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The law gives a practical sense of reality and daily activity of issues. Holiness is, in the Mishnah, not mere ritual or taboo but a practical governor of conduct among the faithful. It is, for this reason, tremendously vital to interpreting the law fairly and with understanding to ensure the service of justice. The 'eye for an eye' principle, for instance, does not directly mean to retaliate and revenge according to the Mishnah and Talmud.

The eye for an eye rule

The 'eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, wound for lesion, strip for stripe and burning Continue reading...

On February13th, I attended the Synagogue on Oxford Street called ‘The Beth Israel’ to observe a ritual service called Shabbat in Judaism. The ritual Shabbat started at five o'clock on Friday and lasted for almost 60 minutes. The ceremony was led by Rabbi Amram Maccabi, the official leader of ‘The Beth Israel’ Synagogue. He is the one who guided and showed me everything I needed to see including welcoming me at the entrance of the Synagogue and saying good-bye when I left around six o’clock. As for the reasons I have chosen the ritual worship service in Judaism, Continue reading...

Romans 15:1-13 Analysis

Themes/Key Verses
Romans 14 starts with a discussion about how those strong in the faith should not look down on those who are weak, or still developing in the faith. Paul uses the metaphor of eating certain foods over eating everything, and not judging those who can only eat one food (New International Version, Rom. 14:1-4). This means that liberty is a major issue within the church, and both chapters 14 and 15 address how Christians are to live in their newfound freedom in Christ. Because of this, most of chapter 14 is negative. There are a lot of Continue reading...

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The Jewish Big Brother Big Sister Association

Every organization are confronted with challenges that is designed to improve and develop its existing practices. While these challenges may sprang from different areas and aspects of business operations there is the urgent need to address each issue as they arise to prevent it from further escalating to an alarming level. For this paper, the Jewish Big Brother Big Sister Association is being considered. The author of this paper would seek to identify two challenges that confronts the organization which could significantly improve the productivity and efficiency of the organization—moral and emotional burnout. For the purpose Continue reading...

Judaism Quiz Worksheet

One of the major problems that monotheistic faiths faith is the question of the source of evil. As Prothero States, “One of the distinctive features of Judaism is that its monotheism is ethical. God is not only all powerful but also all-good, which is why Jews have kvetched (complained) at Him when he does not seem to live up to His own ethical standards. How can the Holocaust happen if God is really both omnipotent and good?” In the Elie Wiesel play “God on Trial”, Jews in a concentration camp accuse God of being unjust and breaking his promises. Continue reading...

English

Cynthia Ozick (born April 17, 1928) is a famous American writer and essayist. Ozick is of Jewish origin, and her well-known works as “The Puttermesser Papers” (1997), “The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories” (1971) and “The Shawl” (1989) are penetrated with the themes about Jewish-American life during the Holocaust and after it. In this essay, I would like to parse the short story “The Shawl” written by Cynthia Ozick. This story is considered as one of the greatest examples of the vivid descriptions of the post-Nazi times.

The symbolism of the story;

The story “The Shawl” describes an amount of variable historical and psychological Continue reading...

Philosophy

Edna and Todd decided to have a baby in order to solve their sour relationship. This is not a sound solution to a worsening relationship problem. Instead of facing the real problem in order to apply an apt solution, they are trying to escape the reality by knocking the wife up. There is no guarantee that after having a baby, the couple will stop bickering. Todd cannot keep a job while his wife Edna is a heavy drinker. In the course of their three years of marriage, they have endless fights as their personal problems marred their marriage. According Continue reading...

1. The Industrial Revolution(IR) was a period of sustained technological innovations and expansion in manufacturing processes in Europe from 1760 to about 1840.

Why IR began in Great Britain

IR emerged due to various reasons. Among them, it emerged because of the rapid population growth from 1500-1800. Interestingly, during this period, the global population grew seven times than the previous 300 years (Jones 241).

