Sentences with phrase «by rabbis»

Judges have routinely invoked the ministerial exception to dismiss lawsuits against religious employers by rabbis, ministers, cantors, nuns and priests — those «whose ministry is a core expression of religious belief for that congregation,» as Mr. McNicholas put it.

Fired by pride and educated to the need by their rabbis, doctors, and local health departments, thousands gathered at synagogues to be tested.

The author of this gospel presents his portrait of Jesus in a manner not unlike that used by the rabbis.

Neither this version nor the one in the synoptic tradition tells us anything about the views of the afterlife held by the rabbis and Jesus respectively; those details are supplied from -LRB-?

This is an insight long ago recognized by the rabbis.

The parable of the mustard seed in verses 30 - 32 has two points: (1) just as the tiny mustard seed can grow (in the Mediterranean area) into a fairly tall tree, so the humble start of the kingdom of God does not preclude a victorious ending; (2) the kingdom is now present, and all nations and peoples («birds of the air» was a phrase used by the rabbis to mean all people, including Gentiles) may now partake of it.

Nisibis which was situated west of Tigris was the seat of a Jewish Academy of learning whose fame was acknowledged in the first century even by the Rabbis in Palestine.

As for «the accusing» (a Greek word used in Hebrew by the rabbis), it points not to a work written in Hebrew but to a Greek work written by someone whose native tongue was probably, indeed almost certainly, Semitic.

By its standard have been judged the Jews, by the Prophet who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah's will, by the Rabbis and the Doctors of Law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's Book, and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not men, but fear Me, and sell not My Signs for a miserable price.

To understand Noah, and to give his character a story arc, Aronofsky and his co-writer, Ari Handel, spent 10 years poring over the Book of Genesis and the midrash — stories written by rabbis to fill out the Bible's narratives.

I could choose only my thoughts; my actions were chosen by the rabbis.

If these seders were conducted by rabbis perhaps they would be more acceptable as a learning experience about Jewish rituals.

As a closing prayer, Mark Kelly offered a prayer given over Giffords» hospital bed just after the shooting by the rabbi who married the couple in 2007 - that the angel Michael watch over the right side, the angel Gabriel over the left, the angel Uriel - God's angel of light - guiding the path and the angel Raphael - the angel of healing - be behind, and overhead the presence of the Divine.

'» While the feminine participle «omeneth refers to a woman who nurses a child (2 Sam 4:4; Ruth 4:16) the masculine participle «omen can simply designate a male «guardian,» «attendant,» or «foster father» of children (i.e., someone who cares for all their needs), as the very example cited by the rabbi from Isa 49:23 indicates (so also 2 Kings 10:1, 5).

By the rabbi's reasoning, half of the protagonists of the Hebrew Bible were presented by biblical authors as candidates for transgender surgery.

A couple of months later I would come across a remark by a rabbi: «There is nothing so whole as a broken heart.»

The funeral was conducted by a rabbi and the Winehouse family will sit shiva - the Jewish custom and tradition of receiving guests in their home - starting Tuesday night, Winehouse spokesman Chris Goodman said.

I could have spent years trying to build a relationship with one person, but Sunday as I worshipped, I wept standing by the rabbi and the imam knowing, that I would have the privilege of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus to some people for the first time.

If a man wants his pe.n.is suck.ed by a rabbi when he's 18, go for it.

But as popular as the fish was, Ungar's business was sinking, and he was told by his rabbi that the same man who saved his brother - in - law would save his business.

He was recognized by the rabbi, and when offered the chance to speak, simply thanked everyone for allowing him to be there.

One was interrupted by her rabbi, Daniel Fellman of Temple Concord.

In a version of the speech distributed by a rabbi, the rant went further, charging there is «nothing to be proud of in being a dysfunctional homosexual.»

Stern, in fact, was introduced to Smith during the undercover sting by a rabbi who dropped Schneiderman's name when vouching for Stern's pull in the fundraising community, a law enforcement source said.

Other fun features include «Ask The Matchmaker Rabbi», a blog where real user questions are answered by a rabbi, JLife, a magazine featuring expert advice on online dating, and even a secret admirer feature for those who are just a bit too timid to reveal their true feelings.

Speed dating, invented by a rabbi from Los Angeles in 1999, is based on a Jewish tradition of chaperoned gatherings of young Jewish singles.

It was invented by a rabbi to help singles in the Jewish community find a partner.

Greene recounts the 1958 bombing of the oldest synagogue in Atlanta, «The Temple,» targeted by white supremacists who were upset by the rabbi presiding there, Jacob Rothschild, and his liberal views on civil rights.

The interesting thing is that the Golem is built by the rabbi.

His parents» marriage was «probably arranged by the rabbi of Trieste, between a newly landed executive of the Austro - Hungarian bank and the daughter of a local middle - class family.»

