Judaism
Was jesus a Jew?
Yes, according to the biblical accounts, Jesus was a Jew.
What is Israelology?
Israelology is the area of theological study specifically focused on what the Bible teaches about Israel.
What is the Gemara?
The Gemara is a body of literature within the Talmud.
What is the Jewish bible called?
an Tanakh
Who are the Hebrews?
The Hebrews are peoples descended from Abraham.
What happened on Kristallnacht?
Kristallnacht, a vitriolic outbreak of anti-Semitic lawlessness, occurred in Germany on November 9, 1938. Kristallnacht, which means “Night of Broken Glass,” saw the torching of Jewish synagogues and the vandalizing of Jewish homes, schools, cemeteries, hospitals, and businesses.
What is the Talmud?
The word “Talmud” is a Hebrew word meaning “learning, instruction.”
Was Jesus a rabbi?
It is clear from the gospels that Jesus had a reputation as a Jewish rabbi (Mark 14:45; John 1:38).
Who are the Sephardic Jews? What is Sephardic Judaism?
Sephardi (also spelled Sefardi) is from the Hebrew word for “Spain,” which is Sefarad. Sephardic Jews (Sephardim) are descendants of the Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal from the last days of the Roman Empire until the 15th-century persecution and expulsion of Jews from those countries.
What is the Sabbath day?
According to Exodus 20:8–11, the Sabbath is the seventh day of the week, on which the children of Israel were to rest, in remembrance that God created the universe in six days and then “rested” on the seventh day.
What is a mikvah?
A mikvah in the Hebrew Bible is a gathering or collection of water.
What is the Haggadah / Aggadah?
The Haggadah is a book containing the liturgy that Jews read during the Seder on the first night of Passover.
What is the Year of Jubilee?
The word “jubilee”—literally, “the blast of a horn” in Hebrew
Who was Maimonides?
Moses Ben Maimon (1138—1204) is known to English speakers as Maimonides and to Hebrew speakers as Rambam.
What is a bar mitzvah? What is a bat mitzvah?
The term bar mitzvah means “son of the commandment.” The term bat mitzvah means “daughter of the commandment.”