| Title: | BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest |
| Notice: | 1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration |
| Moderator: | SMURF::FENSTER |
| Created: | Mon Feb 03 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Of late I have been reading many books on culture and religion
and have come across a term that I need some help in understanding.
The term I refer to is that of " Jewish Principles "
1. Are they written ?
2. Are they implied ?
3. By Who and for what ?
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| 512.1 | ESKIMO::JULIUS | Wed Aug 03 1988 10:07 | 9 | ||
The Jewish Principles are based on the thirteen basic
principles of faith formulated by Maimonides in his
commentary on the Mishna (Sanhedrin:1). They are
articulated many times in the liturgy of the High
Holidays. They are also found in the Ygdal, the
hymn recited at the beginning of every morning
service.
Bernice
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| 512.2 | VAXWRK::ZAITCHIK | Sun Aug 07 1988 00:33 | 14 | ||
I just want to add that Maimonides' (Rambam's) 13 principles of
faith were by no means accepted by all Jews. (E.g. Crescas thought
that 3 principles were sufficient to express the "basics".) What
I mean is not that traditional Jewish thought disagreed materially
as to the TRUTH of any of the 13 principles, except perhaps about
the total incorporeality of God, but did not always agree that these
13 principles had a "higher" status than many other tenets.
BUT: is this really what "jewish principles" means? I find that
hard to accept. After all, these are philosophical statements, and
surely "jewish principles" connotes something having to do with
ACTION, no? at least for me it does. that's why the term would lead
me to think of the 10 commandments or Micha's 3 things that God
demands or some such "summary" of "principles". Maybe even something
like Deut. 10:12. (by the way, the reference to Micha is to 6:8)
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