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Tanakh and Talmud
The Tanakh is the set of books that constitute the Hebrew Bible. The Talmud, which comprises the Mishnah (Jewish Oral Law) and the Gemara (commentary on the Mishnah) is the written deliberation of Jewish principles and laws.
5,774 Questions
Why do Jews eat challah at sabbath?
Jews eat what they eat during Shabbat because it's often what was the traditional foods from where their families came from. Religiously observant Jews won't cook food during Shabbat because that involves forms of work (lighting fire, cutting, etc) that are prohibited during Shabbat. This does not mean that hot food can't be eaten, things like slow cookers are used to prepare warm meals for lunch during Shabbat.
Which commandment forbids doing unnecessary work on the sabbath?
There is no such commandment.
The reason for this notion is a tradition that started with the commandment "Keep Holy the Sabbath Day."
It was interpreted to mean that people should not labor gainfully on the Sabbath. Sunday is, however, not the Sabbath. The fact that Sunday is the holy day of the week is a Christian tradition.
How do you keep the sabbath holy?
Traditional Jews do not work on Shabbat (the sabbath). Orthodox Jews define work by the following 39 activities:
1 Planting
2 Plowing
3 Reaping
4 Binding sheaves
5 Threshing
6 Winnowing
7 Selecting
8 Grinding
9 Sifting
10 Kneading
11 Baking
12 Shearing wool
13 Washing wool (Scouring/Laundering)
14 Beating/Combing wool
15 Dyeing
16 Spinning
17 Weaving
18 Making two loops
19 Weaving at least two threads
20 Separating two threads
21 Tying
22 Untying
23 Sewing
24 Tearing for the purpose of sewing
25 Trapping
26 Slaughtering
27 Flaying
28 Curing hide
29 Scraping hide
30 Scoring
31 Cutting hide into pieces
32 Writing
33 Erasing
34 Building
35 Tearing something down
36 Extinguishing a fire
37 Igniting a fire
38 Applying the finishing touch
39 Transferring between domains
How did king david and king Solomon grow the Hebrew nation?
King David was the one who finally conquered all the predator nations round about. And King Solomon built the First Temple.
What do Jewish people call the sabbath Saturday?
Jews do not call the sabbat "Saturday", it is called 'Shabbat'. Shabbat happens to start Friday at sundown and ends Saturday at sundown, the 7th day of the week.
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What can't you do on the sabbath day?
The Bible says that you cannot work nor cause anyone else to work. You may take this to extremes, but my family goes to the beach or just play games at home. This does not mean you can't make a sandwich or if there is an emergency you cant go to the hospital. Just use common sense. I am allowed to do things on saturday nights but not during the day to keep the sabbath day holy.
When is the first time the bible mentions the sabbath?
Shabbat (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, shabbāt; Yiddish שבת, shabbos; "rest" or "cessation") is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from sundown Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky Saturday night. The exact time, therefore, differs from week to week and from place to place, depending on the time of sunset at each location. Shabbatrecalls the Biblical Creation account in Genesis, describing God creating the heavens and the earth in six days, and resting on and sanctifying the seventh (Genesis 1:1-2:3).
THE SHOFAR IS PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH ROSH HA‑
SHANAH. Indeed, Rosh ha-Shanah is called Yom T'ru'ah (the day of the shofar blast). In the Mishnah (book of early Rabbinic laws derived from the Torah), a discussion centers around the centrality of the shofar in the time before the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.O. Indeed, the shofar was the center of the ceremony, with two silver trumpets playing a lesser role. On other solemn holidays, fasts, and New Moon celebrations, two silver trumpets were featured, with one shofar playing a lesser role. The shofar is also associated with the Jubilee Year in which, every fifty years, Jewish Law provided for the release of all slaves,land, and debts. The sound of the shofar on Yom Kippur pro-claimed the Jubilee Year that provided the actual release of financial encumbrances.
Halakhah (Jewish Law) rules that the shofar may not be sounded on the Sabbath due to the potential that the Ba'al T'kiyah (Shofar Sounder) may inadvertently carry it, which is ina class of forbidden Sabbath work. (R.H. 29b) The historical ex-planation is that in ancient Israel, the shofar was sounded on the
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Shabbat in the Temple located in Jerusalem. After the Temple's destruction, the sounding of the shofar on the Sabbath was restricted to the place where the Great Sanhedrin (Jewish legislature and Court from 400 B.C.E. to 100 C.E.) was located. However, when the Sanhedrin ceased to exist, the sounding of the shofar on the Sabbath was discontinued (Kieval, The HighHoly Days, p. 114).
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Jewish people observe their Sabbath as a day of rest because it is written in scripture to do so: "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy" (Exodus 20:8; Deuteronomy 5:12).
The reason for this commandment is that God wants His people to rest or cease from their normal work schedules.
When did Hammurabi become king of Babylon?
