Judaism: Liberal Judaism teaches open tolerance and equality. For more liberal Jews, the culture of Judaism is more important than the theology of Judaism. This releases them from the need to depend on Noahide as a Divine Direction for non-Jews or the use of Galut to define Jewish to non-Jewish relations. As a result, they live more by the mantra of "you have your culture and traditions, we have ours."
What is the significance of circumcision to Jews?
This is a form of mutilation they have been told to inflict on their children and on themselves to fulfill a rule made in their Religious teachings. The removal of any part of the body that is functional and healthy is a mutilation. This tradition Has everything in common with female genital mutilation It. It is interesting to note that this is usually inflicted on children that have no idea what is happening to them or control over whether this gross perversion is inflicted on them.
Note: Most Jews do not consider circumcision to be "mutilation" in the same way that most Americans would not consider plastic surgery "mutilation".
Note Most women who have their genitals mutilated do not consider Female genital circumcision to be "mutilation" in the same way that most Americans would not consider plastic surgery "mutilation".
What are the top facts about the Talmud?
- The Talmud contains the Oral Torah of the Jewish people.
- The Talmud serves to clarify the brief verses of the Torah and Tanakh (Hebrew Bible).
- The Talmud, after the Hebrew Bible, is considered the primary text of Jewish learning.
- The Talmud contains, in addition to Torah-matters, some mathematics, geometry and trigonometry, medicine, astronomy, and advice on a large range of problems and situations.
- The Talmud includes information on the lives and personalities of the Sages, from Abraham down to the writing of the Talmud.
- The Talmud was kept entirely orally, and learned by heart, from the time of Moses until it was written 1800 years later (1500 years ago).
- The Talmud contains the Mishna (relatively brief paragraphs of law, in Hebrew) and Gemara (explanations of the Mishna, in Aramaic and Hebrew).
- The Talmud has thousands of published commentaries.
- The Talmud contains 63 tractates (volumes) in 2711 leaves (double pages). New printed editions maintain the same pagination as earlier ones.
- The Talmud has been banned, censored and burned many times by enemies of the Jews.
A tractate (volume) about the daily blessings (Berakhot)
A tractate about Shabbat
A tractate about Passover (Pesachim)
A tractate about Rosh Hashanah
A tractate about Yom Kippur (Yoma)
A tractate about Purim (Megillah)
A tractate about marriage (Ketubot)
A tractate about vows (Nedarim)
A tractate about divorce (Gittin)
Three tractates containing laws of torts, damages, property etc. (the three Bavot)
A tractate about Jewish courts (Sanhedrin)
A tractate about the prohibition of idolatry (Avodah Zarah)
A tractate about the offerings (Zevachim)
A tractate about the laws of keeping kosher (Chullin).
Did Esther and Daniel live in Shushan at the same time?
A:
The consensus of historians and biblical scholars is that the Books of Daniel and Esther were both novels, written long after the events portrayed, and therefore both Daniel and Esther were both literary creations. Although they were not real people, Daniel is portrayed as living at a slightly earlier period than Esther.
Answer 2
No. Even if the Esther and Daniel stories are taken as history, Esther not only lived after Daniel (by about a century), but she was the only one who lived in Shushan (in modern day Iran). Daniel lived in Babylon (in modern day Iraq) and Persepolis (in modern day Iran).
Where did God speak to Abraham?
With the exception of Abraham's first prophecy, God spoke to him in the land of Israel, which was then called Canaan.
Abraham's first prophecy, telling him to begin his historic journey, took place in Harran, outside of Canaan.
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What happened to Abraham when he got to Canaan?
Here is a list of the times that God spoke to Abraham.
1) Genesis 12:2 "And the Lord said to Abram: 'Leave your country, and your birthplace, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you."
2) Genesis 12:7 "And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said: 'To your seed I will give this land'."
3) Genesis 13:14-15 "And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had left him: 'Lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; for all the land which you see, to you I will give it, and to your seed forever.'
4) Genesis 15:1 "After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be exceedingly great.' "
5) Genesis 15:7 "And He said unto him: 'I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chasdim, to give you this land to inherit it.' "
6) Genesis 15:13 "And He said unto Abram: 'Know surely that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.' "
7) Genesis 15:18 "In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: 'To your seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.' "
8) Genesis 17:1 "And when Abram was ninety nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be wholehearted.' " (and the following verses)
9) Genesis 18:1 "And the Lord appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day." (see 18:20-32)
10) Genesis 21:12 "And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in your eyes because of the lad, and because of your maidservant. In all that Sarah says unto you, hearken to her voice; for through Isaac shall seed be called to you.' "
11) Genesis 22:1 "And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here I am.' " (and the following verses)
How did Doeg the Edomite who was Sauls' herdsman in the bible die?
The Bible does not mention how he dies. Presumably it was from old age.
