It took many years for the Israelites to finally reach what they believed to be the Promised Land – Canaan. After some fighting, the Jews established the Israelite kingdom. After many years, Canaan was conquered by the Assyrians, the Babylonians and eventually the Romans. The Israelites found themselves slaves again, this time by the Babylonians. The Israelites were then taken over by the Romans, who destroyed much of what the Israelites had built in Jerusalem. Most of the Jews were scattered throughout the region and were eventually moved from one place to another to avoid the persecution that continues to this day. The dispersion of the Jews is called the diaspora. The Jewish people believe in the Torah, which was the totality of the laws given to the Israelites at Sinai. They believe that they must follow God`s laws that govern daily life. Some communities traditionally stand when reading the Ten Commandments, although many authorities, including Maimonides, oppose it because it seems to give more weight to the Ten Commandments than to the rest of the Commandments. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that the Ten Commandments have exerted a greater influence on the development of law than many other texts, whether religious or secular.
In Israel, religious courts make decisions on education and “private matters, including custody, marriages and divorce.” It was a decision made early in Israel`s history to win the support of ultra-Orthodox Jews for the Zionist state. The religious courts are so powerful that they have defied Supreme Court rulings requiring them to appoint Reform members. The Torah also describes the Ten Commandments as the covenant itself. The story goes that God spoke to the Israelites on the third day after they arrived on Mount Sinai after the exodus from Egypt. The dramatic scene at Sinai set the stage for an impressive ceremony in which the Israelites are bound to their God. For each mitzvah, I gave a quote to the biblical passage(s) from which it is derived, which are primarily based on the Rambam. For the commandments that can be obeyed today, I also quoted Chafetz Shayim`s concise Book of Mitzvot (CCA refers to affirmative commandments; SCC refers to negative offers; ICC refers to commandments that apply only in Israel). The commandments that cannot be obeyed today mainly concern the temple, its sacrifices and services (because the temple does not exist) and criminal prosecution (because the theocratic state of Israel does not exist). A tradition of free speech existed among the Hebrews.
The Hebrew prophets spoke out against their kings and people for not obeying the Torah. In the long history of disputes over the meaning of the Torah, no one has been tried for heresy (against religious doctrine). While the majority decided on legal issues, the minority had the opportunity to be heard and its opinions were often recorded. There are 613 mitzvot, which are Jewish rules or commandments. They cover many topics, including instructions on food, punishments, and how God is to be worshipped. One way of thinking of mitzvot as “positive” and “negative” rules: “But that`s not the case. This is orthopraxy. Judaism roots its values in commitments.
You must give tzedakah. You are to honor the Sabbath as a day of rest and study. They must be present in the temple on the Holy Days to ask forgiveness for the misdeeds of the past year. You must eat matzah for eight days – “the bread of affliction,” which is also the bread of freedom. And of course, you can put peanut butter on top. You can spend eight days eating quinoa and rice. As far as I`m concerned, I need a better reason to abandon the stricter rules for kitniyot than the fact that it`s hard to follow. » |=| Dara Lind of Vox wrote: “Judaism is also a religion of jurisprudence. It`s often a fancy word for argument—one of the stories in the Haggadah, the script for the Passover Seder, ends with the so-called “punchline” of four rabbis who are interrupted in a discussion led by their students who tell them that the sun has risen and it`s time for breakfast. (The real punchline is that later Jewish scholars tried to explain the funny nature of this joke by dissecting its symbolism in the margins of the Haggadah.) [Source: Dara Lind, Vox, 22.
April 2016 |=|] The Hebrew concept of majority rule derives from the Torah`s commandment to “follow the multitude.” The majority settled disputes among scholars over the meaning of God`s laws, the judicial decisions of judges, and the local actions of Jewish communities. The worst persecution of Jews took place during World War II by the Nazis, who murdered more than six million Jews, a third of the world`s Jewish population. This has been called the Holocaust. Beginning in the 1880s, Jews returned to their homeland in increasing numbers, this time to avoid persecution in their place of residence. After World War II, many Jews believed that for the survival of Jewish people and culture, Jews had to live in their own country, where all Jews around the world had the right to live and be citizens. In 1948, Palestine was divided and a Jewish state of Israel was established on the land formerly called Canaan, surrounded by Muslim-majority countries. Since Muslims also claimed rights to the land where Jews lived, there have been conflicts that continue to this day in the Middle East. In Aksum, the ark was guarded by a single virgin monk who, once selected for this lifetime appointment, could never leave the park of the iron-fenced chapel. No one is allowed behind the red curtains that protect the arch from view, so that, according to legend, they do not get sick and die. Most scholars do not believe that the ark is really there and it has become a matter of faith, whether it is or not. Ethiopian Patriarch Abune Daulos said in 1999: “We don`t have to prove it to anyone. You want to believe that it is your privilege.
