Shabbat

Elie Wiesel was born September 30th, 1928 in Sighet, a town in modern day Romania. He was born to a jewish hasidic family and spoke Yiddish in their home. Elie had three sisters, Hilda, Beatrice, and Tzipora. Elie studied both Talmud teachings and Kabbalah in his childhood. In 1940, when Elie was fifteen, his whole family was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He and his father managed to stay together through the “selection” period. In line to the selection of either work or cremation in the camp…

The Schindler’s List opens up with a close up of hands lighting a pair of Shabbat (Sabbath) candles, followed by the sound of a Hebrew prayer blessing the candles it sounds similar to the call to prayer for Muslims minus the embellished throaty notes. The wisp of dying flames fades into the next scene, now in black and white and becomes a plume of smoke from a steam engine. A folding table is setup on the train platform where a single family registers as Jews. The single table becomes many…

Moses is undoubtedly one of the most important scriptural figures in Judaism, and his influence has been felt through every generation of the religion. In fact, Moses’ prophetic narrative and heroic actions were so far-reaching that they transcended his own era and established Jewish traditions that are carried on this day. According to tradition, Moses received both written instruction from God in the form of the Ten Commandments and oral teachings from God at Mount Sinai and Mount Horeb.…

traditional rituals. For the Jews, they claim Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to be two important holidays. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year, while Yom Kippur is essentially a way to get closer to Good, consisting of ten days of worship and fasting. Shabbat is their time of rest and it begins Friday evening and ends late Saturday evening. The Christians celebrate Christmas (the birth of Jesus) and Easter, the resurrection of Jesus. Other days they claim to be rather holy are Sundays. On…

A couple of examples are Friday night Shabbat dinners, Jesus’s Last Supper, and meals like the White House Correspondents Dinner. Each of these meals had the common theme of bringing people together and divulging on food together, whether the purpose of the meal is religious or social.“The serving…

Many forms of religions cover the globe but not one sticks out as much as Christianity. At the most basic level, a “Christian” is anyone who professes that Jesus of Nazareth is the “Christ” .Leading into saying, most Christians of the past and present believe much more about Jesus: that he was not just a great prophet, or miracle-worker but that his relationship with God was so close and unique that he could rightly be called the Son of God,and given many other titles, some of which make him…

they make a stand where everybody is equal. * Judaism: The religion which came down to Earth with Moses (PBUH) and under different revelations (Talmud, Zabur and Torah). Jews are not allowed to use any electric or electrical appliances during Shabbat which starts few minutes before sunset on Friday until Saturday, where a congregative prayer is held at the synagogue. According to what we know, Judaism does not create any conflict in the workplace, except with food-related issues like…

Can Intermarriage Lead To An Increase In The Number Of Jews In America? The authors of this article outline the question: Can Intermarriage Lead To An Increase In The Number Of Jews In America? It is an intriguing question. At first glance one might think to themselves that this is an erroneous question, but when examining the logic behind the question, it is apparent that this is not a poor question, but rather an interesting one. When looking at the simple numbers, one may believe that the…

• 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,…

Throughout history individuals have always strived to find the most efficient way of living. Soylent is just another example of this truth. In Lizzie Widdicombe's article, she presents the “hopes” and “nightmares” of creating a shortcut to sit down meals. Meals consume time and money, but they also provide us with a social break during our hectic schedules. Additionally, humans do not only eat food to sustain life, but for the reason that it is enjoyable to taste, a way to learn about different…