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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.
1,396 Questions
Did the ancient hebrews pray every day?
Most likely no. Daily prayer in Judaism wasn't instituted until after the ancient Temple was destroyed in Jerusalem, in the year 70.
The Jews are descendants of the Forefathers, Abraham Isaac and Jacob, who themselves are from the older Hebrews, progeny of Shem, son of Noah.
How did Jews in Germany thrive financially during the Great Depression?
The supposition underlying this question, namely that Jews were successful during the Great Depression, is untrue. The Jews did no better or worse during the Great Depression than did the average German. Hitler, and the Nazis in general, capitalized on the German people's ignorance of their own neighbors' suffering. The sad thing is that Nazi propaganda and Anti-Semitic propaganda is so strong that people continue to believe that the Jews were better off during this period when they were not.
How did the ancient Israelites gain wealth?
Through conquest
Through trade or gifts (as with Solomon; see 1 Kings ch.9)
Through God's direct benevolence. Israel was famously and unnaturally fertile while the Israelites lived there (see for example Joshua 23:14, which mentions the fulfillment of [among other things] the fertility predicted in Leviticus 26:4-5).
What are 2 major facts about judaism?
1) The most important thing in Judaism is the belief in One God.
2) God gave us the Torah at Mount Sinai (Exodus ch.19-20).
What happened to the land set aside for the Arab residents in Israel in 1948?
As concerns the lands given to the possible Arab State as described in the 1947
Partition Plan, they passed under the occupation of Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.
This happened due to the armistice agreement at the end of the Arab-Israeli
War of 1949. The Arab State was never declared.
Concerning the Arab residents who remained in Israel at and after its declaration
as a sovereign state in May 1948 and through the war that followed, those were the
predecessors of the present-day Arab-Israeli citizens and residents of the mostly-Arab
towns in Israel.
How did non-Jewish people try to save from the horrors of nazism?
most of them still used banks, as their assets were not forfeit to the state.
Do Jewish couples sleep naked together?
Like in any other country, there is no reason some people won't do it.
Why did the Jews reject Jesus Christ as their Messiah?
Answer 1
Jews believe in only one God, the God that created the world. They considered Jesus Christ a false prophet.
Jewish answer:
According to our tradition, the vast majority of the Jews at the time didn't hear of him. The Torah-sages (Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, Chanina ben Dosa, Bava ben Buta, Shimon ben Hillel, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Akiva, and hundreds of others) were active at that time and their yeshivot (Torah-academies) were flourishing. Their tens of thousands of disciples and hundeds of thousands of sympathizers were active in the Jewish world in that generation; they were the leaders and the forefront of Judaism. As Josephus (Antiquities book 18) writes, "the cities give great attestations to them." The great majority of Jews loved their sages and their Torah.
The unlearned class of the Amei-haaretz (ignoramuses) was a small fringe of society, but even they would and did lay down their lives in order not to violate anything of the Torah. As one ancient historian famously wrote:
Hecateus declares again, "what regard we (Jews) have for our laws; and we resolve to endure anything rather than transgress them." And he adds: "They [Jews] may be stripped on this account, and have torments inflicted upon them, and be brought to the most terrible kinds of death, but they meet these tortures after an extraordinary manner, beyond all other people, and will not renounce the religion of their forefathers."
No one (even any who did hear of Jesus) - would have given heed to what was and is considered unacceptable for us. The few who came in contact with him soon lost interest, and the early Christians felt the need to turn to non-Jewish centers of population in order to gain adherents, while the Jews remained Jews.
We do not believe that Jesus was anything other than a regular human being. We may also note that according to our tradition, prophecy ceased about 340 years before the birth of Jesus; and public miracles stopped even earlier.
Here is a related topic:
The word "messiah" is the transliterated form of the Hebrew "moshiach." The word moshiach translates to "anointed." The title of moshiach was given to any person who was appropriately anointed with oil as part of their initiation to their service of God. We have had many meshichim (plural) in the form of kings and priests. There is absolutely nothing supernatural about a moshiach.
This being said, there is a prophecy of a future moshiach; however, this is a relatively minor topic in Judaism and the Tanach.
The Jewish requirements of the messiah are:
* Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28)
* Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6)
* Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war any more." (Isaiah 2:4)
* Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world. On that day, God will be One and His Name will be One." (Zechariah 14:9)
* The messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1)
* The messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah-observance. The Torah states that all of its mitzvot (commands) remain binding forever.
