Judaism

people. After all, there are 613 oddly specific commandments. Many people don’t know that following the commandments actually make one’s life better. By paying more attention to the food you eat you are allowing yourself to appreciate food more. Judaism has many laws regarding food such as separating meat and dairy and eating meat that comes from an animal that chews its cud and has split hooves. A clear example of Judaism’s emphasis on…

To what extent does Yehuda Amichai use symbolism to convey his own personal religious views in his poems? Deemed one of the most renowned poets of the twentieth century, Yehuda Amichai was well known and celebrated for the controversial topics and issues regarding religion and corruption discussed in the majority of his poems. Amichai, was raised in a strict Orthodox Jewish family, his cultural background served as inspiration in poems such as, but not limited to: “For My Birthday,” “Jerusalem…

Titus in the first century CE during the first Jewish-Roman War, leaving only the Western Wall. In an account by Sulpicius Severus, he discussed the events and the perceived motives years after they occurred, and the Roman’s motives to eradicate Judaism and their acknowledgement of The Second Temple having centuries long significance to the Jewish people are both parts of this account, which are mirrored in prior accounts.[7] Accounts of repeated attacks, pillages, and desecrations of Jewish…

biblical scrolls contain very similar content to what is in the Bible today and are the most original copies of the current bible. There are three religions who all share believe and importance of the Dead Sea scrolls these religions are Christianity, Judaism and and Islam. As the manuscripts are important to all three of these religions it brings people from all different cultures…

Changed Forever During the night of November 10, 1938 devastating destruction took place to Jewish businesses, synagogues, property, and lives. The night is referred to as Kristallnacht or night of broken glass. German police were ordered to destroy Jewish property, but not touch anything German. This day affected the emotions, religion, and finances of Jewish people. To begin, during the time after, the Jewish experienced many emotions. Many of them tried to hide their emotions in order not…

“Temple Mount Summary” Israeli authorities have taken action through banning all non-Muslim prayer within Temple Mount’s compound and restricting Jewish prayer to the tattered remnants of the West Wall in an attempt to dissipate heated debate of this sacred location. After an attempted Palestinian assassination of a protuberant Israeli advocate, Yehuda Glick, Israeli governmental officials temporarily forbade all Palestinian men under the age of 35 from entering the complex. Preceding Muslim…

The arrival of the Nazarene to the earth caused distress not only to the Jews but also to the Romans. Since that day forward there was a persecution against everyone whom believed in the Nazarene. After the dead of Jesus the Nazarene the Apostles started preaching the good news, apparently a different way of life and a new religion for the Jews. Therefore, they didn’t accept it; they have rooted in their hearts the Law of Moses. However, their witness's miracles performed by the believers of…

2) The cover of my story book has a pink Star of David with the title “Bat Mitzvah” on a scroll which represents the Torah. At the top, the Hebrew name “Becky” is spelled out in multicoloured stickers. All of this is on a white sheet of paper that is on top of a black binder. First of all, the reason I put the white sheet on top of the black binder instead of just placing the images on it is because of the contrast in your beliefs and the story. Next the logic behind the pink Star of David was…

the Earth and therefore should be thanked for his gifts. This is done by the Pilgrim festivals after the Priests have blessed the first fruits and the last grains. In 2 of the Jewish denominations, how do rituals that are a part of traditional Judaism,…

although I know the basis of Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism. I know very little about Islam besides the information that parallels with Christianity and Judaism. Because of this, I would like to learn about the origins of each faith and how each faith influences or affects the other, such as why Buddhism became dominant in India when it was first founded…