Judaism

Prayers in Globasa from different religions

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The Globasa flag with Sikh, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Hindu, various (pentagram), Islamic, Catholic, and Chinese religious symbols.

I’ve been Jewish my whole life, but I was a spiritual seeker in my 20s and explored all sorts of different religions, whether to learn more about them or see if they offered something better. I came to learn there was no such thing as better when it came to religions: that they all offered … Read more

The Shema in Saadia Gaon’s Judeo-Arabic translation of the Tanach

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A book opened up to two pages filled with Hebrew letters, the Judeo-Arabic Tanach, the Tafsir Rasag.

Saadia Gaon’s Judeo-Arabic translation of the Tanach, the Tafsir Rasag, has been available at Sefaria for years now, and it’s fascinating in many ways. Today I want to talk about how the Gaon translates the word “Elohim” and the tetragrammaton. As would be expected by any unbiased person, the Hebrew word אלוהים (Elohim, God) is … Read more