Judaism

more Jews. Cohen goes on to say that while the math is right, in a deeper sense, it is very wrong. Many children of intermarried parents do not consider themselves to be Jewish outside of the religion aspect. As Jews in a Jewish school, we know that Judaism goes much deeper than religiosity. There are texts, customs, traditions, holidays, etc. Cohen finishes by saying that while Sasson’s math is correct, that the actual number of American Jews will even out or even grow in the near future, that…

The idea of eating clean is heavily present throughout Jewish text and tradition. In Judaism, kashrut is followed to keep the body clean and holy. Kashrut is the Jewish practice of preparing and consuming foods in a clean and proper fashion. This paper will explain the practice of kashrut, starting with its origin and moving on to describe what foods can be eaten, what measures must be taken for a food to be considered clean, why meat and dairy cannot be consumed together, how kashrut changes…

Sanctification: Finally, after working through the meat of the ordis salutis, I arrive at the heart of soteriology: sanctification, a union with Christ, and a covenantal partnership with God to be kingdom-bringers. Although sin nature still affects us as Calvin notes, the election and mercy of God, the imputation of Christ, and the impartation by the Holy Spirit lead me to a point in which I no longer am defined by my sin nature. Literally, my sin nature died when Christ died. When Jesus died…

Lauren Winner’s Mudhouse Sabbath discusses many conflicting views between Christianity and Judaism. Chapter five of Mudhouse Sabbath addresses tefillah, or prayer. This chapter is important because it shows that prayer between religions can actually be very similar, but still have some distinct differences. Winner starts the chapter with a story from her early teens. She talks about Ruby Lichtensein, an older member of the synagogue, who gives Lauren a prayer book for her Bat Mitzvah. Because…

In the handout on Anti-Semitism and the excerpt titled, How Jews Became White Folks by Karen Brodkin, it is clear that the structure of injustice presented in both of these pieces was that of institutional anti-Semitism. According to Michael Lerner, the definition of anti-Semitism is “the systematic discrimination against Jews and against Jewish cultural, intellectual, and religious heritage” (Adams pp. 135). Prior to the readings, I had the misconception that anti-Semitism strictly occurred in…

4.2. The role in Religious ritual. Water plays an important role in the practices and beliefs of many religions since ancient times. Water is mainly used for cleansing and purifying in many of the religious rituals. The significance of it may differ from one religion to another. Its two qualities are being the source of life, and instrumentality of washing and cleaning. These underlie its place in every culture and faith. According to Eliade, water has more or less the same function in the…

others. Finally, none of the religions want others to control the region and wish they themselves had sole power over the city. To begin, there are three major world religions that view Jerusalem as a holy city. Those religions are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. They all have specific reasons for viewing it as…

Judaism is a monotheistic religion that positions a lot of focus on deeds. The Jewish ancestry is very common among the western hemisphere because it compromises one-third of its population. The Western Civilization even had a major impact on the ancient Jews. This impact was that the Western Civilization might have conquered various uncertainties about life, which were once the ideas of ancient Jews. When deciding what it was that the ancient Jews possessed that had the most impact on the…

Nazi Germany constructed a vigorous conflict between Christianity and Judaism in the early 1900s, and divided Germany because of the variety of incompatible religious beliefs within the country. Nine-year-old Bruno, the son of a Nazi soldier, grew up in the middle of this cluster. After he moves from Berlin to Poland, he discovers that there is a concentration camp located near his new house. He becomes friends with one of the jewish boys that lives inside the camp by communicating with him…

the current Monarchs Isabella I and Ferdinand II of Aragon became suspicious of the Crypto-Jews. Crypto Jews were Jews who "converted" to Catholicism but were secrectly practicing Judaism. Not only was this inquisition intended to overthrow the Medieval Inquisition but also guide those converting from Islam and Judaism. Unfortunately that guidance was a subject of a previous decree 's formed by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. This inquisition…