Effects of IR

IR had both beneficial and dismal effects in Britain. Positively, it remarkably transformed business and commerce in Britain by contributing to the emergence of towns and urban centers. As well, it facilitated the efficient production of goods through less cost Continue reading...

The two movies present us 2 opposite points of view on this controversial issue. I learned that both Palestinians and Jews have the right to live in Israel, but both this nations cannot coexist. To some extent that is a failure of their leaders who didn’t manage to implement the partitioning plan. To me, Arabs seem to be more aggressive and intolerant. Both nations experienced hard times but Arabs are always reluctant to stop the war. Jews conquered the Israel, but they were not initiators of the conflict. Unwillingness of Palestinians to coexist led them to years of Continue reading...

Persepolis is a graphic novel about the life of the author, Marjane. Marjane unwillingly wears a veil to school (Satrapi 6) and she narrates how the girls sat differently from the boys. Marjane originates from Iran, and uses Persepolis to illustrate the political and religious struggles she and her family faced. Marjane parents are political activists together with many other of her relatives (Satrapi pg.16). Marjane tries to convince her parents that they should let her join them but they refuse (Satrapi pg.17). Marjane becomes attached to one of her uncles, who unfortunately is killed by the authorities because Continue reading...

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Taking a close look at the ancient religions’ beliefs and practices among Mesopotamians, Jews and Zoroastrians; there exists some similarities as well as differences regarding their views on the relationship between men and divine. The three ancient religions believed in the existence of God. They however had similar and contrasting views when describing their God. For example, Jews believed in one true God. According to the Jews, the true God was the creator of everything in the universe. He is eternal and there is no other God apart from. He is the one in control Continue reading...

Occupational safety is of primary importance at the workplace. Working conditions affect performance significantly. As such, there is a need for proper measures for the training and implementation of safe working structures and models. This paper provides an overview of a training plan for the High Maintenance Salon and Spa.

According to Tompa et al., public policies use two primary methods to prevent injuries in the workplace. Thus these are the experience ratings for the insurance premiums of workers and. Secondly, they implement the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations (Tompa 85). The US government enacted the Occupational Safety Continue reading...

The development and existence mystical practices and theory in Christianity is called as Christian mysticism. It can be described as that part of Christian belief that concerns itself with the preparation for the presence of God, the consciousness of the existence of God and the transformative effect of God. There are different ways in which Christian mysticism is studies and practices. It can range from a prayer filled contemplation of the scripture to the belief in visions and the soul’s mystical union with the Holy Spirit.
A special kind of discourse used by the mystics is called the Continue reading...

Christianity started in Judea, presently called Israel in the mid of 1st century AD about 2000 years ago with Jesus Christ and his disciple faithful group. It spread initially from Jerusalem throughout the near east such as Assyria, Phoenicia, Syria, Egypt, and Jordan. In 4th century, it was adopted successfully to state region by Armenia in 301, Georgia in 319, Aksumite Empire in 325 and finally the Roman Empire in 380AD. Christianity is a religion basing on the miracles and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. It’s also a practices and beliefs in Jesus Christ.
Jesus of Nazareth is Continue reading...

The Second Temple Period (STP) basically refers to the time when the Second Temple of Jerusalem reigned. It is a historical period in the Jewish calendar that began in 538 BCE and ended with the arrival of the First Jewish-Roman War in 70 CE.
The STP was an effort to revive the position of the Church in Jerusalem and among the nation of the Jews. Some records not that Cyrus was the one that decreed the rebuilding of the Temple Ascending to power in 538, these records say, Cyrus saw the need to resuscitate the people’s religious institutions Continue reading...

Introduction

Israel is a geographically small country in the Middle East. Israel is located in ancient state of Israel and Judah. Although the ancient Israel kingdom was predominantly Jewish until the third century (Botticini & Eckstein 2012), today Israel population contains different races and tribes. Israel contains holly places that are important to Islam, Jews and Christianity. This nation has had great deal of experience and been at one point the focal point of the Islam and Christian conflicts. Israel just like other countries have been affected by globalization and it is interesting to note that even dominant religion have been Continue reading...

