Hanukkah

The main cause of the start of the reform of Judaism was Moses Mendelssohn in the 1780s. He is known as the father of the Haskalah which comes from the word “reason” or “intellect.” Mendelssohn stated that Judaism is a rational religion that is made to change and shift as time goes on. A more modern Reform Judaism began at the start of the 19th century. Rabbi Abraham Geiger felt that people disliked the Judaism because they it was too rigid, dull and old-fashioned. His goal was to alter…

Around the sixth century the first of the Hebrew people settled in the Iberian Peninsula. At this time captives and exiles spent most their time here in the peninsula since they were sent there. Most of the stories are just word of mouth passed down from Muslim Spain while they were enjoying life. So the inquiry may be how did Jewish life start in Christian Spain? In the north of the peninsula landmass minute Hebrew groups were already established there before the tenth century. Around a century…

I attended Crestwood’s 7th and 8th Grade Band Seasonal Winter Concert. The ensemble consisted of Crestwood’s 7th and 8th Grade Kentwood students. The performance was conducted by Crestwood’s music instructor, Jason Townsend. In total, there were 13 pieces performed, but 6 pieces of them were played as an ensemble. Other pieces were simply solo and ensemble music performed by 7th and 8th Grade students. Solo and ensemble pieces were “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,” performed by A. Adhikari, Q.…

3:58 p.m. I’m sitting on my dark brown, leathered chair, watching an episode of Orange is The New Black, while Mark is walking around the apartment in a hastily manner. As Mark is walking a marathon in here, I notice that our apartment looks peculiarly similar to that of Joey and Chandler’s in the sitcom Friends. We have an entertainment center that takes up at least 27% of the room. We have a 40 inch flat-screen television. We have a foosball table near the kitchen. We even have a portrait of a…

Judaism vs. Hinduism Judaism and Hinduism are much more similar up close than they appear at a distance. Now after some looking into them both I realize just how alike they really are. After you have read about the comparison between them, you will realize how much these two really have in common. The two religions I chose to compare are Judaism and Hinduism. Judaism is a Middle Eastern religion that originated in Israel. Hinduism is a religion that originated in India. Both of these religions…

The rebellion was led by Judas Maccabeus, who led one of the small bands of Jewish fighters to defeat the mighty army of Antiochus. The rebels finally managed to purify the temple, and are still celebrated by the Jews today in a celebration called Hanukkah. The Maccabees then set up their own government, but the Maccabean rulers called themselves kings yet they were not from the line of King David. This upset the Jews who were against the cruel style of the Maccabean style of control, and the…

Imagine a world where there is no Christmas; people would be miserable without the holiday. I adore many other holidays such as: the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Easter, et cetera, but Christmas is easily my favorite. There are multiple reasons as to why it is my favorite whether it is the food, culture, or even the fulfilling memories. Here are various senses on why I love everything about Christmas. First, there are presents given and received during Christmas and it reminds people that if…

The Jewish Nation The Jewish nation is in every single place you go. The Jewish nation has not had their own country in a long time, so they have had a trouble settling. Since they never had their own nation, they have been bullied and moved so much yet they develop more and more everyday. The Jewish nation is heavily cultured and has a strong, rich history of tribulation and success and it can be traced to its origins and the development of the nation to see what an excellent nation it has…

Cohen and Wertheimer claim that the main issues contributing to the challenges of Jewish continuity are intermarriage, falling birthrates, and the differences between the Jewish denominations. According to the Pew survey, around 2,100,000 American people who are of a Jewish parent who has intermarried do not identify as Jewish. Another issue is the falling birthrates. A major component of this is the fact that any people are “coupling off” during or after prime childbearing years. For…

parents push and challenge their children to success. When Amy Chua's 7-year-old daughter failed to master a new piece on the piano, Chua drove her relentlessly. Chua said that she “threatened [her daughter] with no lunch, no dinner, no Christmas or Hanukkah presents, and no birthday parties for two, three, four years" (Dewar). Through this evidence the author provided, Dewar appeals to her audience as she conveys a sense of shock and disbelief over how Chua would treat her seven-year-old…