How often had you looked up Shabbat on the internet? What did you find? Most likely a list of the do's as in lighting the Shabbat candles with a prayer, the Kiddush wine prayer and the Motzi prayer over the Challah bread.
Then, that was not enough and you wanted more meaning of Shabbat. What did you fine? The place it exists in the Torah and the lists of what you should not do on Shabbat. For example, light a fire and the other 38 Talmud rules. What do they all mean? How can anyone observe Shabbat for its holy day if there are no guidelines to what it all means.
First, what you thought on how to observe Shabbat is incorrect. For example - what we know of work today is not the work that is referred to in the Talmud. Actually, it was the building of the Tabernacle that God wanted our ancestors to stop building on the seventh day and rest. Fire; back then fire was needed to build. The laws for Shabbat were not given with the future of modern day living as we all know it today.
To learn how to observe Shabbat today, please read Shabbat - Its True Meaning.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Interfaith Jewish Wedding Seeking an Interfaith Rabbi
To All Interfaith Couples planning a Jewish Wedding,
Yes, Rabbi A. Frank officiates Jewish Weddings for the interfaith couple. The couple would need to have decided and chosen Judaism as their faith. To have a Jewish home and to raise their children as Jews in order for Rabbi Frank to officiate their wedding ceremony.
No, the non-Jew of the couple does not need to convert. Unless he or she wants to, but this decision should not be decided lightly. For this is a huge decision that needs to made with confidence in order to move forward to convert. The non-Jew should not make this decision to convert in order to only have a Jewish Wedding ceremony.
The Reform Movement welcomes interfaith couples into our communities. Though, the non-Jew may not be able to receive certain blessings as those who were born Jewish, but overall welcomed to be part of our communities in many other ways. All depends on the Rabbi of the congregation.
The non-Jew of the couple is seen as performing a Mitzvah. I welcome and do not reject, because performing a Mitzvah is a wonderful blessing. For he or she is supporting their future spouse for Judaism is important for himself or herself, for them as a couple, their marriage, their home and their future with their family.
Planning a Jewish Wedding, learn what is needed for the ceremony, view here
Yes, Rabbi A. Frank officiates Jewish Weddings for the interfaith couple. The couple would need to have decided and chosen Judaism as their faith. To have a Jewish home and to raise their children as Jews in order for Rabbi Frank to officiate their wedding ceremony.
No, the non-Jew of the couple does not need to convert. Unless he or she wants to, but this decision should not be decided lightly. For this is a huge decision that needs to made with confidence in order to move forward to convert. The non-Jew should not make this decision to convert in order to only have a Jewish Wedding ceremony.
The Reform Movement welcomes interfaith couples into our communities. Though, the non-Jew may not be able to receive certain blessings as those who were born Jewish, but overall welcomed to be part of our communities in many other ways. All depends on the Rabbi of the congregation.
The non-Jew of the couple is seen as performing a Mitzvah. I welcome and do not reject, because performing a Mitzvah is a wonderful blessing. For he or she is supporting their future spouse for Judaism is important for himself or herself, for them as a couple, their marriage, their home and their future with their family.
Planning a Jewish Wedding, learn what is needed for the ceremony, view here
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Naming Baby Girls, Berit Bat, Simchat Bat – Blessing our Our Newborn Daughters
Naming Baby Girls Ceremonies
The ceremony that celebrates the birth of a daughter and her entry into the covenant of the Jewish people are known as either Berit Bat and or Simchat Bat. They are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our daughters and are an important part of Reform Judaism's egalitarian approach to Judaism. This ceremony has been held for hundreds of years and is similar to the prayers offered for the boy baby during circumcision. The emphasis on heritage is high. It is a celebration of the birth of the child with prayers and blessings expressing for a long and happy life.
The ceremony that celebrates the birth of a daughter and her entry into the covenant of the Jewish people are known as either Berit Bat and or Simchat Bat. They are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our daughters and are an important part of Reform Judaism's egalitarian approach to Judaism. This ceremony has been held for hundreds of years and is similar to the prayers offered for the boy baby during circumcision. The emphasis on heritage is high. It is a celebration of the birth of the child with prayers and blessings expressing for a long and happy life.
Bris, Berit Mila, The Jewish Ritual of Circumcision, Naming Your Baby
“And God spoke to Abraham saying... This is my covenant which you shall keep between me and you and thy offspring after you; Every male child among you shall be circumcised." (Genesis. 17:12)
Naming Your Baby Ceremony for Boys
On the eighth day of a baby boy’s life, he will not only receive his Hebrew name, but his parents will bring their child into the divine covenant between God and the Jewish people with a Berit Mila (in Hebrew), the Covenant of Circumcision; also known as the Bris.
Naming Your Baby Ceremony for Boys
On the eighth day of a baby boy’s life, he will not only receive his Hebrew name, but his parents will bring their child into the divine covenant between God and the Jewish people with a Berit Mila (in Hebrew), the Covenant of Circumcision; also known as the Bris.
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