Answer 3
The assumption that the Christian ascription of Jesus' redemptive qualities (i.e. He is the Christ, the truth, and the way) accords with Jewish principles or understandings of the Messiah is false. It is on account of this major issue that Jews opposed what Jesus was saying and doing, even assuming that the Gospels are accurate or historical materials.
The Jewish Messiah is to be an Earthly King, not an incarnation or union with God. As a result, a person claiming to be God himself is instantly recognized as not being the Messiah. John 5:16-18 asserts that Jews clearly believed that Jesus was articulating that he was the physical progeny of God. Additionally, John 3:16 is at fundamental odds with the Torah's prohibition on Human Sacrifice, its prohibition of blood consumption, its prohibition on cannibalism, and its prohibition on expiation for another's sins. There is no verse in the Old Testament that explains that one of the purposes of the Messiah is to die for sin at all (never mind for the sins of other people).
Jesus failed to perform requirements to be the Messiah and additionally performed actions contrary to the established Commandments. The Bible makes clear that one of the defining marks between a True Prophet and a False Prophet is that no True Prophet will ever deviate from the Law as it was established (Deuteronomy 13:1). A Messiah must also comport to this standard, since he is to be a Holy King. Lists of several of these actions continue below.
Functions of the Jewish Messiah that Jesus failed to fulfill (this list is not exhaustive):
- Setting up a lasting and Eternal Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28) -- Especially important since, seeing as the Temple was extant during his life, he should have been able to "keep it going eternally" if he were the Messiah. There wouldn't even have been any need to rebuild it. By contrast, Jesus explicitly claimed that the Temple would be completely destroyed in Matthew 24:1-2, betraying his duty to make it lasting and eternal.
- Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6) -- This should have been relatively easy since most Jews at that time were still in the Middle East (Judea and Babylon). After his death, (for unrelated reasons) the Jews were scattered all across the Roman Empire and later the entire world. Jesus did not facilitate any migration of Jews to Israel.
- Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war anymore." (Isaiah 2:4) -- More wars have been fought in the name of Christianity and Islam since the time of Jesus than for any almost any other single cause; and both claim him to be the Messiah (even though they define that term differently). Additionally, Jesus claims specifically that he did not come to bring peace but a sword in Mark 10:34.
- Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world -- on that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9) -- When Jesus died, no larger population knew about God than when he was born. Still today, after many centuries of missionizing, only half of the world professes to believe in one God.
- The Messiah must be descended on his father's side from King David (Genesis 49:10 and Isaiah 11:1) -- While the Christian scriptures may allege this, they also allege that Jesus' Earthly father played no part in making him, so to speak. Therefore, he has no patrilineal lineage to speak of (save for God himself) and cannot therefore be descended from King David.
- The Messiah will lead the Jewish people to full Torah observance. -- Since the Messiah is the resolution of the problems of this world and nothing can be added or detracted from the Law, people will naturally follow the Law.
- The dead shall rise from their graves and death shall be abolished for eternal life (Isaiah 26:19 and Daniel 12:2).-- Jesus allegedly rose a few individuals from the dead, but did not raise all of the dead nor did he abolish death for everlasting life.
Commandments that Jesus actively violated (all quotes from the NIV). This list is not exhaustive:
- Matthew 15:11: "That goes into someone's mouth does not defile them; but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them." -- This is a blanket denial of some of the laws of ritual purity and all of the Laws of Kashrut, which tell us foods to eat and which foods not to eat in Leviticus ch. 11. This is an abrogation of the Law.
- Matthew 19:8-9: Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery." -- Jesus specifically rebukes the Mosaic Law and denies the permissibility of divorce which is expressly permitted according to Deuteronomy ch. 24.
- Matthew 19:29: "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life." -- Jesus actively supports the break-up of families, which runs counter to an entire tradition of family unity and tribal unity throughout Israelite and Jewish history. This also runs counter to the Messianic Prophecy that the Messiah will bring bickering families back together in Malachi 4:6.
- Mark 1:43-44: Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: "See that you don't tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them." & John 18:20-21: "I have spoken openly to the world," Jesus replied. "I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said." -- These verses show that Jesus lies (not to mention the issue with absconding truth in parables). If he said everything openly, he would not tell people to be quiet and secretive about who he was. Lying is prohibited in Leviticus 19:11. The Law being clear and accessible, not secretive, is stated in Deuteronomy 30:10-14 and Deut. 31:9-13.
