Since the beginning of the Jewish religion, women have had what seems to be a marginalized role that encompasses almost every facet of life. In many cases within the body of Jewish texts, clear misogynist statements and commentary are made dealing with every aspect of what it means to be female. W...

The motto on the Great Seal of the United States is "novus ordo seclorum"--a new order of the ages. The revolutionary nature of America was particularly true for Jews. For thousands of years they had lived in states in Europe and the Arab countries in which anti-Semitism was actively promoted or t...

A divorce is a traumatic life altering event that unfortunately is becoming a more common occurrence in today's culture. The thought of divorce remains a nightmare too most people. Having said that, imagine being held in a marriage against your will, in some instances being abused, where...

JUDAISM The Jewish Synagogue, "The Tree of Life", was built in 1986. It is one of three in the City of Columbia. The Synagogue was a very interesting, outside of the building was a sculpture of the "Star of David" to add to the beauty of the very well kept grounds. The windows...

"The Color of Water" The Color of Water is an autobiographical book that parallels the life of the author, James McBride, and his mother Ruth. The story is about a man who is confused about his identity. As a young boy James realized that was not sure of who is mother was either. All he...

Introduction Surely one of the greatest ironies of human condition is that color and culture, source of our greatest pride, are also traits that so often foment hatred and propel us into war. There are different causes for discrimination upon different races and biological-ethnical differences. I...

Since the birth of Christ, the relationship between Jews and Christians and the state has radically shifted from one end of the spectrum to the other. Since its inception, Christianity had been the religion coping with intolerance from the Jews and the state, yet as time progressed the attitude towa...

Judaism Jewish history began about 4000 years ago in the part of the world that today we call the Middle East. No one person ever "began" Judaism. The beliefs that became the Jewish faith came about gradually. However, some people were important in making it happen. Abraham, Isaac an...

Menachem Begin affected the Jews, the Middle East, Great Britain, and the world at large. Starting at his earlier years he was enrolled in several armies, a member of Zionist and Nationalist groups. Menachem was a right-wing extremist who promoted violent acts towards the Arabs and Great Britai...

My Report on Judaism Judaism is a set of beliefs, practices, and ethics based on the Torah. You can practice Judaism and not be Jewish and can be a Jew and not practice Judaism. This is one of the many surprising things I found when reading this book. The Jewish population is larger than I imagi...

Jesus was born a Jew, and he remained a practicing Jew his entire life. In order to understand Christianity, it is important to understand the Judaism from which it came. Theology and history were joined in the Jewish mind. The imperative of trust in the Lord, and fear of the Lord, dominated Jewish...