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4 days ago · The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch; Hebrew: סֵפֶר חֲנוֹךְ, Sēfer Ḥănōḵ; Ge'ez: መጽሐፈ ሄኖክ, Maṣḥafa Hēnok) is an ancient Hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to the patriarch Enoch who was the father of Methuselah and the great-grandfather of Noah.
4 days ago · The first book of the Torah is known in Hebrew as Bereishit (“In the Beginning”), because the opening lines describe how G‑d created heaven and earth. In English it is called Genesis (from the Greek for “origin”).
4 days ago · Leviticus 19:1 – 20:27. The Hebrew word for holy or holiness — kodesh — finds its way into our Jewish lives in ways many Jews remember or recognize. We discuss chol (the weekday) versus kodesh (Shabbat and chagim). We daven the Kedusha for Shacharit. In this week’s Torah portion, Kedoshim, God tells the Israelites, “kedoshim tihiyu ...
2 days ago · Rosh Hashanah is the start of the Yamim Nora’im (High Holidays). The holy day of Yom Kippur when we gather in synagogue for 25 hours of fasting, prayer and inspiration, is just a week later.
4 days ago · Jewish Practice. Learning & Values. Community & Family. Inspiration & Entertainment. Mitzvahs & Traditions Prayer Jewish Prayers. Psalms and Jewish Prayer for Healing. Selected Psalms traditionally recited on behalf of the sick. Access the Full List of Psalms for Healing in Hebrew and English.
2 days ago · The plaza is the open-air synagogue that brings Jewish visitors from all over the world to pray. In a sense, the Wall has transcended the more complicated history of its foundation, rising above ...
2 days ago · Jewish culture. Jewish festival in Tétouan, Morocco, 1865. Part of a series on. Jews and Judaism. Etymology. Who is a Jew? Religion. Texts. History. Communities. Population. Denominations. Culture. Languages. Politics.
