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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Hammurabi’s Code‚ The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant‚ and an Assyrian Law and a Palace Decree essentially discusses the relationship between justice and the law in the individual civilizations. Each bring out different understandings of the communities on how justice applies in society as well as how we refer to such laws today. Hammurabi’s code refers to the set of rules or laws that were put into place by the Babylonian king: Hammurabi. Setting the basis for most modern laws‚ this code was meant
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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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Synagogue Report Shabbat is the Jewish Sabbath. It is a day of rest and spiritual enrichment that occurs every Friday evening just before sundown until an hour after sundown on Saturday evening. In observance of Shabbat‚ Jews are to refrain from all work and focus their attention on the holy day. Shabbat is observed Friday evening until Saturday evening because it is written in Genesis that on the 7th day of creation‚ God rested. This day is a day of rest‚ peace and prayer. Shabbat services
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King Hammurabi‚ after examining th wonders of Egypt I have come back with much to tell you.Frist‚off is that in egypt they have a river much the same as our own rivers.This river is called the Nile and flows north for 4‚000 miles.Just like our rivers flood the Nile does so as well bringing in fertile soil used to grow crops.The Nile’s water is also used for cooking‚cleaning and supplies drinking water.In Egypt the river supplies meat as well beause animals gather there for a drink of water.With out
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Nazi laws aimed to remove the civil and economical rights of Jews in the 1930s. They wanted to create a biologically pure generation of people who had blonde haired and blue eyed. To be a Jew‚ you had anything but blonde hair and blue eyes. On November 15‚ 1938‚ German Jewish children were prohibited from attending German schools‚ and were banned from parks‚ pools‚ or any other public places. Children died‚ were hidden‚ rescued‚ starved‚ gassed‚ shot‚ orphaned‚ and experimented to create a pure
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Passover is traditionally a one to two day celebration‚ filled with many forms of symbolism. It is recognized as the first of the spring feasts‚ six feasts later build upon it. Specifically‚ it commemorates the celebration of the redemption of the Jewish people. Furthermore‚ the focal point of the celebration is remembrance of the children of Israel‚ and how they escaped plague stricken Egypt. During this time‚ God had inflicted plagues‚ ten in total‚ in effort for the Pharaoh to release the slaves
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Alejandra Morales 11/16/2016 Introduction to Jewish Traditions Analytical Essay #2 Dr. Haus Redemption is a significant aspect of Jewish Tradition exemplifying the eternal aspect of the covenant and renders God as the only determinant of salvation for humanity. The Jewish Diaspora significantly changed the perception of the covenantal relationship between God and his people generating adaptations to the Jewish Tradition in efforts to represent Jew’s newly evolved perception of their Jewry‚
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The Role of Women From ancient times to modern times‚ the position of women in Jewish society has often been challenged and reformed. From the first century when women had no rights‚ to recent history where women are granted the right to become ordained rabbis‚ they are in a constant motion to fight for more equality among the men. In early times‚ women had a specific role that was mainly in the home and separate from the heavily spiritual lives that the men had. Their rights were limited‚ barely
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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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