Brochure on Judaism Lynn Clarke Strayer University World Religions REL 212 Dr. Richard Foster Brochure on Judaism For my brochure I have chosen Judaism. The topics of focus for my brochure are two of the major festivals: the Passover and Yom Kippur. The different sects of Judaism include the Reform branch‚ the Conservative branch and the Orthodox branch ("Judaism Sects‚" 2013‚ para. 1). The Orthodox is the oldest branch of Judaism and was the original recorder of the oral traditions claimed
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of Awe‚ Yom Kippur is celebrated. Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of Atonement. It is considered the most important holiday in Judaism. It comes after the Days of Awe. According to tradition‚ on Yom Kippur God decides each person’s fate. Because of this‚ on Yom Kippur Jews attempt to make amends and ask for forgiveness for the sins they have committed during the past year. Yom Kippur is observed with a 25-hour fast and a special religious service. Along with Rosh Hashanah‚ Yom Kippur is known
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political strategy and people‚ Palestinians‚ to lay claim to the land. The hostiles couldn’t fight in real wars‚ so they took it to the political venue. this fight still goes on today. While Syria and Egypt did continue hostilities onto the 1973 Yom Kippur War‚ the defeat once again there proved that winning conventional war was not possible. Syria‚ the last of the die hards‚ continues "the cause" thru the Palestinian people‚ a proxy war with Israel‚ still today‚ while the other nations from the 1967
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The main motive of this photograph is essentially a global history of the Jewish people. It is very specific‚ sad and instructive. In order to properly clarify this picture‚ we have to start from the beginning‚ shed light on the history of the Jewish people‚ and pay particular attention to the dark times during the Holocaust‚ and particularly refer to the Jewish understanding of the holiday. Jewish history tells us about how the Jewish people lived from the time when they appeared up to the present
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Judaism is a practiced religion throughout the world. Even though it is a very old religion‚ Jews are less than one percent of the world. Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and the oldest one still practiced today. Majority of the Jewish population lives in Israel however the other half live in the United States‚ and a small percentage live in Canada. Judaism has a unique history and unique biblical stories. The original temple also played a large role is the founding of Judaism
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which concludes in Yom Kippur. During the Ten Days of Repentance‚ Jews reflect on their actions during the past year and seek forgiveness from those they may have wronged. Rosh Hashanah is characterized by the blowing of a ram’s horn (shofar) and it is customary to eat apples and honey on these days as a symbol of a wish for a sweet new year. Traditionally observant Jews do not work‚ attend school‚ answer the phone‚ drive or use the computer on Rosh Hashanah. Yom Kippur Yom Kippur is a Day of Atonement
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(Egypt) for support. The Israelis attacked and that was the start of the war) between the Israelis and Syria‚ Jordan and Egypt (together). The war was a disaster for the Arabs and weakened Nasser. • Yom Kippur (1973) between Israelis (in the middle of their most important religious festival= Yom Kippur) and Syria + Egypt (whom wanted to use the arms they had against Israel without direct help of the Soviet) 1) Moscow jump in the war and resupply Syria and Egypt asking other Arab countries to join
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based on the home and family‚ with the events of the past being re-enacted in a way that makes them meaningful to present-day life. In my essay‚ I have discussed the holidays I was most interested in‚ which are the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah‚ Yom Kippur‚ and the Days of Awe)‚ two of the three pilgrimage festivals (Sukkot and Passover)‚ and Hanukkah. One way that that Jewish people are able to set aside sacred time‚
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three major holy days in succession; Rosh Hashanah‚ ten days later is Yom Kippur‚ and finally five days after that is Sukkot. Time of the Year of Holy Day It all starts in the fall with the Jewish New Year‚ Rosh Hashanah. Following that is the most sacred day of the year‚ Yom Kippur. Although these days are now celebrated on specific days‚ it was not always like that. They used to just base it off of the harvest season. Yom Kippur is referred to as the Day of Atonement‚ which means to make up for
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Zubin Kottoor Prof. Nahla Hamda PCS2000 2 December‚ 2014 Arab-Israeli Conflict The Arab-Israeli conflict has spawned over sixty years. For over sixty years‚ two sides have argued about their right to land through violent protests. Over time‚ there had been many talks of peace yet nothing ever came to fruition. Although the Arab-Israeli conflict has lasted over sixty years‚ the bad blood between the Arabs and the Israelites date back far earlier than that. It almost seems as if the conflict between
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