These influences allowed him, not only to provide rational but meaningful Jewish texts and teachings that have been impacting the Jewish community for years, but to provide contributions that paved the way for Judaism to cultivate into the modern, meaningful and relevant religion that it is today. ... During his lifetime, Maimonides wrote a variety of texts that received much praise and antagonism, although most of these texts are used in various modern Jewish practices and doctrines. ... This text was a code of law that affirms the Talmud (oral law). ... The commentary on the Mishnah or the ...

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A major difference between Abrahamic faiths and all of the faiths to be discussed is the existence of a major, absolute text to guide an individual to heaven or salvation. ... This is a notable separation from the major Asian religions, which as a whole lack one specific text to guide one to heaven. ... This is not to say that the Asian religions do not have their own texts, but rather that there is no defining book to completely understand every concept of their religion. ... Despite sharing the exact same God, and even using the same Holy Text (The Old Testament), Judaism and Christianity ar...

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Novak also refers to the passage in Leviticus, but adds that an aggadic text refers to homosexuality as a "fundamental human error." ... Conservative Jews have been noted for their dedication to stay true to the traditional Jewish texts, but the rabbis have also been known to take into heavy consideration these types of scientific, social and cultural differences in today's world and make changes accordingly. ... Novak loses me in his argument when he proposes to subscribe to the text of the Torah with concreteness. ...

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Anti-Defamation League "The immediate object of the League is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end forever to unju...

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Because each religion relies on different primary sources to provide interpretation or exegesis as his title states, Basser uses these texts as references to show the reader how each side would formulate their respective opinions on the argument at hand. ... In addition, Basser's primary sources include the Mishnah, the Babylonian Talmud, sections of the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as many others that as a critical reviewer I should have read, but as a twenty-one year old college student with a moderate interest in Jewish and/or Christian historical texts, I have never even heard of, let a...

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Judaism is about personal and collective meaning which comes from a reflection of texts and incorporation them into everyday life. In honoring the passages throughout these texts there is a responsibility to attend to Gods wishes. ...

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"Even in highly literary activity, such as that of classical Greece or the Roman Empire, the written text was usually the companion piece of an oral performance, whether in the theater, the courts, or religious rites, explains White. ... In Christopher Rowland's Apocalyptic article, he proceeds to explain, "The word apocalypse is used to refer to literary texts which offer revelation specifically divine." ...

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The author Sholem Aleichem describes Tevye as a wise Jewish dairyman of a Russian village who can readily quote the Bible or some other holy text on any occasion. The majority of the short novel is about Tevye's struggles to marry his seven daughters, only Tsaytl, Hodl, Chava, Shprintze, and Beilke'...

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Ismar Schorsch in "Learning to Live with Less: a Jewish Perspective" discusses that scholars have discovered that tradition actually lends itself to a much more constructive and healthful approach to ecology, if the old Jewish texts and writings were heeded. ...

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Introduction to Religion My purpose in writing this paper is to articulate why my religious and spiritual life has changed significantly as a result of my recent introduction to religion. As a result of this course of study I have a new perspective on religion. This new viewpoint has not neces...

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(Dorling & Kindersley, 1997) Beginning when King Solomon built the First Temple (between 965 and 928 BC), the origin of Jewish pilgrimage stems from the directive given in the Jewish sacred text, the Torah, (Deuteronomy 16.16: "Three times a year all men appear before the God in the place that God will choose, on the festivals of Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks), and Sukkot (the Festival of Booths). ...

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The Halakah is formally consists of the "mitzvoth" or commandments, that are directly derived from the teachings of the Torah, studious analysis of the text and possible meanings, and through the expositions formulated by rabbinical discussions through the early history of Judaism of which the Talmud is comprised. ...

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