King Nebuchadnezzar II (634-562 BCE) was the greatest king of ancientBabylon, succeeding his father, Nabopolassar. King Nabopolassar had defeated the Assyrians with the help of the Medes and liberatedBabyloniafrom Assyrian rule. In this way he provided for his son (asPhilip II would do for his son Alexander later) a stable base and ample wealth on which to build; an opportunity for greatness which Nebuchadnezzar took full advantage of. He married Amytis of Media(630-565 BCE) and so secured an alliance between the Medes and the Babylonians (Amytis being the daughter or granddaughter of Cyaxerxes, the king of the Medes) and, according to some sources, had the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built for her to remind her of her homeland in Persia.
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Another answer:The name Jeremiah means, "whom Jehovah has appointed." (Strong #3414)
Why are African-American Jews not recognised as Jewish by Caucasian Jews?
This question is based on an incorrect assumption, namely that black Jews are not recognized as Jews by the remainder of the Jewish community. The simple fact is that black Jews are recognized and acknowledged by white Jews. This is especially true as concerns the Ethiopian Jews, the Lemba Jews of South Africa/Lesotho, and the Converts of Uganda.
The only major issue that has ever been presented as concerns Black Jews (which was also presented concerning Indian Jews, Chinese Jews, and Yemeni Jews) is whether the amount of Halakha observed and known in these communities is sufficient to call them Jews. A second smaller issue is whether Jews who allege that they converted to other religions centuries ago and wish to convert back actually believe in the religion or if they just want a better life in Israel. (This has become an increasing problem with the Felasha Mura in Ethiopia who are currently Christians.)
If this question is asking about the Black Israelite Churches which claim that the African-Americans are the real Jews and the Jews are all imposters, Jews reject their claim because it is preposterous. It does not accord with any historical evidence, scientific consensus, DNA analyses, or Jewish tradition. Furthermore, many of these groups have Anti-Semitic rhetoric, which does not endear them to Jews. Not to mention that many of them believe in Christian fundamentals such as the divinity of Jesus.
Why did many Jews move to babylon?
The Babylonian captivityis the period in Jewish history during which a number of Judahites of the ancientKingdom of Judah were captives in Babylonia. After the Battle of Carchemish in 605 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem, resulting in tribute being paid by King Jehoiakim. Jehoiakim refused to pay tribute in Nebuchadnezzar's fourth year, which led to another siege in Nebuchadnezzar's seventh year, culminating with the death of Jehoiakim and the exile of KingJeconiah, his court and many others; Jeconiah's successor Zedekiah and others were exiled in Nebuchadnezzar's eighteenth year; a later deportation occurred in Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year. The dates, numbers of deportations, and numbers of deportees given in the biblical accounts vary. These deportations are dated to 597 BCE for the first, with others dated at 587/586 BCE, and 582/581 BCE respectively
What was the importance of canaan to the history of the ancient hebrews?
Historians and Archaeologists now believe that there never was a separate Hebrew Nation and that the Israelites were just a minor tribe of the Canaanite nation; even their language is similar.
What did Cyrus Darius and Xerxes ruled for?
Xerxes I (the Great) of Persia ruled for 21 years, from 486 to 465 B.C.
What is the purpose of Hebrew scriptures?
(not necessarily in order of importance:)
To record events; to teach all manner of wisdom, knowledge, behavior, morals, attitudes, and laws; to speak about and teach about the Creator; and to provide portents and information about the future, the soul, the upper worlds and the afterlife.
What is a biblical term for a non Jewish person?
To speakers of Hebrew and Yiddish, non-Jews are referred to politely as "Goyim".
The word is Hebrew, and means "nations". Since the People of Israel are one nation, it would follow that any non-Jew would be of the "Other Nations".
To speakers of English, non-Jews are referred to as "non-Jews" or "Gentiles".
The word is English, and means "those who are not Jews".
What is the origin of the star of david and its importance to the ancient hebrews?
The Star of David (or Magen David) is a hexagram and was not unique to Judaism. In the Hellenistic world, hexagrams were used by all religions. In the Middle Ages, Jews, Christians and Muslims used them to ward off demons and fires.
In the fourteenth century, Jewish mystical texts began to use the hexagram image to represent the shield of God used to protect King David. The Star of David first appeared on a Jewish flag in Prague in 1527 when Enlightenment Jews needed a symbol, equivalent to the Christian cross, to represent Judaism.
Xerxes I (the Great) of Persia ruled for 21 years, from 486 to 465 B.C.
The Red Sea. In the Biblical story of Moses (Exodus chapter 14), he parts the sea to save the Hebrews from the Egyptians.
How long did it take Moses to convince pharaoh to let the people leave Egypt?
Well, honey, Moses had to play a high-stakes game of chicken with Pharaoh for a while. It took a total of ten plagues raining down on Egypt before Pharaoh finally caved and let the Israelites skedaddle out of there. So, to answer your question, it took Moses ten plagues worth of convincing to get Pharaoh to release the people.
What is the land of the ancient Hebrews called?
Canaan now is Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, southern Lebanon and Syria
How did the ancient Hebrews escape from Egypt?
Moses parted the waters of the Red Sea so the Jews could cross.