According to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is a Federal law, employers and unions cannot discriminate their employees or potential employees on the basis of sex, color, national origin or religious beliefs. The act requires an employer who has 15 or more employees to provide "reasonable accommodations" for religious practices of their current or potential employees unless providing them could cause "undue hardship" for the employer's business. Title VII defines religion as a broad spectrum of believes, varying from organized religions to personal beliefs whether they are observed by the majority of their religious Continue reading...

Nationalism and racial superiority are somehow related to each other. There are various examples wherein nationalism and racial superiority supported each other. The Coalition of nationalism and racial superiority created some very horrifying situations in various nations. The blend of nationalism and racial superiority is believed to be behind the emergence of Adolph Hitler in Germany and his atrocities in different parts of the world. Incidents like Nanking rape by Japanese in china are also due to a feeling of racial superiority. This paper proposes to discuss how nationalism led to theories of racial superiority.
Racial superiority can be Continue reading...

Elie Wiesel written ‘Night’ is an acclaimed book wherein the author shares his horrible experiences of holocaust. Wiesel shares his experiences how human relations were tested and collapsed in the difficult times. Wiesel describes various heartrending incidents that suggest readers about the sufferings, people faced in hands of Nazis. This paper intends to discuss the Elie Wiesel and his experiences, as described in his book, ‘Night’ along with analyzing its connection and impact on readers.
Elie Wiesel narrates how tragic incidents came in the life of a teenaged boy, who lost his family, faith and self-sense. Wiesel describes the Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Religion has always remained central to America's sense of mission both abroad and at home and to the national narrative. This observation can be transposed onto various geographical contexts despite the salient belief that religion and modernity are antithetical entities and belief systems (). The intersectionality of religion, law, and justice is nuanced and complex, especially within the context of modernity an in an increasingly globalized world. Indeed, the relationship between religion and law have profound implications for political, social, and legal issues that pertain to constitutional rights to the freedom of belief and religion as well as the nexus Continue reading...

Isaiah

Isaiah is one of the great biblical prophets, who comes from a distinguished Jewish priestly family, was born in Jerusalem around 765 BC. e. He prophesied in the Hebrew language. Isaiah is remarkable, first of all, his prophecies about the Messiah. The prophet Isaiah began to transmit their messages in 747 BC. e., in the days of King Uzziah. Start prophecy of Isaiah had on during the reign of the kings of Azariah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. Isaiah martyr life ended during the reign of Manasseh, king of Judah, known for its violations of the Torah and the persecution Continue reading...

The main and almost the only source on the history of Hebrew-speaking people (in addition to the inscriptions and archaeological evidence) is the Bible, and especially the historical books of the Old Testament. The Israelites in the Bible are presented in semi-mythical manner as the descendants of a legendary hero of Abraham, who is said that he came from Mesopotamia to Palestine around 2000 BC and lived there until 175 years. His grandson Jacob or Israel subsequently settled with his native Egypt, where after a period of great influence and prosperity of the Israelites were enslaved. Escape from slavery, Continue reading...

Historical fiction emerges as an important tool for educators to use in presenting historical information that is accurate and valid for students. Historical fiction narrates stories that are drawn from events that took place in the past and have been documented. Often, historical fiction contains actual persons who lived in the past; however, there is a tendency of the principle characters being presented as fictional. Through historical fiction, readers become increasingly involved in the day-to-day activities and lives of people having understood their trials and triumphs as presented by the historical setting. Historical fiction literature is gaining prevalence among Continue reading...

We are well into the 21st century and even today we hear plights of injustice, inequality and discrimination everywhere. From the third world countries to the most developed ones, almost every day, there is an upheaval with people protesting against one thing or the other. These uncertain and violent events make one wonder, have things changed at all? Or are we still standing at the same spot that we were centuries ago, where women were not allowed to exercise their rights or Jews were not allowed to breathe? Have we not learnt anything from our past? It is human Continue reading...

