Yom Kippur

According to “Yom Kippur” (1996-2011) website after entering the temple the high priest would perform a series of rituals to include the sprinkling of blood from sacrificial animals on the Ark of the Covenant, which contained the Ten Commandment tablets. By accomplishing this ceremony the priest made amends and additionally asked for God’s forgiveness on behalf the people of Israel. The destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. drew to an end this tradition and an adaptation of this ritual grew into a service for rabbis along with their congregations within separate…

the feast is about. Answer: Yom Kippur is considered an exceptionally important holiday, if not the most important in Jewish custom. In this 25 hour period, a complete Sabbath is held and no food is to be eaten nor work done the entirety of the day. Additionally, water is not consumed during this time. 2. Why is the feast celebrated? Answer: Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Jewish culture. The entire purpose of the celebration is to purify oneself from sins…

2. What was the political objective of Egypt during the Yom Kippur war? • Political objective of Egypt during the ´Yom Kippur` war was that all the territories taken from Egypt in 1967 by the Israelis were returned to Egypt; In 1971, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat raised the possibility of signing an agreement with Israel, provided that all the territories captured by the Israelis were returned. Later, many people would claim Israel missed an opportunity to avoid war, but the truth was that…

were spectating their Jewish worship. However, after arriving in the sanctuary the people were very friendly and welcoming. Some even came up to us and shook our hands and told us they were glad to have us there. Sally Frank was very helpful and mentioned someone of the holidays we had learned about in class including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, and Sabbath. The sanctuary was absolutely breathtaking, the stain glass windows were dark blue on the outer portion and a light blue in the…

But Elie still had hope that the camp would get liberated. That while the others would get into fights he would stay out of it and keep to himself. When in Auschwitz he questioned his faith, and his God. Also while camped in Auschwitz Yom Kippur had come around and the prisoners, along with Elie were contemplating whether or not they should fast. “Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement. Should we fast? The question was hotly debated. To fast could mean a more certain, more rapid death. In this place,…

The Yom Kippur War (1973) is considered one of the main causes for the Camp David (1978) and Camp David was attempting to make peace between the two nations. The overall cause of the war were repercussions from the Six Day War. Due to the immense loss of land on the Arab side, they were the ones to initiate the start of the 20 days of violence. The war had a colossal effects on both sides because of the aid received from their allies. By involving allies it created more problems with…

Jewish Holidays Jewish holidays are filled with tradition and go back hundreds of years. Some are about solemn occasions but some are more lively and festive. Jews have their own calendar, The Hebrew Calendar. Their calendar is based upon lunar orbits which one cycle is 29.5 days. A lunar year is 354 days which is 11 days less than the solar year which is 365.25 days. The Jewish society add an extra month to the Hebrew calendar seven times out of every 19 years. If they did not do this their…

Many wondrous things have occurred on the dates that the Lord has appointed for our observance. Now listen to this, for 30 days the shofar would have been sounded, calling the people to repentance. The sound of the shofar is heard before the morning service every day. Psalm 27 is read at the morning service and at the evening service for these 30 days. This Psalm begins, “The Lord is my light and my salvation.” This Psalm was read on the day of His birth. He is our light and our salvation.…

God must dwell, “he is hanging here on this gallows” (62). In his mind, he no longer believes in the powers of God, whom he used to spend most of his day praying to. Because he no longer has comfort in God, he loses a part of himself, all due to the brutal forces of the camp. During one of their prayers everyone prays to their God, except for Elie. He feels an outrage toward his God and questions “why should we bless him”, Elie erupts at the thought “that [God] had had thousands of children…

this is a plan for her future, that it’s “meant to be” and should not be changed or interfered with. Tita describes how hearing Rosaura say this made her hair stand on end. This metaphor indicates how shocked Tita was by Rosaura’s declaration. It made her furious to think this tradition was going to be repeated. While both Esquivel and I feel that family traditions are meant to be broken, one major difference I see in our society with respect to family traditions is that parts of traditions…