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    Yom Kippur

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    Session Two Weekly Report Yom Kippur‚ also known as Day of Atonement‚ is one of the most important holidays in Jewish custom. Yom Kippur occurs on the 10 day of Tishri‚ the seventh month of the Jewish year. This day is a day of reconciliation and a day to draw closer to God through Fasting and prayer. According to Jewish tradition‚ Yom Kippur is the day when God decides our fate. (Sacks) This day is considered the last appeal‚ a time to repent and make amends the sins of the past year. There

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    A Brief History of Poland

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    A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLAND Copyright 1994 - AngloPol Corporation -- Distributed by the Polonia Media Network |Part 1 | | | |The Polish State Emerges | |10th-12th

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    A tattoo is the permanent insertion of ink or other pigments below the skin using a sharp instrument‚ as a form of decorative form of body modification. The word tattoo is derived from the Tahitian term "tatua‚" which means "to mark.” Since the dawn of time‚ tattoos have been used for all kinds of purposes. Tattoos have served as symbols of rights‚ symbols of rank or seniority‚ symbols of spirituality‚ devotion‚ religion‚ rewards for bravery and security. In ancient times‚ they were also used as

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    History 4a Notes

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    History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings

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    Jewish Religion

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    Jewish Religion Bible –Torah- 1st 5 books of the Bible – the laws and tenets of Judaism (written version) Tanakh – Hebrew Bible called – 24 books Mishna‚ Talmud & Shulkhan Arukh – oral version of the teachings – done by the end of the 2nd century Belief – 1 God‚ monotheistic faith – incorporeal and eternal‚ wants people to do what is just and merciful‚ be faithful Religion in Country – 75.5% Jewish‚ 16.9% Muslim‚ 2% Christian‚ 1.7% Druze‚ 3% Other Holy Cities – Jerusalem‚ Safed‚ Hebron

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    Why Do We Study History?

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    Why do we study History? We study History today to learn about certain things that occurred in the past. History is important because it tells you when things happened‚ how they happened‚ and what contributed to it. Without History‚ we wouldn’t be organized and people would have no idea of events that occurred before our time. You can use History as a guideline to relate things to your own personal experiences and everyday life. If people did not know about history‚ the world would clueless

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    Jewish Ethics

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    Analyse the significance of Jewish Ethical Teachings with reference to bioethics Ethics refer to the explicit‚ philosophical and/or religious reflection on the moral beliefs and practices to clarify what is right and wrong and what human beings should freely do and refrain from doing. Thus‚ Jewish ethical teachings are the ethical traditions which justify the actions and morality of the Jewish adherents and the Jewish tradition. For example‚ derived from the Mishnah Torah it states that one must

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    Jewish Identity

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    “Judaism is unique.”Jewish Identity contains many different aspects: Ethnic Jews‚ Jewish culture‚ Jewish Religion‚ and Orthodox Judaism. It also includes how they portray God‚ in how they spell his name on websites‚ books‚ or movies. Jewish people are defined by God and their community. They are close-knit. Jewish people have many different ideas of what Jewish identity really is. Ethnic Jews is a term that describes someone who was raised from a family of Jews. They do not have to actually practice

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    Daniela Mota Exam 1 Chapter 1) Before the arrival of the Europeans to the Americas‚ Indians had lived and eventually developed different types of societies. The first and most simple of the type of society were called “nomadic societies”. These usually consisted of about fifteen to fifty people and usually no more than that. Men were primarily the hunters and women were the gatherers. These societies were also equalitarian which was a system based on everyone in the community contributing equally

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    Jewish Holidays

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    Jewish Holy Days Essay "Rosh Hashanah" Antonio Lucero REL/134 April 18‚ 2013 Ray Paul Bitar Jewish Holy Days Essay "Rosh Hashanah" The Jewish religion has many holy days‚ but the one focused in this paper is “Rosh Hashanah”‚ “new year”. In this holy day we will talk about the significance‚ observances‚ length‚ customs‚ greeting. There are some similarities to our new year and there are some differences‚ main in point is that some of their traditions are very interesting. We will discuss what

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