Although changes have been made to Jewish divorce laws, women are continually being mistreated when dealing with the issues of divorce. In biblical times, there were no assurances that women would be protected when faced with a man who wanted a divorce. Furthermore, women were not allowed to init...

The Shaping of Tradition Jews In 66 the people of Judea rose against the Romans and the Judeans were destroyed and enslaved. The Nazarenes and the Pharisees (rabbis) survived the war. The meaning of rabbi is the master or teacher once he learned all of his information. Most of the Synagogues...

"Fathers and Sons" could of have easily been the title for Chaim Potok's novel The Chosen. In his first book, The Chosen, Potok portrays two different father and son relationships where the tradition becomes the source of conflict for his central characters, as they each seek their...

The heated conflict between Jews and Muslims has always been a gargantuan one and furthermore since the dispute over Palestine. Being raised Muslim and knowing that these two religions were respectively fathered by the sons of Abraham, there seems to be more hostility than agreeable peace. I chose t...