The development of ‘The Way’ dates back in the first century by the Jewish people and the first people to become Christians were either converted Jewish or people born as Jewish. In the first century, the Jewish spread the gospel orally as there were no written documents and the first church community was located in Jerusalem. With time, the apostles started preaching the gospel in churches using the bible and the scriptures, consequently, ‘’The Way’’ continued to develop as the Bible was translated into other native languages from the initial which was Greek.

Three major time-periods that resulted in the writing of the gospel

Period of Jesus’ ministry
During the Continue reading...

Acts 17 describes Paul’s visits to three different cities within Greece. In all three of these cities, Paul gives a speech to the Jews and anyone else present who will listen. In each of the cities, he visits a synagogue and tries to reason with Jews about the gospels of Jesus Christ. These speeches are great examples of how to defend the faith and a good guide to all in how to logically reason the Christian faith (DeSilva). Paul preaches virtually the same message in every city, proclaiming that Jesus is the Messiah, but after that, there is Continue reading...

Introduction

In the “The “Black Table” is still there” story by Graham Lawrence, segregation is not a new term in the history of mankind. Segregation can be as a result of various societal factors such as race/color or even class. In the 20th century, the whites segregated themselves from the Negroes society considering what Graham describes in his account when he was in school of the whites. The implication here was majorly because of race as the blacks society was considered to be of little or no consequence.As a result of this, they were segregated from the whites and they Continue reading...

Christopher Marlowe was both a playwright and a poet at the height of the dramatic renaissance of the 16th century (Biography.com). Even though he only had a six-year career and lived for 29 years only, his achievements, especially the play The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus, have made his name last through the ages (Biography.com). His works were of major influence to William Shakespeare and to later generations of writers.
Marlowe was born in 1564 in Canterbury (Biography.com). He attended King’s school before he got a scholarship that made him able to pursue his education at Corpus Christi Continue reading...

The meaning of life

Every individual has their perception and connotation of life that influences and affects most of the choices they make. What each takes to be the composition of life can range from anything to the quest of bliss. That includes what they take bliss to mean and being famous before their peers. The definition of life can be divided into three goals that include that include being in a position to have long term, short and the ultimate goals. The durable goals include the goals such as that of pursuing bliss or living every day to the fullest or striving Continue reading...

Heritage Assessment

The heritage assessment tool is used by health workers in order provide more direct care approach to their patients. It helps the nurses be more informed about different cultures of their patients. Different people have varying opinions regarding illness, birth and even death due to their cultural beliefs and practices. “A succinct knowledge of trans-cultural or multicultural setting within the healthcare realms is helpful in bolstering efforts towards attaining the primary care role of nursing. Thus, when working in the increasingly multicultural settings, nurses ought to refocus on availing culturally competent care, fully customized in suiting the target patient’ Continue reading...

Each and every religion approaches art in a different manner. There are also various intriguing insights to the different religious theologies and outlooks as exhibited by a comparison between traditions that are different. For instance, Jewish art flourishes as an expression of political and religious units. Jewish communities in the diaspora adopted, to a large extent, the art of Muslims, Christians, and the Pagan societies and became part of them. As such the achievements in the artistic world are to be searched in these civilizations.
Considering the religious art of the Islam, there is a significant aversion toward figural Continue reading...

Thesis Statement

Submissions from the Jewish Agency to the US, France, USSR, and UK for indemnification, reparations, and restitutions and further quests for compensations from Germany are warranted. The German government is ready to pay $1 billion for Holocaust survivors. The United States and France have also agreed to pay $60 million to pay Holocaust victims transported to German through the national railway of France. The requests for compensation drew great interest in the 90s, but negotiations have often ended up in deadlocks until recently when Germany agreed to compensate the victims followed by agreements between France and the United States. Continue reading...

