Judaism: Sources of Wisdom & Authority
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- Judaism: Sources of wisdom & authority
- The Shekinah
- Kabbalah (collection of teachings)
- develops idea of female shekinah
- important to groups such as Orthodox and Hasidic Jews
- Orthodox Jews
- may be more hostile to the idea as it undermines the unity of G-d
- Reform Jews
- embrace idea of shekinah and its femininity
- Kabbalah (collection of teachings)
- The Covenant at Sinai
- All Jews
- it is important
- All Jews
- The Messiah
- Hasidic Jews
- the coming of the messiah is imminent
- the messiah will come by 2240
- the coming of the messiah is imminent
- Reform Jews
- It is a metaphor for tikkun olam
- Hasidic Jews
- The Promised Land
- Zionism
- founded by Theodor Herzl
- Hasidic Jews
- Do not believe that aliyah is necessary yet as the messiah has not come
- Zionism
- Mitzvot
- Orthodox Jews
- observe most or all of the mitzvot
- Hasidic Jews
- observe all mitzvot
- Orthodox Jews
- The Sanctity of Life
- abortion
- foetus is considered living after 40 days (90 says for female)
- euthanasia
- Orthodox Jews: unacceptable
- Reform Jews: compassionate to end their life if they are suffering
- human vs non-human lives
- some animals are sentient
- abortion
- Life After Death
- Reform Jews
- do not believe in Gan Eden, Sheol & Gehennah
- Orthodox
- believe in bodily resurrection
- practice inhumation
- believe in bodily resurrection
- Rabbis
- humans do not have the capacity to understand future plans for humanity
- Nahmonides
- resurrection of the body
- Moses Mendelsohn
- references to resurrection in the halakhah are metaphors for the immortality of the soul
- Pharisees vs Sadducees
- Pharisees
- supported bodily resurrection
- Sadducees
- rejected bodily resurrection
- not mentioned in the Torah
- rejected bodily resurrection
- Pharisees
- Reform Jews
- The Shekinah
- Maimonides
- "I believe in perfect faith in the coming of the messiah"
- the messianic age will be an era of peace and harmony with no need to work or produce food
- immortality of the soul
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