Sentences with phrase «well as the rabbi»

I loved the responses from the director of the Islamic center as well as the rabbi.

Not exact matches

For this observant Jew, hearing an Orthodox rabbi quote Torah to open the Republican convention was a milestone for America as well for the Jewish people (not to mention the fact that Rabbi Soloveichik is associate rabbi of my synagogue).

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.

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.

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I observe that you teach us only a portion of the sacred writings — the best as I view it — and I infer that you reject the teachings of the rabbis to the effect that the words of the law are the very words of God, having been with God in heaven even before the times of Abraham and Moses.

In fact, the daughters of famous Rabbis (unfortunately their names escape me at the moment) used to don Tefillin and Prayer Shawls as well and were supported.

Relying on pastors priests and rabbis means accepting their possible miseducation as well.

He offered interpretations of the Law of Moses as other rabbis did, as well as some criticisms of it on which they would not have ventured.

Protestant pastors, Muslim leaders, Jewish Rabbis do it as well.

He said that back in the Middle Ages, some Rabbis went through the Talmud and edited out any references to Jesus as well as anything that Christians liked to use to evangelize Jews.

Religions are what we make out from them to be... if we what them to be religions for loving and caring we could... or otherwise we can make out of them to be religions for hating and hitting others as well we could... So really it depends on what our religious leaders popes, imams, rabbis call for... but if those managed to control theirs who will control the non religious??

back in the Middle Ages, some Rabbis went through the Talmud and edited out any references to Jesus as well as anything that Christians liked to use to evangelize Jews.

It offers the standard Hebrew text, a parallel English translation (edited by Chaim Potok, best known as the author of «The Chosen»), a page - by - page exegesis, periodic commentaries on Jewish practice and, at the end, 41 essays by prominent rabbis and scholars on topics ranging from the Torah scroll and dietary laws to ecology and eschatology.

Jesus had previously appeared as a prophet proclaiming good news and summoning the people to repentance; here we see him as a sage or rabbi giving instruction (cf. Mt 5:1 - 2).

To help me with my task, I have explored the teachings of my own tradition, the writings of the rabbis, as well as the wisdom of scientists, philosophers and poets through the ages.

I realise that many rabbis, Jews as well as the Israeli politicians will castigate me for trying to start a religious war for being so verbal, since our greatest adversary (those who wants to destroy us by converting us rather than killing us) are also our most fervent supporters.

We are, rather, asking together how well Barth really understood Torah as good news to Israel (quite well, thank you), and how well he understood the teaching of the rabbis that Torah - living by the Jewish people was living by grace (quite poorly, I'm afraid), and whether the correction of his mistake could produce a better theology for Christian self - understanding and perhaps even something helpful for Jewish theology.

My grandfather was an orthodox rabbi as well as holding a pHD in theology.

Such student groups are ecumenical; Catholic priests and Jewish rabbis as well as Protestants of all theological persuasions are accepted.

If, for example, Jesus had simply been a great moral teacher, a gentle rabbi who did nothing more than urge his devoted followers to love God... he would scarcely have been seen as a threat to the social order John the Baptist was imprisoned and executed because of his preaching... Jesus was to fare no better.

YES, the rabbi and the imam shared their faith as well — the premise was we should be able to talk honestly and openly about it.

It is well established that many people go to their minister, priest, or rabbi with their personal and emotional concerns; therefore, the mental health professionals seek to relate to the clergyman as a «mental health gatekeeper» in order to reach people in need of mental health services.

However, the majority of those involved were ministers, priests, or rabbis who were well known as community leaders, usually in charge of a large influential congregation.

His questioning mind, his study of the Jewish law (the perplexing reference to the fig tree in verse 48 probably points to the fact that Nathanael was a student of the law, for the rabbis used to say that the best place to study the law was sitting under a fig tree) prompted Jesus to praise him as a true Jew and an honest man (1:47).

Oh hahaha, pastor as rabbi as officiator as well sometimes....

The city episcopate is well on the way to monopolizing the rite of the imposition: of hands in ordination, a practice once associated with both pagan teachers and Jewish elders and rabbis and by now projected into apostolic times as the unique function of the apostles qua bishops.

Some items can be kosher but NOT kosher l'pessach (and it is always best to ask a competent rabbi about it, as the certification for Pessach takes into account the processing and packaging procedures), and what is considered kitniot, kitniot change according to customs and interpretation.

The Post reports that the Otisville prison is also known as the best one for observant Jewish inmates, who have access to full - time rabbis.

«I'm trying to get some spiritual folks — maybe a rabbi and a priest, maybe a monk — to share some words and blessings as well.»

The good rabbi devised «SpeedDating» as a way to help Jewish singles meet.

And you should see the senior rabbi as well, by all means.

The rabbi did believe that marriage would be a «cure,» and if Esti is going to have sex with a man, he argued, that man might as well be a friend.

Jesse Eisenberg is well cast as Shmuel, or Sam, a young man who's working with his father in the garment business and studying to be a rabbi.

As this year's summer break draws near, I recall my religious school rabbi, on the final class before each summer, recommending to his students that the summer should be used for three things: «Reading a good book, taking a long walk, and making a new friend.»

The unlikely and sometimes hilarious adventures of the ancient rabbi, as well as those of his «discoverer,» 15 - year - old Bernie Karp, make up the contemporary half of this entertaining adventure.

Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African - American and white, impoverished and well - to - do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner - city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat.

In addition to How to Find a Woman... Or Not, Gary Morgenstein's books include the novels Loving Rabbi Thalia Kleinman, a romance about a divorced man who falls in love with a beautiful woman rabbi; Jesse's Girl, a powerful story about a father's search for his adopted teenage son, and Take Me Out to the Ballgame, a political baseball thriller, as well as the baseball Rocky The Man Who Wanted to Play Center Field for the New York Yankees.

If you belong to a church or synagogue, you can talk with your rabbi or minister as well, as religious organizations often provide marital counseling at no cost.

She states «If the couple has difficulty talking to each other directly, it's a good idea to see a counselor or clergy such as a priest or rabbi.

Seeing a business opportunity, Heinemann also diversified her sales force, which includes an Orthodox Jewish rabbi as well as African, Czech, Japanese, and Hispanic salespeople.