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Torah Sources & TeachersModern attempts to revive the SanhedrinWithin Judaism, the Sanhedrin is seen as the last institution which commanded universal authority among the Jewish people in the long chain of tradition…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Soloveitchik's "Confrontation"Confrontation from Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Thought, 1964 volume 6, #2 Joseph B. Soloveitchik Webmaster's Note: The introduction that appears…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersPhariseesThe Pharisees (from the Hebrew perushim, from parash, meaning "to separate") were, depending on the time, a political party, a social movement, and a…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersMenachem Mendel SchneersonRabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (April 18, 1902 – June 12, 1994), referred to by his followers as The Rebbe, was a prominent Charedi (traditional…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersDor DaimDor Daim, sometimes known as Dardaim, are adherents of the Dor Deah movement in Judaism. That movement was founded in nineteenth century Yemen by Rabbi…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersChabad Lubavitch, where Lubavitch originated]] Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994) the seventh Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch.]] Chabad-Lubavitch (or Chabad Lubavitch) also…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersChabad Sichos Educating MankindThe Rebbe said: Publisher’s Foreword: The farbrengen held on Shabbos HaGadol, Parshas Metzora, 5746, also celebrated the 84th birthday of the Rebbe. [The…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersJonathan SacksSir Jonathan Henry Sacks (born 1948, London) is the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom's main body of Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox synagogues. His official…Read article Torah Sources & Teachers613 Mitzvos according to Sefer Hamitzvos of RambamSefer Hamitzvot ("Book of Commandments") by Maimonides, with a critical commentary by Nachmanides. Maimonides employs a set of fourteen rules (shorashim)…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersMaimonidesMaimonides (March 30, 1135–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain and Egypt during the Middle Ages. He was one…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersJoseph SoloveitchikJoseph Ber (Yosef Dov) Soloveitchik (Hebrew: יוסף דב סולובייצ'יק ) ( 1903-1993 ) was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher.…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersTosafistMeaning of Name.== Critical and explanatory glosses on the Talmud, printed, in almost all editions, on the outer margin and opposite Rashi's notes. The…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrin 56a-60aSanhedrin 56-60 starts and ends with a discussion of the Prohibition of Blasphemy. Embedded within this discussion is the Talmud's main exposition of…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrinThe Sanhedrin (ñðäãøéï; Greek: ?????????, synedrion, "sitting together," hence "assembly" or "council") is the name given to the council of 71 Jewish…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersAime PalliereAimé Pallière (1868-1949), born and educated a Christian had been marked by his encounter with Israel, an alive Israel. His itinerary, complex, coherent,…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersReview of Rabbi Benamozegh by JewishIdeas.orgRabbi Eliyahu Benamozegh: Israel and Humanity Friday, October 24 2008 (For many years, Dr. Luria taught medieval European literature and religion at…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersThoughts on NoahidismConfusion reigns supreme! I'm not a rabbi, or a preacher, or any sort of religious figure. Nor am I an aspiring leader or figurehead, quite the opposite.…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersShlomo ben Yitzhak (Rashi)Rashi רש"י is a Hebrew acronym for רבי שלמה יצחקי (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki), or רבי שלמה ירחי (Rabbi Shlomo Yarchi) (February 22, 1040 – July 13,…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersNahmanidesNahmanides (1194 - c. 1270) was a Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, Kabbalist and biblical commentator. "Nahmanides " is the common name for Moshe…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSemichaSemicha (סמיכה -- meaning "leaning [of the hands]" or סמיכה לרבנות -- "rabbinical ordination") is a Hebrew word referring to what may be roughly…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersNachman of BreslovNachman of Breslov also known as Reb Nachman of Breslav or simply as Rebbe Nachman (April 4, 1772 – October 16, 1810) was the founder of the Breslov…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersElijah BenamozeghThe modern Noahide movement was reborn by