Tanakh and Talmud

The term "Jews" originated from the word "Judah," which in Hebrew is "Yehudah." The name change for the Hebrew people did not occur in the Bible. It is believed to have happened later, during the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE, when the descendants of the tribe of Judah and other Israelite tribes came to be collectively known as Jews.

No, the Bible does not trace the Hebrews back to a man named Solomon. The Hebrews are believed to have descended from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, while Solomon was a later king of Israel who ruled after the Hebrews had become a distinct people.

The Torah is comprised of many of the laws of the Old Testement. These are the laws which the Jews lived by (And still do) before Christ brought with Him the New Law which the Jews have yet to accept. The Torah is therfore a part of the original bible and was not combined with it.

Well, you have to establish a timeline for that question. For example: when they were entering Canaan(the promise land), they were only fighting canaanites. No other Israelites were fighting the Israelites when the came to conquer. During the time of the Judges, they also only fougth against other tribes who were attacking them.

But, there were times they fought against each other. For example: when one or several tribes were revolting against God, God will use outside enemies (ammonites, philistines, etc..) or another tribe (not so often) to punish them for their sins. Another time they fought against each other was during their civil wars...(Solomon against David) and (Israel against Judah).

The Ark of the Covenant had no powers. Jews have always believed that only God has powers. As for why God's powers didn't always work for the Israelites, you'd have to ask God. We can only theorize.

khatikh (חתיך), which also means hunk.

No - in its original form Hebrew did not have a J sound (as in Jay).

However, in modern Hebrew the ג (Gimmel - third letter of the Hebrew alphabet) is used with an apostrophe to change it from G "as in Give" to J as in "Jay". This is a linguistic invention to allow transliteration from other languages.

The Jewish religion doesn't have holy men, but prayer services are sometimes led by special teachers, called Rabbis. The Hebrew word for Rabbi is Rav (רב).

A rabbi may be male or female (yes there are Orthodox women rabbis) and they are not required for prayer services.

Jews do not recognize the gospel.

Therefore, to Jews, the first five books of the bible are the Torah, which is:

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Moses in Hebrew is moshe (משה) which which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possibly mean "deliver" in Hebrew.

Note: The meaning suggested in the Bible, "drew out" from Hebrew משה (mashah) is probably an invented etymology.

If you are asking what the Hebrew word for "Passover" is, it's pesakh (פסח). If you are asking for the meaning of the holiday, it is a celebration of freedom, commemorating the exodus from Egypt.

Jonah 2:10-"And the Lord spoke unto the fish and it vomited Jonah upon the dry land." So basically Jonah got up chucked,or as it states in the bible.

Scientific evidence would tell you that Jonah would have some damage done to his body from the acid inside of the whale's belly(which he bible speaks nothing of).

3 days and nights. Do note however that the use of days and nights in that manner is Hebraically idiomatic. 3 days and nights does not have to mean 72 hours, and can be any part of 3 days and nights.

The Torah doesn`t contain laws, it contains mitzvot. The word mitzvot is best translated as guidelines. The mitzvot that the `halachot` (laws found in the Talmud) are based on, can be found primarily in Deuteronomy and Leviticus.

