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Judaism
Judaism A monotheistic world religion with origins in the prophetic activities of the Jews in relation to the God Yahweh. It is important to distinguish early biblical Judaism, before the fall of the Temple in 70CE, and later Judaism which was focused on the synagogue. Judaism was organized around... Read more |
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Sabbath
Sabbath [Heb.,=repose], in Judaism, last day of the week (Saturday), observed as a rest day for the twenty-five hours commencing with sundown on Friday. In the biblical account of creation (Gen. 1) the seventh day is set as a Sabbath to mark God's rest after his work. In Jewish law, starting with... Read more |
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Abraham Geiger
Abraham Geiger , 1810-74, German rabbi, Semitic scholar and Orientalist, theologian, and foremost exponent of the Reform movement in Judaism. When he received his doctorate (1833) from the Univ. of Bonn, he was already a rabbi in Wiesbaden. He sought to remove all nationalistic elements from Judaism... Read more |
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Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism Sources Origins.Reform Judaism emerged from the experience of European Jews and made its first major impact in the United States when German immigrants began to arrive in the mid 1840s. The tiny American Jewish population of the time identified with... Read more |
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the Law
the Law in Judaism: see Torah .... Read more |
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Jewish liturgy
Jewish liturgy rites, observances, and procedures of Judaism. Communal prayer, with a quorum of ten men (or in some modern communities, ten people), replaced the priests of the Temple cult. There are three daily services, with additional ones for the Sabbath and festivals. The fixed components... Read more |
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Pharisees
Pharisees , one of the two great Jewish religious and political parties of the second commonwealth. Their opponents were the Sadducees , and it appears that the Sadducees gave them their name, perushim, Hebrew for "separatists" or "deviants." The Pharisees began their activities during or... Read more |
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Kaufmann Kohler
Kaufmann Kohler , 1843-1926, American rabbi, scholar, and leader in Reform Judaism, b. Bavaria. He emigrated to the United States in 1869 and served with congregations in Detroit and Chicago before becoming (1879) rabbi of Temple Beth-El in New York City. From 1903 to 1921 he was president of the... Read more |
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synagogue
synagogue [Gr.,=assembly], in Judaism, a place of assembly for worship, education, and communal affairs. The origins of the institution are unclear. One tradition dates it to the Babylonian exile of the 6th cent. BC The returnees may have brought back with them the basic structure that was to be... Read more |
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Jewish Sabbath
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Sabbath and Synagogue: The Question of Sabbath Worship in Ancient Judaism.
...evidence for the sabbath activities...sabbath in the synagogues (New Testament...and sabbath worship of God (prayer...between the synagogue as a gathering...people and the synagogue as a building...toward ... |
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The Sabbath: Saturday or Sunday?
...Is the Sabbath Saturday...live in, questions of this kind...day is the Sabbath among Christians...indeed the Sabbath and Sunday...parts of Judaism would say...Christian worship appears to...seems little ... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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NEW CONGREGATION TAKES WIDE VIEW OF JUDAISM.(LOCAL)
...holidays and worships together on the Sabbath. But don't call them a synagogue. Or even...school of Judaism. They share...movement in Judaism. Members...for Jewish worship, friendship...aspects of Judaism. ... |
 "The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)")
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Northern Jew brings culture to southern shul.(Nation)
...to answer questions about a religion...of Reform Judaism--a branch...school" of Judaism, one that...studied his ancient religion...attend Jewish Sabbath services at an Orthodox synagogue. Traditional...house of ... |
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'Who do you say that I am?': The Modern Quest for the Ancient Jesus.
...answer to the question, "Who is...texts of Judaism, from Exodus...foundational texts worships in the synagogue on the Sabbath (Mark 1...The God he worships is the God...between Jesus' worship and the ... |
 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Black synagogue is gaining acceptance
...branch of Judaism. The synagogue has a kosher...alien to the ancient faith. Congregants...largest black synagogues in the country...streams of Judaism have different...deciding the question under Jewish...a ... |
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BLACK AND JEWISH A SYNAGOGUE GAINS ACCEPTANCE BLACK \AND JEWISH A SYNAGOGUE...
...branch of Judaism. The synagogue has a kosher...alien to the ancient faith. Congregants...largest black synagogues in the country...countries. The question of who can...streams of Judaism have different...encouraging the ... |
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Black and Jewish, a synagogue gains acceptance
...branch of Judaism. The synagogue has a kosher...alien to the ancient faith. Congregants...largest black synagogues in the country...countries. The question of who can...streams of Judaism have different...encouraging the ... |
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Black & Jewish, a synagogue gains acceptance
...branch of Judaism. The synagogue has a kosher...alien to the ancient faith. Congregants...largest black synagogues in the U...countries. The question of who can...streams of Judaism have different...encouraging the ... |
 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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Synagogue celebrates 50 years.(News)
...Rare is the question that fazes...s first synagogue in the conservative...Saturday Sabbath service and...The new synagogue's name...follow the ancient traditions...roles in worship and duties...children and for ... |
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