someone says they’re Jewish‚ that can mean a couple things. Either that is their religion‚ or their ethnicity‚ it could even be both. Judaism is the term of following the Jewish religion. Judaism isn’t a religion based off of one single founder or central leader‚ nor is it based off theological decisions made from a group. The Judaism religion is better described as an Israel way of life that’s based off of the Tanakh. The Tanakh is essentially a different version of the Christians “Old Testament.”
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were not the only commandments given to Moses by God. When Moses wrote down all of the commandments to create a rough draft of what would become the Torah‚ he logged all 613 mitzvot (commandments) that the Jewish people should follow—they became laws for the Jewish community to live by. The Jewish population follows these rules because they come directly from God and they are very important in order to live a healthy physical and spiritual life. The role of law in Judaism is that if all of them are
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Dehumanization of the Jewish People As a human‚ all of us are subject to the horrible beliefs of racism‚ sexism‚ and anti semitism . These beliefs are not accidents; they are the foundation of dehumanization. It is the little actions and beliefs that we have that influence how we dehumanize others. The most known example of dehumanization was the horrific planned extermination of the Jewish people by the National Socialist Workers Party(Nazi). They ingeniously realized how to kill a person without
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heaven (salvation) or some eternal reward. In the Jewish culture they refer to the word faith instead of the word religion. When we think of the word religious
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Jewish Ideals in the Torah and Nevi’im Both the Torah and the Nevi’im are important texts in Judaism that each illustrates different aspects of Judaism. The Torah specifies a number of the commandments and rules to be followed. On the other hand‚ the Nevi’im contains several accounts of the lives of the prophets. Analyzing the Torah and the Nevi’im allows one to clearly see the differences and similarities. The Torah is the primary document which reveals instructions to the Jewish people. The
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According to legend‚ the Jews had went up against the Greek-Syrians in the assassin Revolt and won the Temple back. It begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar or somewhere in November or December in our calendar. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is one of Judaism’s holiest days. On the Hebrew calendar‚ the festival starts on the first day of Tishrei‚ the seventh month. On our calendar‚ it falls during September or October. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Days of Awe;
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1. What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture? 2. What are some specific moral reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 3. What are some specific emotional reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 4. What are some specific intellectual reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? 5. What can Christians do to address these objections and better communicate the Christian gospel? (1) The Christian Gospel is perceived in various ways within
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Christian Persecution Christians are being persecuted for their faith in more than the forty nations around world today. In some nations‚ it is illegal to own a Bible‚ to share one’s faith in Christ‚ and even teach one’s children about Jesus Christ. Those who boldly follow Christ‚ in spite of government decree or opposition‚ can face harassment‚ arrest‚ torture and even death. Dr. Nhia Vang Vang‚ the pastor of the First Hmong Alliance Church in Longview‚ NC‚ mentioned that Christianity has
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For instance there were four specific periods in Jewish history. The Persian Period (ca. 537-332 BCE) in which the Jewish nation was ruled by high priests with minimal interference from Persian Kings. The Hellenistic Period (ca. 332-1678 BCE) which was a “reign of terror” for the Jews because they were harshly punished under the Antiochus IV Epiphanes‚ who wanted to exterminate the Jewish religion. During the Hasmonean Period (167-63 BCE) Jewish rebels‚ known as the “Maccabees” led a revolt against
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The Holocaust: The Genocide of the Jewish Race (1933-1945) "That is my major preoccupation memory‚ the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom‚ glorify that kingdom and serve it." (Wiesel‚ Elie). The Holocaust has synthesized uncountable horrors in the minds of those discriminated against as well as challenge the rest of the world to envision the torture‚ heartbreak‚ and ultimately death of its victims. In 1933‚ the Treaty of Versailles left Germany in shambles. It was
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