http://JewMorals.com Jozsef Faludi’s powerful stories and haunting pictures take us from the First World War until the very present. A rare look at 20th Century Jewish history through the lens of one family. Synopsis: Jozsef Faludi – Life in the orthodox Jewish community in the small Hungarian town of Kiskoros. Jozsef’s father, Emanuel Fogler, an orthodox Jew, served in the First World War and had a small leather goods shop. Jozsef attended both a religious school and a secular one, and paints for us a picture of growing up in this bustling, small Jewish community. Jozsef attended yeshiva, and in 1939 emigrated to Palestine, where he worked in a dressmaker’s shop in Tel Aviv Jozsef left his orthodoxy behind and married a Yemini woman, Zarum Mazal, who he met through the Communist party. His family, who remained in Hungary, were all killed during the Holocaust. Jozsef and Zarum returned to Hungary in 1948 and changed their name from Fogler to Faludi (more Hungarian sounding). They had three sons; all were circumcised (unusual for someone who became a Communist in Hungary). Although not in the film, Jozsef did not pass on Jewish traditions to his sons; none married Jews. Jozsef joined the Communist Party in 1949, which helped him find a job as a manual laborer. Jozsef never returned to Judaism, but gives private Hebrew and Yiddish lessons at home (English subtitles)

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The famous Jewish story of Chicken fat is a parable to our goals in life and how we get distracted

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Judaism is the “religion, philosophy, and way of life” of the Jewish people. Judaism, originating in the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanakh) and explored in later texts such as the Talmud, is considered by Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship God developed with the Children of Israel. According to traditional Rabbinic Judaism, God revealed his laws and commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of both the Written and Oral Torah. This was historically challenged by the Karaites who maintain that only the Written Torah was revealed, and, in modern times, liberal movements such as Humanistic Judaism may be nontheistic. The Hebrews / Israelites were called (referred to) as Jews, already, as early as in the Book of Esther. The term Jews replaced the title “Children of Israel.”

Judaism claims a historical continuity spanning more than 3,000 years. It is one of the oldest monotheistic religions, and the oldest to survive into the present day. Its texts, traditions and values have inspired later Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, Islam and the Baha’i Faith. Many aspects of Judaism have also directly or indirectly influenced secular Western ethics and civil law.

Jews are an ethnoreligious group that includes those born Jewish and converts to Judaism. In 2007, the world Jewish population was estimated at 13 million, of whom about 40% reside in Israel and 40% in the United States. The largest Jewish religious movements are Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism and Reform Judaism. A major source of difference between these groups is their approach to Jewish law. Orthodox and Conservative Judaism maintain that Jewish law should be followed, with Conservative Judaism promoting a more “modern” interpretation of its requirements than Orthodox Judaism. Reform Judaism is generally more liberal than these other two movements, and its typical position is that Jewish law should be viewed as a set of general guidelines rather than as a list of restrictions whose literal observance is required of all Jews. Historically, special courts enforced Jewish law; today, these courts still exist but the practice of Judaism is mostly voluntary. Authority on theological and legal matters is not vested in any one person or organization, but in the sacred texts and the many rabbis and scholars who interpret these texts.

American Jews, also known as Jewish Americans, are American citizens or resident aliens of the Jewish faith and/or Jewish ethnicity. The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe, and their U.S.-born descendants. A minority from all Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented, including Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and a number of converts. The American Jewish community manifests a wide range of Jewish cultural traditions, as well as encompassing the full spectrum of Jewish religious observance.

Depending on religious definitions and varying population data, the United States is home to the largest or second largest (after Israel) Jewish community in the world. The population of American adherents of Judaism was estimated to be approximately 5,128,000 (1.7%) of the total population in 2007 (301,621,000); including those who identify themselves culturally as Jewish (but not necessarily religiously), this population was estimated at 6,489,000 (2.2%) as of 2008. As a contrast, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics estimated the Israeli Jewish population was 5,664,000 in 2009 (75.4% of the total population).

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Jewish Stories (Part 4)
by Doctor Murray Banks

DR. MURRAY BANKS was one of the most sought after speakers in America in the 1950/60s. He is amusing, exciting, always thought-provoking, and never fails to leave his audiences happier and more inspired.

Dr. Banks is a clinical psychologist, and was formerly a full professor of psychology at Long Island University, and at Pace College, N.Y.C., where he headed the psychology department for over five years.

He has also been a visiting professor and special lecturer on various subjects at the University at North Carolina, New York University, Temple University, New Jersey State Teachers College, University of Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn College. He is a graduate of New York and Columbia Universities, and did his clinical psychopathology study at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

He spends most of his time dispensing “sugar coated pills” on lecture platforms throughout America.

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Yeshua is the Jewish Messiah

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I am an online resource to find out what Judaism, not what it’s not. So ask me all your questions and I will help you to break the myths and misconceptions. Todays’ lesson, what is Judaism-nothing like starting from the beginning! Enjoy!

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Donna reveals how she went from riding the couch to riding her life! From bad habits to great workouts this woman made a complete change step by step. See how! Great blog! Here is a cool video on how to get a flatter stomach. http://www.askaden.com/2010/0 View full post on RSSMix.com Mix ID 781128

Jewish Stories (Part 2)
by Doctor Murray Banks

DR. MURRAY BANKS was one of the most sought after speakers in America in the 1950/60s. He is amusing, exciting, always thought-provoking, and never fails to leave his audiences happier and more inspired.

Dr. Banks is a clinical psychologist, and was formerly a full professor of psychology at Long Island University, and at Pace College, N.Y.C., where he headed the psychology department for over five years.

He has also been a visiting professor and special lecturer on various subjects at the University at North Carolina, New York University, Temple University, New Jersey State Teachers College, University of Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn College. He is a graduate of New York and Columbia Universities, and did his clinical psychopathology study at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

He spends most of his time dispensing “sugar coated pills” on lecture platforms throughout America.

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More Jewish Stories (Part 6)
by Doctor Murray Banks

DR. MURRAY BANKS was one of the most sought after speakers in America in the 1950/60s. He is amusing, exciting, always thought-provoking, and never fails to leave his audiences happier and more inspired.

Dr. Banks is a clinical psychologist, and was formerly a full professor of psychology at Long Island University, and at Pace College, N.Y.C., where he headed the psychology department for over five years.

He has also been a visiting professor and special lecturer on various subjects at the University at North Carolina, New York University, Temple University, New Jersey State Teachers College, University of Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn College. He is a graduate of New York and Columbia Universities, and did his clinical psychopathology study at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

He spends most of his time dispensing “sugar coated pills” on lecture platforms throughout America.

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More Jewish Stories (Part 5)
by Doctor Murray Banks

DR. MURRAY BANKS was one of the most sought after speakers in America in the 1950/60s. He is amusing, exciting, always thought-provoking, and never fails to leave his audiences happier and more inspired.

Dr. Banks is a clinical psychologist, and was formerly a full professor of psychology at Long Island University, and at Pace College, N.Y.C., where he headed the psychology department for over five years.

He has also been a visiting professor and special lecturer on various subjects at the University at North Carolina, New York University, Temple University, New Jersey State Teachers College, University of Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn College. He is a graduate of New York and Columbia Universities, and did his clinical psychopathology study at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

He spends most of his time dispensing “sugar coated pills” on lecture platforms throughout America.

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