Conservative Judaism

After the World War 2 the Hungarian government abolished anti-Jewish legislation and put to trial and imprisoned those involved in the deportation and destruction of the Jews; however, no law was passed to return property lost or confiscated in the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism was banned, but anti-Jewish sentiments still continued. Assimilation is a major problem in Hungary. Anti-Semitism remains a problem, even into the twenty-first century. In recent memory attacks by "nationalists" on foreign…

Mesopotamia believed that the world that the world was a flat disk that was just surrounded by the vast hollow space and was enclosed by an over-arching heaven. They also believed that the sea was all around the earth, top, bottom, and the sides. Another thing they believed was that the universe was born by the waters. The mesopotamians were also polytheistic, they believed in many gods. They worshiped four primary gods Anu, Enlil, Enki, and Ninhursag. Along with three sky gods Inanna/Ishtar,…

Marc Chagall’s painting of the Prophet Isaiah is very dramatic. In the center, the painting depicts the moment when a seraph purifies Isaiah’s lips with live coal. In the Bible, Isaiah focuses on his “unclean lips” from speaking sins in the past and how those sins would make it impossible to speak the word of Yahweh. To make it so that he could receive the gift of utterance, the seraph purified his lips (Armstrong 42). This gave Isaiah the ability to purely convey the words he will be asked to…

What Was True About the Hebrews? The biblical tale of Hebrews reveals many things about them, but how true is it? The evidence behind the Hebrews’ origins, power, and religion prove the Bible to be true. Biblical evidence about Canaan and archeological evidence lead to the conclusion that the Hebrews originated from outside of Canaan. Records of victory against the Israelites as well as the life and fall of David and Solomon’s Kingdom verifies that the Israelites were a powerful nation, but not…

Whenever a person hears the word cult, they will either be frightened or not think much about it. The word cult, is nowadays often used to describe a group of people that believes or does something out of the ordinary. Its original definition however, is a “ritual observance involved in worship of the supernatural or its symbolic representations” (Cult). While most cults have died out, many are still active today or have influenced modern cults. People may know these cults by name but they may…

Tolan reflects the interaction between a Muslim and a Jew, two very polar ideologies, through anecdotes that exemplify the possibility for understanding between opposing groups. Throughout the book, Bashir and Dalia met with each other on numerous occasions to discuss the tension between their two cultures. Dalia tries to explain to Bashir how much more alike they are than he might think, “‘We can see ourselves in you, Bashir,’ Dalia said. ‘We can remember our own history of exile over thousands…

Compare and Contrast Non-Western Art Life had always been on how it creates its own perspective in the minds of the people. Peoples mind is shaped differently from different continents, different country, different region, different tribe, and also we all share some similarities that make us human. Art as it is called is also seen differently by diverse region or religion of the world. Most of the artifact I see all look like they have applied to ritual recognition all over the world. With so…

The Bible is the instructions of God given to Christians and followers of Jesus Christ. The Bible is consisted of sixty-six books written by nearly forty authors. Through those authors, readers are taught there is four acts of the Bible; the creation, the fall, the redemption, and the restoration. The Bible records many covenants between human beings. The making of covenants often included signs as well. A covenant is a binding agreement or contract between God and his people. Most significant…

Prompt #1 Hospitality is a very common and reoccurring topic in the book of Genesis, but it is represented in unusual ways. In the story of “Sodom and Gomorrah”, and old man says to his guests “let me bring them to you (his daughters), and you may do to them as you please” (Genesis 19:8). Lot, the father, is simply trying to be hospitable, but today we read this and think how could someone do this? Personally, I am willing to consider this as a very extreme version of hospitality, but I still…

The Holocaust was a time of disaster and catastrophe. Jewish people were criticized and blamed for everyday problems because of what they believed in. Prior to Hitler coming to power, Anne Frank lived her life like any other girl, because of Hitler's rules she had to abandon her school and pin a star on her clothes. Anne then had to move into hiding, here she followed strict rules so that the Nazis wouldn't capture her. Anne went to three different concentration camps leading up to her arrest.…