Monthly Archives: febrero 2025

The calendar is a systematized account of the passage of time and is used for the chronological organization of activities. The origin of the Jewish calendar cannot be established with any certainty. In Exodus 12:2 it is written: “This month … Seguir leyendo →

Statutory law refers to laws that are written in codes and that were enacted by a legislative body, such as parliaments, chambers of deputies or senators, or synods of religious people. In this system, judges must adhere to what the … Seguir leyendo →

It is well known that Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews have different customs. Starting with the halacha itself, Sephardic Jews follow the rules set out in the original version of Yosef Caro’s Shulchan Aruch and Ashkenazi Jews follow a version modified … Seguir leyendo →

If we look at any traditional Jewish group, whether today or yesterday, such as the Jews of the shtetl of Europe, the Hasidim of Brooklyn, the Jews of Yemen or Syria, we can see how different they are from one … Seguir leyendo →

The term “tikkun olam” is a deeply important and commonly misunderstood Jewish concept. Tikun olam is not the fulfillment of a mitzvah, but rather refers to the Jewish drive and commitment to perfect the world according to God’s will, through … Seguir leyendo →

For Judaism, anything that even remotely conflicts with the concept that there is only one God is rejected on principle, because it contradicts the idea of ​​pure monotheism. That there is a God in heaven who fights against a god … Seguir leyendo →

Samuel Ibn Nagrel´a was born in Granada, Spain in 993. He received an excellent Jewish and general education and became a Talmudic scholar, statesman, poet, soldier, philologist and one of the most influential Jews in Muslim Spain. He was fluent … Seguir leyendo →

The existence of Jewish streets or neighborhoods arose, on the one hand, from the interest of Jewish communities to live separately in order to better observe their laws and customs. On the other hand, the separation was the result of … Seguir leyendo →

Maimonides held that one should not read the Torah literally. In his view, one was obliged to understand the Torah in such a way that it was compatible with scientific discoveries. He wrote that if the Torah and science did … Seguir leyendo →

Reading Maimonides is not easy, especially his work “Guide for the Perplexed.” When one begins to read it, the first obstacle one encounters is his reluctance to accept that God has human form. And that goes against what many people … Seguir leyendo →