Talmud

Albert Einstein is universally looked to as one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century, with his studies making a extensive impact on the understanding of the universe. He was born with a curious mind and strived to understand everything going on in the world around him as well as the world outside his perception. This drive lead him to develop theories that would enhanced the way scientists analyze the universe today, opening new avenues of discovery. Albert Einstein was born…

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…

Judaism has evolved over time to become a large group of people who are connected by identifying as Jewish, but have very different ideas on what it means to be Jewish. Jews have been molded by their experiences and adapted to survive and overcome them one by one. Some cling to their faith stating that religion is what embodies Jews, while others claim being a Jew is not about religion, but rather heritage and culture. This is what Yossi Halevi believed, that being a Jew was not about…

his once unconditional faith is shaken down to nonexistence during the Holocaust. Before Eliezer’s living nightmare reigns down, he is dedicated to his religion. At twelve years old, he spends his time strengthening his beliefs: “By day I studied Talmud and by night I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple” (Wiesel 3). Unlike most children his age, his priorities are his studies. Eliezer even wants to find himself a master to teach him Kabbalah, and according to…

The memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, recounts the story of Elie and his fathers’ experiences in the cruel Nazi concentration camps. Before the deportation of Elie’s nuclear family and others of the Sighet community to concentration camps, Elie is pious in his studies of Jewish mysticism. Elie is taught by Moishe the Beadle who lives in penury. Throughout the time Elie spent in concentration camps, he describes two specific accounts of hangings. The hanging that affects the prisoners is the hanging…

monster babies. Plato and Aristotle mention these deformities in their writings. Bother philosophers discuss such phenomenon as humans producing grotesque children that resemble animals instead of their parents called terata. Moreover, the ancient Talmud mentions unnatural malformed babies or gruesome beings that came from demons. Other text reference aborted fetuses that had serious malformations with wings and long horns similar to the demon Pazuzu; along with hideous faces and lion's claws. …

The Ramban is first and foremost on the list of Torah commentators influenced by mysticism, and his kabbalistic insights are a large part of what makes his written works indelible. It is difficult to imagine the childhood of such a visionary. But his childhood biography paints a small corner of that canvas for us: the Ramban, still going by “Moshe,” learning around the clock with a brilliant Talmudic thinker, spending any extra time he had under the tutelage of a wise kabbalist. The intellectual…

of his assistance through difficult times, so that when directed by Him, we may repent and continue living in faith. (Cross, Bryan. "A Catholic Reflection On the Meaning of Suffering". Called to Communion. August 9th 2009) The establishments in the Talmud and the Bible mentions the rights as humans we are automatically qualified to. Questioning God (although not ideal for those who practise religion) can be viewed negatively, however it was through queries, the world was introduced to new ideas.…

Who knew that March 14 1879 would he the day a genius is born. Albert Einstein was a genius with an IQ around 160. He would have a rough start, but he would overcome that. He would overcome that to the extent of being one of the smartest and most influential people in the world. His father Hermann was merchant in the featherbed industry. It however failed and the family moved to Munich. There he founded a company that made electrical equipment with his Albert’s uncle Jakob. His mother Pauline…

In the film “The Believer”, there are multiple contradictions between the central tenets of Judaism that proposes that the protagonist Daniel Balint challenges those beliefs. Problem is in doing so he stays true to several tenets of such religion. In order to further asses the relationship between the film and doctrines stablished in Judaism we must take a look in to how modernity affected such doctrines. Thru out the course of history Judaism evolved and change, some Jewish people today don’t…