Hasidic Judaism

Judaism is a religion that have been around for centuries. Many people practice this religion there are many different forms of this religion which includes Orthodox, Ultra Orthodox, Hasidic, Conservative, and Reconstructionist. Each group practice the religion a little differently than the other one. Orthodox Jews and Conservative Jews believe in most of the same ideas and is debated that they are the same. One person that classify as Jewish is Adam Sandler. Sandler was born into a Jewish…

Paul Celan is perhaps the greatest German-Jewish poet in the twentieth century. He was born in 1920 in Czernowitz, in the Kingdom of Romania (now a part of Ukraine). He was raised in an educated German-speaking Jewish family. He studied medicine at the age of 18 in France, but left early when the German occupied Austria in 1938. He then changed his course of study to learn Romance languages. When the danger spread all over Europe, he tried to warn his family, but it was too late for them to…

There are a lot of correlations between the movie we just watched “The Chosen”, and the history of Judaism. The notion of a chosen people descended from Noah to Abraham, Moses, and David. Some examples of that are henotheism, Changing Abram’s name to Abraham, circumcision, and the Promise of Progeny. With Moses it was the covenant of law and love. David with being the “son” of God, and him being the first Messiah. The Jewish had 613 commandments while the Gentiles have 10. Being chosen means you…

One of the most controversial topics in our world today is the idea of God. I will write my paper on how His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama and rabbi Abraham J. Heschel address the issue of a transcendent. People struggle with the continuous issue of whether or not God is real. They also struggle with the thought that if God is real, what is the purpose or what are you supposed to do with God in your life? Do you believe you were created by a supreme being with a specific purpose on how to live…

it nevertheless controls from within. Rethinking the way we speak may therefore result in the discovery of new landscapes. A cursory Google search on ‘Judaism and intermarriage’ suggests a monolithic forbiddance of the practice within Judaism and uniform disgust for this stance from those outside the tradition. On the one hand, Orthodox and Hasidic websites host articles and books such…

with family and faith. To start off with Reuven and Danny become good friends after Danny nearly blinds Reuven during their intense softball game. Both boys are from different Jewish backgrounds. Reuven is a traditional Orthodox Jew and Danny is a Hasidic Jew. Reuven’s father is a dedicated scholar who wants his son to be a mathematician, but he wants to be a rabbi. Danny’s father is the head of…

Written by Chaim Potok, The Chosen takes place during significant moments in world history. The Chosen begins at the end of World War II in Williamsburg where it was heavily populated by Jews in 1940s. Throughout the book, The Chosen includes various actions in 1940s related to political situations in the world at that time. Those events are not mere backdrops but contribute significantly to plot and content. Among them, there are five significant historical events that influence on Malter’s and…

youtube videos was made to expand his experience to others who are foreign to the following religions: Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism. Zac’s purpose is for the viever to gain further understanding like he did. I learned key concepts in each faith and pieces that caught my attention that helped in understanding their beliefs and way of life. The video gave me an insight to key informations about Judaism. First, I learned about the Mezuzah. It is a scribe where part of the Torah is handwritten. It…

Section 1: Understanding of the Jewish Theology of Suffering During the Holocaust extremely destructive and tragic events shook the history of Judaism across the world and, in particular, Germany. Anti-Semitism had heavily influenced the Nazi siege focused on eliminating/ exterminating the Jewish race. Human dignity was mocked during the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party occupying Poland as the Jews were put through forced labour, to result in the demolition of such human group. A large number…

McClymond, Kathryn. “The Chosen: Defining American Judaism.” Shofar, vol. 25, no. 2, 2007, pp. 4–23., www.jstor.org/stable/42944233. In this work, the author describes her emotions as she read The Chosen for the first time as an adolescent. McClymond goes into detail about the biographical information concerning Chaim Potok. She also discusses the details of Potok leaving the very traditional and strict practice of the Hasidic Jewish population. Potok would seek a less religious education as he…