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It is considered a mitzvah (commandment) to study and understand the law. The proper counterpart for the general English term "faith" - as occurring in the expression "principles of faith" - would be the concept of Emunah (אמונה) [1] in Judaism. The word amen (אמנ) comes from this word and means “I trust/believe”.
t. e. Jewish philosophy (Hebrew: פילוסופיה יהודית) includes all philosophy carried out by Jews, or in relation to the religion of Judaism. Until modern Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment) and Jewish emancipation, Jewish philosophy was preoccupied with attempts to reconcile coherent new ideas into the tradition of Rabbinic Judaism ...
Moses ben Maimon[a] (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides (/ maɪˈmɒnɪdiːz / my-MON-ih-deez) [b] and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam (Hebrew: רמב״ם), [c] was a Sephardic rabbi and philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.
t. e. Judaeo-Christian ethics (or Judeo-Christian values) is a supposed value system common to Jews and Christians. It was first described in print in 1941 by English writer George Orwell. The idea that Judaeo-Christian ethics underpin American politics, law and morals has been part of the "American civil religion" since the 1940s.
The ethical treatises of Berachya son of Rabbi Natronai Ha-Nakdan: being the compendium and the Marṣref. David Nutt.; comp. "Monatsschrift," xlvi. 536). It was the principal means by which Saadia's philosophy was known to non-Arabic speaking Jews during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Ancient Jewish art, is art created by Jews in both the Land of Israel and in the Diaspora prior to the Middle Ages. It features symbolic or figurative motifs often influenced by biblical themes, religious symbols, and the dominant cultures of the time, including Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman art. During the Second Temple Period, Jewish ...
The term was used by the Musar movement to convey the teachings regarding ethical and spiritual paths. The Musar movement made significant contributions to Musar literature and Jewish ethics. The movement has been revived in the 21st century amongst Jews of all denominations, particularly in the United States.
v. t. e. Musar literature is didactic Jewish ethical literature which describes virtues and vices and the path towards character improvement. This literature gives the name to the Musar movement, in 19th century Lithuania, but this article considers such literature more broadly.