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Astrology in Judaism speculum Vol I – Enoch

 Chanoch – Enoch

 Enoch was a prophet who allegedly lived from 3284-3017 B. C . Enoch the Prophet, in the Qur’an, Enoch is called Idris. In the bible he is called  Chanoch.. The ancient Greeks declare that Enoch is the same as Hermes.

According to the biblical narrative (Genesis 5:21-24), [...]

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Today a great spiritual hunger is surfacing as many seek comfort, support, and meaning in a world that has spun out of control. Yet, times of loneliness, confusion, fear, or separation come for a powerful reason-so we can stop our usual way of being and discover where true strength, connection, and understanding lie. These difficult [...]

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Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was a Dutch Jew born in Amsterdam. He is more commonly referred to by the Latin version of his name: Benedict de Spinoza.
Early in life he acquired a deep interest in the philosophy of Rene Descartes and other ideas that conflicted with Judaism.

He was formally excommunicated from his Synagogue at [...]

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Islam, Judaism and Christianity, on human rights and  democracy?
By:  H.A. Yahya, Professor of Sociology
 This state is not unique for Muslim faith, religion through history was (and still is)  a force to stabilize cultures, as a force for hostility toward others. European wars were incited by religion. That’s in theory, the west perceptions of Islam is [...]

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Today a powerful spiritual hunger is arising as many seek comfort, support and meaning in a world that has spun out of control. There are endless paths to take, yet most have little knowledge of the ways in which Jewish and Zen practice can provide guidance, joy, strength, balance, and how they can heal your [...]

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Jewish thought views the interpretation of biblical texts as very important. Another concern of traditional Judaism is the application of what is known as “halakhah” (Jewish Law) as derived from biblical and rabbinic sources.
With that in mind, “extracting” as much as possible from a biblical passage is of critical importance to a Jewish epistemology. [...]

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The First Word: Welcome, immigrants to Judaism

By Celso Cukierkorn Published: Jun. 15, 2006 in The Jerusalem Post

What do the divisive debates between Americans over immigration policy and within the Jewish world over conversion have in common? As a rabbi who recently became an American, and who is actively involved in counseling potential converts to Judaism, [...]

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Giving welcome
Rabbi at new synagogue speaks of converts to Judaism

BY SERGIO CARMONA.

JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

There’s a new rabbi in town. Rabbi Celso Cukierkorn, who moved to Miami-Dade County in May and has started Adat Achim Synagogue in Sunny Isles, knows a great deal about those who convert to Judaism. Since his rabbinic career started more [...]

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Judaism

In Acts 26:5 and Galatians 1:13 there is a description of how God has entered into relationships with Jews which later resulted in Judaism, or as the Apostle calls it, the religion of the Jews. And although it is know that the major religions of the world are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, labeling Judaism solely [...]

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