Nice question ... a lot like "Are you still beating your wife ?" in a way. The thesis of the question is debatable. Obviously, hundreds of thousands of people world wide who observe the kosher laws don't think it's so strict. In my mind right now, there are about 15 different ways I could go in response to this question, all fighting for the head of the line. But this really isn't the place for any of them. I'll just give you a few quick comments on the subject, and hope that either those will do it for you, or that someone else will jump in here and flesh out my response, or both. 1). If you own a bible or have access to a copy, have a look at Deuteronomy, chapter 14. Start at the beginning of the chapter, take it slow, pace yourself, drink lots of water, and see if you can make it all the way to verse 21. This isn't the only place in the bible that deals with the kosher laws, but it's a good one. 2). While you're in the neighborhood, turn back to chapter 12 and have a look at verses 23-25. This is a remarkable passage ... one that I just noticed last week, as I studied it in preparation to render it in the synagogue. Here is a passage where the bible says "Don't eat blood !" four times in three verses. How much more emphatic can the bible be ? And how does anyone who puts any small stock in the bible read this and conclude that actually, it's OK. If you read this and decide that going without blood in your diet is too strict for you, then we don't have a whole lot more to discuss. 3). The section in chapter 14 wraps up by saying "... because you are a holy people ... ". Elsewhere in the bible, during another 'lecture' on the kosher laws, the same reason appears for all of this: " ... in order to be holy ...". What do we do when we read that ? Normally, we skim over it and don't dwell on it, and go on to see what else is coming up. Then, eventually, if the subject ever comes up, we say that we don't actually know the reason for the kosher laws, it must have been for health reasons what with trichynosis and all that, and so we don't have to worry about it in our modern time now that we have refrigerators. We read the reason right there on the page; but it was talking about "holy", and who knows what that's all about anyway, so we skimmed it, and forgot about it, and concluded that we don't know the reason. No, I can't tell you what it means to be holy. But I don't have a pass to discard everything in the bible that I don't understand yet. I don't know you, but I will guess ... because the odds are pretty good ... that there are a lot of little things that you still do, just because that's what your parents taught you to do when you were tiny. You may well have kicked and screamed at the beginning, and yelled that it's too strict and there's no good reason for it. But in the end, you really didn't have that much trouble working it into your way of life. One more quick comment and then I'm done: I have had the privilege of standing around inconspicuously and watching life in small villages in northern China, in nomadic family tents in Outer Mongolia, in voodoo settlements in the mountains of Haiti and the interior of Jamaica, and in the slums of Calcutta and the wilderness of modern Sinai. If you think that the kosher 'diet' is 'strict', then you must fervently hope and pray that you never come anywhere near poverty, famine, or diabetes.

The word "Kosher" Comes from the Hebrew language.

Kosher means right or correct according to Jewish dietary law. In non-Hebrew-speaking countries, it usually refers to food that is kosher, meaning all food but land animals that don't chew their own cud (pig and others), shell-fish, and crustaceans.

Pork, just like countless other meats, aren't kosher because pigs don't meet the requirements of a kosher animal as specified in the book of Deuteronomy chapter 14 verse 8. Pigs have split hooves, but don't chew their cud.

The Bible specifies that only certain fish, birds , and mammals can be eaten. The criteria is complex: Fish must have a certain type of fin and scales, thus excluding fish such as shark, catfish, and shellfish. Birds must not be one of the 24 species listed in the Bible, all of whom are predators, and they must be a bird for which there is a tradition of eating the bird for at least 100 years. Mammals must have split hooves and chew their cud (cows, sheep, goats, deer are examples of kosher animals). Pork, rabbit, rats, and elephants are examples of non-kosher animals. Nor are any type of insect or reptile except for 4 types of locust but there has to be a family tradition of eating these.

In addition, meat and poultry must be slaughtered in a particular fashion, and inspected for disease (using a much stricter standard than the government inspectors). Excess blood, arteries and veins, certain types of fat, and the sciatic nervous system must be removed.

In addition, the food must not have come into contact with non-kosher food. There is a higher level of kashrut where a Jew has to be involved in the preparation of the food at some point.

Kosher wine has even stricter requirements, as does Passover food.

The laws of kashrut don't only cover the types of animals that are allowed but also all aspects of preparation and consumption. Meat and dairy are kept strictly separate.

Islam is the religion which has been from the very start. Many prophets came but later on their followers were lead astray. Then, the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came and preached the same religion the previous prophets had preached; but this time the followers acted on the commandments of Allah and the prophet. So that's why we now have Islam as the complete religion.

It's not made of wood, it's made of parchment that is usually some type of animal skin. Here is a link to how they are made: http://www.chabad.org/library/howto/wizard_cdo/aid/339590/jewish/How-is-it-Made.htm

The Akshardham Temple in Delhi, India, was built by the BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) organization. The construction of the temple was initiated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of BAPS, and it was officially opened to the public in 2005. The temple complex is a stunning example of traditional Indian architecture and craftsmanship and is dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan and showcases various aspects of Indian culture and spirituality.

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The Hebrew word for prayer is Tefillah. Most of the prayers can be found a Siddur (Hebrew prayerbook). However, there is no Hebrew word that means "worship" in the sense that we use it in our culture today.

Furthermore, there is a multitude of ceremonies that encompass Jewish life in terms of life events, holidays, etc. Perhaps there was a specific ceremony you were asking about?