If you don`t want to believe, it`s your own privilege again. 1. Know that there is a God. (Exodus 20:2) 2. Have no other gods. (Exodus 20:3) 3. Know that He is one. (Deuteronomy 6:4) 4. Love it. (Deuteronomy 6:5) 5.
Fear it. (Deuteronomy 10:20) 6. To sanctify his name. (Leviticus 22:32) 7. Do not desecrate his name. (Leviticus 22:32) 8. Worship Him as He commanded, and do not destroy sacred objects. (Deuteronomy 12:4) 9. Listen to the true prophet. (Deuteronomy 18:15).10 Not to test the prophet.
(Deuteronomy 6:16).11 To imitate his manners. (Deuteronomy 28:9).12 To be with those who only worship him. (Deuteronomy 10:20).13 Love your neighbor as yourself. (Leviticus 19:18)14. Love the converted. (Deuteronomy 10:19).15 Don`t hate your brother in your heart. (Leviticus 19:17).16 Reprimand your brother if necessary. (Leviticus 19:17).17 Do not embarrass others. (Leviticus 19:17)18. Do not oppress the weak. (Exodus 22:21).19 Do not slander. (Leviticus 19:16).20 Don`t take revenge.
(Leviticus 19:18)21. Don`t hold grudges. (Leviticus 19:18)22. Teach your children Torah. (Deuteronomy 6:7)23. Respect and submit to the elder. (Leviticus 19:32).24 Do not turn to the ways of idolatry. (Leviticus 19:4)25. Let the fringes of your clothes remind you of pure behavior. (Numbers 15:39).26 Do not blaspheme or curse a judge. (Exodus 22:27)27.
Do not worship idols. (Exodus 20:5)28. Do not bow to idols. (Exodus 20:5).29 Not to make an idol. (Exodus 20:4).30 No photos to take or throw away. (Leviticus 19:4)31. No gods to make silver or gold. (Exodus 20:20).32 Do not idolatry a people. (Exodus 23:13)33. To destroy a city that has turned into idolatry. (Deuteronomy 13:17)34.
Not to rebuild this city. (Deuteronomy 13:17)35. (Deuteronomy 13:18)36. Do not proselytize idolatry. (Deuteronomy 13:12)37. Not liking the missionary. (Deuteronomy 13:9)38. Don`t stop hating him. (Deuteronomy 13:9).39 Not to save him. (Deuteronomy 13:9).40 Do not speak in his defense. (Deuteronomy 13:9).41 Do not refrain from overwhelming him. (Deuteronomy 13:9).42 Do not prophesy in idolatry.
(Deuteronomy 18:20).43 Ignoring the false prophet. (Deuteronomy 13:4).44 Do not falsely prophesy in the name of God. (Deuteronomy 18:20).45 Do not be afraid to kill a false prophet. (Deuteronomy 18:22).46 Never swear in the name of an idol. (Exodus 23:13).47 Do not appear or recognize as those who claim to channel spirits. (Leviticus 19:31).48 Do not act as a soothsayer or consult. (Leviticus 19:31).49 Do not burn their children in a sacrificial fire for Molech. (Leviticus 18:21).50 Do not erect a stone pillar in a public place of worship. (Deuteronomy 16:22)51. Do not erect an idol or bow to worship on a smooth stone.
(Leviticus 26:1)52. Do not plant a tree like a sacred stake. (Deuteronomy 16:21)53. Destroy idols, their accessories and the places where they have been worshipped. (Deuteronomy 12:2).54 Do not profit from idols and do not bring atrocities home. (Deuteronomy 7:26)55. Do not enjoy the gold and silver accessories of idols. (Deuteronomy 7:25)56. Do not make a covenant with the Canaanites or their gods. (Deuteronomy 7:2)57. Don`t do them any favors. (Deuteronomy 7:2)58.
Don`t let them live in your country. (Exodus 23:33).59 Do not imitate their customs and clothing. (Leviticus 20:23).60 Don`t be superstitious. (Leviticus 19:26)61. Do not induce a trance to anticipate events or tolerate fortune tellers. (Deuteronomy 18:10).62 Do not deal with astrology. (Leviticus 19:26).63 Not to mention incantations or spells. (Deuteronomy 18:11).64 Do not try to contact the dead. (Deuteronomy 18:11).65 Do not consult the media. (Deuteronomy 18:11)66.
Don`t talk to magicians. (Deuteronomy 18:11).67 No magic to do. (Deuteronomy 18:10).68 So as not to cut your hair at the temples. (Leviticus 19:27)69. In order not to shave the beard. (Leviticus 19:27)70. Men are not allowed to wear women`s clothing. (Deuteronomy 22:5)71. Women are not allowed to wear men`s clothing. (Deuteronomy 22:5)72. Do not tattoo your skin.
(Leviticus 19:28)73. Do not tear your skin for idolatry or mourning. (Deuteronomy 14:1)74. Do not shave your head as a sign of mourning. (Deuteronomy 14:1)75. Evildoers must correct their ways and confess before God. (Numbers 5:7)76.