Talmud

In time of war and catastrophe, there exist only two types of people; those who survive and those who die. In Eliezer Wiesel’s autobiographical novel , Night, Elie expresses his own horrific experience during the Holocaust. Jews who inhabited in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania were forced to relocate to labor camps in Nazi Germany. At the age of 15, Eliezer Wiesel experienced the terror of the Nazis death camps. In the spring of 1944, the Jews remain calm, believing that no harm will come their…

In order to love someone, one must be able to love oneself. Love is a very important aspect in life and many people take it for granted. Many people cannot comprehend what love is or how to treat someone that they love dearly. Being in love means treating someone the way you want to be treated; if, however, one doesn’t love oneself it is very difficult to love another person. In my opinion, one has to be confident in oneself before trying to love someone else. If one is not confident about…

There exists a symbiotic relationship between history and collective memory, whereby historians become the undertakers of this memory for preservation. In the predominantly oral culture of Ancient Rome, the conventional model for historical production was exclusive to the noble historian, whereby history would be an amalgamation of the public Roman memory and his own memory and assertions. For as sociologist Halbwach surmised, the individual memory does not alone have control over recovering the…

they relate to serving God and loving him, whereas the other 5 commandments are negative and they relate to having a good relationship with others by the avoidance of committing any act that will harm other; “You shall not murder. Exodus 20:13”. The Talmud instructs adherents and helps them to further understand the mitzvots and how to practice them in their everyday life. The importance of the 10 commandments is the fact that they foundation for all the ethics in Judaism and that is supported…

implies fire symbolizes death, but a consuming death that extinguishes innocence and faith. Wiesel, being a devout Jew, had cried out to God for help and hope for him and his people, but was answered with silence. Wiesel was hopeless, “The student of Talmud, the child I was, had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that resembled me. My soul had been invaded- and devoured- by a black flame (Wiesel 37).” To Wiesel, the hope and the promise that God had made to his people had…

Elie Wiesel’s Change of Faith Throughout the Holocaust A big question that comes to mind when learning about the genocide of the Jews in WWII is: “How can people still have faith after the Holocaust?” God is one of the most prominent themes in holocaust literature; holocaust theology found in writings from the Holocaust have been discussed and debated since the 1940s. The accusations of the Jewish people against their own God is something that might be hard to understand. There are many…

Imagine having to go through a day and even every hour living like it would be you last, not knowing whether you will see your family another day or when you will be able to feel the sunlight on your skin again. This had been the brutal reality that Bella and Eliezer had face for years having survived the Holocaust. Having different experiences they both had memories that had been exiting and terrifying, Bella a fifteen year old a young teenager that had lived through heaving heard the sound of…

After the World War 2 the Hungarian government abolished anti-Jewish legislation and put to trial and imprisoned those involved in the deportation and destruction of the Jews; however, no law was passed to return property lost or confiscated in the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism was banned, but anti-Jewish sentiments still continued. Assimilation is a major problem in Hungary. Anti-Semitism remains a problem, even into the twenty-first century. In recent memory attacks by "nationalists" on foreign…

Shabbetai Zevi was a Jewish man with a Spanish background who contributed to the history of the Jews. He pretended to be the Messiah and gave the Jews hope during a miserable time. Even though he was not the true Messiah, he gave the Jews someone to believe in. During the 17th Century, everyone thought the Messianic Era was approaching to coincide with the predictions that had been made. After initial disbelief, the Jewish people began to accept that Shabbetai Zevi was the Messiah. He rose…

Religion is defined generally as a relationship of devotion or fear of a God or gods. Fundamentally, religion includes a belief system of holy, divine, or sacred objects and beings. Almost all religions include a community of believers held together by common practices and ethical codes. See appendix A “Evolution of Religions” There are eleven religions that will be the focus of our discussion, and they include: Native American, African, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Chinese, Shinto,…