Conservative Judaism

The holiday that I celebrate is Christmas because I’m Christian and that’s my religion to celebrate Christmas me and my family we all get together at my house Christmas eve and we make ginger bread houses and watch Christmas movies on Netflix and we get to open one present that night and then Christmas day we wake up and my mom and mom mom cook a big breakfast for the whole family and we sit down and eat and enjoy the food and then when were all done we go sit around the tree and start opening…

1. What did the Lord say to Noah after he had done all that God had commanded him? a. Come into the ark you and all your household b. Preach unto this wicked and perverse generation c. Fill the ark with food and provisions and every living thing. Gen. 6:22 -7:1 a 2. Why did God tell Noah and his house to enter the ark? a. Because I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation b. For the rain begins the end of all living beings here. c. For through…

Sumerian art was ornate and complex. The mediums that were used were sculpture and painting. The figures and paintings showed their reverence towards the gods and a religious culture. Most sculptures were made of clay and “the bodies were cylindrical and not differentiated by gender, uplifted heads and hands clasped – pose of supplication – wanting or waiting on something” (“Sumerian”). Practically all sculptures were used for religious rituals or religious adornment. “The Warka Vase, is the…

The Holocaust was a time of sorrow and tragedy for many people living in Europe. The holocaust, lowercased, derives “from the Greek olokaustion, and means ‘an offering consumed by fire’” (Webster Dictionary). Holocaust, with an uppercased ‘H’ refers to the mass destruction of the Jewish people, caused by the Nazi Germans. “A girl of 12, Alicia had suffered enough pain to last a lifetime. Many lifetimes” (Harding). Alicia Jurman was nine-years-old when the Holocaust began, and was…

c. In Simply Jesus, Wright explains the reasoning behind Jesus using parables as a method to paint a divine picture of what was happening right now; What life would look like with God as king through storytelling to reveal the character and redeeming qualities of God. The beauty and vision of His kingdom could be demonstrated through the telling of the parables and would also let people know that the kingdom is here. His teaching suggested that the time to repent and rejoice is not a future…

innocence. His childhood and values have been slayed by the Nazis and he only senses death around him. As time went by, Elie’s anger for God grew, and as a consequence, his belief in the Almighty faded away. Elie begins to become rebellious towards Judaism in order to express his resentment against the false God. He explained, “I did not fast…. there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence. As I swallowed my rations of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of…

To be religious is to be spiritual. A sacred space is designated by the people as a holy place or even a burial ground. These places have some similarities and some differences. In this essay I will describe each location, similarities and differences each one has. Despite any religion or deity each place signifies a specific time in history where God was reverenced. In 100 B.C., the pyramid of the sun was created in Teotihucan, Mexico. Teotihucan means “place where the Gods where born.” The…

As Atwood finalizes her argument, things begin to unfold for Offred and the readers are given an interesting perspective into the society in which the handmaid's live. Offred reflects on the beginning of the Gilead society, when it was first forming. She remembers that Jews were given the option to emigrate or convert, considering they were Sons of Jacob and “therefore special.” (200). She clarifies that Jews were typically hanged for solely being jewish as the Catholic was hanged for his faith.…

The Devoted I bet most devout Christians and Jews, who follow the Bible, believe their following the Book of Books down to the core , but are they really taking the Bible literally? Imagine living life exactly as the past prophets did. From stoning individuals ,flying to the holy home of the major three religions , Jerusalem and herding sheep ,performing a chicken sacrifice in New York ,to getting someone to take a house call and come inspect your whole wardrobe for anything containing “mixed…

are all important to take into account, especially for parents expecting a son, or even just those who have any sort of real opinion on the issue. Because it has found its way into being the most-performed elective surgery, people unassociated with Judaism or Islam likely have little to no clue about the origins of circumcision. At the same time, those choosing it for the risk-reduction reasons may not have full knowledge of what exactly the procedure is preventing, just how effective it truly…