Patriarchs→(period in the Old Testament – after Beginnings – Genesis 12-50) It begins with Abraham (& Sarah) and his call and continues through Isaac‚ Jacob and his 12 sons. The sons and Jacob are taken to Egypt by Joseph who becomes a leader during the famine. Genesis closes with the death of Joseph. Talks of the ancestors of the Jewish people. (Patriarch→Any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race.) Exile (captivity)→Fall of Jerusalem (Babylonian captivity of the
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Zada’s Hanukkah Legacy The story “Zada’s Hanukkah Legacy” by author Matt Cohen was firstly published in the year 1995 in Canadian Geography magazine. I revisited the Seventh edition of reader’s choice Essays for Thinking‚ Reading‚ and Writing book. In this story‚ the author reflects his past trip from Ottawa to Toronto to celebrate the Hanukkah during his childhood with his family. When they reach Toronto there was a warm welcome by the grandmother‚ everything was ready for dinner. Zada who was
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One of the most well-known figures from the Second World War was a known anti-Semitic‚ U.S. Army General George S. Patton. Several sources expose facts about this historical figure including The Long Road Home. Shephard describes the xenophobic leader‚ “General George S. Patton made no secret of his loathing of the Jews‚ most of whom came from Eastern Europe; they were‚ he wrote in his diary‚ “lower than animals.” Patton did not think that their present way of life had any connection with what had
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Plot‚ characters‚ and theme page I read the novel Night by Elie Wiesel. It is about a young boy named Eliezer during the era of the Holocaust and is narrated through his words. He talks about his faith through the Jewish readings but is cut short when his teacher Moshe is deported. Moshe comes back and tells him the Gestapo shot them all down in a ditch and how he narrowly escaped. This sets up the story telling about the inhumane genocide of the Jewish people. After this‚ the Germans occupy Eliezer’s
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“The way of the fool seems right to him‚ but a wise man listens to advice.” In his novella‚ The Chosen‚ Chaim Potok describes two contrasting Jewish families in the 1930’s and 40’s. As members of a moderate Jewish sect‚ the Malters practice their religion with reverence‚ but also avail themselves of modern entertainment forbidden by strict Jews‚ such as watching a film at the theater. Contrastingly‚ the Saunders lead the Hasid sect in the area‚ one of the most conservative and strict orders. Quiet
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Anthony Beaulieu Professor Long Old Testament Prophecy 15 April 2015 The Prophets Reading this book there is one thing that is clear‚ that the author‚ Abraham Heschel‚ intended this book to be read by not only Christians‚ but also for Jews to be able to read and understand. What the author tries to do and does a great job at doing in the book is simply describing the prophetic era as a whole. His intention and reason behind writing the book is to describe the era and the message of the prophets
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All of this‚ said Hoffman‚ was about to begin‚ for this summer (of 1533) was to witness the initiation of the persecution of the rebaptized‚ a persecution that would serve to unite all of Hoffman’s covenant-brothers [bontbroederen]. Because of their actions‚ the persecutors would themselves experience a baptism of blood because the city of Straßburg would be the first to be placed under siege. What is more‚ the city would be captured or destroyed along with its many horrendous‚ seditious‚ and false
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From all the various themes the book My Promised Land by Ari Shavit introduced in just the first sections‚ it invoked my memory of past lectures‚ personal experiences‚ and thoughts on the matters surrounding the State of Israel and its inception. Reading through these pages I found myself dancing around Ari’s combination of words that described scenes of devastation and of a humiliated Palestinian population after or depiction from his grandfather about of the disease and despair found in the faces
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Book Review From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Main Themes of the Pentateuch. T. Desmond Alexander. Carlisle CA: Paternoster Press‚ 2002 - 339 pages Introduction: From Paradise to the Promised Land‚ Desmond Alexander published the first edition of From Paradise to the Promised Land in 1995 and focused entirely on the contents of the five books of the Pentateuch. However‚ in the second edition the author added several chapters discussing contemporary studies of the Pentateuch
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Society throughout Europe changed drastically for many groups in the wake of the First World War. The nation-state of Poland was created‚ and many other borders were completely redrawn. The Jewish people of Europe began to have clear differences based on nationality and region‚ and were also very different within their own populations. The lives of Henry Buxbaum and Esther show that‚ while the Jews of Germany and Poland during the interwar period had clear overarching distinctions‚ there was also
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