Jewish Studies Essays and Term Papers
Jewish Education in YeshivaJewish Education in The Yeshiva:
My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
A verse in the Jewish Bible, the Tanakh, states,
Take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day. Impress them upon your children. Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie ...
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Jewish Tradition Of PassoverIn Jewish tradition and history, Pesach or Passover is one of the festivals noted for its diversity and many meanings. It is a festival that commemorates the emancipation of the Jewish slaves from Egypt. The name Pesach comes from the fact that the houses of the Israelites were “passed over” ...
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Reform Judaism In The 19th Century
The most extreme precursor to the Reform movement was a man by
the name of Samuel Holdheim. He was born in 1806 in Kempo in the
province of Posen. At a young age he studied at a yeshiva and received
a Talmudic education. He began to study German and secular subjects
after his marriage to ...
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American StudiesUnderstanding America November 11, 1999 Midterm Examination can be a variety of different meanings to a lot of different authors. They are all pretty much on the same note, but with different alterations. For me, I believe that it is to make connections between the past and how it will impact the ...
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The Dead Sea ScrollsClearly and the schism that caused the Dead Sea sect to arise can only be understood in the context of Jewish history and the sectarianism of the Second Temple period in Judea. Across twenty centuries, the Scrolls speak to us of the pluralism that existed in ancient Judaism, each group competing ...
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Emile Durkheim & Anomie Or Strain TheoryDURKHEIM AND ANOMIE OR STRAIN THEORY
by Brent M. Pergram, Masers of Arts in Sociology
Emile Durkheim is the founder of the study of anomie theory or strain theory that believes that anomie or strain causes a person to commit suicide or some other deviant act. This research paper will discuss ...
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Tuberculosis(TB) is an infectious disease caused by a germ (bacterium) called
Mycobacterium . This germ primarily affects the lungs and may infect
anyone at any age.
In the United States, the number of TB cases steadily decreased until 1986 when
an increase was noted; TB has continued to rise since. Today, ...
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Difference Between Sephardic AFor the most part, modern Jewish history deals with the political,
social and economic advancements achieved by the Ashkenazi communities
in Europe, America, and later -- Palestine. Because of it's relatively
small size and involvement in the affairs of "civilized" countries of
Europe and America, ...
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Women In Western ReligionMy intent of this paper is to give the reader knowledge and understanding of women in three different religious traditions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islamic. I will compare and contrast on these three different religions and the role of women in each.
The Bible and the church have been the ...
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Elie Wieselwas born in the town of Sighet in northern Transylvania on September 30, 1928. His real name was Eliezer Wiesel. His family spoke Yiddish at home; they read newspapers and conducted their grocery business in German. Elie had begun religious studies in classical Hebrew almost as soon as he could ...
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The Christian GospelsThe Christian Bible has been a mainstay in society for the past two thousand years. At the heart of this ancient work, one finds the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These Gospels serve as a religious foundation for Christianity as well as a historical record of the time. Faithful ...
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Movie Review: YentlEveryone at one time or another has felt out of place. Feeling unsure
of one's place in society is an experience that every young adult faces but
deals with differently. Some rebel while others comply with whatever has been
set out for them by society or their parents, or both. The role of the ...
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Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler was born at around 6:30 p.m. on 20 April 1889 at the Gasthof zum Pommer, an inn in Braunau am Inn, Austria–Hungary, the fourth of six children to Alois Hitler and Klara Pölzl.
Adolf Hitler as an infantWhen he was three years old, his family relocated to Kapuzinerstrasse 5[13] in ...
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Albert Einstein 2Albert Einstein was born March 14, 1879, in the small town of Ulm, in Southern Germany. His parents, Hermann and Pauline, were Jewish. His father was an electrician whom also was interested in electrical inventions. However he was very unsuccessful in his business, and as soon as Albert was born, ...
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Albert Einsteinwas born March 14, 1879, in the small town of Ulm, in Southern Germany. His parents, Hermann and Pauline, were Jewish. His father was an electrician whom also was interested in electrical inventions. However he was very unsuccessful in his business, and as soon as Albert was born, the family ...
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Case Study of Barbara StreisandAbstract
For as long as I can remember, Barbra Streisand has been a woman that has fascinated me, and is someone through whom I have been able to find a great deal of admiration, both as an individual and as a performer. Above all else, Streisand has been my role model from the time I first ...
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Analysis of T.S. EliotBryan Lynch
Mr. Bruno
English IV Period 5
November 7, 2013
Eliot's Themes and Techniques
T. S. Eliot, a father of modern poetry, is an American-Born English poet. Although Eliot has a very modern style, it also identifies with traditional poetry. Many of Eliot's devices are similar to ...
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Exodus SettlementTopic: Problematize the Exodus-liberation-settlement motif from the Adivasi perspective
Presenters: Kyrshanborlang Mawlong
Introduction: In this paper we are trying to discussion the difficulties that the Israelites faced during staying in Egypt and how God response to their crying by ...
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Stones From The RiverUrsula Hegi’s novel, , exposes the reader of the persecutions of religious beliefs, a gossiping dwarf, and the people of Burgdorf, a small German town in the time of the Nazi Holocaust. The novel is set in World War I and continues through World War II. The Second World War is brought on ...
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