List Basic Jewish Roots!

[William H.]

Share some Basics within Jewish culture that apply to reverance and or found mentioned in the Word.

Cheder 

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Shavua Tov - Good Week

First day (Sunday) “ Yom Rishon
Second day (Monday) “ Yom Sheni
Third day (Tuesday) “ Yom Shlishi
Fourth day (Wednesday) - Yom Revii
Fifth day (Thursday) “ Yom Hamichi
Sixth day (Friday) “ Yom Shishi
Seventh day (Saturday) “ Shabbat

 

Months (moons) Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, and Elul. In a leap year, Adar is replaced by Adar II

Greek__Mythology (Pagon)_________

Sunday means the day of the Sun
Monday means the day of the Moon
Tuesday means Tiw's day a war god, a Teutonic deity.
Wednesday means Woden's day, another pagan god.
Thursday was named after the pagan god Thor.
Friday was named after the goddess Frig, Woden's wife
Saturday was named after Saturn, or Satyr, or Satan (to be verified).

 https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/136670/jewish/Jewish... prayers

http://www.becomingjewish.org/names.html < Jewish basics

_________prayers and blessings_______________

Jewish law requires a greater measure of concentration  on the first verse of the Shema than on the rest of the prayer. People commonly close their eyes or cover them with the palm of their hand while reciting it to eliminate every distraction and help them  concentrate on the meaning of the words. The final word, echad,  should be prolonged and emphasized.

The (complete) Shema (Sh'ma)

1. Deuteronomy 6:(1-)4-9 (Shema): The core Hebrew prayer. Special emphasis is given to the first six Hebrew words of this passage (Shema Yisrael, Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad) and a six-word response is said in an undertone (barukh shem kevod malkhuto le'olam va'ed). After a pause, Deuteronomy 6:5-9 is then recited, which stresses the commandment to love the Lord your God with all of your heart, soul, and might.

2. Deuteronomy 11:13-21 (Vehayah): This moving passage stresses the blessings that come through obedience to Adonai and the consequences that come through disobedience.

3. Numbers 15:37-41 (Vaiyomer): This passage concerns the use of a the Tallit, a rectangular prayer shawl with four fringes (called tsitsit). One tsitsit is attached to each corner of the tallit. The reason for wearing the tsitsit is to remind oneself to observe all of the commandments of the Lord.

The Amidah / HaTefillah (standing prayer/ also mentioned by Yeshua-Mk.11:25)

 

KIDDUSH

Gen.1:31-2:3

 

Matza Kiddush

* 2 Cor.5:7-10/ Gen 2:7

 

HALLEL

PS. 113-118

The 13 Principles of Faith
Maimonides had a rational and analytical mind, and so felt the need to champion a creed for Judaism, as other religions did. He introduced the following 13 principles of faith (‘ikkarim in Hebrew) [Commentary on Sanhedrin 10]:

1. Belief in the existence of the Creator, who is perfect in  every manner of existence and is the Primary Cause of all that exists.

2. The belief in G-d's absolute and unparalleled unity.

3. The belief in G-d's non-corporeality, nor that He will be affected by any  physical occurrences, such as movement, or rest, or dwelling.

4. The belief in G-d's eternity.

5. The imperative to worship G-d exclusively and no foreign false gods.

6. The belief that G-d communicates with man through prophecy.

7. The belief in the primacy of the prophecy of Moses our teacher.

8. The belief in the divine origin of the Torah.

9. The belief in the immutability of the Torah.

10. The belief in G-d's omniscience and providence.

11. The belief in divine reward and retribution.

12. The belief in the arrival of the Messiah and the messianic era.

13. The belief in the resurrection of the dead

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Halakhah ... Aggadah

Takkanot (man made law)

(sects and denominations)

TaNaKh = Torah (Law), Nevi'im (prophets), Ketuvim (Writings)

Basically what the nations call the "O.T." (same books, slightly different order).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Judaism 

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[William H.]

Quotes Notes (soul/spirit)

- Nefesh: related to natural instinct.
-Ruach: related to emotion and morality.
-Neshamah: related to intellect and the awareness of God.
-Chayah: considered a part of God, as it were.
-Yechidah: This aspect is essentially one with God.
“” basic notes
The Hebrew terms נפש‎ nefesh (literally "living being"), רוח‎ ruach (literally "wind"), נשמה‎ neshamah (literally "breath"), חיה‎ chayah (literally "life") and יחידה‎ yechidah (literally "singularity") are used to describe the soul or spirit.........><>
... relates the quality of one's soul to one's performance of the commandments (mitzvot) and reaching higher levels of understanding, and thus closeness to God. A person with such closeness is called a tzadik. Therefore, Judaism embraces the commemoration of the day of one's death, nahala/Yahrtzeit and not the birthday[74] as a festivity of remembrance, for only toward the end of life's struggles, tests and challenges could human souls be judged and credited for righteousness

[His_Will]

Hitbodedut- Solitary Prayer 

(Breslov) Meditation 

[William H.]

