I 'n gratitude and reverence. In the ^ of their glory, Leo Baeck gave ' ^ a n Jewry leadership of the spirit, ^ymhol of Western and Jewish culture together in perfect harmony, h(̂ loined sh( Owed Paths in Judaism " t' young and to all who were striving to •̂ "1 a deeper understanding '"essence of Judaism. He ^••preted and transmitted its ON HIS 80th BIRTHDAY '̂r " Council " extends to its Presiden...

Albeit overtly secular, Zionist ideology was inspired by religious thought. While traditional religions often supported the nationalist cause, the relationship of Judaism and Zionism is vastly different. Adepts of traditional Judaism immediately rejected Zionism, and this rejectionist attitude has not vanished to this day. On the other hand, Christian, mainly Protestant theologians had develope...

PURPOSE This article challenges popular conceptions of the nature of ethnicity and religiousness in the gerontological literature. Using the example of older Jewish Americans, the authors argue for more nuanced definitions and usage of terms such as "religion" and "ethnicity" in order to begin to understand the complex interweaving of these two dimensions in the lives of older persons. DESIGN...

one of the important theological issues in many religions - and most importantly in abrahamic religions - is ‘angelology’, especially the recognition of ‘archangels.’ this study focuses on one of the angels called ‘raphael’ and compares his significance and duties in the three religions: judaism, christianity and islam. in addition, it is examined whether raphael equals the islamic angel ‘israf...