Jehoram of Israel

All across the globe, in the corners of every country, in every society, food is the center of each person’s life. Different cultures include unique foods into their diets, for many different reasons. In the Jewish community, religion is the basis for dietary inclusions no matter the geographic region people live in. Jewish foods are mainly centered around religion, these being matzo, a sympathetic-magic food and tzimmes which is a famous cultural prestige food. One of the most common Jewish…

In the quotation Elie describes clearly about his feeling to the God. This quotation is a strong affirmation about how he already lost in faith. Elie felt like he is no longer have to ask for anything, no need to be sorrowful or worship no more. On the contrary, he felt powerful after all that happen. He realized that he is alone in the world, without God or other people. No humanity that can saved him. He was strong enough to through this rather than keep bound to the God whom he trusts for so…

The World War Two(WW2) period in Canada was not a pleasant time to live in Canada or any part of the world for that matter because most people would not like to live in or through a war. This was a period of sadness and loss in Canada because of the many deaths and injuries Canadians had to face, not only that but having food rations and their families split apart. Overall, the WW2 period in Canada led to a more weaker and more divided country. This can be seen through the following three…

The award winning author Jay Mullings once wrote, "Complacency is man's biggest weakness. It creeps upon us when we least expect it." Complacency is a feeling of uncritical satisfactory with oneself. Many of the townspeople in World War II remained silent about the acts of Nazi Germany because of fear, as well as false hope. Throughout the war the townspeople were in complete denial and they did not want to believe what was actually happening. There were many lies fed to the citizens as well.…

Numerous social issues are spreading rapidly around the world, but the social issue of child soldiers has had a drastic increase in recent years. Currently, about 250,000 child soldiers exist worldwide (“Child Soldiers” World Vision). Although the recruitment of child soldiers has existed for several years, currently in various regions rebellious organizations along with military forces of countries have increased the recruitment of child soldiers. Specifically, children in the Middle East face…

where the Jewish population was said to contain less than ten people (Roth). Nahmanides built a synagogue that lasted until the 1948 War of Independence, destroyed by the fleeing Jordanians. Nahmanides is one of the first of many Jews to return to Israel with the hope of freedom from persecution (Roth). The 1986 film “The Disputation of Barcelona”, though ending with an exile, depicts what a free medieval society can achieve. To the dismay of the friars, the honesty of the conversation actually…

For this assignment, I went to the Ohio State Hillel Center. The Hillel Center, while close to campus, was rather hard to get to due to the construction in the area. The building is not one that I would assume was a religious one, as there were no religious markers on the exterior of the building. In the foyer of the Hillel Center, there is a table in which the candles that symbolized the beginning of the Shabbat ceremony sat on. Around the table sat many pieces of informational literature…

The movie Escape From Sobibor had an unexpected effect on me. It was very sad but equally as informational. There were things I had never even knew happened in the Holocaust. I know I will forever look at the Holocaust affected more than just Jews. In my eyes this event in history will forever be one of God’s greatest achievements. First, Escape From Sobibor was a very surprising movie. I knew the conditions of the camp were bad but I underestimated actually how bad the conditions were. The…

In The Jewish Question, Karl Marx questions whether or not the Jewish people can achieve civil and political freedom in the world (Marx 1). Marx asserts that all individuals, including the Jews, need to forfeit their religion to obtain civil freedom (Marx 3). Similarly, individuals need to abandon their religion to gain political freedom (Marx 5). Therefore, Marx emphasizes that everyone must lose something in order to gain freedom (Marx 3). Marx states, “We must emancipate ourselves before we…

celebrate with me! My Torah portion is called Ki Tavo and comes from the book of Deuteronomy. It is from chapter 26 verse 1 through chapter 29 verse 6. Ki Tavo means when you come, and the portion starts with the Jews entering the land of our heritage, Israel. My Torah portion begins with the Jews being commanded to give their first fruits. They are also told to…