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    Later on, this chaos led to the Yom Kippur War on October of 1973. The Yom Kippur War was the 4th war between the Arab-Israeli Conflict; the countries that attacked Israel was Syria and Egypt. Golda Meir was “fated” to lead the Israeli Government when the Yom Kippur War began. It was a surprise strike against Jews which caused lots of suffering, but the Jews still came in strong. Though, Golda Meir…

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    third Arab-Israeli conflict("Six-Day War"). The two reasons the war occurred was because of religious reasons, and tensions between the countries. The six-day war caused many casualties, more tension between the countries, and was a major reason the Yom Kippur War started. One cause of the six-day war was religion. When Israel was established, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab countries attacked Israel, because it was full of Jews(Reich "Israel"). The Arab countries thought that Israel…

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    1l million people die in the holocaust, and 6 million are jews. People are stuffed into gas chambers where they are suffocated by the toxic gas consuming them. People are shot by Nazis for not running fast enough, or starved to death because they get little food. Elie Wiesel witnesses these atrocities and is forever changed from the innocent boy he once was. The traumatic experiences Elie undergoes leads him to transform physically,emotionally,and spiritually. The holocaust alters Elie’s…

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    role in Israeli politics was highlighted. In the lead, up to the Six Day War, Meir’s hard work as Foreign minister developing and enhancing Israel’s economy and social status was put on display. However, in her time as Prime Minister during the Yom Kippur War, Meir’s inability to establish peace contradicted her previous efforts of promoting peace for Israel, and as a result of being harshly criticised for her actions, she resigned in 1974. Golda Meir was born on May the 3rd 1898 in Kiev Russia,…

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    but they didn’t they stuck together through most of it risking their lives to make sure they didn’t leave each other’s side. The third theme is loss of faith, throughout the novel Elie was questioning his faith based on what is happening to him. “YOM KIPPUR. The Day of Atonement. Should we fast? The question was hotly…

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    Shinto (Shintoism) also known as “The Way of the Gods” (207). A native religious belief and practice in Japan. In the Shinto religion there is no deities the “kami meaning little” (209) Japanese only significant features is the shrine, worship, and festival. Shinto creation goes back to heavens the high Kami sends a couple like a Adam and Eve to create earth`s nature. Later the women is burned and destroyed for what the man couldn’t revive her to do so he had eaten all the food. This is all…

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    “Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement Yom Kippur, the most sacred and solemn day of the Jewish year, brings the Days of Repentance to a close. As well as fasting for 25 hours, Jews spend the day in prayer, asking for forgiveness and resolving to behave better in the future”. Also…

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    period, reflection, and moderation. Those aspects of the practices of Lent would make my Jews guest feel welcome because it 's similar to their holiday practices of Yom Kippur. The purpose the holiday of Yom Kippur is to bring about reconciliation between individuals and God. Another essential aspect of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur is repentance or refer to many Jews as Teshuvah. Thus, this similarity will be the understanding of my practices that will result in a positive welcome of my…

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    what is in the religion, but change different aspects and are looser on keeping the laws. There are many key events in Judaism. One main holiday is Hanukkah. It is a celebration when they give presents to each other for 8 days. Yom Kippur is another event. Yom Kippur is a whole day with no food and just worship and praise to God. The last is Passover. Passover is a meal and celebration for the Israelite…

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    that need special recognition with the Jewish community that are different than Christian holidays. While I have been at MMC this Fall, some of those holidays have been; Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur, and Rash Hashanah. Each of these holidays has specific significance to the Jewish community. Yom Kippur is a time of fasting and repentance.…

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