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What is Torah and Tefillah in a Jewish Temple?
As a requirement for my World Religions class, we are to visit a religious service that is not of our own, for example, a Catholic cannot attend any Christian church. I'm looking on the calendar of a nearby synagog and it says Torah & Tefillah 9:00AM. I was assuming that is a service that I can attend. Is it?
Torah translates as "teachings," or "law," and refers to the books Bereishit (Genesis), Shemot (Exodus), Vayikra (Numbers), Bamidbar (Leviticus), and Devarim (Deuteronomy.) Jews treat the Torah with tremendous respect, keeping it in a special ark, clothing it in rich coverings with crowns, always standing when the ark is open or when the Torah is outside the ark, but not yet on the table. While most people will have a printed version to read from during prayers, the Torah SCROLLS are written out in quill and ink onto vellum by scribes (calligraphers).
Tefillin are the boxes that Jewish men ritually strap onto their arms and forehead. They contain writing from the Torah. It fulfills the mitzvah, "You shall bind them [the commandments] onto your arm, and place them as tefillin upon your forehead."
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Kurt Adler Wooden Nativity Advent Calendar with 24 Magnetic Figures List Price: $85.00 Sale Price: $54.99  |
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This unique, wooden Advent Calendar makes the countdown to Christmas a magnetic attraction. Behind the doors of the 24 cubicles are magnetic character pieces for children to retrieve each day and place on the metal Nativity Scene... |
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Advent Calendar - Nativity Scene (Special Chocolate Series) Sale Price: $5.95 |
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Prepare for Christmas by opening a window each day during Advent. Upon opening each window, find a wonderful piece of gourmet milk chocolate. Also find bible text that tells a part of the Nativity story... |
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Advent Wreath - Traditional Pine Cone List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $21.50 |
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A subtle mix of traditional greens, natural colored pine cones and white ribbons, this popular wreath will highlight any Advent celebration. Durable construction measures 11". Gift Boxed. |
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Guatemala's Semana Santa -- Easter Week Sale Price: $1.99 |
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Guatemala's Semana Santa -- Easter Week Sale Price: $12.99 |
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Catholic Christianity $17.95 For the first time in 400 years the Catholic Church has authorized an official universal catechism which instantly became an international best-seller, the Catechism of the Catholic Church . Using this official Catechism, the highly-regarded author and professor Peter Kreeft presents a complete compendium of all the major beliefs of Catholicism written in his readable and concise style. Since the Catechism of the Catholic Church was written for the express purpose of grounding and fostering catechisms based on it for local needs and ordinary readers, Kreeft does just that, offering a thorough summary of Catholic doctrine, morality, and worship in a popular format with less technical language. He presents a systematic, organic synthesis of the essential and fundamental Catholic teachings in the light of the Second Vatican Council and the whole of the Church's Tradition. This book is the most thorough, complete and popular catechetical summary of Catholic belief in print that is based on the universal Catechism. "In Catholic Christianity , Peter Kreeft has taken the core of the Catechism's teaching and has represented it in his pithy and winning style. The result is the best entree to the Catechism yet-and therefore the best entree to the Catholic faith." "Karl Keating Author, What Catholics Really Believe "Peter Kreeft's work is: 1) unfailingly brilliant 2) intellectually agile 3) astonishingly perspicacious 4) gloriously orthodox 5) Chestertonian-ly aphoristic. Buy and read this book, and be instructed and delighted." "Thomas Howard Author, On Being Catholic "As an apologist who speaks at many seminars and conferences across the country I am often asked what book I would recommend for an adult catechetics class. I always find myself recommending three our four books rather than one. No longer. This is the ONE book I've been looking for! Dr. Kreeft gives a summation of our Catholic Faith based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church that is filled with bite-sized morsels of truth and producing a veritable feast of faith!" "Tim Staples Radio Host and Apologist Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., a Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, is a regular contributor to several Catholic publications, and is the best-selling author of over 25 books including Prayer for Beginners, Back to Virtue, A Refutation of Moral Relativism, Heaven the Heart's Deepest Longing, and Fundamentals of the Faith . ' |
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The Courage to Be Catholic $15.95 Bestselling author George Weigel (Witness to Hope: A Biography of John Paul II) argues that the path to genuine Catholic reform does not lie in accommodating the truth to the spirit of the age, but in a renewed commitment to living the fullness of the Catholic faith. Weigel situates the current crisis of sexual abuse and episcopal malfeasance in the context of recent Catholic history. With unflinching honesty, he analyzes the Church's failure to embrace the great spiritual promise of Vatican II, resulting in the steady surrender to liberal culture. Weigel exposes the patterns of dissent entrenched in seminaries, among priests, and the bishops who failed their flocks. He then gives a solid agenda for true reform and holiness. |
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On Being Catholic $14.95 In his first full-length book since converting to Roman Catholicism over ten years ago, Thomas Howard presents his wonderful, refreshing insights on the "glad tidings" of the deeper meaning of Catholic piety, dogma, spirituality, vision and practice, rendered in his unique style of prose for which he is well-known. The book's chapters take the form of lay meditations on Catholic teaching and practice, opening up in practical and simple terms the richness at work in virtually every detail of Catholic prayer, piety, liturgy and experience. "Tom Howard has done it again. With gentle and compelling wisdom, he shows the Catholic faith for what it is, the grandeur of the biblical gospel and a reflection of the immensity of God's wisdom and grace. On Being Catholic is an apologetic and literary gem." "Scott Hahn, Ph.D. "Would it be brash to say that Thomas Howard is an American counterpart of C.S. Lewis? I think not. Thomas Howard's intelligent, literate and erudite approach to the experience of faith and all of the challenges that faith brings will be enlightening to anyone who takes the Gospel seriously." "Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. "Written with the realistic intelligence of a living faith, this book is a refreshing and renewing document. A beautiful book of great relevance and lasting value . . . so truly Catholic it makes one rejoice greatly." " Most Rev. Christoph Sch...nborn "I heartily recommend this inspiring and insightful presentation on being Catholic, particularly as it centers on the Mass. Howard not only captures the substance of each stage in the Eucharistic liturgy, but ties it effectively to heavenly worship with words that sing of beauty in worship. The whole presentation of Catholic belief is set in a striking and inspiring contrast with the bleakness of contemporary culture." " Rev. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R. Thomas Howard , a Professor of English at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Mass., is the author of numerous books on various Christian themes including Chance or the Dance? and Hallowed Be This House . ' |
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Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition $19.95 A complete overview and history of Catholic spirituality from the Apostles to the present day. Aumann's excellent and interesting survey of the many spiritual traditions in the Catholic Church shows the wonderful variety of saints and spiritualities that are part of our rich Catholic heritage. ' |
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The Joy of Being a Catholic Child $1.5 Explains for children the blessed and unique gifts of their Catholic Faith. Illustrated in full color. |
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365 Bible Verses-a-Year 2012 Page-a-Day Calendar List Price: $13.99 Sale Price: $12.25 Used From: $16.60 |
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Words to comfort, words to inspire, words to affirm devotion. The 365 Bible Verses pairs a daily verse from the King James version of the Bible with a beautiful nature photograph in full color. An image of a chiseled mountain range becomes a dramatic stage for Isaiah’s prophecies... |
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FEMALE SAINTS AND MARTYRS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (January to June as a Perpetual Calendar) List Price: $1.77 |
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Some of the female saints and martyrs of The Catholic Church in the form of a perpetual calendar-January-June |
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