Sjimon den Hollander
  • Personal
    • Introduction
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • My Journey to Judaism
    • Testimonials
  • JUDAISM
    • Judaism - Introduction
    • Jewish History and Texts >
      • Paleo Hebrew
      • The Pentateuch
      • Stories of Creation
      • Stories of the Flood
      • J and E compared
      • Priestly Writings
      • Prophets of Israel and Judah
      • Biblical Poetry
      • Hellenism and the Septuagint
      • Flavius Josephus
      • The Dead Sea Scrolls
      • Midrash
      • Oral Torah and Talmud
      • Origins of Christian Anti-Jewish Attitudes
      • Byzantine Jews Before the Advent of Islam
      • Yannai
      • Jews Under Islam
      • Byzantine Jews After the Advent of Islam
      • Qara'ites
      • Saadia Gaon
      • Saadia Gaon's Poem Telóf Tèlef
      • Salmón ben Yeruḥám
      • Hasdai ibn Shaprut
      • Yoséf ibn Abiṭúr
      • Andalusian Poetry
      • Samuel haNagîd and Ibn Gabirol
      • Christian-Jewish Polemics
      • The Crusades and Maoz Tzur
      • Rashi
      • The Tosafists
      • Yehuda haLevi, Background and Thought
      • Yehuda haLevi, His Poetry and Journey
      • Ritual Murder and Blood Libel
      • The Ḥasidé Ashkenaz
      • Toledot Yeshu
      • Moses Maimonides, Philosopher
      • Moses Maimonides, Rabbi, Leader, Physician
      • Abraham Maimonides
      • Maimonidean Controversies
      • Host Desecration Libels
      • The Barcelona Disputation
      • Qabbala and the Zohar
      • The Cairo Geniza
      • The New Sephardi Identity
      • David Reubeni and Shelomo Molkho
      • Shabbatai Tzevi
      • Da Costa and Spinoza
      • Yiddish Texts
      • Ḥasidism
      • The Jewish Enlightenment
      • Modern Jewish Thinkers
      • Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
    • Jewish Thought >
      • Blessings and Challenges of Modern Orthodoxy
      • Could Jews Accept the Prophets ​of Christianity and Islam?
      • Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
      • Why do Jews not Accept Jesus as the Messiah?
      • Why do Jews not Believe ​in the Prophet Muhammad?
      • Do Jews Follow the Sunna of Moses?
      • Saadia Gaon’s Solution to Anthropomorphisms in His Tafsîr
    • Jewish Law >
      • A Mikwèh in Uganda
      • Shabbat Distance
  • Scripture
    • Torah - Pentateuch >
      • Genesis
      • Exodus
      • Leviticus
      • Numbers
      • Deuteronomy
    • Nebi'im - Prophets >
      • Joshua
      • 1 Samuel
      • Isaiah
      • Jeremiah
      • Jonah
      • Zekharyah
    • Ketubim - Further Scriptures >
      • Tehillim - Psalms
      • Ruth
      • Lamentations
      • Esther
  • Liturgy
    • Daily Prayers >
      • Morning Prayers
      • Afternoon Prayers
      • Evening Prayers
    • Shabbat >
      • Shabbat Eve Prayers
      • Shabbat Eve at Home
      • Shabbat Morning
      • Shabbat Afternoon
      • End of Shabbat (Saturday Evening)
    • Rosh Ḥodesh (New Moon)
    • Shabbat Rosh Ḥodesh >
      • Eve of Shabbat Rosh Ḥodesh
    • Shabbat Zakhor
    • Purim
    • Passover/Pesach >
      • Eve of Passover Prayers
      • Passover Night at Home
      • First Day of Passover
      • Second Day of Passover
      • Intermediate Days of Passover
      • Eve of Shabbat Hol haMo'ed Pesach
      • Seventh Day of Passover
      • Eighth Day of Passover
    • Omer Counting
    • Shabu'oth >
      • The Eve of Shabu'oth
      • First Day of Shabu'oth
      • Second Day of Shabu'oth
    • Tish'a beAbh Evening Service
    • The Month of Elul
    • Rosh haShana (New Year) >
      • Rosh haShana Eve in Synagogue
      • Rosh haShana Eve at Home
      • Morning Service First Day
      • Morning Service Second Day
    • Shabbat Teshubá
    • Yom Kippur
    • Sukkot (Festival of Booths) >
      • Prayers for the Eve of Sukkot
      • ​Meals and Festivities in the Sukka
      • First Day of Sukkot
      • Eve of Shabbat Ḥol haMo'ed Sukkot
    • Sheminí ʻAṣèreth
    • Simḥàt Torah
    • Ḥanukka >
      • Ḥanukka - History, Meaning, Customs
      • Eve of Shabbat Ḥanukka
      • Morning Service of Shabbat Ḥanukka
      • Eve of Shabbat Rosh Ḥodesh Ṭébét
  • OTHER RELIGIONS
    • Christianity >
      • Christianity - Introduction
      • Jesus, the Jewish Messiah
      • Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
      • Why do Jews not Accept Jesus as the Messiah?
