primary importance of the bar/bat mitzvah ritual in Judaism is to formally initiate young Jews to membership in God’s covenant. While we tend to think of a “bar mitzvah” as an event or celebration‚ this is incorrect. The term means “son of the commandment‚” and is actually applied to the initiate himself (or herself‚ in the case of a bat mitzvah: “daughter of the commandment”). Thus‚ anyone who has gone through the bar/bat mitzvah ritual carries the title of bar or bat mitzvah. The purpose of the ritual
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thank you speech I’m am very happy to stand up here in my synagogue as I become Bat Mitzvah knowing that my family has been a part of tbs for many many years. There have been many celebrations on this Bima including my parents wedding and my Dad’s Bar Mitzvah. And‚ now it’s my turn! Through all the help of my Hebrew School teachers I have not only learned the skills to prepare me for my Bat Mitzvah day but have learned the important mitzvot or commandments of being Jewish. One of those mitzvot is
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Vampire bats have been making an appearance in Panama‚ attacking innocent cattle. Many of the cattle have red markings and scars from the almost nightly bloodlettings. But‚ some unlucky few bats have been caught and a poison called Vampirin applied to their backs when they would be groomed at the nest‚ the birds who had groomed them would take in the poison and die from it. I am on the side of not killing these bats because they could hold the answer to a big problem and their anti-coagulant has
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The focus of this article is procreative liberty‚ freedom in activities and choices related to procreation. This article by Murray talks about the defects in the procreative liberty framework‚ a different starting point‚ and starting with one rather than the other framework. One of the arguments Murray makes is that there are confusions about procreative liberty. One confusion is the purpose of it; is it about morals of a family or is it about law and policies of reproductive technology? Does procreative
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the murrray darling basin the murrray darling basin What is the Murray- Darling Basin? The Murray Darling Basin is a large‚ dry inland draining‚ salty basin. The basin extends over the four states: New South Wales‚ Queensland‚ Victoria and South Australia. The average annual rainfall in the basin is 480mm‚ a wide variety of grasses‚ trees and shrubs can be found in the basin. Where is it located? The basin is located in south-east of Australia and covers an area of 1.05 million square
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Elizabeth Murray was an American painter that reshaped Modernist abstraction. It became high-spirited and cartoon-based. In addition to being a painter‚ she was a printmaker and a draughtsman. When she was a student‚ she was influenced by Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. Her works are in countless major public collections‚ some of which include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. Elizabeth Murray was born on September 6th‚ 1940 in Chicago‚ Illinois. In her early years
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Eye” by Donald Murray. The first takeaway I have that I believe I can apply to my mine rewriting process‚ are the items Murray views as important to consider when revising and rewriting. Murray lists specific elements of writing we should be checking for when reviewing and rewriting our work. He suggests we should make sure we have provided ample information on the topic we are writing about and to confirm the meaning of the information supports the point we are writing to make. Murray also suggests
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Murray Rothbard’s article‚ “The Anatomy of the State”‚ provides many theories about how our States rule and wield their power. He believes the States don’t represent the people because most of our actions are involuntary. One example he provides is the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust. Rothbard states that if the people represent the government‚ then the Jews chose to commit suicide. He believes that the State obtains its revenue through coercion and compulsion. Another belief Rothbard presents
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Biology 124 Lab Case Study "No Bats in the Belfry: The origin of White-Nose Syndrome in Little Brown Bats" Part 1 Questions 1. What is the basic question of the study and why is it interesting? The basic question of thIs study is "Is the European strand of Pseudogymnoascus destructans causing White-noise syndrome (WNS) in the United States?" This question is interesting because if it is the European strand of P. destructans causing WNS in North America then why is it not occurring in as
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In Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserable’s‚ one character plays a part in each of the other character’s lives. Cosette‚ a little girl‚ is created to develop the rest of the “miserables” throughout the book. Fantine‚ Cosette’s mother‚ digs herself into the shameless lifestyle of prostitution and poverty‚ while trying to support Cosette. The Thenardiers become her home while her mother leaves in search for work. There‚ Cosette is used to clean and work. Through Cosette‚ the Thenardier’s are shown as they
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