Monotheism
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For Western culture, Judaism was a foundational historical example as well as a religion. In that regard, Johnson's central thesis is that the books of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Jeremiah, illustrate the gradual emergence of a philosophy that was distinctively Jewish but that also became distinctively Western. The major development was monotheism, which permeated the West, in part a reaction to and departure from Asian/Egyptian polytheism. Related to this is the perception by the Jews of a moral-ethical universe deriving from the power of the one god: "The discovery of monotheism, and not just of monotheism but of a sole, omnipotent God actuated by ethical principles and seeking methodically to impose them on human beings, is one of the great turning-points in history, perhaps the greatest of all" (Johnson, 1987, p. 30).The legacy of monotheism was the principal tenet of Judaism that was absorbed (although reconfigured) by Christianity. No less significant was the heritage of Jewish texts. In that connection, Campbell (1964) cites Mohammed's famous description of the Jews as the people of the book. The written Hebrew record corresponds to a strong and highly consistent oral tradition among the Hebrew generations (Campbell, 1964). The series of books that comprise the Hebrew Bible recorded for Hebrew posterity their experience of being human that reached meaning by their relationship to God. Although religious practice among Jews may take a variety of
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ods altogether and of separating cooking and eating utensils that are used to prepare two different kinds of food: foods that are meat-based and those that are dairy-based. The tradition is that Jews may eat both kinds of food but not at the same meal. In particular, dairy must not be mixed with meat--for example, no milk shake with a hamburger, and no milk-based gravy with steak. There is biblical authority for this tradition: "You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk" (Deuteronomy 14:21). Other verses in the Torah and Talmud cover other kinds of food preparation and storage. Keeping kosher also involves abstaining altogether from pork and shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster) or any fish that does not have scales (catfish). Ms. R does not "keep a kosher house." She is not married, but she stated that even if she were she would not do so. She explained that her mother, who was raised in a more conservative tradition, did not do so.
After the service, Ms. R explained the procedures of the ritual, as well as provided information about the high holidays and Passover. In addition, she explained why she has not been in the habit of attending synagogue. One reason is that Los Angeles-area synagogues have a long established cus
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