How does the film compare to the biblical account of the story? Why do you think the filmmakers made the changes that they did?
Most films depiction of the famous historical story of David in battle against Goliath is often inconsistent with the Bible version. The film Dave and the Giant Pickle, for instance, focuses on particular parts of the story giving more emphasis and detail (often exaggerated and, for this reason, inaccurate information) to preferred scenes. It portrays Goliath as monster rather than muscled and trained 7foot champion soldier according to the Bible.
The filmmakers intention to create Continue reading...

ST. PAUL AND JESUS TEACHINGS

Religious Studies, Marriage, Jesus-Paul Paper
ST. PAUL AND JESUS TEACHINGS

Introduction

In this academic assignment the focus on the St. Paul and Jesus paper is about marriage according to the gospel of Mathew Chapter 19 and Mark Chapter 10, Jesus refers directly to the old testament and is quoted in the new specifically talking about marriage. In the book of 1 Corinthians 7:28 Paul has some extremely definite ideas about marriage. The following discourse provides a comparison and contrast of the two teachings in narrative form in the first two sections. The next section provides a critical personal analysis of Continue reading...

The Etruscans - the ancient tribes that inhabited in the 1st millennium BC. On the north-west of the peninsula - a region called the ancient Etruria (modern Tuscany). The Etruscans - the creators of civilization that preceded the Roman and was on her considerable influence. The origin of the Etruscans is unclear. Probably, the formation of the Etruscans was completed by the 8th century BC. Their influence in the 6th century BC spread almost the whole of Italy. But the period of Etruscan power was not long: the Greeks in 524 and 474 BC defeated them at Kum, putting Continue reading...

Spain history is one of most interesting subjects in time starting from tenth century end finishing with fifteenth century and Columbus expedition through the Atlantic to the west. In fact, this time has been a key point that completely changed the country.
Before the big expansions and conquests, the territory of modern Spain has consisted of several kingdoms, which were under Christian and Muslim rules. The acute lack of manpower was one of the problems for Spain as well as Portugal to become a successful imperial state. The changes started from Muslim invasion in 711-13 and the collapse of Continue reading...

There are a number of important ways that political theories have shaped the world. Different people have different understandings of the ways governments should work, and these varied understandings have, of course, led to a number of conflicts, wars, and even genocides over the years. In today’s world, most countries have abandoned their socialist and communist political traditions in favor of republicanism; however, different countries all have different elements of nationalism, absolutism, socialism, communism, totalitarianism, Islamism, and republicanism in their political systems.
Nationalism is not necessarily a political system in the same way as many of these other Continue reading...

FOR CHURCH LEADERSHIP

The foundations of most of the churches in the world are based in the Acts of the Apostles. The first gathering took place in the upper room where the disciples and other followers awaited the outpouring of the Holy Sprit. It has kept a certain structure and organization throughout the persecution period when Christians were meeting in secret. The Apostle Paul was one of the later apostles as a convert from, what is assumed, Judaism. He had been enrolled in Hebrew school, as was the rule, since the age of five. The assumption was that he came from a Continue reading...

One of the main socio-cultural outcomes of the World War II was the formation of the new understanding of nationalism within the series of states in Europe and Asia. However, the merely negative image of this movement associated with Nazism was wrong as the majority of newly elected post-war governments succeeded in building strong and prosper independent states. The main effect of the war that can be seen in both ethnic and civic nationalism was the ruining of the image of undefeatable European colonial empires in the eyes of Asian and African colonies. These territories that were occupied by Continue reading...

For this project, I visited both an Eastern Rite Church and a Jewish Shul, which practices Orthodox Judaism. I learned a significant amount from both experiences. Becoming more acquainted with different religious traditions can be difficult, because it can be hard to leave my comfort zone and go out and experience new things. However, I found that my experiences at both the Eastern Rite Church and the Orthodox Synagogue were positive experiences, and a met a lot of interesting people who saw life in a very different way than I do.
The Eastern Rite Church that I attended was Continue reading...