Modern Judaism: Or a Brief Account of the Opinions, Traditions, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Jews in Modern TimesR.B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1830 - 451 sivua John Allen's discussion of Judaism dates to 1816; for many years, it was the authoritative history of the Jews from the time of Abraham through to the modern day. When sourcing the information necessary for this account, the author was discerning and meticulous: the history of the Jews is a topic of enormous depth and scope, requiring the use of holy books and written records often centuries or millennia old. Principally he examines the Holy Bible, and in particular the pertinent Old Testament texts, plus the holy books of the Jews such as the Kabbalah and Talmud. Other more esoteric sources include the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Prayer Book. Each chapter of Modern Judaism includes numerous notes, elaborating further and list the relevant passages. Many wide-ranging aspects of Jewish life are covered; such as how to manage births, marriages, deaths, the preparation of food and the care of pregnant women. The ancient temple and its precepts are extensively narrated, that readers comprehend how the Jewish faith changed and evolved as the centuries passed, with rabbis across the ages contributing to the written lore. This reprint reproduces the tables and Hebrew script of the expanded second edition, which was first published in 1830. |
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... it is necessary to give a more particular statement . According to many of the rabbies , the body of man is animated by a triple soul , which they designate by the terms , nephesh , ruach , and ne- 6 " shama.1 Rabbi Meir says :. ' In man.
... nephesh , that is , the soul ; and the ruach , that is , the spirit ; and the neshama , that is , ' the precious soul . The nephesh is created with a ' view to the middle world ; but the neshama , with ( · ( a regard to the upper world ...
... nephesh and ruach remain without the neshama . Sometimes a man is only worthy of the nephesh , * and so continues without the ruach and the neshama ; and then the ruach and neshama remain in a place concealed , and known only to the ...
... nephesh , the ruach , the neshama , the chaja , ' the jechida . These are received by man at the following seasons . In the working days , between ' the feast and the increase of the moon comes to ' him the nephesh ; on the feast day ...
... nephesh , ruach , and neshama , he likewise main- tains , signify nothing but the faculties , capacities , or virtues of the soul . ' ! Some of the rabbinical writings represent the souls of Gentiles as having a very different origin ...