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Translations Translations are pitfalls for everyone so let’s look at the actual Hebrew (which is available on the Chabad site) Isaiah 7:14 (Chabad): Therefore, the Lord, of His own, shall give you a sign; behold, the young woman is with child, and she shall bear a son, and she shall call his name Immanuel. What […]
Who are the Jews? Who are the Jews? The term “Jew” – Yehudi in Hebrew – can mean various things depending upon the context and the time period the term is used. Originally a Jew would have been a member of the Tribe of Judah. Later the term Jew was used to refer to anyone […]
A Noahide (or Ben Noach) is a non-Jew who voluntarily takes on the Sheva Mitzvot (Seven Laws of Noah). These individuals are considered the Righteous of the Nations (Ger Toshav). Non-Jews are not required to convert to Judaism to be considered righteous and have a place in the World to Come. They are however, commanded […]
The Shulkhan Arukh, also known as the Code of Jewish Law, is the most authoritative legal code of Rabbinic Judaism. It was authored in Tzfat, Israel, by Yosef Karo in 1563 and published in Venice two years later. Together with its commentaries, it is the most widely accepted compilation of Jewish law ever written. The […]
The Mishneh Torah (“Repetition of the Torah”) is a code of Rabbinic halakhah (Jewish religious law) authored by Maimonides, one of history’s foremost rabbis. The Mishneh Torah was compiled between 1170 and 1180, while Maimonides was living in Egypt, and is regarded as Maimonides’ magnum opus. Accordingly, later sources simply refer to the work as […]
In Rabbinic Judaism, the Midrash is the body of homiletic stories told by Jewish rabbinic sages to explain passages in the Tanakh. Midrash is a method of interpreting biblical stories that goes beyond simple distillation of religious, legal, or moral teachings. It fills in gaps left in the biblical narrative regarding events and personalities that […]
The Talmud, which can be translated as “instruction” or “learning”, is a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. It is also traditionally referred to as Shas, a Hebrew abbreviation of shisha sedarim, the “six orders”. The Talmud has two components. The first part is the Mishnah, the written compendium of Judaism’s “Oral Torah”. The second part […]
Tanach The Tanach is the basis of understanding the laws, philosophy, and history of Judaism. As such, studying the Tanach is the first step to understanding the whole of Judaism. The Tanach is divided into three sections: Torah, Nevi’im, and Ketuv’im. The Torah (the Books of Moses) is made up of five books that were […]
Who are the Jews? The term “Jew” – Yehudi in Hebrew – can mean various things depending upon the context and the time period the term is used. Originally a Jew would have been a member of the Tribe of Judah. The original Jews were members of this tribe. Later the term Jew was used […]
Well-Versed in Torah Law When the true Messiah arrives, he will be a man that is well-versed in Torah Law and will faithfully observe the laws. And a shoot shall spring forth from the stem of Jesse, and a twig shall sprout from his roots. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, […]