Rabbi Eliyahu Benamozegh (1822-1900, Italian of Morrocan origin), Kabbalist, philosopher, liberal scholar whose…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersCave of many colorsThe gemarah, as I understand it, defines the emotion of truth as measure for measure. Judging the humanity of man requires measure for measure. The…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersYaakov Emden on NoahidesView on Noahides== Main article Judaism and Other Religions Rabbi Dr. Alan Brill writes in "Judaism and Other Religions: An Orthodox perspective": Yaakov…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrin 56a-bSanhedrin 56a == Our Rabbis taught: seven precepts were the sons of Noah commanded: social laws; to refrain from blasphemy, idolatry; adultery; bloodshed;…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersIsaac Luria (Arizal)Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534–July 25 1572) was a Jewish scholar and mystic. He is the founder of one of the most important branches of Kabbalah, often…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrin 57aSanhedrin 57a == for it is written, The earth also was corrupt before God; and a Tanna of the School of R. Ishmael taught: Wherever corruption is…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersYehudah ben Betzalel Loewe (Maharal)Judah Loew ben Bezalel ("Judah Loew son of Bezalel", also written as Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai [or Loew], 1525 – September 17 1609 or Elul 18, 5369…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersPrayer in the brit relationshipAnother problem of the Jewish standing prayer, the 18 blessings stand in place of sacrifices. A sacrifice absolutely requires a confession whereas the 3rd…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrin 58bSanhedrin 58a == that only by referring to collateral relations can his father and his mother bear similar interpretations. But R. Akiba prefers to…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRebbe Joel TeitelbaumSatmar Grand Rebbe Joel Teitelbaum of blessed memory was Grand Rabbi and spiritual leader of the Satmar Hasidic group (which in his lifetime became one of…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersAbraham Isaac KookAbraham Isaac Kook (1864 - 1935) was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandate for Palestine, the founder of the (now) Religious Zionist…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrin 59bSanhedrin 59b == But circumcision, which was given to the Sons of Noah, for it is written, Thou shalt keep my covenant, and repeated at Sinai, And in the…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Avigdor MillerHis written works include Rejoice O Youth! (1962), Torah Nation, Behold a People, Sing, You Righteous, Awake My Glory, Praise My Soul, Exalted People, The…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersAdin SteinsaltzRabbi Adin Steinsaltz (Hebrew: עדין שטיינזלץ) or Adin Even Yisrael (Hebrew: עדין אבן ישראל) (born 1937) is most commonly known for his popular commentary…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Mordechai GifterTranslation of speech of Rabbi Mordechai Gifter on Zionism== Things have been happening lately concerning Jews. We have to know about this and we have to…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersBreslovBreslov is a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism. Its…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersYaakov AnatoliRabbi Yaakov Anatolio (Yaakov ben Abba Mari ben Shimshon) was a hebrew translator of Arabic scientific literature; flourished about 1194-1256 (see…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersBaruch ben NeriahBaruch ben Neriah (c. 6th century BCE) was the scribe, disciple, secretary, and devoted friend of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah. According to Josephus, he…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersWebsitesThis is the beginning of a comprehensive list of all noahide website on the internet. Please add any that are missing. Eventually these sites should be…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersApproachesMain article Judaism and Other Religions In GodFearers, we attempt to present a range of traditional and authentic opinions concerning Noahidism and…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrin 57bSanhedrin 57b == he is executed for his death. הרג עליו R. Jacob b. Aha found it written in the scholars' Book of Aggada: A heathen is executed on the…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersAaron LichtensteinRabbi Aaron Lichtenstein, Ph.D., teaches at the City University of New York (CUNY), and has taught at New York University, Yeshiva University, University…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersMaillists & ForumsThis is the beginning of a comprehensive list of all noahide forums and maillists on the internet. Please add any that are missing. Eventually these