Alexis Vieira Mr. Kirejczyk Quarter 3 Paper March 3‚ 2013 Christianity and Judaism Religion is a huge part of the world we live in today. It shapes each and every one of our personalities and gives us a lifestyle that for the most part we were grown up in. There are many religions in our world today some that are extremely popular and some that we hardly know about but are out there. Every religion has their own ways of doing certain things‚ their own beliefs‚ and much more. Sometimes
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focus of this paper will be to examine the support and perpetuation of homosexuality by Reform Judaism‚ the devastating impact of this support on the individual and familial identity of Reform Jews‚ and the steps that must be taken to preserve return American Reform Jews back to their Jewish heritage. Family and community have been a central component of Judaism since the Creation. Traditional Judaism draws from the story of
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MASADA: The Story of Martyrdom Masada comes from the Hebrew mezuda meaning “fortress “or “stronghold. Today it is one of the Jewish people’s greatest symbols. Israeli soldiers take an oath there: "Masada shall not fall again." Next to Jerusalem‚ it is the most popular destination of tourists visiting Israel. It is strange that a place known only because 960 Jews committed suicide there in the first century C.E. should become a modern symbol of Jewish survival. Let me examine the story of the fall
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Southern Kingdom‚ Judea‚ stand alone letting Babylonians destroy it. After 586-587 – with destruction of 1st temple gets rebuilt and created another temple. Second temple – Judaism. Assyrians destroys southern kingdom. Came out of Syria & is now Iraq. King Nebuchadnezzar: destroys first temple. 3 new features of Judaism Diaspora Jew: scattered
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Reform Judaism Tamara Rice Instructor: Eric Speir REL 212 March 11th‚ 2012 Background Over a month ago when I selected the topic of Judaism as the subject for my field research paper‚ I thought that the outcome would be cut and dry. I knew that Judaism served as the foundation for my own faith (Christianity) and that Jews honored the Sabbath from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. I also had in my mind the imagery of the Star of David‚ the Torah scroll and the
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Branches of Judaism I didn’t know that there were three different branches of Judaism before this course. The only thing I really knew about it was that they have a ceremony when a child becomes a man. The major branches that we learned about were Modern Orthodoxy‚ Conservative Judaism‚ Religious Zionism‚ Reform Judaism and Ultra Orthodoxy. Their methods and overall teachings are very diverse. The Modern Orthodoxy branch is essentially the core of Judaism‚ similar to Protestants in Christianity
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Judaism Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. Judaism tells the people what they should and should not do as it is written in the Torah. Not all Jews have the same beliefs or do exactly the same things‚ this does not mean that their belief in Judaism is wrong‚ it is just different. Judaism has been around for thousands of years. During that time‚ Jews have moved to many different places and rules have been changed a bit. However‚ the main ideas of Judaism have never changes which are God
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a sin offering.” The book of Genesis starts with God creating the world in six days. That’s where Judaism comes in. It can be traced back to the beginning of mankind. It has been around for centuries and is still a big religion today. Although nothing has changed they don’t sacrifice animals anymore. By historians‚ Jewish History is considered as “Biblical Judaism.” There are many leaders for the Jewish. One of the leaders was Moses. Moses led the Israelites out
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Judaism What are mitzvot‚ and where can they be found? Mitzvot are 613 commandments which according to Jewish tradition were given by God to the people Hebrew in the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament) and resumed and commented in Talmud (Jewish holy book). These mitzvot represent important laws in the Jewish religion that can not be violated. The Mitzvott term is closely related with “good deeds”. Many of these have to do with Temple ritual‚ which was central to Jewish life and worship
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According to Judaism‚ humans are not inherently sinful (as they are understood to be in the Christian worldview)‚ but rather‚ we as humans have a tendency to "miss the mark." What in human nature causes us to "miss the mark"? How do we get back on the "right path‚" according to Judaism‚ and what role does free will/choice play in this? According to Judaism‚ human beings are not inherently sinful. They come into the world at the time of their birth without any sins. However‚ it is their human inclination
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