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This is part 9 of the 11 part series on the writer's journey back to Judaism. For the other parts, read this. My husband was on his own journey out of the wilderness. He was googling something odd about his family just for fun. Most of his family
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Continued from Chapter 22x 53:12: “because he had poured out his soul to death” Many have poured out their soul to death “Because he has poured out (‘arah) his soul to death” is the reason the servant will be rewarded. This cannot refer to the Gospels’ Jesus if the
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This is part 10 of the 11 part series on the writer's journey back to Judaism. For the other parts, read this. The grand search had begun! My husband and I were on a Torah journey of discovery. Who truly was the real Messiah? We read books that
conversion
This is the last part of the 11 part series on the writer’s journey back to Judaism. For the other parts, read this. Home at last . . . I called up the closest full synagogue to me. That was over two hours away and in another state! I left a long
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Within Jewish tradition, the resurrection of the dead is one of its core principles of faith. Maimonides, who is also known as Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, or Rambam, composed the thirteen principles of Jewish faith. These thirteen principles are included in every Jewish prayer book, and are recited as a
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Christians insist that blood sacrifice is a necessary prerequisite for the atonement of sin. These Christians believe that this is an open teaching of the Jewish Scriptures. Although there is no verse which explicitly says: “without blood there is no atonement” Christians still believe that the overall testimony of the
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Hear O Israel, the L‑rd our G‑d, the L‑rd is one (“echad”) Deuteronomy 6:4 We usually think of the cosmic struggle in terms of good versus evil. But according to the Kabbalists, good and evil are but spinoffs of unity and divisiveness. G‑d is the
babylonian empire
This year we celebrate the festival of Purim on March 1st. The story is recounted in the biblical book of Esther and has lessons which are relevant today, several thousand years later. Purim recalls events which took place after the destruction of the first Temple in Jerusalem. In 586 BCE,
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The funeral of “America’s Pastor,” the Reverend Billy Graham, has been described as a continuation of the decades of his evangelical preaching. In his eulogy, son and successor, Franklin Graham restated his father’s message that “Jesus is the only way” to God. His message included a call to
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This is part 2 of a 3 part series by Angela Dekort about why she converted to Judaism. You can read Part 1 and Part 3 as well. After doing a lot of research on the internet, I learned about the Messianic movement. One website in particular was instrumental in
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Maimonides » Mishneh Torah » Sefer Shoftim » Melachim uMilchamot In this post we will read about Maimonides, the laws pertaining to the Messiah and find out what really are the laws. Read on to find out. So what are these laws pertaining to the Messiah? Read on! Chapter 11 Halacha 1 In
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Question of the Week: What is Judaism's take on looking into our future? I've always been under the impression that it is forbidden for us to consult with spiritual 'mediums', but more and more I'm hearing of people who are paying big
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