Kashrut

Hey Joshie, I have a few words for you and hope you read it. I am willing to put down a lot of money that you left Torah Judaism because you are mad at the institutions that are associated with it. You dont hate Shabbat or Kashrut, you dont hate Teffilin and Tzitzit, you are mad as hell at the "frum culture" that is rotten from the inside out. You hate the "chumra of the month club"; you hate the unneccesary barriers between men and women (outside of Tefilah); you hate the Shiduch system and…

From the beginning of recorded history, there have been many different ways to prepare food. From cavemen eating raw flesh to modern restaurant standards, food preparation has advanced in many ways. The laws of kashrut compose a diet called kosher. Although some see this as an expensive or time-consuming tradition, there are benefits to this way of life. The practice of a kosher diet has a positive effect on the community for many reasons, including the availability of jobs, the care of the…

A taboo is an activity that is banned or not allowed words based on religious beliefs or morals. They came from ancient times, because people did not want to speak and think bad and provocative things. Breaking a taboo is extremely bad and unpleasant in society as a whole. Around the world, an act may be taboo in one culture and not in another. Prohibitions ranged from strict taboos in which a species or area was forbidden by the ancestors to social norms that concerned acceptable behavior when…

Court Jews lived life at a level that the common Jew was restricted from in Christian ruled society. Sometimes a court Jew was able at his own will to choose were he lived within an empire, to legally have a rabbi and be permitted to follow the kashrut laws of Judaism. One of the world’s most famous court Jews is Mayer Amschel Rothschild who served as a court Jew in Frankfurt under the rule of William the first. Meyer Rothschild was born in the Jewish Ghetto in Frankfurt and was one of eight…

“I will never forget your commandments, for you have used them to restore my joy and health” (Ps. 119:93). This phrase from the Old Testament in the Christian Bible has several different variations, and as a result, the message is slightly different in each case. Despite this, the overarching message is still present; through following the Bible, one can improve themselves. This can refer to their character or health. Various religions, aside from Christianity, have a number of rules set in…

Thomas Cahill argues that the Jews greatly affected Western society. Although the Jews are small in number, their contributions affect the way all people - both Jewish and non-Jewish behave. Firstly, Judaism introduced the concept of democracy to the world. In the book of Shmot, when G-d defeats the demi-god Pharoah, He proves no political figure can be a god. Furthermore, the 10 plagues are a direct attack against Egyptian gods: the transformation of the Nile river into blood an affront to the…

The cross of Christianity is the main symbols which indicate that Jesus die on the cross to save the people. God is the king he the creator, that teaches god words is the truth, whom he is the god who speak the truth (Jn.17:17) whom he is our god which is the truth in the revelation is the bible. Although, he teaches that all men and women of all races is the creator of god equally. Christianity is the bible of the old testament (/old-testament) (the Jewish bible) also new testament (/testament)…

The world three important religions; Islam, Christianity and Judaism are often debated for their competing and differentiated doctrines and beliefs system. However, this essay argues that there are more similarities between these religions than differences. In order to understand the similarities and differences between these religions, it is important to know about their basic belief system. Islam is a religion, which emerged in the 7th century and the followers of Islam are known as Muslims.…

GREATNESS: AN OPINION, A FACT, OR A POINT OF VIEW? "We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world and I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common - which is - we all want to be happy"-Ellen DeGeneres. Being a Jewish person this quote really speaks to me. In Judaism every year we get farther from Matan Torah becoming less knowledgeable in Torah so we worry that we will never be as great as the rabbis…

• Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews. • Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust). • Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide,…