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Essays 271 - 300
doctrines of faith and hope as the two primary elements of Judaism (Schechter, 2002). Buddhism decrees outright respect for...
of the least considered female-dominated religions is Wicca, a practice that imparts spirituality, benevolence and earthly powers ...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
job it is to perform certain sacred rituals, whereas in Judaism, the rabbi has no authority to perform rituals. Instead, Rabbis ar...
course, that is where a lot of dissension occurs. At the same time, it seems that if one does not accept Christ as a Savior, he is...
Woody West in his coverage of the 1992 Presidential Election between incumbent president and Republican George Bush and his challe...
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
Jewish people (1975). Still, when all is said and done, it appears that the psychiatrist had rejected religion, and had a disdain ...
and their Roman conquers. This, again, led to another great scattering of the Jewish people (Jones, 1996). Although there has been...
and we can start to see the representation of Judaism in Kafkas work, Scholem stated that "Although unaware of it himself, [Kafkas...
offers the marriage contract, and the woman accepts: this is a contractual obligation which can only be broken by death or divorce...
against all, and the ADL is working to stamp this hatred out. The Alliance for Jewish Renewal, also known as ALEPH (which...
to this day" (Shamish, nd). One central belief is that the Written and Oral Torah represents the word of God without any kind of h...
into the premier representation of Christianity, Jesus was to occupy a dual role within the religious world. He did not eschew hi...
of these concepts were a part of the Jewish faith. And, it was not only Judaism that was affected. Many other world religions woul...
represents a threat to those ideals is subject to punition" (Swidler). While the protection of womens morality is common throughou...
America, they worked very hard to convert the Native American Indians, who obviously did not believe in Jesus Christ. The new set...
personal liberation through approaching everything in life as it relates to what Allah wants, not what the individual wants. There...
Mendez soon found that his survival and the survival of his family and fellow villagers required that he change his role in life. ...
and reconcile them to the view of what is right would have provided for a more equalizing relationship where Jewry was concerned. ...
the value of religious discourse allowed an "intelligent passion" (Novak, 1998, pp. 63-67) where fear and trepidation once lurked....
was the reaction of Europeans to many aspects of Eastern culture when they first encountered it. However, Parrinder indicates that...
"Hebrew name" does not have to be in Hebrew, as Yiddish or English names are often used (Rich). Of all the Jewish rituals, the bri...
small child, I knew I was Jewish, so I really do not remember when this identity was established or how. I did not think about it ...
This 4-page paper answers questions pertaining to topics such as the Jewish Sabbath, ethical considerations faced by Jonah and Abr...
their religion on the Torah, the first five chapters of the Christian Bible. The Torah tells of the messiah and his coming. The ...
signify the "blood of the covenant" (Geffen, 1993, p. 28). It is a time-honored ceremony that is concluded when a family member (...
their complex social and cultural mores. Tradition was therefore rooted in the memory of the people as was the physical and moral...
the Hebron area; threats to shoot soldiers" (Brownfeld, 1999). In further understanding some of the foundations of their argum...
has been a "very big thing" (Axelrod, 1995, p. PG). Even just a decade ago, a Jewish womans place was still in the home, although...