productive. This American philosophy of time is exemplified by the heavy reliance on a daily schedule. The rigidity of a schedule enables the individual to budget his/her limited time each day. In contrast‚ the Jewish religion views time as a means for both individual and communal reflection of the Jewish people’s history and ever changing relationship with God. Although the Tanakh is composed of the Torah‚ Nevi’im‚ and Ketuvim‚ the Torah is undoubtedly the primary focus of the Jewish people. This claim
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there are two main reasons why I am interested in this internship: 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
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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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injuries. Drivers who are texting while behind the wheel have a 23% higher chance of causing a crash. That is equivalent to downing four beers and then getting behind the wheel. Over the years‚ it is proven that there are now more deaths caused from people who are texting while behind the wheel than there are drunk driving. According to the NHTSA 2011 Traffic Safety Facts‚ laws passed by all 50 states lowering the threshold of illegal driving to .08 blood alcohol content have resulted in a decrease
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Medway LEA Advisory Service Speeding up/pressure and moments 9K & 9L 27 min 27 marks Q1-L3‚ Q2-L4‚ Q3-L4‚ Q4-L5‚ Q5-L6 1. (a) E D A B C 1 all five letters must be in the correct order (b) to measure volume accept ‘to make sure they used the same 1 volume of water in each beaker’ accept ‘to measure amount of water’ accept ‘to measure the volume of salt or sugar’
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Assignment 8: Jewish Identity A.What is the criteria for being Jewish? What does it mean to be Jewish? When looking at Judaism‚ one has to go far back to biblical times to fully understand its origins. It started with the Hebrew people in the country of Israel. The bloodline of Abraham‚ Issac‚ and Jacob is what constitutes people as being Jewish. Being classified as a Jew‚ or a Jewish citizen has more to do with family ties‚ then what you believe in. The standard for being considered Jewish is that
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experience you have with your friends? Have you ever thought that you will look at a series of pictures that remind you of many sweet memories? Or have you ever wondered that you will talk about how you pursue your dreams when you are old? These are the questions that remind me of being brave to seize the moment in my lifetime. In my young age‚ I am a person of action and guts. I liked to do what I wanted to do‚ try something that I had never experienced‚ and do what I thought was necessary to do
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Edward P. Jones’ “The First Day” is the recollection of a young girl’s first day of school. Her memory of this particular day is incredible; she remembers each and every event in meticulous detail. Having come from a poverty stricken and uneducated household‚ this was the most important day of her short five year old life. On this day she began to realize her mother’s resilience and fortitude was all in hopes of giving her the education she deserved and the opportunity to live a better life. The
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couldn’t wait to taste the caramel frapachinos in our dry mouths Katelyn let me go in front of her (of course she would‚ she’s so nice)‚ and so she turns around and looks behind her‚ only to see the scariest man you couldn’t even explain it. This guy had black spiky hair with a gun in his pocket‚ a pack of cigarettes in his back pocket‚ and an evil face of a villain. The guy was looking up and down at Katelyn‚ licking his lips as if he were interested. Katelyn said very loudly‚ “Can
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“The Moment” written by Margaret Atwood discusses the meaning of ownership of land throughout the poem. The speaker begins the poem by describing how you‚ the reader‚ have first understood how they got to these lands and they proclaim that they own them. The poem then goes on to describe how the trees unloosen there soft arms from around the spectator and whisper that they do not own anything. They are seen as the visitor and not as someone who discovered these new lands. Atwood uses personification
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