RELS 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Purim, Three Pilgrimage Festivals, Judah The Prince
8 Dec 2015
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Abraham, isaac, and jacob are considered the patriarchs of the jews. The prophet moses, who have received the torah from god and revealed it to the. Israelites at mount sinai, is known as the lawgiver. Hebrew bible (tanakh), mishnah and talmud are authoritative texts. The majority of jews living in north america and israel rarely attend synagogue (the place of congregational worship) and no attempt to follow the rules set down by. For jews, a female rabbi is preposterous and contrary to halakhah because role of rabbi is reserved for men alone. For others, a female rabbi is acceptable and natural. Haredim: a member of a rigorously observant sub-group of orthodox jews (antiquated and unnecessary) In c. 200, the torah is translated from hebrew into greek; the translation is called the. The hebrew bible is an anthology of 24 books, many of which were initially separate, eventually they were assembled in a single canonical collection.
