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    Judaism is one of the oldest religions that is still widely practiced today. Growing up, I had a few Jewish friends and I was always fascinated with the religious traditions and the reverence for history. For this project, I was interested in learning how a Jewish college student practices their religion. I interviewed Michael Falkenstein, a Jewish 21-year-old college senior. I also interviewed Hanna Taft who is also Jewish and a 21-year-old college senior. Both these students grew up practicing…

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    On these days, the community will gather together and practice traditional rituals. For the Jews, they claim Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to be two important holidays. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year, while Yom Kippur is essentially a way to get closer to Good, consisting of ten days of worship and fasting. Shabbat is their time of rest and it begins Friday evening and ends late Saturday evening. The Christians celebrate…

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    It has been said that transformation is a process. A journey of discoveries that bring moments on mountaintops and moments in the deep valleys of despair. In his book Night, Eliezer Wiesel tells the story of the experiences he encountered during the Holocaust in the Concentration camps. He also goes on to tell the readers how much he had transformed/grown, mentally and physically. He lived through fear, starvation, weakness and harsh punishments. Eliezer's faith was one of the biggest changes…

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    common. Each religion practices a time of fasting during the year. In Islam, Muslims fast for a whole month during Ramadan because it brings faith close to God and reminds them of the suffering of the less fortunate. While in Judaism, they fast on Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement, and Ninth of AV and also Christians fast for 40 days by giving up something which they call lent. Another similarity is that all three religions are monotheistic. In Judaism, they believe in one god named Tetragrammaton.…

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    Guymon, Oklahoma. This store was progressive since it consolidated a comfort store with self-serve gasoline, which was another idea at the time. Amid the mid 1970s, OPEC restricted oil shipments to the United States for supporting Israel amid the Yom Kippur war. While other filling stations were compelled to close because of value requirements and fuel allotments, Love's depended on diligent work and decreased edges to stay open, creating client goodwill along the way. By 1981, Love's was…

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    use the Yiddish word shul as their synagogue. In America they’re often called temples. The most important Jewish holy days are the Sabbath, the three pilgrimage festivals (Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot) and the two High Holy Days (Rosh Hashanah and Yom…

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    In the article, Belonging in a “Christian Nation”: The Explicit and Implicit Associations between Religion and National Group Membership by Carly M. Jacobs, she emphasizes the fact that there are many stereotypes to what the “typical” American is. Jacobs points out that Americans (when it comes to race) is associated with being white and the religion that the “typical” American is represented is Christian. The United states is labeled as a “Christian nation” because presidents swear on a Bible…

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    The East side of the world has more obviously described traditional, family-oriented religious values. In contrast, the West has a more individualistic, money oriented and vain values. In the scene where the Brownstein’s are celebrating Yom Kippur, Mottel makes fun of Brown for wanting to read the Talmud saying, “Don't bluff Morris. You can’t read it. That’s a prayer book and not a check book” . Brown is therefore satirized for having different values, by being part of the West where they…

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    Yom Kippur War is the first political incident after 2nd world war that affects the oil prices. It created first significant jump in oil price since 2nd world war. In October 5, 1973, the Yom Kippur War started with an political attack on Israel by Syria and Egypt. The United States and western world supported Israel in political terms. This incident…

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    Foundation - Judaism was founded in the ancient region of Canaan, which is the biblical name for the land that lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The area is modern day Israel and Palestinian territories. Abraham is regarded by the Jewish people as the father of the religion. They believe that God spoke to Abraham, and told him that he would be the leader of a great people, but only if Abraham followed God’s instructions. Moses was a biblical figure who led the Jews out of…

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