Blogs Posts in Judaism category; 11 blog posts

Judaism's ancient voice of reason

Yoram Hazony is one of the founders of the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, an academic research institute dedicated to the sustenance of the Jewish People and Israel. This scholarly book is about the extended narrative of the ancient Hebrew S [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2013 | Comments : 0

Meditation as a Jewish Practice

Meditation ranks among the most ancient of Jewish practices. Commentaries on the life of Abraham, the father of the Jewish nation, indicate that when he sent his offspring to the Eastern countries ‘bearing gifts,' these gifts in [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

The Star of David: An Emerging Subject in Modern Art

The Star of David is actually two intertwining triangles, one pointing up and the other pointing down, which effectively form a 6-pointed star. The 2 overlapping triangles are believed to represent the duality of man; how we can all be go [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Meditation as a Jewish Practice

Meditation ranks among the most ancient of Jewish practices. Commentaries on the life of Abraham, the father of the Jewish nation, indicate that when he sent his offspring to the Eastern countries ‘bearing gifts,' these gifts in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Prayer Shawls Worn in Today's Society

Exekiel is quoted as stating at the end of days there will be a thirst and hunger but it will not be for food or water but rather for the word of God. Today prayer is an essential need and one can measure by attendance to Church, Temple o [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Filling in the Gaps

"Waiting for Godot" follows two days in the lives of a pair of men who divert themselves while they wait expectantly and in vain for someone named Godot to arrive. They claim him as an acquaintance but in fact hardly know him, a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Judaism’s Central Sacrifice

Judaism’s Central Sacrifice

As co-founder and now a senior fellow of the Shalem Center, a leading Zionist think tank in Jerusalem, Yoram Hazony has sought a bridge between secular nationalism and Jewish religion. His latest book, The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture, [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Reconstructing Judaism

Of all the Jewish thinkers that arose in the twentieth century, none stands out as revolutionary and as controversial as Mordecai Kaplan. Kaplan was paradoxical to say the least. He maintained high levels of personal religious observance [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Judaism: Balak: The Scheming Practices of Amalek

Bnei Yisroel have completed their forty years of wandering in the desert. Bnei Yisroel are now again about to enter the land promised to them. Aharon has died and the clouds of glory surrounded Bnei Yisroel in his merit have disappeared.& [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Origins of Judaism

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, known as the Patriarchs, are both the physical and spiritual ancestors of Judaism. They founded the religion now known as Judaism, and their descendants are the Jewish People. Of course, technically, it is incorr [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Judaism Religion

Judaism is one of the old religions from which religions like Christianity emerged from. Between 1900-1700 BCE, it was Abraham, widely known as a man of faith, who made covenant with God thus turning out to be a patriarch. Similarly, Mose [...]

Posted On : Jun, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

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