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| | Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Judaism claims that it is expressed directly in Torah (the Hebrew Bible), from the first word of Genesis to the last of Deuteronomy, and specifically where God incorporates it into the Ten Commandments: | | | Despite this, Judaism in all its variations has remained tightly bound to a number of religious principles, the most important of which is the belief in a single, omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, transcendent God, who created the universe and continues to be involved in its governance. | | | Although monotheism is fundamental to Rabbinic Judaism, many critical Bible scholars claim that certain verses in the Torah imply that the early Israelites accepted the existence of other gods, while viewing their God as the sole Creator, whose worship is obligated (a henotheistic point of view). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Mitnagdim |
| | Hasidic Jews believed that by financially supporting their rebbe with worldly goods, their rebbe would better be able to intervene on their behalf with God. | | | Hasidic Jews rejected the traditional Ashkenazi prayer rite, and instead created their own rite which was a combination of Ashkenazi and Sephardi rites, along with the ideas of Isaac Luria, a mystic from Safed, Israel. | | | Hasidism was criticised because some Hasidic rebbes lived a life of affluence, based on contributions from their followers. |
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http://pedia.nodeworks.com/M/MI/MIT/Mitnagdim
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| | Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidism |
| | Hasidism was seen as a challenge to th deeply entrenched Jewish reverence for Talmudic scholarship, and was officially banned by the Vilna community in 1772 and 1781, leading to an acrimonious sequence of mutual denunciations. | | | He was converted to Hasidism by Rabbi Dov Baer of Meseritz, a principal disciple of the movement's founder Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem Tov. | | | Rabbi Shneiur Zalman's Hasidism brought him into intense conflict with the religious leadership of Lithuanian Jewry, spearheaded by the renowned Rabbi Elijah ben Solomon the "Ga'on" of Vilna. |
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/363_Transp/Orthodoxy/Chabad.html
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| | Links for Ram Dass Site |
| | Judaism is considered to be the product of the religious experience of the Jewish people throughout history, rather than the "divine revelation" of God. | | | Reform Judaism began in the 1800's in Germany during the enlightenment and encouraged examination of religion with an eye towards rationality and egalitarianism.. | | | A Hasid is a follower of a Jewish movement that had its origins with Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov in the Carpathian Mountains in a little town around the year 1760. |
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http://www.ramdass.org/library/judaism.html
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| | Hasidism |
| | Hasidic prayer was known for its disregard for the technical regulations and ritual formalities imposed by Jewish law, especially the fixed times for prayer. | | | Note: The Hebrew word Hasid means "pious" and is employed in classical Jewish sources to designate one whose spiritual devotion extends beyond the technical requirements of Jewish religious law. | | | Subsequent generations of Hasidic leadership would be handed down to the principal disciples of the reigning Tzaddik, which in many cases were their own sons. |
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/363_Transp/Orthodoxy/Hasidism.html
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| | Religious Movements Homepage: Hasidism |
| | The Hebrew word Hasid, from Hasidism, means "pious" and describes one's spiritual devotion that extends beyond the requirements of Jewish religious law | | | Hasidic ways of piety, humility, and enthusiasm, infused with kabbalistic insights, transformed religious practices and religious authority (Mintz, 10). | | | The Torah and the Talmud are the main religious references used in Hasidism. |
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http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/hasid.html
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| | Judaism 101: Movements of Judaism |
| | Conservative Judaism generally accepts the binding nature of halakhah, but believes that the Law should change and adapt, absorbing aspects of the predominant culture while remaining true to Judaism's values. | | | The different sects or denominations of Judaism are generally referred to as movements. | | | The differences between Orthodoxy and Reform Judaism are not much greater than the differences between the liberal and fundamentalist wings of the Baptist denomination of Christianity. |
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http://www.jewfaq.org/movement.htm
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| | Hasidism.info -- a FAQ on Hasidism (Chassidism) Part 1-A of 3 |
| | In many ways, a Hasidic Rebbe is loosely analagous to a Hindu guru or the abbot of a monastery, in that he is the guide for a group of disciples. | | | Each Hasidic group is centered on the teachings of a particular Rebbe, or spiritual master. | | | Hasidic Jews can often be recognized by their distinctive style of dress. |
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http://www.pinenet.com/~rooster/hasid1.html
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| | ethnic costumes : Jewish Hasidic |
| | Hasidic Jews have maintained their identity in many countries, although they have been influenced by local clothing styles. | | | The Hasidic movement was not unopposed; it was strongly questioned and derided, not only among Jewish communities, but also by secular authorities. | | | The Hasidic movement emerged in the second half of the 18th century. |
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http://histclo.com/style/ethnic/ethnicjew.html
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| | Judaism. Vicarious Experience: Complete, Annotated List. |
| | This movie did not teach me a great amount about the religion of Judaism, but it did illustrate the differences between Reform and Hasidic Judaism. | | | I thought this was a good book explaining the everyday life as well as the meaning to many of the Jewish and Hasidic life. | | | It gave me a sense of what a Hasidic community is like, and it left me with many concrete questions that I wish to follow up on. |
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http://www.stthomas.edu/justpeace/Judais23.htm
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| | Breslov—Judaism with Heart |
| | Judaism, a major world religion, has existed for over three thousand years. | | | Nevertheless, a number of opponents of religious life have recently taken to using the term in this connection, especially in relation to the growing number of ba'alei teshuvah who are returning to Torah observance. | | | Although Chassidism first appeared only two and a half centuries ago, it is profoundly rooted in traditional Judaism. |
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http://www.breslov.org/quest.html
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| | The Key is Study |
| | However, what the Hasidim did was to popularize these ideas and make them more widely known because there was a spiritual need in the Jewish religion. | | | Rabbi Eliezrie clarified that all the ideas of Hasidic thought are not new ideas to Judaism, but rather that the Hasidim — those who practice Hasidic Judaism — reemphasized ideas that often existed already within Jewish philosophy. | | | We study a work of Hasidic philosophy that deals with spirituality and godliness. |
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http://www.spiritualworld.org/hasidic/study.htm
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| | Judaism.com - Hasidic Tales Annotated & Explained |
| | Each demonstrates the spiritual power of unabashed joy, offers lessons for leading a holy life, and reminds you that the Divine can be found in the everyday. | | | The legendary tales of the impassioned Hasidic rabbis, with facing-page commentary that brings the text to life. | | | In Hasidic Tales Annotated & Explained, Rabbi Rami Shapiro breathes new life into these classic stories of people who so marvelously combined the mystical and the ordinary. |
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http://www.judaism.com/display.asp?utn=46605&type=newbook
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| | HASIDIC JUDAISM |
| | "Rabbi Eliezrie is one of the main Hasidic spokesmen here in Southern California," she replied. | | | I guess they’re so often misunderstood." She grinned playfully, her dark eyes sparkling. | | | "He’s one of the chief public relations men for the Hasidics. |
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http://www.spiritualworld.org/hasidic
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