Synagogue

when he was 12. Elie Wiesel studied by day and by night he went to the synagogue. He was an observant kid and he wanted to study the Kabbalah, which was the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible. Moshe The Beadle helped him study everytime they saw each other.Moshe the Beadle was expelled when all foreign jews were expelled from sighet. After days and months went by One day Elie went to the Synagogue and saw Moshe the Beadle, he then explained him what he had witnessed…

I woke up to the sound of drizzling rain tapping on my window. To my surprise we were still going to have class, but I didn’t mind since Gotham was the only class I looked forward to all week. I got used to the feeling of waking up, getting coffee, and strolling all throughout Manhattan. As we walked out of Penn Station I knew summer was officially coming to an end because I could feel the cold air hitting my face. We took the train and headed to the Lower East Side, which is known to be fairly…

dying, and how much emotion and death he has seen in his life. His experiences changed his view of God throughout the book. In this story, during the beginning, he lived a normal life as a regular Jew that loved his religion and loved his local synagogue until one day he was taken from his home. That was the place he loved. During the story he lost hope in his faith (Judaism) from thoughts like “why am I in this situation” or “Why isn't the High God saving us”, these things made him question if…

groups that are for Jews and allows them to come together as a community and participate in some of their Jewish rituals, or simply praying together. The Jews in Australia are a united but mixed community, and most are affiliated to the Orthodox synagogues. Because of World War II, the Chassidim have become a big part of the Jewish scene in Australia, and they are one of the most colourful and distinctive of the Jews and in the past they have influenced the Jewish education and learning. In…

Christianity did not just come out of nowhere, it developed throughout hundreds of years. Thanks to the combined efforts Paul, James, Peter, Jesus’s followers, and all of the Jews and Gentiles, this religion has been formed from the teachings of Jesus Christ. He only wanted to reform the religion of Judaism, but throughout several disputes, Christianity became its very own religion. Throughout the life of Jesus Christ, he was very much human just like us. Jesus, just as we were born, was born…

consulted with multiple Rabbi’s about his feelings until he met a Rabbi at Newtown Synagogue who told him it was okay for him to be Gay and still believe in the Orthodox Judaism Religion. The Rabbi introduced him to Dayenu. Jax has never found support from his father and one brothers. His mother, another brother, and one sister learned to love and support Jax for who he is. They have attended meetings and Synagogue with Jax so they have a better understanding of who he is and what he believes.…

According to Rabbi Boras, Judaism is “the personal struggle to manifest oneself in the face of god while keeping one’s feet planted on the ground”. Similarly, Ehud Baron described religion in general as “an effort to connect what the universe is like to how people should live.” In fact Israel- which represents a culture, a faith, a place and the responsibility of the people- means to struggle with god. Jewish scholarship, history and practice define a particularly optimistic but always…

In year ca. 1160 Rabbi Benjamin, son of Jonah, started off on his journey from his native city of Saragossa, Spain and then travelled through many cities in what is now known as Asia, Europe and Africa. This travelogue was first written in Hebrew by Benjamin but was then much later translated and complied by Marcus Nathan Adler. Benjamin documented his travels through explanation of the people, geographical nature, culture and the existence of the Jewish populations. He was connected to his…

12:25 Barnabas, Saul, and John Mark returned to Jerusalem. The Church Commissioned Paul and Barnabas 12:25-13:3 God’s Providence The Gospel’s inclusivity Panel Title: Seriously, Reaching the Ends of the Earth The Apostles had preached the Gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaritans. Now, the church, partially through the ministry of Paul, whom Acts provides plenty of evidence, is going to emphatically proclaim the inclusive Gospel to the Gentiles. Beginning with the church’s commission over…

“Night”, novel about Eliezer who survived from the cruelest event called Holocaust. He was a laborer and a survival from many camps, such as Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, Gleiwitz, and Buchenwald. Eliezer need to work for food and for his own life, because he will be eliminate. “Night” itself, is a symbolic of suffering, death, darkness, and lost in faith. “Schindler’s List” is a movie about Oskar Schindler who made money from a war, during the Holocaust. Schindler was a German who opened a factory…