Rose, 40, wore a gown by Monique Lhuillier as the couple were married by a rabbi outdoors under a chuppah.

Not exact matches

So Ezring, a rabbi at several South Florida nursing homes and assisted living centers, stopped by the nurses» station on his rounds.

Whether it is a rabbi questioning the loyalty of American Muslims to the U.S. Olympic teams, epithets shouted at Muslims by protesters outside a community event, or the director of an American Muslim organization questioning a congressman and, in turn, being rebuked, it is clear that what another congressman sees as hearings that will shine light, the targeted community is worried about the heat that will be turned on as a result.

If you really go down the list looking at every word and the heart behind it in light of scripture and in the light of the law of the Spirit of life you'll find major discrepancies and see how carnal, worldly and unbiblical those points of views really are... I'm concerned about the heart behind such views because it isn't one of a disciple (one who emulates their rabbi and is possessed by the «Holy» Spirit of God).

The rabbis didn't think themselves above the Torah, but they also knew that the text needed to be interpreted, understood by its readers.

I remind you, Rabbi Jesus never went to school, and yet He was considered an expert by all of the Rabbis.

The rabbi resolved this problem by concluding that this is only so «when they themselves hang onto their fathers» deeds.»

The NT wasn't written by the priestly class, it was written by lay folks who clashed with rabbis over proper synagogue observance.

Later rabbis and theologians tried to deal with their embarrassment in working with this literature by the subterfuge of metaphor: the love in this poetry is «really» the love of God for Israel, or of Christ for the church.

Sara Hurwitz, a learned and devout Orthodox Jewish woman was conferred the new title of MaHaRa'T, an acronym for Manhigah Hilkhatit, Ruhanit, Toranit (for a halakhic spiritual and Torah leader) by Rabbi Avi Weiss, senior rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale.

Jesus» original disciples likely never thought of him as anything more than a great rabbi, and some might have thought him a good rallying point for a revolt, they could have even whispered that he was anointed by God, but the idea of his being divine only seems to enter into the gospels around the time many Greek educated folks had converted, bringing their own views of what a «son of God» means into the faith.

by a New York rabbi named Mark Sameth.

satans aim was to stop the fulfillment of the seed that would crush satan underfoot.This hybrid between the angels and man created giants abominations in Gods eyes.They also were a threat to Gods people as can be seen by the giants in the land of caanan after the flood.If we agree on that then there is no way that Eve would have had intercourse with satan [false doctrine of the seed of satan -RCB- because the blood lines were still untainted by angelic beings or satan at the time of Noah maybe that is also why the genealogy of Christ is well presented with no surprises apart from Hagar and Ruth these two were gentiles that shows Gods mercy grace was always there to all nations he accepts people by faith not by race.Prior to the flood the mixing of the angels and man must have been widespread after the flood these beings were present but in limited numbers and God told his people to destroy them as they were abominations but they were a threat to Gods people.It would be interesting to hear what the rabbis had to say on this matter as i would think the stories would have been past down from generation to the next.Especially regarding the flood.God promised he would never flood the earth again but a time is coming when the earth will be judged not by flood but by fire Jesus is our ark and we are safe in him.brentnz

I learned this not from a class in feminist studies, but from Jesus — who was brought into the world by a woman whose obedience changed everything; who revealed his identity to a scorned woman at a well; who defended Mary of Bethany as his true disciple, even though women were prohibited from studying under rabbis at the time; who obeyed his mother; who refused to condemn the woman caught in adultery to death; who looked to women for financial and moral support, even after the male disciples abandoned him; who said of the woman who anointed his feet with perfume that «wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her»; who bantered with a Syrophoenician woman, talked theology with a Samaritan woman, and healed a bleeding woman; who appeared first before women after his resurrection, despite the fact that their culture deemed them unreliable witnesses; who charged Mary Magdalene with the great responsibility of announcing the start of a new creation, of becoming the Apostle to the Apostles.

The canon had been determined by bishops and rabbis and received from the ancient church without question by the Reformers, just as they continued to receive the dogmatic decisions of the ancient councils.

While preachers and rabbis publicly regard their ex-gay congregants as heroes and champions, ex-gays are often ridiculed and judged by the very people that demand they change.

The rabbi was one of 200 or so people who came to an Atlanta temple for an event titled «Understanding the Quran,» sponsored by the Southeast Branch of the Anti-Defamation League and the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta.

And Jews should burn their copies of the OT / Torah for the 6000 year old con job pulled on them by their past and current rabbis.

Such startling propositions - the product of findings by archaeologists digging in Israel and its environs over the last 25 years - have gained wide acceptance among non-Orthodox rabbis.

Matthew adds (23:7 - 10), «and being called rabbi by men»; and this introduces an important passage.