Fate plays a huge role in Wiesel's survival, as the death of his parents and sister clearly illustrate. Wiesel struggled to survive, and learned how to play the game of survival with the Germans, by working hard in the electrical warehouse, and outsmarting them when they send him back to ...

Judaism Religion is the service and worship of G-d or the super natural. In addition, religion is a set of beliefs and the worship of a superior agency. Judaism is a monotheistic religion (obeys and worships only one great G-d.) Judaism is a small religion that mainly means you have to be born a...

In the Jewish religion, it is understood that the world rests on three pillars. Many agree the most important of the three is Gemilut Chasidim, or acts of kindness (feeding the poor, visiting the sick, helping the needy and countless other mitzvot). Followers of the Jewish faith feel there is an i...

Throughout history, wars and bloodshed have occurred in many societies of the world. These wars were fought over religious, racial, or political discrimination! Such discrimination exists in many parts of the world even today, such as India and Palestine. Discrimination at such high levels can ha...

There are differing views on whether the Crusades were motivated by religion or were there also other factors. Hans Eberhard Mayer says that other factors were also important in the development of the Crusades, but the religious motivation was the strongest. Ronald Finucane counters that politic...

"Conflict of Integrity" What defines choices and behaviors in our everyday lives? It is different for each of us. It is necessary to never separate business and personal ethics or man will experience a tremendous conflict of integrity. Man should recognize his character, motivation...

A possible solution to Israeli Palestinian peace is very hard to come by. Evidently, not all Israelis & Palestinian are accepting of the other, or open to the reality that they are each other's neighbors. The political ideas between both groups claim that no real change has taken place in the backgr...

The role of women is crucial to any society's formation. Particularly in the Middle East, the correlation between gender and the nation is instrumental in the formation of the modern state. Essentially, the "Woman Question" attempts to understand the role of women within the modern state and thei...

The Evolution of the Haggadah The Haggadah has long been in development the since initial concept originated in the Bible. The purpose of the Haggadah is based on the biblical requirement that, "Thou shall tell thy son on that day, saying: It is because of that which the Lord did for me whe...

The history of the Jewish people is the story of their attempts, mostly unsuccessful, to live up to the high standards of the deceptively simple statements of the Shema. The beginning of the Hebrew prayer, known as the Shema, goes on to say that Adonai, God, is to be revered and worshiped with ever...

The Feast of Lights During the month of December, in the Northern Hemisphere the nights are longer than days and everything is surrounded by a cold, dark ambience. Animals hibernate, birds migrate to the southern sky, and the trees are barren with a few scrawny branches lo...

The Bible Code The Bible Code is a report of the discovery concerning certain codes hidden in the Bible that are able to foresee events. The code was first broken by an Israeli mathematician, Dr. Eliyahu Rips, and has been confirmed by famous mathematicians around the world. The three-thou...

Most educated people in the world today believe that the holocaust was a pivotal moment in Jewish history and led to the establishment of the state of Israel. But this theory is simplistic. It does not take into account the many factors in history that led to the establishment of the state of ...

The Arab Revolt of 1936, during the British Mandate over Palestine, led to perhaps one of the most important events leading up to the establishment of the independent state of Israel. As a reaction to the increasing immigration of Jews the Arab Higher Committee declared a strike, demanding the immed...

There are four main sections of the Old Testament. They are the Pentateuch, the historical books, poetical books and the prophets. The Pentateuch or "Torah" (meaning The Law) consists of the first five books of the bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Moses, the hero of t...

The negotiations at the Wye River Conference Center brought about an interim agreement that built upon prior agreements, set up mechanisms to help facilitate further peace, and put in place a time line as well as the procedures to finalize an agreement to bring complete peace to this region. The W...

The negotiations at the Wye River Conference Center brought about an interim agreement that built upon prior agreements, set up mechanisms to help facilitate further peace, and put in place a time line as well as the procedures to finalize an agreement to bring complete peace to this region. The W...

NIXON, KISSINGER, AND THE WORLD The war in Vietnam was a dismal backdrop for Nixon and his plans for world affairs, and a new international order. Nixon believed that it was of utmost importance to adapt to the new "multipolar" world(international structure, in which China, Japan, and W...