a trumpet. One of the most important observances of this holiday is hearing the sounding of the shofar in the synagogue. The Bible gives no specific reason for this practice. One that has been suggested is that the shofar’s sound is a call to repentance. The shofar is not blown if the holiday falls on Shabbat. No work is permitted on Rosh Hashanah. Much of the day is spent in synagogue‚ where the regular daily liturgy is somewhat expanded. In fact‚ there is a special prayerbook called the machzor
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and friends in celebration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kuppur‚ in part to celebrate relationships and interactions one has in life‚ but also to look back on memories‚ make amends and prepare for the next Jewish year. During my first experience at synagogue during Shabbat on a Saturday morning I noticed many things about the people there. All of the women had their knees and shoulders completely covered in order to be as respectful and modest as possible. The men dressed very modest as well‚ almost
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The Example of a Teenage Boy “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young‚ but set an example for the believers in speech‚ in conduct‚ in love‚ in faith and in purity.”- I Timothy 4:12 In 62AD‚ Paul penned these words to Timothy‚ a Jewish young man of great character. In The Chosen‚ Chaim Potok describes another Jewish young man of excellent character. Living under the guidance of mature character traits‚ Reuven becomes the bridge between two opposing sects of the Brooklyn Jewish population
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Earvin Samilin Kris Sension ESL 98W 15 November 2013 Christianity & Judaism Christianity and Judaism are two very distinct religions with their own traditions. From going back to history‚ they were founded by Israel along with Islam. They both believe that there is a God however‚ they both see things in a different perspective. People often described Christians as believers in Jesus Christ‚ whereas people described Jews as believers in Moses and Abraham. These two religions can relate in a
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Paul of Tarsus – Essay Paul of Tarsus is one of the most significant persons in early Christian times due to his enormous impact and contribution to the Christian tradition. He went from being a destroyer of Christians to a committed Christian leader. Paul’s contribution to Christianity mainly comes from his missionary journeys that helped spread the Gospel‚ his letters and writing that make up about one third of the New Testament and the depth and influence of his teachings e.g. justification by
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night affected many Jew places. The Germans went around and destroyed the places that the Jews owned‚ where they went to church‚ their homes‚ and it affected their families. In the middle of the night these Germans came around and took out these synagogues. They did this because that is what Hitler told them to do and if they didn’t. Well‚ they would’ve been dead. They destroyed their homes so they had nothing to go back to when they woke up. They took out their businesses so they
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Liberty University The Intertestamental Period: The Jewish Backgrounds and Interactions of Early Christianity with Judaism A research paper submitted to Professor Laurie Schweinsberg In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For The course NBST 510 Liberty baptist Theological seminary By Lynchburg‚ Virginia December 8‚ 2013 Table of Contents “ Tractable Yebamoth 47b” Isidore Epstein Ed. Soncino Babylonian Talmud Electronic Ed. (London: The Soncino press‚ 1948)
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first-born son must be consecrated to God as well; he is ransomed back in the ceremony‚ usually for five silver shekels (or dollars). A boy is given his name at the brit‚ but a special naming ceremony for girls has become popular‚ usually occurring at a synagogue service‚ during the parents’ aliyah. It is a custom‚ or minhag‚ among Ashkenazim to name a child after a deceased relative‚ but among Sephardim it is permitted to name the child after someone living. The coming-of-age ceremony is called a bar mitzvah
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Period: The Second Temple Period. http://kehillatisrael.net/docs/learning/intertestamental.html (accessed August 11‚ 2013). Stevenson‚ John. The Intertestamental Period. http://www.angelfire.com/nt/theology/15-400sy.html (accessed August 11‚ 2013). Synagogue. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/ (accessed August 11‚ 2013). Lea‚ Thomas D.‚ and David Alan Black‚ eds. The New Testament: Its Background and Message. Nashville‚ Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers‚ 2003. Watt‚ Jonathan M.‚ and Stanley E.
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The Holocaust is the most infamous genocide in the world. Adolf Hitler served in WWI and blamed the Jews for the country’s loss in 1918. After the war ended‚ Hitler joined the NSDAP or the Nazis. In prison for treason‚ he wrote his book called “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle) and anticipated a European war resulting in an “extermination of the Jewish race in Germany”. On January 30th‚ 1933‚ he was named chancellor of Germany‚ but after President Paul von Hindenburg died in 1934‚ he selected himself as
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