MASADA: The Story of Martyrdom Masada comes from the Hebrew mezuda meaning “fortress “or “stronghold. Today it is one of the Jewish people’s greatest symbols. Israeli soldiers take an oath there: "Masada shall not fall again." Next to Jerusalem‚ it is the most popular destination of tourists visiting Israel. It is strange that a place known only because 960 Jews committed suicide there in the first century C.E. should become a modern symbol of Jewish survival. Let me examine the story of the fall
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Variants of Judaism There are three major streams/variants/groups within Judaism today. These are Orthodox‚ Progressive & Conservative. These groups‚ although all holding to the principle beliefs of Judaism‚ have unique practices and perspectives on their faith tradition. Orthodox Judaism Orthodox Judaism Progressive Judaism Progressive Judaism Conservative Judaism Conservative Judaism More traditional More liberal Orthodox Judaism Orthodox Judaism is the most traditional form of
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According to Aaron L. Mackler‚ abortion presents the greatest divergence between Roman Catholic and Jewish approaches. In other words‚ there is a significant difference in the way Roman Catholicism and Judaism views the practice of abortion. As a member of the Abortion in Judaism group‚ it was my role to find evidence for‚ and discuss key differences in the perspective of abortion from the Roman Catholic and Jewish perspective. By performing this role‚ I have become more aware of how abortion itself
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important part of a tallit is the tzitzit‚ or fringes‚ tied onto each of the corners. The commandment to attach tzitzit to the corners of clothing comes from the Shema. The three paragraphs of the Shema contain the most important statement of belief in Judaism. Here is a portion of the third paragraph of the Shema‚ Numbers 15:37-41: The Lord said to Moses: Instruct the people Israel that in every generation they shall put fringes on the corners of their garments�. Looking upon the fringes‚ you will be
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Sandra Gos Judaism on Abortion. For several years Abortion has been a hot topic not only in politics but also in numerous religions around the world. When I began to search the view of abortion in the Jewish religion I was astonished. I assumed Judaism is very strict on abortion and is frowned upon in any situation. Once I started to look deeper on this ethical opinion I learned that Judaism is a lot more concerned of the well-being of the living person than the fetus. Though‚ before proceeding
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A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah - MonkeyNotes by PinkMonkey.com For the complete study guide: http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ PinkMonkey Literature Notes on . . . http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ Sample MonkeyNotes Note: this sample contains only excerpts and does not represent the full contents of the booknote. This will give you an idea of the format and content. A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 2007 MonkeyNotes Study Guide by Diane Clapsaddle
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Cyrstyn Hornung Mr. Thompson Article Summary American History 9/26/13 This article “People of the Long House” is about the life of the Iroquois people. These people are very interesting; they were independent and very smart. They had a remarkable form of a government. Their lives were good‚ but of course like everyone else in this world they were not perfect. They made really bad decisions and tried to solve them by war. This is never a good idea. The men and woman were treated differently
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Cited: 1.) Rich‚ Tracey R. “Pesach: Passover.” Judaism 101. (1995-2007) www.jewfaq.org/holidays.html 2.) Saint Mary’s Press college study Bible: New American Bible. Saint Mary’s Press‚ Christian Brothers Publications. Winona‚ MN (2007). 3.) Transfield‚ Craig. “Passover and Easter.” (February 20‚2003)
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Jesus A Lugo Jr PROF. BARKER World religion 201 25 March 2012 Words: 2400 Buddhism and Judaism: In this paper I will talk about the history‚ beliefs and traditions from two different religions. The western religion of Judaism and the eastern religion of Buddhism are the two religions‚ these two religions have some similarities and some contrasts but they also share some of their own beliefs. Buddhism is the way of life on ending suffering achievable through human’s endeavor. On the
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The search beneath the Google Search Researching is a skill most people have but in all reality are the sources that we’re finding that reliable and helpful? After completing the extensive research for this paper I learned skills that will be beneficial in the future. Personally‚ I was one of those students who turned to Google for everything. Considering Google has numerous articles‚ it can save time and come in handy‚ but going above and beyond Google is something that is necessary for college
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