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  2. Jewish leadership - Wikipedia

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    In Western Europe, especially in monarchies, where no equal rights were granted for the Jewish population, radical Maskilim defined the new role of religion as an education of just citizens — like Moses Mendelssohn in his book Jerusalem or On Religious Power and Judaism which was a response to the Prussian reformer Christian Wilhelm von Dohm.

  3. Judaism and politics - Wikipedia

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    The loud of mouth are feared in their city, and the one who is reckless in speech is hated. [3] This was followed by "A wise magistrate educates his people, and the rule of an intelligent person is well ordered. As the people’s judge is, so are his officials; as the ruler of the city is, so are all its inhabitants.

  4. Jewish identity - Wikipedia

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    Progressive Judaism and Haymanot Judaism in general base Jewishness on having at least one Jewish parent, while Karaite Judaism bases Jewishness only on paternal lineage. These differences between the major Jewish movements are the source of the disagreement and debate about who is a Jew.

  5. Karaite Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Karaism is a non-Rabbinical Jewish sect [10] [11] characterized by the recognition of the written Tanakh alone as its supreme authority in halakha (religious law) and theology. [12] Karaites believe that all of the divine commandments which were handed down to Moses by God were recorded in the written Torah without any additional Oral Law or ...

  6. Kabbalah - Wikipedia

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    One point of view is represented by the Hasidic work Tanya (1797), in order to argue that Jews have a different character of soul: while a non-Jew, according to the author Shneur Zalman of Liadi (born 1745), can achieve a high level of spirituality, similar to an angel, his soul is still fundamentally different in character, from a Jewish one. [67]

  7. Hasidic Judaism - Wikipedia

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    During spiritual ascension, one could siphon the power animating the higher dimensions down into the material world, where it would manifest as benevolent influence of all kinds. These included spiritual enlightenment, zest in worship and other high-minded aims, but also the more prosaic health and healing, deliverance from various troubles and ...

  8. Jewish principles of faith - Wikipedia

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    Judaism is based on a strict monotheism, and a belief in one single, indivisible, non-compound God. The Shema Yisrael . This is illustrated in what is considered by some to be the Jewish moto, encapsulating the monotheistic nature of Judaism: [ 1 ] "Hear, O Israel: The L ORD is our God; the L ORD is one."

  9. Hasidic philosophy - Wikipedia

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    During spiritual ascension, one could siphon the power animating the higher dimensions down into the material world, where it would manifest as benevolent influence of all kinds. These included spiritual enlightenment, zest in worship and other high-minded aims, but also the more prosaic health and healing, deliverance from various troubles and ...