      • The Barcelona Disputation
    • Islam >
      • Islam - Introduction
      • Islamic Dietary Laws
      • Torah and Qur'an >
        • Tafsîr Al-Tabarî
        • Tafsîr Al-Qurtubî
        • Tafsîr Al-Mîzān
      • Why do Jews not Believe ​in the Prophet Muhammad?
      • Do Jews Follow the Sunna of Moses?
    • Interreligious Dialogue
  • (DIS)COURSES
    • Biblical Hebrew
    • Medieval Jewish Literature >
      • Syllabus
      • Course Classes
      • Prep Readers
      • Paragraph Assignment >
        • Assignment Explanation
        • Original Text
        • Guidelines for your Paragraph Assignments
      • Essay Assignment
      • Glossary
    • The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom >
      • Introduction
      • Chapter 1. Prior Legacies >
        • 1A. The Muslim Legacy
        • 1B. The Christian Legacy
        • 1C. The Jewish Legacy
      • Chapter 2. The Roman Catholic Church >
        • 2A. Theological Doctrine
        • 2B. Ecclesiastical Policies
        • 2C. Imagery of the Jews
        • 2D. Cultural Creativity
        • 2E. Looking Ahead
      • Chapter 3. The Older Jewries of the South >
        • 3A. Southern France
        • 3B. Christian Spain
        • 3C. Italy and Sicily
      • Chapter 4. Newer Jewries of the North . I >
        • 4A. Northern France
        • 4B. England
      • Chapter 5. Germany and Eastern Europe >
        • 5A. Germany
        • 5B. Eastern Europe
    • Judeo-Arabic Philosophers
    • Sermons >
      • Rosh haShana >
        • Hardships That Generate Inspiration (2019)
        • Rosh haShana Meditation (2018)
        • Abraham’s Struggles and What We Can Learn From It (2014)
        • The Blessings of Monotheism (2013)
        • Rejecting Human Sacrifice (2012)
      • Yom Kippur >
        • Confession: Guilt Trip, or Acknowledgement? (2019)
        • Yom Kippur and Being Connected (2015)
        • Changing Your Brain (2014)
        • Grow Up and Become a Better Person (2012)
    • Other Presentations >
      • 370 Years Portuguese Jewry
      • Holocaust Commemoration
  • OTHER LANGUAGES
    • עברית ישראלית עכשווית
    • عربي
    • فارسي
    • Bahasa Indonesia >
      • Pembacaan Kitab Suci
      • Liturgi Yahudi
    • Deutsch
    • Español >
      • Sagrada Escritura
      • Liturgia
    • Français >
      • Écriture
      • Liturgie
    • Igbo
    • Italiano
    • Kiswahili
    • Luganda
    • Nederlands >
      • Tanach (Bijbel) >
        • Thora >
          • Genesis
          • Exodus
        • Profeten
        • Geschriften >
          • Psalmen
          • Ruth
          • Klaagliederen
          • Esther
      • Liturgie >
        • Daily Prayers
        • Sjabbat Avonddienst
        • Sjabbatavond Thuis
        • Sjabbat Ochtenddienst
        • Sjabbatochtend
        • Poeriem
        • Pesach
        • Omertelling
        • Sjaboe'ot
        • Tisj'a be-Ab
        • Rosj haSjana Avonddienst
        • Rosj haSjana Ochtenddienst
        • Kipoer
        • Soekot
        • Chanoeka
      • Joodse Geschiedenis
    • Português >
      • Sagrada Escritura
      • Liturgia
      • História e Literatura Judaica >
        • Textos Paleo-Hebraicos
        • O Pentateuco
        • Histórias da Criação
        • Histórias do Dilúvio
        • J e E Comparados
        • Profetas de Israel e Judá
        • Escritos Sacerdotais
        • Poesia Bíblica
        • Helenismo e a Septuaginta
  • UGANDA
    • Pesach in Uganda
  • Contact
  • Personal
    • Introduction
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • My Journey to Judaism
    • Testimonials
  • JUDAISM
    • Judaism - Introduction
    • Jewish History and Texts >
      • Paleo Hebrew
      • The Pentateuch
      • Stories of Creation
      • Stories of the Flood
      • J and E compared
      • Priestly Writings
      • Prophets of Israel and Judah
      • Biblical Poetry
