Running Head: JEWISH RITUALS AND CEREMONIES Coping With Change: Jewish Rituals and Ceremonies Coping With Change: Jewish Rituals and Ceremonies Kenneth Pargament in his book The psychology of religion and coping‚ states the importance of religious beliefs during times of change‚ be it a moment of happiness or distress. While applying Pargament’s philosophy‚ this paper focuses on Judaism and the coping mechanisms offered during those times of change thru rituals and ceremonies. Although
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to the history of the Jewish people themselves. Its story begins with the original agreement made between Abraham and God‚ circa 1900 BCE‚ when Abraham was called to leave his home in Ur and migrate to Cannan (later known as Palestine and Israel)‚ a land God promised to give to his descendants. The second and chief agreement was made 450 years later when Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt (the exodus) back to the lands of Canaan. At Mt Horeb (Sinai)‚ God gave the Jewish people the 10 Commandants
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Jewish Places of Worship Over time the location and ways in which people of Jewish descent ritualize their religion has changed. If one reviews the history of the Jewish faith it is seen that these changes parallel many of the bigger events that occurred in the past. The most significant change in how the religion was worshipped occurred when the exile of the Jews took place. This caused Jews to be forced away from their temples that they had become accustomed to worshipping in. The Jewish
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And the horizon sticks With a putrid odor of colors. Down on the beach A little Jewish tailor from the Bronx‚ With a bad stomach‚ Throws up the hot-dog sandwiches He ate in the afternoon While life to him Is like a sick tomato In a garbage can. The sun‚ Like the red yolk of a rotten egg‚ Falls behind the roller-coaster And the horizon sticks With a putrid odor of colors. Down on the beach A little Jewish tailor from the Bronx‚ With a bad stomach‚ Throws up the hot-dog sandwiches
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’Sexual ethics provide a framework for Jewish conduct so that the tradition may continue in stability and morality’ Evaluate the accuracy of this statement. Sexual Ethics are integral to Judaism because they provided direct guidance on how to behave morally and in accordance with the Torah and God. Although‚ over many years Jews were suffering from persecution‚ they are currently showing stability which can be attributed to the framework that is outlined through the strong ethics that they
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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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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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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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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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