- Mark 14:24-25: "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many," he said to them. "Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God." -- The consumption of blood is specifically forbidden in the Torah because it is the life-source of all creatures. This is made clear in Leviticus 17:10-12.
Additionally. Judaism makes clear that there are those who can perform wondrous deeds even though they lack faith in God at all (see also Deuteronomy ch.13). The Magicians in Pharaoh's Court are a perfect example. They are able to replicate (Exodus ch.7-8) some of the early plagues. If God had stopped after the second plague, who could say that these Magicians were not Prophets, revealing the words of Amon Ra? Additionally, Balaam is recounted as a wicked prophet who was able to see the Will of God and prophesy. In Numbers ch.25 (see also Numbers ch.31), he cleverly devises a plan to get the Israelites to sin against God and incur His wrath. The plan succeeds and results in a pestilence afflicting the people. On account of these individuals and others sprinkled throughout the Bible, it is clear that being able to hear God's voice and/or perform miracles does not necessarily make someone a True Prophet.
How many Romanians were killed by Jews?
The underlying supposition of this question, namely that Jews killed Romanians as some sort of ethnic cleansing or similar, is completely incorrect. If anything, Romanians facilitated the killing to Jews during the Holocaust. When Jews killed Romanians during this period it was because Jews who had fled the ghettos and concentration camps had become partisans and were actively fighting the Romanian Army and Security Forces. Since the partisans did not keep detailed plans of their missions, it is difficult to know how many Romanians died in this way. It is likely a marginal number, especially considering Romanian losses to the Russian Red Army.
Who were the occupants of the secret annex hiding from?
there was a large amount of Nazi occupation in 1940. So they hid there in 1942 so the Nazis wouldn't arrest and deport them. Sadly in 1944, the German secret police found them
I'm not sure which klezmer music you've been listening to but much of it is very upbeat. I call it Jewish Jazz.
What year were ancient Hebrews alive?
They are believed to have originated around 2000 BCE and they are still alive today. They have been in existence for approximately 4000 years. Today they are called "Jews".
Do Zionists control Freemasons?
No. The Freemasonic order is remarkably free from control by anyone, and issues of a political or religious nature are especially taboo. Accordingly Freemasonry cannot and does not tell its members either to support Zionism or oppose it. They are free to do either. No Masonic organization has a position on zionism one way or another.
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Who is madame schachter in the book Night?
Madame Schacter is a passenger who screams that she sees a fireever day. ( its in chapter 2)
What are the Ten Commandments of the Ancient Hebrews?
The were the same as they are today:
Exodus 20:2-13 (based on Jewish numbering of verses)
2 I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. 3 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 4 thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me; 5 and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments. {S} 6 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain. {P}
7 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 8 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; 9 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; 10 for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. {S} 11 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. {S} 12 Thou shalt not murder. {S} Thou shalt not commit adultery. {S} Thou shalt not steal. {S} Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. {S} 13 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; {S} thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. {P}
The Ziz bird is listed in Wikipedia as "Jewish Mythology". You decide.
What did the Israelites wear on their heads?
Both men and married women covered their heads. The Talmud cites this as a long-established practice (Shabbat 156b; Sotah 8a). This covering could be anything which served the relevant purpose and could vary according to local custom.
What type of organized violence against Jews was encouraged by Alexander III?
Pogroms (that is, mob violence against Jews).
How did Cyrus treat the Hebrew people in the lands he captured?
He allowed the Judean aristocracy, which had been deported to Babylon by the Babylonians, to return to Judea to try to reclaim their estates if they wished. Half declined because they were well established in Babylon and stayed. The returnees had mixed success - many could not provide credible evidence to their claim. The successful ones became the new aristocracy in Judea.
The reason they had been deported in the first place was that the Babylonians followed the practice of their predecessors the Assyrians, by exchanging aristocracies of conquered territories so that peoples were ruled by foreigners who were not sympathetic to them and so avoid uprisings. The aristocracies of the 10 northern tribes of Hebrews had been sent by the Assyrians to rule peoples there, and aristocracies from Assyria sent to rule the 10 tribes. The Babylonians did the same thing with the two southern tribes - Judah and Benjamin a century later, and thn incoming Persian Cyrus gave them their chance and came back to take over the two southern tribes. This didn't happen to the northern 10 tribes, giving rise to the fable that the people had disappeared. The common people remained in Israel under foreign rulers in the north. And the common people of the two southern tribes remained in the south.
