The teachings of its resurrected Savior became the new guidelines for living for the first-century church. It was clear to all eyewitnesses who heard the many parables and teachings of Jesus, that He challenged the standards of righteousness preached by the Jewish rabbis for centuries. Jewish Practices 101 were clear then as they are for the Orthodox Jews today: God's chosen people are to seek holiness (Leviticus 19:2 ; 1 Peter 1:13-16), follow the ethical behaviors and traditions elaborated Continue Reading