judaism Essay Examples

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The Concept of Marriage in Judaism (741 words, 3 pages)

Marriage in Judaism I would like to start off this essay by making it very clear that I am in, of by any means whatsoever an expert on or in the field of Judaism nor do I claim to specialize in the field of marriage in Judaism. With this being ... Read More

A Study of the Impact of the Holocaust on Jews and Judaism in the 20th Century (1035 words, 2 pages)

Topic Three Do a case study of the Holocaust and its impact upon Jews and Judaism in the twentieth century. The Holocaust, which was the systematic, state sponsored, murder of Jews was a terrible loss to humanity and would have had a huge impact on Jews and Judaism in the ... Read More

A Description of Hasidism and Orthodox Judaism in Chaim Potok’s The Chosen (1070 words, 2 pages)

In The Chosen by Chaim Potok, the once separate communities of the Hasidic and Orthodox Jews come into close contact with another when two boys of each religion become close friends. While both religions have some practices and customs in common, they are very different in a lot of ways. ... Read More

My First Close Encounter with Judaism (802 words, 1 pages)

I walked into Congregation B'nai Jacob not knowing what to expect. My knowledge of Judaism was limited to what I had learned in school, and my knowledge of their services was virtually inexistent, being that I was exposed exclusively to Christian services throughout my life. The purpose of this service ... Read More

Understanding Judaism (1110 words, 2 pages)

Judaism may be defined as 'the culture of a people, a people for whom the idea of statehood is important, and who in the past have existed as a nation in their land, or have enjoyed a large measure of communal autonomy in foreign lands' (Alexander, 1984, p. 11). Rabbinical ... Read More

An Essay on the Sacred Stories of Judaism (1045 words, 2 pages)

JUDAISM - SACRED STORIES ... The Jewish people have always used stories in order to convey principles they wanted to impart. The Jews have retained a number of stories concerning the beginnings of the world and of humanity. Some of these stories have been borrowed and adapted from other peoples ... Read More

Judaism: An Importance of Shabbat in Keeping the Faith Alive (2139 words, 3 pages)

Judaism through out history have been a strong religion, they have been going for over 4,000 years and have experienced many difficult times in this period, such as discrimination and prosecution etc...but throughout these difficult times they have kept the Jewish faith alive due to their Jewish ceremonies and practices. ... Read More

An Essay on Judaism and the Aspects of Hanukkah (1864 words, 3 pages)

Judaism is a much different religion from Christianity. Jews have different beliefs, traditions, and different ideas about how the world should see God. I personally believe that the most fascinating tradition of Judaism is Hanukkah. The hope of this essay is to discuss some of the many aspects of Hanukkah. ... Read More

The Origin, Meaning and Facts about Judaism (1172 words, 5 pages)

How you ever wonder why where Judaism came from? Why Jews dont believe in Jesus as the son of G-d? Or what is the Tanakh anyways? The research covers most of the important facts of Judaism. Furthermore, it details the important meaning of Judaism for their people and its origin. ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013