Rosh Hashana

In “The Revolt of Mother” Sarah Penn is the wife of Adoniram, and the mother of Nanny and Sammy. She is selfless, bold, and submissive. She first lived out forty of her married years selfless and submissive. She later becomes bold to show her husband that there are more important things that need to be done. In the end it all worked according to Sarah’s favor. She got a new house and a husband who now understands how she

Ishmael in Hebrew means "God has heard" and has a pretty lengthy prophecy along with it given to Hagar by one of the Lord's angels. It reads, "You are now pregnant and shall bear a son; you shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heeded your affliction. He shall be a wild man, his hand against everyone, and everyone's hand against him; alongside (in opposition to) all his kindred shall he encamp." (Genesis 16:12) Overall, Ishmael holds the meaning of one who is an outsider, someone who is unlike any others and may even be treated aggressively because of this. In the other verses found in Genesis, Ishmael is the bastard son of Abraham, born of his wife' servant Hagar, and therefore treated as an outcast, especially once Sarah sends Ishmael

It’s not even day back in Hagar times that a slave decided to liberate herself from her family. Hagar was just an inmost virgin slave that was oppressed by her owner Sarai. The owner used Hagar for her benefits but did not think about the repercussions. If a woman was unable to provide children for her husband, she was seen as worthless. Therefore, since Sarai had fertility problems she decided to give her slave to her

Besides the children of Macon Dead, there are other biblical allusions in the names of people. One of these is Hagar, Pilate's son and Milkman's cousin. Though the biblical Hagar is not well known, her character in the Bible reflects, in some ways, the character in Morrison's novel. In the bible, Hagar is Sarah's handmaiden. When she bares the son

This carelessness is also shown when when Reba pawns her ring for a shopping spree for Hagar .And thus, inadvertently Reba and Pilate inadvertently kill Hagar with their love; because she is soaked in a storm after her impromptu shopping trip and develops a fever that “dried her eyes up as well as her mouth” and then she dies. Hagar’s negative motivations are directly related with her relationship with her mother and grandmother. If they hadn’t enabled her behavior, allowed her to face some rejection, and stopped trying to appease her constantly then the story would be have ended completely differently. This shows the complexity of Hagar’s relationship as Pilate and Reba continuously try to make sure that she is loved but their continuous babying is what helped lead her to her downfall. They continue to shower her with love until she is in her casket and “Pilate trumpeted for the sky itself to hear, “And she was loved! (517)”. Finally, while Pilate’s trio is closely knit to the extreme Milkman’s relationship with his siblings is the exact

Hagar desires nothing more than to get away from Marvin and Doris and prove to them she can be independent. Even as Hagar is on her deathbed, her resentment towards Doris for putting her in this situation comes out as Doris is passing her a cup of water, Hagar snaps,

Not only did Ishmael have to see this image but he also had to watch his parents burn to death in a village right in front of him. These thoughts and images are a big part of what causes of his

Mid-Term 1. Culture: It was common for men to have multiple wives during this time. Elkanah loved Hannah, but Hannah’s womb was closed. Therefore, she could not have kids.

Kwanzaa is an African American holiday that is celebrated from December 26 until January 1. Kwanzaa is not affiliated with any religion. Kwanzaa was started to assist African Americans recollect their heritage. Dr. Maulana Karenga founded Kwanzaa in 1966. Dr. Karenga was a professor and chairman of black studies at California State University. Kwanzaa was established in result of the Watts riots. The Watts riot occurred in a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles. Dr. Maulana Karenga developed Kwanzaa to amalgamate African Americans as a community. Kwanzaa is an Swahili word and is borrowed from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza”, which means fresh fruits.

In both the accounts of Genesis 16 and 21, it can clearly be seen that the author sides with Sarah, Abraham’s wife, rather than Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian slave girl. There is a plethora of evidence that provides support both theologically and socially. By analyzing the relationships between Sarah, Hagar, and God, the historical context of the era (slavery), and how god is depicted, it can be proved that Sarah is favored over Hagar. The relationship between Sarah and Hagar becomes strained as Sarah uses Hagar to get a child.

The guilt of nurturing lust for power made Hagar run away from Sara. In this context, I observe, that the powerless concubine became all powerful-she ran away twice from Sara. Her reasons for doing so might be many, most notable being that Hagar was the biological mother of Ishmael, and further the tables turned when Sara asked Abraham to send Hagar away-there is a shift in the power roles. Hagar’s acts of running away from Sara twice helps me perceive Hagar taking over the role of an oppressor from her former role of one being oppressed. To explicate this, as a maid, Hagar was oppressed into forcible sexual relationship with Abram, the same oppressed concubine can be perceived as the oppressor who torments Sara because she is the birthing mother of Abraham’s son and hence looks down upon Sara.

First of all, every main character of the Ismael narratives has its exact counterpart in the Esau narratives: Ishmael corresponds to Esau, Isaac to Jacobs, Abraham to Isaac, and Sarah to Rebekah. In Ishmael and Esau’s case, according to Genesis, Ishmael was the child of Hager, the Egyptian slave, and Abraham. He was hated by his “mother”, Sarah, who was Ishmael’s mother in law according to the “ancient surrogate motherhood customs: a wife could give her maid to her husband and claim the child as her own” () and initially protected by his father Abraham. He was the victim who was casted out by Sarah and lost his birthright. Esau was also hated by his mother, Rebekah, while loved by his father, Isaac, accordingly(Genesis 25:28), and he lost his birthright and the death blessing in the end. Not only did Esau and Ishmael share the similar kind of living circumstances, they also

"I wouldn't let him see me cry, I was so enraged. He used a foot ruler, and when I jerked my smarting palms back, he made me hold them out again. He looked at my dry eyes in a kind of fury, as though he'd failed unless he drew water from them." (Page 9) Hagar's father straps her hands with a ruler but even as a child, she will not let her tears be seen, she will not let him see that he is hurting her. Even when her brother Dan is near death, she will not comfort him, for it requires that she act as their mother, which to her is despicable. "But all I could think of was that meek woman I'd never seen, the woman Dan was said to resemble so much an from whom he'd inherited a frailty I could not help but detest, however much a part of me wanted to sympathize." Hagar cannot bear the thought of pretending to be someone as feeble and weak as their mother. Throughout her marriage, Hagar never lets Bram know that she enjoyed their lovemaking. "He never knew. I never let him know, it was all inner. (Page 81) When Hagar's husband Bram dies she does not shed a tear, not even when there is only her son to witness it. "But when we'd buried Bram and come home again and lighted lamps for the evening, it was John who cried, not I." (Page 184) Still, when her son John dies she does not weep, as if she had been born without tear ducts. "The night my son died I was

In the midst of the holiday season, I volunteered with the Delta Gems service group for a Kwanzaa event. The event was the day after Christmas, which is the first day of Kwanzaa. The first day of Kwanzaa is Umoja, which celebrates unity in the community, households, and nation and race. Kwanzaa is holiday that spans from December 26 to January 1. During the 7 days, African - Americans celebrate their cultural heritage and family values.

After my original reading of the Bible I thought about how many times Abraham and his son could tell people that their wife was really their sister (cf. Gen 12:19; Gen 20:2; & Gen 26:7). I thought King Abimelech of Gerar could have seen something coming after all it happened to him twice! But, then I remembered after reading the secondary text that I need to think more superficially as opposed to “wow that happened three times” more accurately it could be really really important. I do really agree with what was said in the secondary text, “Interestingly, what did or did not happen to Sarah in the royal harem receives more attention from scholars than it does from Abraham” (Exum 142). That made me really think about what the text says and