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12.1 How Religious Do You Have to Be to Be Religious?
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, in his book It’s a Mitzvah!, tells us: “The language of Judaism is its mitzvot, the commandments through which a Jew makes the world a more sacred, more sensitive, more just, and more compassionate place. Some … Seguir leyendo
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11.1 And all for an apple.
We all know the story told in the first chapters of Genesis, where God, after finishing Creation, tells Adam and Eve that they can eat from any tree except for the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Then comes … Seguir leyendo
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10.1 What is the most important Mitzvah? Aren’t they all created equally important?
In Pirkei Avot, our sages say that we must be as careful in performing a minor mitzvah as we are in performing a major one. All mitzvot should be fulfilled equally.But what happens in those moments when two commandments conflict … Seguir leyendo
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4.2 Identidad Judía: el modelo ultra ortodoxo o haredí, un estado dentro de otro Estado.
Rabi Yehoshua Pfeffer define a los judíos ultra ortodoxos o “haredim” como aquellos que sostienen que para preservar la integridad de lo que ellos consideran “el verdadero judaísmo” hay que desconectarse del mundo exterior y de su realidad, y practicar … Seguir leyendo
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1.3.Shalosh Regalim, las peregrinaciones que reafirmaron el sentimiento comunitario.
Shalosh Regalim, «las tres peregrinaciones», es el nombre que se les da a tres festividades judías, Pésaj, Shavuot y Sucot, durante las cuales los judíos acostumbraban peregrinar al Templo de Jerusalem para presentar ofrendas. Después de la destrucción del Segundo Templo, obviamente este peregrinaje ya no pudo continuar … Seguir leyendo
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9.1. Mitzvoth for all: The Laws of Noah, a Common Base for Jews and Gentiles.
There are seven commandments that the rabbinical tradition considers as the minimum moral obligation of all men. Jews must observe all of the 613 commandments of the Torah, but those Gentiles who accept these seven obligations, are considered “Children of … Seguir leyendo
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8.1. Creation: The Place Where Religion and Science Meet.
It is written in the first verses of the book of Genesis: “1. In the beginning (Hebrew: “Breishit”) God created the heavens and the earth. 2. And the earth was not formed and empty, and the darkness was on the … Seguir leyendo
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7.1. Torah She Bealpe: The Wisdom that Evolves from Teacher to Student.
When the Bible, our Tanach, was completed, Judaism entered a new era. The Jews no longer had to depend on the prophets to know the word of God. Now they had the written Torah and the rabbis and scholars interpreted … Seguir leyendo
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6.1. 613 Commandments: The Real Prize After Being Released from Egypt.
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky says: “The true essence of the Redemption, the departure of the Hebrews from Egypt, is not the passage from slavery to freedom, but rather the acquisition and promulgation of a body of laws that dignifies, sanctifies and … Seguir leyendo
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5.1. Pikuach Nefesh: To Fulfill this Commandment, it is Sometimes Necessary to Violate Another.
In Judaism, the preservation of human life takes priority over almost all the commandments. The Talmud emphasizes this principle by quoting the verse from Leviticus 18: 5 which says, «Therefore you will keep my statutes and my laws, by which … Seguir leyendo
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