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A bird that you set free may be caught again,
but a word that escapes your lips will not return.
Jewish Proverb
Judaism
"Judaism
(from the Latin Iudaismus, derived from
the Greek Ioudaïsmos, and ultimately from
the
Hebrew יהודה, Yehudah, "Judah";
in Hebrew: יַהֲדוּת, Yahedut, the
distinctive characteristics of the Judean
ethnos) is the
religion,
philosophy, and way of life of the
Jewish people. A
monotheistic religion originating in the
Hebrew Bible (also known as the
Tanakh) and explored in later texts such as
the
Talmud, Judaism is considered by religious
Jews to be the expression of the covenantal
relationship
God developed with the
Children of Israel.
Rabbinic Judaism holds that God revealed his
laws and
commandments to
Moses on
Mount Sinai in the form of both the
Written and
Oral Torah. This assertion was historically
challenged by the
Karaites, a movement that flourished in the
medieval period, which retains several thousand
followers today and maintains that only the
Written Torah was revealed. In modern times,
liberal movements such as
Humanistic Judaism may be nontheistic"
Source:
Wikipedia
Orthodox:
Jew who practices strict
observance of Mosaic law Source:
worknet Reform:
liberal Jew who
tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern
circumstances
Source:
wordnet Conservative:
Jew who keeps some
requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern
Torah:"
The word “Torah” comes
from the Hebrew root Hey|Reish|Hey, which means “to
teach.” The Torah contains the basis and history of
Judaism and from it are derived all of the laws that
Jews follow today. The Torah is comprised of two
components: The Written Torah and the Oral Torah.
According to Jewish learning, they were both delivered
to Moses at Mount Sinai. The Written Torah is comprised
of the Five Books of Moses. ..."
Source:
judaica-mall
Talmud'
is the 'instruction.' It consists of the Mishnah
(text of the oral teaching of Judaism) and the
Gemara (commentary), containing ancient rabbinic
discussion and reflection upon the laws of Judaism. It
is considered an authoritative guide to spiritual life.
There are two forms: the Jerusalem Talmud - only in
incomplete form - and the Babylonian Talmud - three
times larger than the other and the principal version.
Source:
fitzwimarc.org.uk
"Judaism
(from the Latin Iudaismus, derived from
the Greek Ioudaïsmos, and ultimately from
the