Judaism Archives - Our Rabbi Jesus https://ourrabbijesus.com/tag/judaism/ His Jewish Life and Teaching Thu, 07 Dec 2023 22:43:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 31550207 Would Jesus have Recognized “Live Long and Prosper”? https://ourrabbijesus.com/jesus-and-live-long-and-prosper/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/jesus-and-live-long-and-prosper/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2015 04:45:30 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=3892 Even if you didn’t watch Star Trek, you probably know what Mr. Spock’s Vulcan greeting, “Live Long and Prosper” looks like. If you were a die-hard fan (like me) you might have heard that Leonard Nimoy was Jewish and invented it based on his recollection of synagogue services as a child. It’s traditional for the […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/jesus-and-live-long-and-prosper/feed/ 1 3892 Advent & Hanukkah – The Most Hebraic Time of Year https://ourrabbijesus.com/advent-hanukkah-the-most-hebraic-time-of-year/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/advent-hanukkah-the-most-hebraic-time-of-year/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 02:27:54 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=4694 Many Christians right now are preparing for Christmas. Jews, on the other hand, are in the middle of the 8-day celebration of Hanukkah. For most, the two holidays seem to have little in common. But this is actually a wonderful time of year to consider Jesus in his Hebraic context. During Hanukkah, Jews celebrate their […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/advent-hanukkah-the-most-hebraic-time-of-year/feed/ 5 4694 The Reality of Disciples and Rabbis https://ourrabbijesus.com/a-question-about-disciples-rabbis/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/a-question-about-disciples-rabbis/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2013 19:44:52 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=3372 I recently was asked about how disciples studied with rabbis. What age were disciples, and did they pay the rabbi a fee to study? How did they support themselves at the same time? Did the rabbis work at some craft to support themselves? (They were not like rabbis of today, which like pastors are to […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/a-question-about-disciples-rabbis/feed/ 18 3372 Ushpizin – A Great Movie for Sukkot https://ourrabbijesus.com/ushpizin-a-great-movie-for-sukkot/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/ushpizin-a-great-movie-for-sukkot/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:22:01 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=2296 In a few days, Jewish people around the world will be celebrating the Feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles) in small “booths” or “tabernacles” they have built in their yards. They’ll live in these little huts for seven days (or at least eat their meals there), in order to remember God’s care during their 40-year wilderness trek […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/ushpizin-a-great-movie-for-sukkot/feed/ 6 2296 Worshiping Alone Together? https://ourrabbijesus.com/worshiping-alone-together/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/worshiping-alone-together/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:04:02 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=2036 In Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus I talked about Christian individualism. Our tradition greatly emphasizes the idea of isolating ourselves in order to experience God’s presence, whereas Judaism emphasizes community. Many Jewish prayers speak to God as “we” rather than “I.” Their daily morning prayers actually require a minyan, the presence of at […]

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