“The will of a human being is the most all-encompassing power of his soul, since it gives rise to and motivates all of the other powers of the soul. If a person has a will for something he begins to invent ways in which to achieve his goal. Once he has discovered a theoretical method of achieving his goal, he starts to plan out how to achieve this in reality. From there he initiates the action. As long as he has not yet achieved his desire, his will drives him onwards until he does so.” -  https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/380778/jewish/Keter...

[William H.]

“All other fast days are postponed until Sunday when they fall on Shabbat. However, unlike all other fasts, Yom Kippur is not postponed, and it is observed even on Shabbat. The Torah dubs Yom Kippur, "Shabbat Shabbaton" -- the "Shabbat of Shabbats,"3 implying that it takes precedence over Shabbat…. According to chassidic teachings, Yom Kippur falling on Shabbat doesn't "deprive" us of the pleasures -- eating, drinking, resting, etc. -- which Shabbat normally affords us. Rather the extremely holy nature of Yom Kippur accomplishes the same objectives, albeit in a higher, more spiritual manner.“…..

[William H.]

Shabbat 118a 

….. With regard to anyone who delights in the Shabbat, God gives him a boundless portion, i.e., a very large reward, as it is stated: “If you keep your feet from violating Shabbat, from pursuing your affairs on My holy day, and you call Shabbat a delight, the Lord’s holy day honored, and you honor it by not going your own way, or attending to your own matters or speaking idle words. Then you shall delight in the Lord and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the world, and to feast

[William H.]

There are three sins for which one is always required to die rather than transgress:

• idolatry
• sexual misconduct such as incest, adultery, homosexuality, or bestiality (see sexual immorality prohibited by Torah)
• murder

The above three are ruled as being exceptions by the Talmud. In tractate Sanhedrin 74a, the Talmud records: "Rav Yochanan said in the name of Rav Shimon ben Yehotzadak: 'It was decided by a vote in the loft of the house of Nitezeh in Lod: For all the sins in the Torah, if a person is told, "Transgress and you will not be killed," they should transgress and not be killed, except for idol worship, sexual relations and bloodshed.'" A Jew must sacrifice his or her life rather than transgress the above-mentioned sins.

[William H.]

Heavens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_in_Judaism#:~:text=Shamayim%20(Hebrew%3A%20שָ%D7%81מַי%D6%B4ם%E2%80%8E%20šāmayīm,There%20are%20two%20other%20ones.

[William H.]

Tikkun olam is to say to repair the world. A highlighted focus on the subject is always stressing acts of kindness but can chastisement ever be used to repair  or fix situations in the world? Spare the rod spoil the child, when nations tend to take things for granted and even make rebellion and immorality the norm its usually curses and destruction that get their attention to wanna fix an issue. Phincas stood boldly to turn the wrath from Israel when he killed a man for perverting the high holy places of Israel. ...  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikkun

[William H.]

The Haftarah of Parasha: Vayishlach, ends with these words (Ovadiah 1:20-21):

And this exiled host of the children of Israel who are among the Canaanites as far as Tzarfat, and the exile of Jerusalem which is in Sepharad shall inherit the cities of the Negev. And saviours shall ascend Mount Zion to judge the mountain of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord’sIn characteristic Sephardi fashion, the Arizal taught that a Jew must learn Torah on all four levels of Pardes, the “orchard” (the root of the word “paradise”), standing for: pshat, the simple reading; remez, reading between the lines; drash, the allegorical; and sod, the secret and mystical. Accordingly, he instructed that one should divide their study into quarters: a quarter for the Written Torah (including Nevi’imand Ketuvim), a quarter for Mishnah (and Midrash), a quarter for Talmud, and a quarter for Kabbalah. These correspond to the four levels of Pardes (as well as to the Ten Sefirot and the four mystical universes, as follows: Tanakh in Asiyah, Mishnah and Midrash in Yetzirah, Talmud in Beriah, and Kabbalah in Atzilut). The Arizal went so far as to say that a Jew who does not learn Torah on all four levels has not fulfilled the mitzvah of Torah study!

Chabad and Breslov are perhaps the most orthodox to Hasidim today. personal experience within both congregations The Hasidim tend to stress kindness and simplicity where as the Sephardi tend to stress the sod. yet it would be ignorant to say that either one doesn't apply pardes to their understanding. while some small differences both these divisions embrace the same basic tenants of Judaism. 

Ashkenazi Jew just means a Jew who had resided in the land of Ashkenaz not any blood relation to Ashkenaz(geographical identification). many "Ashkenazi Jews" are Chassidism.  "Sephardic" tends to point back to Spain. Both Chassid and Sephardic have people of many races and lands within their congregations.