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Since only "he" (a non-Jewish father) is mentioned and not "she" (a non-Jewish mother), the Talmud concludes that "your (grand)son who comes from an Israelite woman is called 'your son' (and warned about in the verse), while your (grand)son who comes from a foreign woman is not called 'your son'". Thus, Jewish descent is through the mother. [29]
The next platform – The Guiding Principles of Reform Judaism ("The Columbus Platform") [53] – was published by the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) in 1937. The CCAR rewrote its principles in 1976 with its Reform Judaism: A Centenary Perspective [54] and rewrote them again in 1999's A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism. [55]
Albo narrows the fundamental Jewish principles of faith from thirteen to three - belief in the existence of God, belief in revelation, and; belief in divine justice, as related to the idea of immortality. Albo rejects the assumption that creation ex nihilo is essential in belief in God. Albo freely criticizes Maimonides' thirteen principles of ...
The concepts of de'oraita and derabbanan are used extensively in Jewish law. Sometimes it is unclear whether an act is de'oraita or derabbanan. For example: the Talmud says the prohibition of reciting an unnecessary berakhah (blessing formulated with God's name) violates the verse Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. [2]
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions (Judeo-Arabic: כתאב אלאמאנאת ואלאעתקאדאת; Arabic: كتاب الأمانات والاعتقادات, romanized: Kitāb al-Amānāt wa l-Iʿtiqādāt) is a book written by Saadia Gaon (completed 933) [1] which is the first systematic presentation and philosophic foundation of the dogmas of Judaism.
Reif, Stefan, Problems with Prayers: Berlin and New York 2006 ISBN 978-3-11-019091-5, ISBN 3-11-019091-5; Tabori, Yosef, "The influence of the expulsion from Spain on prayer rites" (Hebrew) in the Rambi catalog. Wieder, Naphtali, The Formation of Jewish Liturgy: In the East and the West
Siddur Sim Shalom contained greater discussion of the beliefs and theology of Conservative Judaism. It contains services for weekdays, Shabbat and Jewish festivals. In accord with Conservative theology it contains prayers and services for Israel Independence Day and Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day). It is egalitarian in usage, e.g. offering ...
Albo stated that any religion (dat elohit), including Judaism, must have the following three fundamental principles, which he calls ikkarim (fundamentals) or ikarim kollelim (general fundamentals): [4] belief in the existence of God; belief in the revelation of God, belief in divine justice, as related to the idea of immortality.