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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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    Essay On Jewish Culture

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    Ever since the Holocaust‚ Jews in America have been very successful. In fact‚ the average Jewish household incomes 72% more than the average family. One Jew‚ Bernie Sanders‚ even won a primary for the presidential nomination. Some Jews have also become celebrities ‚like Robert Downey Jr. The U.S. is such a good home for Jews that 40% of Jews

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    Jewish Resistance in WWII

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    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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    Essay on Jewish Ethics

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    wife. According to Jewish practice‚ marriage is the only framework for which sexual activity may take place because it provides the sense of commitment and social responsibility. The legally bounded torah is a direct expression of the sexual ethic behavior which holds the Jewish communities together. The torah provides substantiation for the orthodox view on homosexuality‚ contraception‚ adultery and pre-marital sex. However‚ the liberal view on sexual ethics is a reflection of Jewish history and oppression

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    Jewish festivals are the days celebrated by Jews. Some Jewish festivals happen on the same date every year‚ while others move around within a range of dates. Here we have provided the dates of the Jewish religious holidays for calendar year 2009. All Jewish holidays begin in the evening after the sunset. Judaism is believed to be one of the world’s oldest religions. Jews believe there is one God who created and rules the world. Judaism believes that people have freewill and are responsible for

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    Jewish Internship Report

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    because it will develop not only my own leadership skills‚ but even more importantly the Jewish community here in Canada. For me‚ this is personal – and the natural continuation for my work in Hillel as a student exec‚ in CIJA as a #Project972 intern‚ and in the AEPI Nu Kappa Chapter as a founding brother and Jewish chair. It is not a simple task to explain in words how deeply I have been accepted by the Ottawa Jewish community. Neither is this debt easy to quantify. From strangers‚ I was invited to

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    Jewish Ethical Theory

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    Explain a theory of religious ethics An example of a theory of religious ethics is Jewish ethics. Judaism is a deontological theory as we have laws‚ and it is our duty to fulfil them. The main aspect of Jewish ethics is that it is monotheistic‚ meaning there is one G-d with one moral system for all Jews to follow. Thus‚ Judaism is heteronomous as the laws are G-d given. Judaism is a monotheistic religion‚ meaning there is one G-d with one moral system in which we must all abide by. This is evident

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    Essay On Jewish Holiday

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    Jews gather together for a number of important holidays (sacred becoming a community). The holidays‚ festivals‚ and the Sabbath offer Jewish people a chance to set aside sacred time‚ (prayer and ritual). Almost the whole of Jewish history and teaching is embodied in its holidays/festivals -- in which traditions are passed from one generation to the next by means of stories‚ actions‚ symbolic food‚ and singing. Most festival celebrations are based on the home and family‚ with the events of the past

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    Jewish dietary laws are much more complex and honorable than I originally thought. Although there are many restrictions and guides to eating kosher‚ this has proven to be an extremely important part of life for this religious group. Although is always potential for slight variations amongst people‚ there were many common guidelines that this religion adheres to. Firstly‚ there are certain animals that are not to be consumed. This includes all parts and byproducts of the restricted animals. Some

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    Most all religions around the world contain a plethora of myths and narratives. Judaism‚ too‚ contains numerous stories and myths that are considered very important to the Jewish tradition. However‚ there is one story‚ the Exodus‚ which can be considered the "orienting myth" both in narrative‚ as defined by Mircea Eliade‚ as well as historically. To understand the Exodus as an "orienting myth" we must first asses what is meant by the term myth. According to Myth and Reality‚ by Mircea Eliade‚

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