The Religions Book

179 See also: God’s covenant with Israel 168–75 ■ Faith and the state 189 ■ The origins of modern political Zionism 196–97 Israe ...

180 David’s dynasty came to an end. The fall of the kingdom might have suggested that God had broken his covenant with David. Ye ...

181 Some Jewish thinkers maintain that the return of the diaspora and the rebuilding of Jerusalem will be the two most important ...

182 RELIGIOUS LAW CAN BE APPLIED T O D A I L Y L I F E WRITING THE ORAL LAW J ewish tradition maintains that God gave Moses a bo ...

183 The primary purpose of the Talmud is to record the analysis of Jewish traditions by the best intellects of previous generati ...

184 GOD IS INCORPOREAL, INDIVISIBLE, AND UNIQUE S ince biblical times, belief in one God has been a central feature of Jewish re ...

185 See also: From monolatry to monotheism 176–77 ■ Mysticism and the kabbalah 188 ■ The unity of divinity is necessary 280–81 J ...

186 Jewish men at penitential prayers, the Selichot, in Jerusalem. According to kabbalah, observance of the commandments will he ...

187 See also: The promise of a new age 178–81 ■ Man as a manifestation of God 188 ■ Sufism and the mystic tradition 282–83 JUDAI ...

188 Hasidic men dance at a wedding celebration. The distinctive clothing of Hasidic Jews, drawn from earlier styles of Eastern E ...

189 See also: God’s covenant with Israel 168–75 ■ Progressive Judaism 190–95 ■ The origins of modern political Zionism 196–97 F ...

D R A W F R O M T H E P A S T , L I V E I N T H E P R E S E N T , WORK FOR THE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM ...

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192 J ewish emancipation in Europe began in Germany in the 18th century. Previously, Jews had been restricted in where they coul ...

193 groups seceded from the community, perhaps to be served by a more orthodox rabbi. Questioning theology Theological innovatio ...

194 of the faith, progressive Judaism’s theology extends the notion of a “commanding” God to the idea of an ongoing relationship ...

195 Progressive communities mark the time when a girl becomes bat mitvah (a daughter of the commandment); traditional custom pro ...

196 IF YOU WILL IT, IT IS NO DREAM THE ORIGINS OF MODERN POLITICAL ZIONISM E ver since their expulsion from their homeland by th ...

197 Israel’s flag, adopted in 1948, is derived from a design produced for the First Zionist Congress. It is inspired by the tall ...

198 See also: God’s covenant with Israel 168–75 ■ Mysticism and the kabbalah 186–87 ■ The origins of modern political Zionism 19 ...