Hasidic Judaism

Every person on the earth has a worldview, whether they comprehend it or not. Consequently, one the most foundational topics of Developing a Christian mind has been the concept of a worldview; what shapes them, what they consist of, and how they affect everyday life. There are a few defining characteristics of what shapes a Biblical worldview, such as; Creation, The Fall and Redemption. However, one of the biggest problems with a Biblical worldview is the concept of Dualism, which twists the…

Sayed Kashua’s collection of newspaper columns, Native, tells the story of Kashua’s life living in a divided Israel as an Arab. The Arab-Israeli conflict occurring in Israel has created unmasked tension between the Arabs and Jews who are sharing the land. This has created a culture of each group wanting to garner support and sympathy for their “side” of the conflict. As an Arab writing to a Hebrew audience, one might assume Kashua uses his newspaper column to promote the Arab side. While…

The city of Jerusalem is a religious and holy space to many who live there or simply visit, but what about Jerusalem makes religious or holy in the first place? There are buildings with an empty meaning until it is labeled, buildings with an unacknowledged history that can or cannot be proven, and people confused with their purpose in life. Jerusalem has carried many of these characterizations and factors and yet no one truly understood how the religious and holy space was formed in the city.…

Women Who Made a Difference Women, while often portrayed as unimportant to the hero’s success or failure, were sometimes the catalyst that aligned the hero with fate. Siduri, in The Epic of Gilgamesh, gave Gilgamesh the information he needed to complete his quest for immortality. It was, however, her words of wisdom that ultimately offered the answers he sought. Rebekah, in The Old Testament, executed a plan so Jacob, rather than Esau, received his father’s blessing. When Esau vowed to kill…

is not at odds with Rogin’s theory—that the lack of anti-Semitism on screen, and framing the film as a generational conflict is a form of encouraging assimilation. Musser’s reading, his assertion that the choice is not between Christianity and Judaism, but between tradition and modernity is based on the reading of the film as a tale of upwards mobility and aspirational achievement. Yet that form of achievement is rooted, fundamentally, in what Rogin refers to as the ‘fragmenting of the Jewish…

Alexander was driven to discover and conquer as much land as he can. It was important that back then in order for an empire to be strong it must be in control with as much land as possible. On his journey in the middle east he stumbled upon modern day Jordan where the Jewish people inhabited that land. According to one book, “the greater part of the area belonged to the kingdom of Jordan – is the broken table-land round Jerusalem, roughly corresponding with the territory known in Roman times as…

This research paper will allow you to see how the testimonies and history will reveal God’s Sovereignty, restoration, and his assurance to the people of Israel and us today thought out the book of Daniel and his prophecies. Daniel ‘name means ‘God is my Judge. For instance, in Chapters 1, vs 17. The early prophecies in Daniel life. Chapters 2., 4, 5. The Prophetic Book will reveal how God uses dominion of other nations, adversity, pride to humble and bring all people back to him.. We will…

There is a line in the musical Spamalot where Sir Robin sings to King Arthur; “In any great adventure, if you don 't want to lose ... you won 't succeed on Broadway if you don 't have any Jews!" (PBS, Broadway Musicals). If you can look past the sweeping generalization, Sir Robin’s surprising lyric turns out to be very true about musicals. Historians have recognized that Jewish immigrant culture heavily influenced the content of musical theatre when it was popularized in America during the early…

Hitler’s plans of destruction and agonizing pain that he brought to the Jews was not expected by citizens, soldiers, and the nations around the world. In January 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. He began removing all other political parties, and soon the Nazi party was the only party left which enables him to carry out the Final Solution. The Nazi soldiers acted systematically in order to exterminate more than six million Jews. Throughout World War Two the actions…

In the novel Night, by Elie Weisel, the Nazis reduce the Jews to objects that are a nuisance to them, stripping them of their value as humans. This dehumanization happens very gradually during the Holocaust, like a frog being cooked in water that slowly boils. The Jewish people adapt to any and every circumstance they’re thrown into. When they’re first moved to the ghettos they embrace it saying it’s their own land separated from the cruelty and that really the German’s are protecting them. This…