As an Indigenous woman‚ Oodgeroo experienced first-hand the Assimilation policy and discrimination and thus‚ she shows her concern for the loss of freedom and culture of other Indigenous Australians through her poem “The Last of His Tribe”. This is evident in the first stanza when “change is the law. The new must oust the old.” Noonuccal’s use of modality for ‘must’ commands that the new‚ referring to the white Australians ‘must’ get rid of the old‚ referring to the Aboriginals. The emotive language
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created the seventh day (Sunday) which is a day of rest for Christians. On the day of rest you are supposed to pray and worship God. The Jewish book‚ the Torah (also sort of like a Bible)‚ holds the law of God that was shown to Moses. The following quotation is from a book and it proves that the Torah was created after the creation of the world. “The Torah begins the
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of people‚ and ways the Torah was written and edited. There are four different groups within this theory that consist of the J‚ E‚ D‚ and P’s (Coogan‚ 43). At first it started out with the problem of timing for the different names of God that the J’s and E’s focused on. The J’s were the Yahwist; claiming to the idea that the name Yahweh starts from the begging‚ in Genesis. The E’s were the Elohist; with the idea that the name Elohim is what starts at the begging of the Torah‚ and it is not until God
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renamed after him. The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue is best known for its colourful Holy ark which contains the Torah scrolls. It may be the oldest synagogue in use in Israel. In the War of Independence in 1948 the synagogue was full of people seeking shelter from the battles‚ as they were praying the synagogue was hit by lots of shrapnel‚ there is still holes in the base of the Bimah (podium for Torah
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Prayer Book. The Jewish Prayer Book is the basis of Jewish worship. The three great themes that "underpin" the Jewish religion are creation‚ revelation‚ and redemption. The holiest object in Judaism is a scroll of the Law‚ which is called the Sefer Torah. The synagogue is important as a meeting place‚ a focus for prayer and a house of study. In Judaism‚ there is much effort put forth to involve children in the celebration of major festivals. For example‚ the children are given the best places in front
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path to holiness. For women to adopt the lifestyle of men is not only contrary to their nature and divinely given task‚ but betrays a lack of self-respect for their own dignity and worth. Do women occupy a position in Judaism inferior to men? Does Torah and the lifestyle it mandates discriminate against women? Some people apparently believe so‚ for under the banner of women’s liberation efforts are being made to free women from what is perceived as their unequal status in Jewish law. The call for
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sects‚ each of which claimed exclusive authority to represent "Judaism"; marriage with members of other sects is forbidden. Although priests controlled the rituals of the Temple‚ the scribes and sages‚ later called rabbis dominated the study of the Torah. These sages identified with the Prophets and developed and maintained an oral tradition that they believed had originated at Mount Sinai. The Pharisees had its origins in this new system. One of the factors that distinguished the Pharisees from
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reasons that understanding Judaism is important in understanding world history.Jews believe in one creator who alone is to be worshipped as absolute ruler of the universe. He monitors peoples activities and rewards good deeds and punishes evil. The Torah was revealed to Moses by God and can not be changed though God does communicate with the Jewish people through prophets. Jews believe in the inherent goodness of the world and its inhabitants as creations of God and do not require a savior to save
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religious or secular life‚ revolves around religious laws or mitzvot (singular mitzvah).(1) The Jewish way of life encompasses every aspect of human endeavor. There is a verse in the Book of Isaiah: God desired for his righteousness ’ sake to make the Torah great and glorious." (Isaiah 42:21) This verse was interpreted in rabbinic Judaism to mean that God provided many opportunities for people to acquire righteousness by giving them a multitude of commandments covering every situation in life. Orthodox
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compare the Code of Hammurabi and the Torah in regards to the laws both documents established. First‚ please follow the steps below: 1. Go to the online search engine‚ the Bible Gateway (www.biblegateway.com) 2. In the Search box‚ enter the keywords “eye for eye.” 3. Select Old Testament. Please use the New International Version of the Bible. In this assignment we are interested only in results from the books of the Pentateuch or the Torah‚ Genesis‚ Exodus‚ Leviticus‚ Numbers‚ and
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