Reform Judaism Tamara Rice Instructor: Eric Speir REL 212 March 11th‚ 2012 Background Over a month ago when I selected the topic of Judaism as the subject for my field research paper‚ I thought that the outcome would be cut and dry. I knew that Judaism served as the foundation for my own faith (Christianity) and that Jews honored the Sabbath from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. I also had in my mind the imagery of the Star of David‚ the Torah scroll and the
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focus of this paper will be to examine the support and perpetuation of homosexuality by Reform Judaism‚ the devastating impact of this support on the individual and familial identity of Reform Jews‚ and the steps that must be taken to preserve return American Reform Jews back to their Jewish heritage. Family and community have been a central component of Judaism since the Creation. Traditional Judaism draws from the story of
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I decided that I wanted my paper to focus on a Jewish religion (Judaism). I decided to do this because I do have a lot of Jewish friends and I have always wanted to take a closer look into that religious culture‚ especially from the perspective of my Catholic values. I took a lot of time to decide which religious service and location to attend and I ultimately decide don Temple Solel which is located in Bowie‚ MD. I chose this location because I called and initially spoke with a representative
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Christianity Christianity (from the Ancient Greek: Χριστιανός Christianos[1] and the Latin suffix -itas) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion[2] based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings.[3] It also considers the Hebrew Bible‚ which is known as the Old Testament‚ to be canonical. Adherents of the Christian faith are known as Christians.[1] The mainstream Christian belief is that Jesus is the Son of God‚ fully divine and fully
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Continuation of the Unfinished Dream Remah Faye Miranda “Life is beautiful and yet life is not a bed of roses. Though it is full of ups and downs it has many aspects of blessings and successes. To some people‚ life is hard‚ cruel and merciless. These set of people see life as punishment throughout their entire lives. They therefore resigned themselves to fate‚ believing all is finished. To them‚ nothing that they do can ever be good. They take delight in committing crimes and maiming others to
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What is the stance that Judaism takes in regards to abortion? There are not very clear cut guidelines to follow by just reading scriptures. It is controversial in Judaism as to when the fetus becomes a person‚ what circumstances permit abortion‚ or even the permittance of birth control. The topic of abortion is not necessarily set in stone in Judaism. Different Jewish scriptures take different stances on the topic. Jeremiah 1:5 says “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you‚” which ensues a sort
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Examining Monotheism within the origins of Judaism Judaism today is considered as one of the oldest monotheistic religions today. The religion dates back four thousand years ago‚ rooted in the ancient region of Canaan which is present day Israel and Palestine. Judaism traces its custom to the covenant God made with Abraham and his lineage‚ that God would make them a sacred people and give them a holy land. The primary figures of Israelite culture include the patriarchs Abraham‚ Isaac‚ Jacob‚ and
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Ever thought to yourself‚ “Why do people practice the Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islamic faith?” or‚ “What are the similarities and differences between Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism?” Well Christianity‚ Islam and Judaism are all similar religions in some ways but are also very different from each other in other ways as well. Some things that are similar and different are the holy books‚ the symbol of faith‚ and the house of worship. All three religions have a holy book. But the holy books are
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Judaism and Western Civilization The basic contribution of Judaism to Western civilization is monotheism. Understood from the standpoint of Jewish tradition‚ Abraham was the first monotheist. He left polytheism behind to follow the directions of the one God. The Tanakh itself gives evidence that significant numbers of ancient Israelites worshipped multiple deities.(Rabbi Shofet) Jewish leadership called upon Israel to worship the one God with whom they had a covenant relationship. But as Tanakh
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Orthodox Judaism is a stream of Judaism which adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmud and later codified in the Shulkhan Arukh. Rabbis in Orthodox Judaism interpret and apply classical Rabbinical rulings and logic to any given question or situation. Orthodox Jews can be classified into several subgroups. Some subgroups of Orthodoxy are Modern Orthodox Judaism‚ Haredi Judaism‚ and Hasidic Judaism. The greatest differences are
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