      • Hellenism and the Septuagint
      • Flavius Josephus
      • The Dead Sea Scrolls
      • Midrash
      • Oral Torah and Talmud
      • Origins of Christian Anti-Jewish Attitudes
      • Byzantine Jews Before the Advent of Islam
      • Yannai
      • Jews Under Islam
      • Byzantine Jews After the Advent of Islam
      • Qara'ites
      • Saadia Gaon
      • Saadia Gaon's Poem Telóf Tèlef
      • Salmón ben Yeruḥám
      • Hasdai ibn Shaprut
      • Yoséf ibn Abiṭúr
      • Andalusian Poetry
      • Samuel haNagîd and Ibn Gabirol
      • Christian-Jewish Polemics
      • The Crusades and Maoz Tzur
      • Rashi
      • The Tosafists
      • Yehuda haLevi, Background and Thought
      • Yehuda haLevi, His Poetry and Journey
      • Ritual Murder and Blood Libel
      • The Ḥasidé Ashkenaz
      • Toledot Yeshu
      • Moses Maimonides, Philosopher
      • Moses Maimonides, Rabbi, Leader, Physician
      • Abraham Maimonides
      • Maimonidean Controversies
      • Host Desecration Libels
      • The Barcelona Disputation
      • Qabbala and the Zohar
      • The Cairo Geniza
      • The New Sephardi Identity
      • David Reubeni and Shelomo Molkho
      • Shabbatai Tzevi
      • Da Costa and Spinoza
      • Yiddish Texts
      • Ḥasidism
      • The Jewish Enlightenment
      • Modern Jewish Thinkers
      • Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
    • Jewish Thought >
      • Blessings and Challenges of Modern Orthodoxy
      • Could Jews Accept the Prophets ​of Christianity and Islam?
      • Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
      • Why do Jews not Accept Jesus as the Messiah?
      • Why do Jews not Believe ​in the Prophet Muhammad?
      • Do Jews Follow the Sunna of Moses?
      • Saadia Gaon’s Solution to Anthropomorphisms in His Tafsîr
    • Jewish Law >
      • A Mikwèh in Uganda
      • Shabbat Distance
  • Scripture
    • Torah - Pentateuch >
      • Genesis
      • Exodus
      • Leviticus
      • Numbers
      • Deuteronomy
    • Nebi'im - Prophets >
      • Joshua
      • 1 Samuel
      • Isaiah
      • Jeremiah
      • Jonah
      • Zekharyah
    • Ketubim - Further Scriptures >
      • Tehillim - Psalms
      • Ruth
      • Lamentations
      • Esther
  • Liturgy
    • Daily Prayers >
      • Morning Prayers
      • Afternoon Prayers
      • Evening Prayers
    • Shabbat >
      • Shabbat Eve Prayers
      • Shabbat Eve at Home
      • Shabbat Morning
      • Shabbat Afternoon
      • End of Shabbat (Saturday Evening)
    • Rosh Ḥodesh (New Moon)
    • Shabbat Rosh Ḥodesh >
      • Eve of Shabbat Rosh Ḥodesh
    • Shabbat Zakhor
    • Purim
    • Passover/Pesach >
      • Eve of Passover Prayers
      • Passover Night at Home
      • First Day of Passover
      • Second Day of Passover
      • Intermediate Days of Passover
      • Eve of Shabbat Hol haMo'ed Pesach
      • Seventh Day of Passover
      • Eighth Day of Passover
    • Omer Counting
    • Shabu'oth >
      • The Eve of Shabu'oth
      • First Day of Shabu'oth
      • Second Day of Shabu'oth
    • Tish'a beAbh Evening Service
    • The Month of Elul
    • Rosh haShana (New Year) >
      • Rosh haShana Eve in Synagogue
      • Rosh haShana Eve at Home
      • Morning Service First Day
      • Morning Service Second Day
    • Shabbat Teshubá
    • Yom Kippur
    • Sukkot (Festival of Booths) >
      • Prayers for the Eve of Sukkot
      • ​Meals and Festivities in the Sukka
      • First Day of Sukkot
      • Eve of Shabbat Ḥol haMo'ed Sukkot
    • Sheminí ʻAṣèreth
    • Simḥàt Torah
    • Ḥanukka >
      • Ḥanukka - History, Meaning, Customs
      • Eve of Shabbat Ḥanukka
      • Morning Service of Shabbat Ḥanukka
      • Eve of Shabbat Rosh Ḥodesh Ṭébét
  • OTHER RELIGIONS
    • Christianity >
      • Christianity - Introduction
      • Jesus, the Jewish Messiah
      • Could Jews Accept Jesus as a Prophet?
