Judaism

The people of Germany have, since before even the reunification of 1873, always been struggling with their identity. The questions of who is Germany, what is Germany, and where is Germany has always been at the forefront of the German people’s minds. So much so that the collection of questions has been given the name ‘The German Question’. When most people hear about cultural, racial, or religious disputes in Germany they would think of the Jewish Europeans during World War II. While this…

synagogues for several doctrinal disagreements, early Christians, who were predominately Jewish, began gathering in the only place they could for worship, each others homes. Although the exclusion from temple worship was meant to bring the new sect of Judaism known as Christianity to an end, the first century house church became an incubator for the infant faith. Communion being such an essential aspect of early Christian worship, breaking bread together was primarily their reason for gathering.…

The God of Daniel S.: In Search of the American Jew. These ranges are called orthodox Hasidic Jew because their parents or grandparents were born as Jewish. There are some people who consider themselves an atheist even though they are Jews because Judaism cannot be defined in terms of religious belief (Lewis M. Hopfe, 2016). Reference: A Brief Introduction to Zoroastrianism. (n.d.). Retrieved from Kwintessential: http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/religion/zoroastrianism.html…

be a holy place and a land of sacredness it is also believed to be the city of hope and belonging. The main reason why I chose this worship site is to explore more about important places attached to the Jews. Obviously this online site represents Judaism as a religion, it is one of those important and vital place in the lives of many Jews as a whole. It was a very interesting experience exploring this site, I learnt so many facts about this worship site despite exploring it virtually I did not…

to be followed. It is up to the follower to choose to follow them strictly or loosely. People who follow these codes believe that they are closer to to their God or gods and will be accepted into their heaven, nirvana, or any other afterlife. In Judaism, they have what they call “The Ten Commandments”, which were laws or rules handed down to Moses by God. Some of the Ten Commandments were, “You shall not kill”, “ You shall not steal, “You shall not commit adultery”, and other basic rules that…

was surprised to learn that in his youth my dad’s Reform congregation merged with a Conservative congregation. I had never heard of this happening before. This merging of congregation created a situation where my dad could experience two types of Judaism. If someone gets to experience multiple perspectives on one religion it widens your perspective as a whole. My dad became more accepting of other views of religion and helped improve his character as a…

Jewish people have faced persecution for centuries, but the Holocaust was the most devastating to the Jewish community. “Many people prefer to use the Hebrew term Shoah (destruction) to denote the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jews, since it is less theologically ‘loaded’ than Holocaust” (Solomon, 119). Hitler and his Nazi regime sought to bring the final solution to the age old Jewish question, and in this process there were over 6 million Jews and several million others (Gypsies, homosexuals…

unity. This is also a common belief in Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism. Family unity is something that is important for oral traditions to be passed down to the generations. Also it is important for the family to worship together because it is a good influence on the young children. The children must be educated, so that they can continue the traditions and the faith. Voodoo has faced a lot of oppression, and so have Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism. It takes a very courageous group to…

experience it first hand. He believes that without this structural mobility there would be no social bond amongst the members belonging to that society. This does show that rites of passage does include power dynamics and in this case, whether in Judaism or any other religion, children are not members of society with much power, many rights, and responsibilities compared to an individual who has completed their bar mitzvah ceremony and have entered into adulthood. The best way to understand an…

marriage certificate. Accepting same sex couples allows religious groups to follow Jesus’s teaching, to avoid discrimination, and to follow the law. In many religions such as Mormonism, Christianity, and Judaism homosexuality (or same sex couples) are prohibited. In Mormonism, Christianity, and Judaism, they follow Jesus’s teaching. Jesus’s teaching says that, “we are to love one another and treat others the way you want to be treated.” During Jesus time on earth, many people like to test him…