Traditionally in rabbinic Judaism there are 39 melachot which are categories of work forbidden on Shabbos. A long list of prohibited activities...
I think it's an awesome gesture of devotion.
I think it's in part because of the controversy. There's an old wives' tale that if someone gets a tattoo they can't be buried in Jewish cemetary....
Yeah, I was going to mention that but my answer still covered the fundamentals. They're 7 laws that are mostly equivalent to what we might think...
Absolutely possible. Judaism is the religion for Jews and makes no claims to being the right thing for everybody. I don't believe in Torah. I...
We don't accept Jesus as a prophet either for that matter. Like Muhammad he is only a historical figure. Yes and no. There are many levels of...
Yeps. Examples of things along those lines: http://jewsinthewoods.org/aleph/about/ http://www.elatchayyim.org/ At Elat Chayyim they do things...
And the fact of the matter is that's just not true. There are extremists in every religion, and in Judaism they're a small minority, generally the...
Did you notice the kid was wearing tzitzit and had peyos, sidecurls? The society that produced him is not mainstream Israeli society. You know in...
Ali, there are sick people of every religion, but generalizing Judaism based on that sort of disgusting tripe would be no different than a...
Ali, First, Campbell is not Jewish and does not in any way shape or form speak for Judaism. Even a Jewish person could not in fact speak for all...
If you like hermetic kabbalah, the following sites may also be of interest: http://www.donmeh-west.com/ (neo-sabbatian movement)...
Hi al-Hallaj. Generally in English when something is spelled qaballa with a q it's referring to hermetic qabala while if it's kabbalah with a k...
That reminds me of a story. From Wrapped in a Holy Flame by R. Zalman Schachter-Shalomi p. 27-28
I have no idea what you're talking about.
retro, what's wrong with that? Every nation is. Would it be better for a government to allow its people to die because instead of focusing on on...
Their violence is not supported. They're subsidized and there's been a lot of protest because of it. They pushed them back. They're not police....
Because we continued to exist despite Christianity and would not assimilate. Nevermind the whole accusation of deicide. Relations with Muslims...
Hey Sungoddess, I agree with you completely except about persecution. Although it is not to the same degree as a Jewish person might find outside...
I can suggest a couple things. Some of this would be appropriate (and free): http://eights.org/music/...
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