Synagogue

Four out of ten Australian Jews call Melbourne home. The city is also residence to the largest number of Holocaust survivors of any Australian city. To service the needs of the still growing Jewish community, Melbourne has established multiple synagogues, which today number over 30. Christianity 64% of Melbourne citizens consider themselves Christians. The city has two large cathedrals - St Patrick's for the Roman Catholics and St Paul's for the Anglicans. Islam There are 600,000 Muslims in

1st-century church exemplified fellowship, commitment, and service to others and was held together by an unconditional bond made possible by Jesus Christ (Sprinkle, 2015). The church in Acts was also devoid of hierarchy and actual buildings, except for synagogues. Christians, in the 1st century, were neither militaristic nor voracious for power; instead, they looked to the cross and overcame evil through suffering and love, rather than weaponry (Sprinkle, 2015). Early Christians took the church to the

I didn’t have God to turn to. My parents were raised in different religious cultures. My mom was raised Jewish and my dad was raised Calvary Holiness Baptist. When I was a little girl, we attended the Fitzgerald Synagogue and the Calvary Holiness Baptist church. We would go to Synagogue for the Jewish holidays. We would participate in many of the Jewish rituals such as the lighting of the candles on the menorah for Hanukkah, reading the book of prayers from the back to the front, and saying the blessing

In the beginning of the novel “The Color of Water” by James McBride, Ruth McBride Jordan, born Ruchel Dwajra Zylska, is secretive about her painful past as a young Jew where she experiences racist attacks and both mental and sexual abuse from Tateh, her father. She is raised in a very strict, religious, yet hypocritical family, who are extremely unsupportive of her life decisions. Because of this, she avoids telling her twelve confused children about the struggles she experiences growing up and her

genocide. Anti-semitism was one of the factors that lead to the horrific genocide, yet this genocide began with the spread of words and ideas from “Hitler’s” point of view. He started the spread of hate. On November 9, 1938, the Nazis destroyed synagogues and the shop windows of Jewish-owned stores throughout Germany and Austria. Kristallnacht or “The Night of Broken Glass” was a time of horror. Germans (Nazis) invaded Jewish communities and destroyed everything Jewish. The Nazis wanted to strike

These two subgroups that reside in Israel are two of the four main denominations which make up Judaism, in the United States they also have subgroups that are similar to those in Israel such as Orthodox Jews however, American Jews in a way have modified Orthodox in a slight way to where they are seen as Modern Orthodox. Your typical Haredi Jew also known as ultra-orthodox is known to be segregated from society and stick around other Haredi Jews and communities. Modern Orthodox Judaism, attaches a

religions as all three share several similarities and is in sync with many of my core beliefs. To begin, they all believe in God. These religions have a designated house of worship: for Christians- church or chapel, Islam- mosque, and Judaism- synagogue or temple. They all share the Old Testament and believe in an afterlife. They all believe in non-violence also practice some form of meditation. All three religions draw on a Holy Book: Christians use the Holy Bible; Judaism utilizes The Torah

The fall of Jerusalem happened around 70 AD. This happened due to the Jewish Revolt in 66 AD against Roman leaders. The Romans did not let this happen, this resulted in the mass slaughtering in Jerusalem. The sacred relics in the temple were taken to Rome as victory trophies. The Temple was destroyed; this affected the Jewish population more than any. The Christians were also affected by the destruction. In 66 AD Jewish people revolted against their Roman leaders. Nero was emperor, but ended up

Hitler was taking over causing world war 2. Hitler wanted to look good so he made the Kinder transport. The Kinder transport was just for kids to 17 and under. Hitler made the kinder transport were you have to pay to get in. The kids had to leave there parents behind knowing that the children may never get to see there parents again. The reason why the children may never see there parents again. It is because Hitler is cruel and probably killed them witch is so sad. I know this because Hitler Killed

Michelle Armster was the speaker for the first worship service. Her sermon testified on the defiant and courageous actions of Christian women, from Mary and Martha to members of the church many centuries later. She reminded us that Jesus’s ministry was not intended for those who are accepted or comfortable within society, but for those who are oppressed and marginalized. Jesus’s ministry challenged the iniquities of corrupt institutions and enabled the silenced to boldly testify for God. Michelle