      • Why do Jews not Accept Jesus as the Messiah?
      • The Barcelona Disputation
    • Islam >
      • Islam - Introduction
      • Islamic Dietary Laws
      • Torah and Qur'an >
        • Tafsîr Al-Tabarî
        • Tafsîr Al-Qurtubî
        • Tafsîr Al-Mîzān
      • Why do Jews not Believe ​in the Prophet Muhammad?
      • Do Jews Follow the Sunna of Moses?
    • Interreligious Dialogue
  • (DIS)COURSES
    • Biblical Hebrew
    • Medieval Jewish Literature >
      • Syllabus
      • Course Classes
      • Prep Readers
      • Paragraph Assignment >
        • Assignment Explanation
        • Original Text
        • Guidelines for your Paragraph Assignments
      • Essay Assignment
      • Glossary
    • The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom >
      • Introduction
      • Chapter 1. Prior Legacies >
        • 1A. The Muslim Legacy
        • 1B. The Christian Legacy
        • 1C. The Jewish Legacy
      • Chapter 2. The Roman Catholic Church >
        • 2A. Theological Doctrine
        • 2B. Ecclesiastical Policies
        • 2C. Imagery of the Jews
        • 2D. Cultural Creativity
        • 2E. Looking Ahead
      • Chapter 3. The Older Jewries of the South >
        • 3A. Southern France
        • 3B. Christian Spain
        • 3C. Italy and Sicily
      • Chapter 4. Newer Jewries of the North . I >
        • 4A. Northern France
        • 4B. England
      • Chapter 5. Germany and Eastern Europe >
        • 5A. Germany
        • 5B. Eastern Europe
    • Judeo-Arabic Philosophers
    • Sermons >
      • Rosh haShana >
        • Hardships That Generate Inspiration (2019)
        • Rosh haShana Meditation (2018)
        • Abraham’s Struggles and What We Can Learn From It (2014)
        • The Blessings of Monotheism (2013)
        • Rejecting Human Sacrifice (2012)
      • Yom Kippur >
        • Confession: Guilt Trip, or Acknowledgement? (2019)
        • Yom Kippur and Being Connected (2015)
        • Changing Your Brain (2014)
        • Grow Up and Become a Better Person (2012)
    • Other Presentations >
      • 370 Years Portuguese Jewry
      • Holocaust Commemoration
  • OTHER LANGUAGES
    • עברית ישראלית עכשווית
    • عربي
    • فارسي
    • Bahasa Indonesia >
      • Pembacaan Kitab Suci
      • Liturgi Yahudi
    • Deutsch
    • Español >
      • Sagrada Escritura
      • Liturgia
    • Français >
      • Écriture
      • Liturgie
    • Igbo
    • Italiano
    • Kiswahili
    • Luganda
    • Nederlands >
      • Tanach (Bijbel) >
        • Thora >
          • Genesis
          • Exodus
        • Profeten
        • Geschriften >
          • Psalmen
          • Ruth
          • Klaagliederen
          • Esther
      • Liturgie >
        • Daily Prayers
        • Sjabbat Avonddienst
        • Sjabbatavond Thuis
        • Sjabbat Ochtenddienst
        • Sjabbatochtend
        • Poeriem
        • Pesach
        • Omertelling
        • Sjaboe'ot
        • Tisj'a be-Ab
        • Rosj haSjana Avonddienst
        • Rosj haSjana Ochtenddienst
        • Kipoer
        • Soekot
        • Chanoeka
      • Joodse Geschiedenis
    • Português >
      • Sagrada Escritura
      • Liturgia
      • História e Literatura Judaica >
        • Textos Paleo-Hebraicos
        • O Pentateuco
        • Histórias da Criação
        • Histórias do Dilúvio
        • J e E Comparados
        • Profetas de Israel e Judá
        • Escritos Sacerdotais
        • Poesia Bíblica
        • Helenismo e a Septuaginta
  • UGANDA
    • Pesach in Uganda
  • Contact