sites…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Avraham Yeshayau KarelitzReb Avraham Yeshaye Karelitz (Chazon Ish)In 1946 a disciple of the Chazon Ish, very distressed, mentioned that a day does not go by without a Jew being…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersYakov Yisrael EmdenRabbi Yakov Yisrael ben Zevi Ashkenazi Emden (Ya'abetz) was German Talmudist and anti-Shabbethaian; born at Altona June 4, 1697; died there April 19,…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersAttributes of the Seventy NationsMain article Seventy nations List of the mystical attributes of each of the seventy nations. In Rebbe Nachman's "Master of Prayer", Rebbe Nachman speaks…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersBnai Noach to Learn Torah and Hebrew?What is the best study method for Bnai Noach to Learn Torah and Hebrew? This question qualifies as probably one of the most fundamental and essential…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersTorah for GentilesTorah for Gentiles, the Messianic and Political Implications of the Bnei Noah Laws Author: Elisheva Barre ISBN 978-965-91329-0-4, 2008, 285 pages,…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Michael Dov WeissmandlTen Questions to the Zionists== 1. is it true that in 1941 and again in 1942, the German Gestapo offered all European Jews transit to Spain, if they would…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Yitzchok Dov Koppelman(Shlita-Dean of the Yeshiva in Lucerne, Switzerland, Parshas Piches -5742) The medrash Rabba states, "You shall oppress the Midianites - because they…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrin 59aSanhedrin 59a == But the precept of observing social laws is a positive one, yet it is reckoned? — It is both positive and negative. והא דינין קום עשה הוא…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Yeoshea DzikoverThe following is the letter of Rabbi Yehoshea Dzikover, who wrote about the Zionists early on: ...As to the claim of these hypocritical rabbis that it is…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Yosef RozenRabbi Yosef Rozen of Dvinsk Quotes from Rabbi Yosef Rozen of Dvinsk, known as The Rogatchover The following is a letter written in 1904 by Rabbi Yosef…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersIs it necessary for a gentile to make a Oath/Brit today?In light of the Rambam Laws on Kings 10th chapter halacha 9, and his description of the gentiles who are classified with in three catagories. The last…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersSanhedrin 58aSanhedrin 58a == born, but not conceived in sanctity, possesses kin on his mother's side but not on his father's side. E.g., if he married his sister by…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersDecisiors in the brit relationshipRabbi Kerr, I had read before we needed to go before a Beth Din to take an oath. While over three Orthodox Rabbi's are available in Atlanta we need a…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersהמשולמיםAccording to rabbinic Judaism, as expressed in the Talmud, the Noahide Laws apply to all humanity through mankind's descent from one paternal ancestor who…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRecent developmentsJudaism does not usually support Conversion to Judaism but does, on the other hand, believe that Jewish people have some duty to help establish the…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Tzadok HakohenThe following is a letter written by the famous Rabbi Tzadok Hakohen of Lublin, Poland, before World War II: Concerning the Zionists can be applied the…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Baruch KaplanThis is a free translation of a Yiddish transcript of a taped interview made some twenty years ago with the late Rabbi Baruch Kaplan, who was a principal…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersThe 70 GatesThis wikipage represents research in progress. Comments and suggestions are invited. It is an attempt to review each of the largest faiths held by the…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersAbdullah ibn SabaThis page is work in progress to identify who was Abdullah ibn Saba, what was his role during the formative years of Islam, and why he took the name "ibn…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersRabbi Elchonon WassermanReb Elchonon Wasserman, zt'l, was born in 1874 in Birz, Lithuania. He studied in Telzer yeshiva under Reb Eliezer Gordon and Reb Shimon Shkop, zt'l.…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersBarre ElishevaELISHEVA BARRE studied with Rabbi Yossef Kappach for 8 years, teaches Torah Law according to Maimonides, obtained the diploma of the Biblical Polemics…Read article Torah Sources & TeachersWho is authorized to officiate the Bnai Noach Oath-BritPlease describe who is authorized to officiate the Bnai Noach Oath-Brit before the Safer Torah? How does one become a qualified officiator to witness such…Read article