judaism
121Rabbinic Judaism — or Rabbinism (Hebrew: Yehadut Rabanit יהדות רבנית) is the mainstream religious system of post diaspora Judaism. It evolved after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE by the Roman Empire, when it became impossible to practice the… …
122Progressive Judaism (Israel) — Progressive Judaism is the Israeli equivalent of reform Judaism. History Some of the earliest Reform rabbis to settle in Israel included Rabbi Judah Leon Magnes, who was the first Chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in 1938,… …
123Gender separation in Judaism — In Judaism, especially in Orthodox tradition, there are a number of settings in which men and women are kept separate in order to conform with various elements of halakha and to prevent men and women from mingling. Other forms of Judaism rarely… …
124Anarchism and Orthodox Judaism — While there is no organized Orthodox Jewish anarchist movement, various anarchistic ideas are common in the works of many Kabbalists and Hasidic teachers. Since the antiquity, some Jewish mystical groups were based on anti authoritarian or… …
125AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM — AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM, the only American Jewish organization ever created to fight Zionism and the establishment of a Jewish state. It was founded in 1942 by a group of Reform rabbis led by Louis Wolsey to protest a resolution of the… …
126Angel (Judaism) — For other uses, see Malach. Main article: angel In Judaism an angel (Hebrew: מַלְאָךְ malakh, plural malakhim) is a messenger of God, an angelic envoy or an angel in general who appears throughout the Hebrew Bible, Rabbinic literature, and… …
127Progressive Judaism (Germany) — Progressive Judaism in Germany is a community reborn from the ashes of World War II. It currently has over 20 communities across Germany, belonging to the Union Progressiver Juden and endorsing the beliefs and practices of Progressive Judaism. [… …
128UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM, THE (UJ) — UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM, THE (UJ). The University of Judaism was founded in 1947 in Los Angeles, California, based on the vision of Dr. Mordecai kaplan who called for an institution that would further Jewish education by advancing the thought and… …
