incomprehensible disregard for humanity witnessed throughout the persecution of Jews‚ not all had their lives taken from them. Many Jews fought back and whether they succeeded or not- they didn’t go down without a fight. These are a few of many stories in which Jewish citizens used hope and determination to their advantage‚ to fight for their survival and through resistance‚ have an impact upon the Holocaust. In every Ghetto‚ in every deportation train‚ in every Labour Camp‚ within the Hidden Forests‚ and even
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the escape from Egypt‚ the Jews were given the Ten Commandments‚ the Torah‚ and were eventually led into the land of Israel. Without these sacred texts and lands the Jewish people and religion could not and would not have survived. Yet the story and present day observance of the Exodus are equally important when looked at through Jewish Mysticism. The holiday of Passover begins with the Seder at sundown on the 14th day of Nissan. The purpose of the Seder is to not only teach of the story of the Jew’s
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Is Fasting for Christians? IN ANSWER to that question you may have been told: “Yes‚ for Jesus recommended fasting for his followers.” If you are a practicing Catholic‚ you would respond in the affirmative‚ for you recognize certain fast days‚ and in particular you always fast before taking “Holy Communion.” Did Jesus really recommend or command fasting for his followers? In the instances recorded in the Bible‚ fasting was done as an expression of sorrow and repentance for sins or when under distressing
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been one of those things I always thought I wouldn’t really understand. As a kid‚ I always wanted to draw but I soon realized how awful my cartoons were and gave up drawing‚ I did not really think art was for me. Viewing the Unorthodox exhibit at the Jewish museum was one of the first times I actually went to just observe art rather than look and move on. It was a great experience‚ I really liked all of the artworks but there were three from the exhibit that really stood out to me. The first of which
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Michelle Arnold Introduction to Judaism Monday & Wednesday 9-12 When I visited my first Jewish synagogue‚ I expected it to be very different. My previous experience with religious ceremonies was limited to a few visits to Baptist churches. The most surprising thing for me at this one was‚ oddly enough‚ its similarity to Christian services and rituals. I went into the religious visit expecting an enormous difference in the customs and perhaps even in the attitudes of the people attending
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Introduction To Integrated Christian Apologetics William James Summary: The word “apologetics” comes from the Greek word “apologia”‚ meaning to “make a defense”. Apologetics is a defense of one’s faith or persuasion. Christian Apologetics is therefore a defense of the Christian Faith offering the listener reasons why Christianity can be trusted and is believable. With the growing followers of science and technology‚ birthing atheistic convictions around the globe‚ all religions are under
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Jewish Ghettos If you where to take a trip back to Germany in 1939-1944 you would expect to see the holocaust‚ you would but there is a more overlooked event. This event was called ghettos‚ these ghettos where basically a neighborhood in a city with a high Jewish population that was turned into a place where the nazis could separate the Jews away form normal society and treated terribly. The Jewish people that where held in these ghettos could have been held in them for weeks or years. The ghettos
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restoration under the leadership of a messiah. The Jews were later allowed to return by the Persians‚ but an unsuccessful rebellion against Roman rule led to the destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70 and the Jews’ dispersal throughout the world in the Jewish Diaspora. Rabbinic Judaism emerged to replace the temple cult at Jerusalem‚ as the Jews carried on their culture and religion through a tradition of scholarship and strict observance. The great body of oral law and commentaries were committed
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Every Jewish family has unique traditions when it comes to holidays. However‚ every holiday‚ like the Passover‚ starts with an important event in their history. When God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt‚ they created the Passover to celebrate their release. After the Exodus‚ the Israelites followed God to the desert‚ where they praised him for rescuing them‚ received his laws‚ and built the tabernacle. The Israelites thanked God for rescuing them and sustaining them with food. After they
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The Judaism‚ Christian‚ and Islamic religions have its own approach to art and architecture. These religions distinctive styles were influenced by political and spiritual upheavals in society‚ the environs‚ and the consciousness of the inhabitants. Their expression of inner feelings and beliefs lead to the creation of sacred monumental structures and beautiful art in which people can reflect and gain inspiration from the divine. The Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam diverse traditions and theologies
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