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I attended a Reform Jewish service at Temple Beth Shalom in Vero Beach, Florida on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 7:30pm which is known to the Jews as the Sabbath or Shabbat in Hebrew. I met a fellow student Mitzie Chatram at the Temple approximately fifteen minutes early so that we may introduce ourselves to the Rabbi. From the parking lot I was drawn immediately to Temple’s roof line which was dramatically arched with its highest point in the center and the sides bowed inward. There was beautiful…

trip to the Jewish synagogue in Nashville, TN was cultural trip that taught us how the Jewish people lived, the different holidays, the different sects, and the different laws of the church. I learned the Jewish traditions and how the traditions have evolved from America. The lady who spoke to us in the Jewish synagogue was very passionate about her religion. She lives close to the synagogue because of religious purposes. She had strong views and told us about the life of a Jewish. She…

The main theological or cultural differences that might lead to differences in observance of Yom Kippur is the approach each has to traditional Jewish law. As the “Institute of Curriculum Services” (2008) website states, traditional law includes both moral requirements and ritual obligations. The moral obligations focus on charity and pursuing justice, whereas the ritual obligations are such things…

128232: Life German leader, Adolph Hitler, conducted the largest genocide of the Jews, homosexuals, and anyone that did not have Aryan characteristics. Many people today study and observe the horrific events that took place throughout World War II. What many people do not consider is all of the survivors that lived through Hitler’s reign. Solomon Radasky once said, “When a person is in trouble he wants to live. He fights for his life…” (Radasky). All of the people that were imprisoned struggled…

is malicious behaviour that persecutes Jewish individuals Throughout history the Jewish community have been persecuted and tortured by other faiths for no justified reason. The first instances of Anti-semitism towards the Jews dates back to biblical times where they were captured as slaves in Egypt. Most of the time Jews were criticised for not fitting in with the rest of society, they separated themselves and refused to accept the ways of lives of non Jewish communities. The ‘Black Death’…

horrors that Jewish and other groups of people faced during the Holocaust were tragic. Ihe book Night, by Elie Wiesel follows his struggle through life as a Jew in this time and place. His whole world was flipped around when Germans invaded his home, and through the tragic events he witnessed, he watched the people around him become less and less human, going into survival mode. He managed to survive, and wrote this book about what he experienced. Some of the atrocities that the Jewish people…

with the negative judgment and prejudice theories many people in his country had about the Jewish population. In the mist of finding ourselves, our happy place can affect our relationship with our society positively and negatively. Daniel Mendoza was born in the east end of London. He was born to Jewish parents that were often bashed and hated for being Jewish. Daniel Mendoza, soon known as “Mendoza the Jewish Boxer” grew up in a difficult, unequal society.…

The Jewish people were dehumanized by the Nazis and robbed of hope and faith in God. The novella “Night” by Elie Wiesel begins in Seguit and continues from Auschwitz to Buchenwald during which time, Eliezer and his father, along with millions of other Jews were enslaved, tortured, starved and killed over a period of nine years. The treatment of the Jews during the Holocaust, broke their physical and mental stability and left them helpless. Hitler achieved his goal of making the Jews feel…

chasing Jewish mice. Certainly,…

Ellie Wiesel is considered to be one of the most prominent Jewish authors during the World War II era. Wiesel, through-out his life, has written many books portraying the vast accounts of social injustice the Jews experienced during the War. Wiesel’s critically acclaimed “Night” tells of these atrocities first hand and what he witness at a very young age. Ellie Wiesel is known for his striking imagery and colorful use of words to display the brutally of the Nazi regime in 1940s Europe. Across…