Once upon a time at the Eve of Rosh Hahshnah services‚ an Israeli bumped into a newly arrived Soviet immigrant on the streets of Tel Aviv. "So‚ really‚ how was life back in Russia?" the Israeli asked the immigrant. "I couldn’t complain‚" the immigrant answered. "And how were your living quarters there?" "I couldn’t complain." "And your standard of living?" "I couldn’t complain." "Well‚" responds the Israeli‚ "If everything was so good back in Russia‚ why did you bother coming here?" "Oh!" replied
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My sister N’siah‚ My sister B’nai Brith Girls‚ I Rachel Phoebe Tabin am caucusing for the highly esteemed position of your fall term 2016 Shlicha. If you didn’t recognize that quote‚ it was from the famous Shia LaBeouf video. I know that my reenactment was hilarious‚ but I think there was a real message in that quote that I want you to think about. Think of something you want to do and think about the quote “just do it!”. People always say that they will do it tomorrow or soon‚ but I am talking
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Braden Townsend January 23‚ 2015 Night Journal #1 Page 18- “Besides‚ people were interested in everything—in strategy‚ in diplomacy‚ in politics‚ in Zionism—but not in their own fate.” I believe that what he means by this is‚ that people think that just because they’re so small‚ or that they’re race is spread out over many countries‚ that people will think that they will not be noticed and left alone. However this mindset got them killed. The Nazi’s didn’t care about how hard it would be to exterminate
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What is religion? In the dictionary it states that “religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ especially a personal God or gods (world spirituality).” But in other walks of faith‚ religion could be a place of worship‚ whether if it’s at home‚ or at a church. In every culture there are those god-seekers. We have created every religion as a method to redeem ourselves and to reach God through regulations‚ rules‚ or works. All religions center upon man’s own efforts to
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There are many different ways of practicing Judaism that are amongst us today‚ and many different types of people that practice them. The aspects that I find to be significant and interesting in Judaism are Hanukkah‚ a Bar Mitzvah‚ and The Kashrut. There are many more aspects of Judaism that amuse me‚ and there are many that I might question if I thought about converting; however‚ these are the aspects that I believe to be some of the most widely known traditions throughout the world. My favorite
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TOPIC: Night by Elie Wiesel Study Guide Questions |NAME CLASS PERIOD DATE | | |Directions: Read Night by Elie Wiesel‚ identify the type of question being asked‚ and then answer the following questions. | |“RIGHT THERE” — The information you will need to answer the question is right there in the text. | |“THINK AND SEARCH” — The information that you will need to answer the question is in several places
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Devastating. Horrific. Life changing. These are the types of conflicts that the Jewish people faced during the Holocaust. In the memoir Night‚ Elie Wiesel‚ a Jewish boy living in Germany‚ experiences the Holocaust first hand as he is sent to concentration camps and is changed immensely. Throughout the book‚ Elie’s faith and belief in God is altered forever‚ from before the Holocaust‚ while in the concentration camps‚ and when he is liberated. As a boy living in Sighet‚ Elie Wiesel was very involved
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All about diversity! Judaism The symbol of Judaism is the Star of David. Judaism originated in the Middle East over 3500 years ago. It was founded by Moses‚ although Jews trace their history back to Abraham. Jews believe that there is a single God who not only created the universe‚ but with whom every Jew can have an individual and personal relationship. They believe that God continues to work in the world‚ affecting everything that people do. The Jewish relationship with God is a covenant
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Testament‚ the first thing God does is create light‚ so if there is no light‚ there is no God). An example of something that happens to Wiesel is when he loses faith in God and grows angry with Him when he sees other Jews praying on the night of Rosh Hashanah. Fire was presented in the book when Madame Schachter began screaming fire on the train to Auschwitz. Fire is a symbol for the destructive power of the Nazis. It’s an ironic symbol because in many Jewish religious texts fire is associated with
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understand the dangers of the oven and the stove‚ so year after year I was frustrated that I was excluded from the meal preparation. After a few seasons of whining and complaining‚ my grandma decided to humor me. For the big feast on the first night of Rosh HaShanah‚ she enlisted my help. She chose an interesting dish my five year old self could actually help make: meatloaf mashed potato cupcakes. Nonetheless‚ I thoroughly enjoyed helping my grandma make them and for a few years it was somewhat of a holiday
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