Essays on Judaism

Since ancient times, all faiths, cultures and societies have aimed to live in harmony, sadly it has not been a successful attempt for every culture in the world. Living in harmony means being able to live in unity and mutual reciprocity, beyond creed, class, gender…

Jewish sacred texts are imperative in maintaining the Jewish heritage, encompassing areas of history, socio-cultural practices and morals & values. Through interpreting these texts, the justification for adherents actions and conduct of their lives are administered. They form the fundamental foundations or cornerstones of the…

Religion is a defining factor of every community. Members In a particular community believe their lives and activities are guided by a supreme being. They belief that the Supreme Being is capable of controlling their undertakings, lives as well as their moral behavior. Religion has…

“Foreknowledge and Free Will” was written by Rabbi Hillel Goldberg. Rabbi Goldberg has a doctorate in Jewish Intellectual Studies, and in this article, he discusses the paradox of the quote, “Everything is foreseen, yet free will is given” (Ethics of the Fathers 3:19). He uses…

Christianity Common practices for Christians include: bible study, catechism, Christian baptism, Christian prayer, Christian vestments, confirmation, eucharist, fasting, monasticism, neo-pentecotalism, tithing in Christianity, Christian symbols, Reading Christian texts Christians believe that Jesus’ father was the Holy Spirit of God, making Jesus both full human and…

Reconstructionist Judaism, as Plaskow’s they are followers of post halakhahic system, they believe that through generation law and reading of secret text were modify by rabbis, who have only authority towards interpret them. As generation passed Jewish do not have actual secret text, or command…

How do ethical teachings in Judaism guide adherents to be ‘wise in deeds’? – in your response, refer to environmental ethics Environmental ethics in Judaism is an attempt to define a system of values to guide adherents in the world. Ethical teachings in Judaism, which…

The Jewish religion and culture has many beliefs concerning the burial of the deceased and the grieving process which follows death. My intent is to learn the rites and rituals following death for both the deceased and the surviving kin. Today, I’ll be talking about…

Interfaith dialogue defined as (from the ‘What is Interfaith Dialogue?…’ video) “refers to cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions”. Interfaith dialogue is very important as it helps religions grow and mature through time and create a firm relationship between them…

Christianity vs. Judaism Introduction St. John Chrysostom, a catholic priest, takes on an account of the major differences between the two most related faiths on earth that is Christianity and Judaism. For quite a long time, there has been a raging debate between the mandarins…

Judaism Judaism has a very interesting take on some of the fundamental questions that we have been examining throughout the semester. In this chapter, Houston Smith elaborates on three main concepts that govern a Jewish life; God’s role, social structures, and the role of history….

It had never actually occurred to me before, but Jews have the clearest conscious when it comes to God. To them, people are people and that’s that. Why was it never so simple and clear before? Perhaps the many celebrations and holidays I’ve been told…