Shavuot

One basic belief of Judaism is the belief in one god who is responsible for the creation of the universe, and who is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. Another belief that Jews hold, which is somewhat unique among monotheistic religions is the belief that god does not have a body. This means god is neither male nor female, which can make god more relatable. Jews also strongly believe that god listens to every person, and is interested in every person. Attached to this belief is the belief that

Three of most popular monotheistic religions that we have study this semester include: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In each of these religions they have significate religious figures like Moses, the Virgin Mary, and Muhammad that ultimately play a vital role. This essay will look at the role they share and the significances for each religion. When looking at the three respected religions you will see in Islam case, Muhammad received the Quran, and gave the Quran to the world. The Quran is

Passover is, without a doubt, one of the most sacred holidays in Jewish culture, and in this reflection paper, I will take a look at the history of Passover and other important Jewish holy days, then I will go over how attaining my first Passover affected me. The holy day, know as Passover, has its origins in Exodus 12, which tells the story of how the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt by the Pharaoh who had begone to fear them, because of how fast their numbers were increasing. So, after several

Judaism is one of the three Abrahamic religions that started 3,500 years ago in southern Mesopotamia. According to Tracey R. Rich, it all started when God asked Abraham to leave his home and, travel to a new place. Rich also said, although, many people say Moses was the founder of the religion but, traced back to Abraham. Jews are monotheistic, which means that they believe only in God and that they should worship him for all that he has done for them. Judaism was spread through trade and traveling

Judaism, Christianity and Islam Christianity and Islam are the most influential religions in the world. Judaism has only fourteen million followers across the continents which makes Judaism the 12th largest religion. Although Judaism is not as large as Christianity and Islam, It still has an impact on the world. Prophet Abraham is the called in Islam "the father of all prophets" and because of that, sometimes Christianity, Islam and Judaism are called Abrahamic Religions. There are many known differences

Exodus. Jewish people have four different names for passover. In Hebrew it is known as “Pesach”, which means to pass over time. The God passed over the Jewish homes when killing the Egyptian firstborn on the very first Passover eve. Together with Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Tabernacles) , Passover is one of the three pilgrimage festivals. The word “Passover” comes

Judaism Judaism is one of the world’s oldest religions that still exist presently. The Hebrew Bible recorded Jewish beliefs,history, and traditions beginning in the 8th century of BCE. Although it isn’t a dominant religion, it still exerts a keen influence in the western world. Jewish beliefs focus on the idea that there is only one God, making it monotheistic. Monotheism has ascended into many religions in the western world thanks to Judaism’s influence. In Judaism, their ultimate reality is

Fisher (287), individual followers are encouraged to change inwardly, by looking at their mistake of the past year, and forward to the year about to come. The most important Jewish holy days are; the Sabbath, the three pilgrimage festivals Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot and the two High Holy Days Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. According to Fisher (285-286),the spiritual year for Judaism begins, with the new year, the Sabbath is a joyful day of celebration and rest, of all the Jewish holidays, Shabbat is

One day in class with the professor Joseph Hoolbrok, I was thinking about which essay would be easier to do, but then I thought about how interesting would be to know about other religions, costumes and different traditions. One friend of mine works in events in a Jewish temple and I asked him if I could go there to do a site visit. The Jewish temple I went is called “Dor Dorim” and is ubicated in Weston, Florida. As Christianity is my religion, in this site visit essay I am going to talk about the

Judaism was developed among the ancient Hebrews found in the Middle East. It is considered one of the oldest monotheistic religion. Judaism is told in the first five books of the Hebrew bible (Old Testament). They believe they have a covenant with one God. Jews trace their history back to Abraham but Judaism was found by Moses. Followers of Judaism, focus on the relationship between the land of Israel, mankind and the relationships between the Creator. There is no formal set of beliefs. Followers