12th PRINCIPLE: Who qualifies to be considered the Jewish Messiah?
The 12th principle of the Jewish faith declares our belief in the coming of the Messiah (in Hebrew "Mashiah").
When we speak of the Messiah,...
11th PRINCIPLE: Divine Justice: who, when, where and how?
The eleventh principle of Judaism says that God is just. He rewards those who keep His commandments and punishes those who transgress them.
Where do...
10th PRINCIPLE: Living under His sight
The Creator, blessed be His name, knows all of man's deeds and thoughts."He who molded every heart together, He understands what each one does."...
9th PRINCIPLE: Can the Tora be changed or replaced?
We are exploring the 13 principles of Jewish faith. These were first formulated by Maimonides, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, or Maimonides (1135-1204) in his...
8th PRINCIPLE: Understanding Rabbinical Laws
Today we will finish our brief explanation about the Oral Tora, and in doing so we will end our presentation of the Eighth Principle,...
8th PRINCIPLE: The journey from the Written Tora to the halakhic...
Last week we explained that the first category of laws of the Oral Tora is the PERUSH, that is the basic definition of each...
8th PRINCIPLE: Presentation of the book Mate Dan, by rabbi David...
The subject of the Oral Tora was explained by many of our sages. One of them was Maimonides, who expanded on this theme in...
8th PRINCIPLE: The Divine origin of the Oral Tradition
We are analyzing the eighth principle of the Jewish faith (see previous halakhot here). The eighth principle includes another key element. As we all...
8th PRINCIPLE: Is our Sefer Tora reliable?
The eighth of the thirteen principles of the Jewish faith says that the Tora we have today is the same as the one given...
7th PRINCIPLE: Moshe’s Prophecy
Previously, we analyzed the Sixth principle of the Jewish faith which asserts our belief that God communicates with men through prophecy . We explained...
