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Gunshots. Bombs dropping. The sounds of all-encompassing death and despair. These are the sounds made on foreign soil in the Middle East. With the countless casualties of war and severe political unrest, it seems unlikely that many people would want to remain a part of their local unstable area. In fact, millions of Syrians have fled their homes since the beginning of the civil war in 2011. Many more wish to escape the military terror and flee to more peaceful areas, but currently, multiple…

The religion of Judaism also has illusionary aspects that God is a father and the children are the people of earth. Within the Jewish faith it is believe that God created the universe and that every Jew is able to have a personal relationship with God (BBC, 2012). This shows that God is viewed as a parental being that people can have a relationship with; which highlights the illusionary aspect of the religion. It is similar to the Christian faith, and Jews also believe that God affects every…

Hanukkah is a holiday celebrated by Jews. It is an eight day celebration of lights and fun. Hanukkah is celebrated to devote to the Holy Temple of Jerusalem. Which is why Hanukkah is a hebrew word which means dedication. Believe it or not Hanukkah can actually be pronounced and spelled two different ways. The candelabra lighting is the main part of the festival. The candelabra holds nine candles. However one of the candles is the shamash, also known as the consequent, which is used to light all…

Lee, Kaitlin Period 3 5/18/18 South Africa The Syrian Crisis is a conflict that has been raging on for seven years now. The conflict began when people started to peacefully protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but these protests were violently attacked, causing a quickly escalating rebellion. However, many outside countries have become involved in this conflict. Major supporters of Assad and the Syrian government include Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, while supporters of the…

Even though Florida has the third highest state population of Jews, many live in South Florida. South Florida consists of Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. Jews still faced Anti-Semitism throughout Florida history. When Spaniards began to settle in Florida, Jews were forbidden from settling and practicing their religion. After England bought Florida from the Spanish in 1763, Jews were legally allowed to settle, but there was still prejudice against them. Once Florida became a United…

THE DAILY JEWISH NEWS All about the Bchira vs Segula. Why are the Jewish people an Am Segula? During Grade 11 Rabbinics Class some interesting discoveries have been made about the true reason that the Jewish people are considered an Am Segula (treasured people). There are two different options on this argument: Bchira Vs Segula. Bchira means that we choose god and all his teachings so, therefore he chose us back in return. Segula says that God loves us, and therefore he chose us to be his…

As you go through history you will find many times where people claimed to be a messiah or a godly man and started a movement or religion. In this essay you will find many similarities between Shabbetai Tzvi and Yasho who were both big leaders in their times and to some turned out to be a fraud. Shabbtetai Tzvi, born on August 1, 1626, in Smyrna, Turkey under the Ottoman Empire was very smart man and well learnt in all aspects of the Torah .He claimed that god chose him as the messiah to…

War in Syria DBQ Essay Monica cubilla In Syria, many things caused the war, like beliefs, racism, and, arguments. war is one of the worst and cruel things to start. Also war cost a lot of money, lives, and time. in many cases war begins and fought for because of religious reasons but not the syrian war. the syrian war began because of its government. the people that started the syrian war are the pro-government. while the islamic groups have constantly in war with the anti-government and…

The practice of Kabbalah, often called Jewish mysticism, can be traced back to ancient Babylon. It's been described as a map of the unseen forces that shape our lives and how these forces are structured. Traditionalists believe that only men over the age of 40 who had knowledge of Jewish religious laws could gain a true understanding of the scriptures. Nevertheless, many Kabbalists are female and younger than 40 years old. The Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles, California offers Kabbalistic…

Another major reason Herzl wanted to create a Jewish state is because of the economic and class inequalities many Jewish people faced in different European countries. Herzl, in one section, describes how many Jewish people had to work even harder than mainstream Europeans when they entered into the middle class from the lower income class. Herzl states, “For we had, curiously enough, developed while in the Ghetto into a bourgeois people, and we stepped out of it only to enter into fierce…