Conservative Judaism

voice gives tribute to the Jewish past. He was raised as an Orthodox Jew, and has abandoned that in theory, but one can see in his writing, that he is rebelling against his rebellion. It’s as if he is unsure of his decision to abandon the Orthodox Judaism. Englander’s characters have a helpless bond to a Jewish tradition that gives them an identity, weather it is desired or…

The Shoah was an awful time, and somewhat embodies bulling in this day and age. The Shoah left may people questioning god’s love and if he was really there to watch over them and if so why was he letting this happen. Church as a Mystery The Shoah was such a catastrophe for Jewish people that they tried to make sense of how a loving God could allow 6 million of their people to be exterminated by the Nazis. Elie Wiesel a Jewish survivor of the Shoah who tried to make sense of the mystery of God…

The article is about a young boy named, Langston Hugs. In the article, he tells a story about time spent at his Aunt Reed’s house when he was approximately twelve years old, and although his aunt thought he had been saved one evening at church, he had not been. He went on to explain that the revival was going on while he was visiting, and that the night they attended the service, the musical atmosphere and the rejoicing was very evident as they stood outside the church. Langston, who was only a…

Do you think it would be awesome if your parents knew what you would look like and what personality traits you would have before you were even born? Well, in the Old Testament God gave many clues to the characteristics our Messiah would possess seven hundred years before he was born! These descriptions can be found in the book of Isaiah and are known as the Messianic prophecies. In the book of Isaiah, there is a section of prophecy-songs about our Savior. This section consists of chapters…

It's a challenge to believe what you cannot see. Furthermore, to be courageous enough to act upon a word spoken to your heart. In addition, the depth of our faith in the LORD, determines how we respond to His word given to us. The prophet Habakkuk was called by the LORD to prophesy to Israel during a time when there was great spiritual decline. Additionally, Habakkuk was deeply in distress, because the LORD had pronounced judgment against Israel, and was going to use the Babylonians to…

of Haroset, then they should look it up in a Passover Seder. This indicates that a person making this recipe does not need to be Jewish. Passover is one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar, so it is likely that anyone practicing Judaism would know the symbolic meaning behind the dish. It can be equated to bread and wine at Communion in the Christin faith: Everyone practicing the religion knows the symbolic meaning of the bread and wine as the body and blood of Christ.…

Although The Gospel According to Matthew does not state its authorship, it is generally based on church tradition rather than scripture (Keener 44). The earliest tradition states that the original Gospel was written in Hebrew by Matthew, a tax collector who later became one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus (Matthew 9.9) and subsequently translated into Greek. Most scholars believe that the Gospel was written in the area of Syria-Palestine between 70 CE and 90 CE, because the area is where the…

In the true story, “Night” by Elie Wiesel, a young boy and his family are captured and taken to a concentration camp. Through the pain and agony of losing his mother and sister as well as being transferred from camp to camp, Eliezer slowly loses his faith. Eliezer loses his faith in God, family, and humanity. There are many things that contribute to Eliezer losing his faith. One reason is because he is confused and doesn’t understand why God could let such an awful thing happen to him and to…

to Baghdad, the importance of community in the religion created a more resourceful city. In the city of Mecca, the place where Mohammed was born, the Bedouin in were aware of all of the religions because of trade. They knew about Christianity and Judaism, however, Islam seemed “different” to the Bedouin. The nomadic lifestyle was very difficult for them because “there were too many people competing for too few resources”(reading 3, 14). The Bedouin fought with other tribes relentlessly for food…

A Muslim extremist who attacked a church in a central African country and tried to kill its pastor has embraced Christianity after a man with “nail-scarred hands” appeared and spoke to him in a vision. In mid-March, Ibn Yakoobi and other Muslim extremists attacked Christians gathered for a 21-day prayer and fasting period at the Assembly of Loving God (ALG) church armed with rods and swords, but the believers were saved through divine intervention, Bibles for Mideast details. When Yakoobi tried…