Maimonides

He yearns to study the text so badly, he asks his father for a master who could guide him in his studies. His father replies to him saying, “You are too young for that. Maimonides tells us that one must be thirty before venturing into a world of mysticism, a world fraught with peril” (4). So Elie continues to study the Talmud, however things are about to change. During the beginning time of life in the concentration camp…

Students’ uniform Annotated Bibliography Toppo, Greg. “What to wear? Schools increasingly making that decision.” USA TODAY. 18 Aug. 2013. Web. 5 Jul. 2015. One of the paragraph mentions the effects of wearing uniforms are not very clear, unsupportive from the data or to some extend that wear uniforms have negative impact on student. So this point provides very powerful evidence. Schools make students wear uniforms look for the better performances in school, the purpose is undeniable and kind.…

How do Reform Judaism and Orthodox Judaism compare regarding homosexuality? Reform Judaism has embraced and are very supportive of same-sex marriage equality. Orthodox Judaism is the opposite and are against homosexuality and see it as a sin. Although the two religions were based upon the same beliefs they have very different views on this particular topic. Orthodox Judaism is more outdated and still practice their old-fashioned ways. Reform Judaism is very modernized and accepting of modern…

If one had an opportunity to positively impact someone’s life, should they do it? Most people would immediately answer yes. But what if it negatively impacts their lives? Should they still be willing to make a difference? Many individuals would hesitate before answering because it is human nature to want to help others, but it also human nature to want to live comfortably. Does this mean they are unintentionally selfish people? According to Peter Singer, in order to live a morally decent life,…

Few people would argue the value of creating a story of a life lived. In fact, it’s why I consider it a wholly noble idea that I create my own life’s story. From it, I hope my descendants will likely learn something valuable and endearing, tragic or disgusting and distasteful from the life I’ve experienced, but nonetheless might know me. Not in as much as my inability to convey the message, but more so just the total lack of interest by many in hearing what I have to say is what I consider a…

Contraception is an extremely controversial topic in the world today. Differing opinions about birth control can be found between genders, political parties, and most importantly, religions. Judaism is probably one of more the lenient religions when considering contraception as far as what is acceptable and not acceptable. Unlike most religions, Jewish law does not ban the use birth control all together. Like many subjects in the Jewish religion, contraception is judged on a case-by-case…

Genetic engineering is the modification of an organism 's genetic composition by artificial means, often involving the transfer of specific traits, or genes, from one organism into a plant or animal of an entirely different species. This type of technology gives parents and doctors an almost “G-d- like” position. Should parents be able to choose certain traits for their children if the children cannot give consent to this? Are their safety hazards to this picking and choosing? According to…

presentations at clinical meetings/grand rounds and journal reviews. In the same vein, I have acquired a three months hands-on clinical experience at Medcare multispecialty clinic, Brooklyn New York and observership programs of one month each at Maimonides medical center Brooklyn New York and Yale New Haven hospital, Connecticut. This has undoubtedly given me the required exposure and knowledge of the United States medical system and multicultural society, which will make it easy to blend in…

vague understanding of our natural world or any other supernatural questions. Today we can attribute many of our beliefs, customs, and traditions to these people who influenced religion and philosophy. Certainly, those like Plato’s, Plotinus, and Maimonides all contributed to many versions of religion now well established around the world, because they chose to follow a different path towards knowledge. Although, many have grown distant from any type of inter-reflection…

even put such great emphasis on the topic and is barely mentioned in the Torah. The notion of an afterlife is only ever discussed in writing done centuries after Moses received the Torah from God at Mount Sinai, mainly done by scholars, such as Maimonides and Nachmanides. In contrast to that, Buddhism’s end goal is to achieve Nirvana and therefore nearly all of its teachings revolve around ways to achieve release from the world as soon as…