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- Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:08 am
- Forum: Jewish faith & life
- Topic: Judaism and Reincarnation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 40215
In Judaism their are different levels to the soul called nefesh, ruach, neshmah and coverings of the soul chayah and yechidah. The nefesh is the soul we are born with- or the vessel of the soul. The concept of Gilgul refers especially to the level of neshamah and Gilgul is also called Gilgul Neshamo...
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:53 am
- Forum: Jewish faith & life
- Topic: Judaism and Reincarnation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 40215
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:50 am
- Forum: Jesus and the Jewish People
- Topic: Jacques Maritain on Anti-Semitism
- Replies: 1
- Views: 38493
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:46 am
- Forum: Jewish faith & life
- Topic: Judaism and Reincarnation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 40215
The word used in Judaism is Gilgul which in English is translated as reincarnation. In recent centuries this concept of gilgul has come to mean reincarnation in Jewish circles. It comes from the words galgal (circle/round) and Gilgal (places of stone circles mentioned in the Bible). It actually refe...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:17 am
- Forum: Jewish faith & life
- Topic: Judaism and Reincarnation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 40215
Khagan was the title of many rulers of peoples in that part of the world so I don't think that on its own would connect Attila the Hun with the Khazar Jews. Yair Davidi has recently written a book on the Khazars which is very interesting. The Ashkenazi certainly contain those of Khazar ancestry but ...
- Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy australia Day
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23445
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:31 am
- Forum: Jewish faith & life
- Topic: Judaism and Reincarnation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 40215
Judaism is not just based on the Old Testament but on the Tradition that goes with it. some believe that elements of the Jewish mystical tradition refer to reincarnation. some of the Pharisees believed in it thus the reason that they thought John the Baptist might be Elijah or one of the prophets co...
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:18 am
- Forum: The Church Today
- Topic: A question about Jerusalem
- Replies: 12
- Views: 91536
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:14 am
- Forum: Torah and Gospel
- Topic: Spotless Lamb for 14 Days
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15701
LOL I didn't mean you were on the magic mushies just the person with the theory. In a sense there are four days involved if we start the four on thursday afternoon as the beginning of the 24 hours of the Passion. then we have Friday, saturday and the resurrection on sunday. Sunday is the third day a...
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy australia Day
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23445
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy australia Day
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23445
Happy australia Day
It is Australia Day here (jan 26).
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:51 pm
- Forum: Jewish faith & life
- Topic: Judaism and Reincarnation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 40215
Yes many do believe in reincarnation and it has become more popular in recent years in Judaism. However the Saadia Gaon taught against reincarnation and many also think it is a misintrepretation of spiritual states which have little to do with the idea of reincarnation as believed today which seems ...
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:46 pm
- Forum: Torah and Gospel
- Topic: Spotless Lamb for 14 Days
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15701
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:43 pm
- Forum: The Church Today
- Topic: A question about Jerusalem
- Replies: 12
- Views: 91536
At the moment I do not have the internet at my home address so i can only check in when I am visiting family who are on the internet. also this time of the year is the summer holidays in Australia so not a good time to spend on a computer. In regards to the Great Monarch I was reading a book about a...
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:16 pm
- Forum: Jewish-Christian Relations
- Topic: Passover - Easter
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16318