Talmud

Chanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the festival of lights, is an eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays, not because of any great religious significance, but because of its proximity to Christmas. Many non-Jews and even many assimilated Jews, think of this holiday as the Jewish Christmas, adopting many of the Christmas customs, such as elaborate gift-giving and decoration. It is…

“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, Elie still is devoted to the Talmud and the Jewish beliefs. As days turn to weeks, weeks to months, and months to years, and Elie incessantly observes the toiling of not only his father, but others too, and he…

In the quotation Elie describes clearly about his feeling to the God. This quotation is a strong affirmation about how he already lost in faith. Elie felt like he is no longer have to ask for anything, no need to be sorrowful or worship no more. On the contrary, he felt powerful after all that happen. He realized that he is alone in the world, without God or other people. No humanity that can saved him. He was strong enough to through this rather than keep bound to the God whom he trusts for so…

What is Hanukkah? Eight day celebration which celebrates the events during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem According to one of Judaism’s central texts, called the Talmud, Judah Maccabee and the others who were involved in the rededication of the Second Temple thought they saw a miracle. There was only supposed to be enough oil to keep the menorah’s candles burning for one day, but, the flames stayed lit for eight nights, giving them enough time more oil.…

Text A is an extract from “Believe Me”, a novel written by Patricia Pearson. It describes a person who’s talking to his or her son about his grandmother, who’s close to dying. The text was written in 2005, with the sole purpose to entertain the audience. Text B, “Explaining Death in Child’s Terms”, is an article written by The Nemours Foundation. It describes how parents and guardians can explain the topic of death to children and its purpose it to inform the audience. While both texts deal with…

5. In the beginning of the memoir, what Elie thinks is entirely different from the Elie in chapter 5. The Elie we experience in chapter 1 is a very spiritual and religious young man, “During the day i studied the Talmud” (1). Everyone says that he is too young to be studying the Talmud and the Cabbala, yet Elie is so devoted to his faith he wants to know as much as he can, as soon as he can. Due to the the trauma…

Discussion Questions 1. Physical Characteristics: Danny and Reuven are both Jews. They both are engage in softball. In fact, their first meet is during a softball game between Danny’s Hasidic team and Reuven’s orthodox team, and Danny hit Reuven’s eye with the ball. Danny is a good hitter and Reuven is a pitcher. In appearance, Danny always wears his earlocks, he looks a little bit like Abraham Lincoln with side curls. Mental Characteristics: Danny and Reuven both loves learning. For example…

chapter, through the writer’s purposeful use of quotations tied in with the unfolding events that he can no longer stand this. His conflicting emotions become the set piece which contributes to him losing faith in his god and humanity; “The student of Talmud, the child I was, had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that…

The Orthodox Exemption Some Jews say Haredi Jews should be exempt from military service in Israel because they need to focus on their religious studies. Some Jews say Haredi Jews should not be exempt from military service in Israel because Halakha commands that all Jews fight in a milchemet mitzvah. Haredi Jews should be required to serve in the Israeli military because Halakha commands it. In Israel, both men and women are required to serve in the Israeli Defense Force, or the IDF. There…

sefatayim” which means “fruit of the lips”. This implies that the prophets were revered as sacred vessels of knowledge and information sent from the heavens above and God himself. While the Hebrew scripture only recorded fifty-five prophets, the Talmud shows that there were more than 600,000 prophets. However, most of these prophets only relayed messages meant for their peers, not the whole of the Hebrew society. This is the reason they were not recorded in the Bible alongside the others.…