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Essays 1741 - 1770

Religious Connotations of 'Just War'

with holy wars that are most familiar to Westerners are in the Old Testament. Exodus 32:27 tells of how God ordered the destructio...

Abraham Cahan's The Rise of David Levinsky

was very young, so young in fact that he had only a couple of fleeting memories of him. His mothers life was hard yet she managed...

Freedom and Culture

so evident in official circles before. Individuals adopted rules and standards of behavior designed to serve "appearances." Youn...

Analysis of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis

being which is so radically different from his original form that he is subsequently rejected by all who know him. He is no longe...

Diet and Sacrifice in The Book of Leviticus

* The 8 Jewish Feasts, discussed in Chapters 23 through 25 (Division of Student Ministry, nd). * The Priests in chapters 8 through...

The Contribution to American History and Jewish American History by Henry Kissinger

a man of great power and a man who apparently worked within all sorts of cultures, working with China and then with Vietnam, earni...

Eban and Wetmore's Promised Land

If one considers Ebans work from the perspective of cultural analysis, it immediately becomes apparent that Jewish culture, unlike...

Jewish Mysticism, the Kaballah, and Perceptions of Women

female, given the fact that womens role in the general sense revolves around the gentler notion of nurture/caring, faith and symbo...

Social Identity and the U.S. Jewish Community

same beliefs and as such it is selective collectivism. Zionism is included within that group of schools of thought, here the idea ...

'Love Thy Neighbor' and Jewish Morality

the pot-bellied stove; everything else was either burned to the ground or damaged beyond repair from smoke and/or water. It was o...

Assimilation, Identity, and Jewish History

consistent throughout the centuries of the Diaspora. In order to remain Jewish, individuals could not adopt the customs of their h...

The Three Major Religions and Healthcare

This 7 page paper gives an overview of the basics of the major religions and why nurses should study them. This paper includes Jew...

Pre and Post Jesus Age Jewish Culture

In five pages this paper examines the different Jewish sects that fragmented before the birth of Jesus such as the Essenes, the Sa...

Colonialism and Arab Populations in Palestine

This 6 page paper gives an overview of how colonialism contributed to diminished Arab populations. This paper includes a discussio...

THE KOL NIDRE - AN EXPLANATION

they confess their sins only once a year, on what is called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. Jews are mandated to observe this...

JEWISH VS CHRISTIAN SERVICE

Compares and contrasts the Jewish and Christian order of Sabbath services. There are 2 sources listed in the bibliography of this ...

John's Messianic Ideas

John was familiar with Jewish ideas regarding the Messiah. He incorporated those ideas into his Gospel. He gently brings about the...

Concepts of Immortality

This 11 page paper uses the Bhagavad Gita, The Dybbuk and The Monkey as sources to examine concepts of rebirth, the soul and the a...

The Reconquest of Medieval Christendom

5 pages and 1 source used. This paper provide an overview of what has been described as the Christian Reconquest, from the book e...

Medieval Spain and Treatment of Muslims

surrounded by Arabs who believed in God at the time, but things were strained. He saw a great deal of turmoil and destruction. Of ...

Dead Sea Scrolls and 'Hellenistic Roman Palestine'

In nine pages this paper discusses how many historical questions could be answered through the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish his...

Ultimate Failure of Nazi Science

In five pages the failure of Nazi science is discussed with divisions between 'Jewish' and 'Aryan' science also examined. Four so...

A Review of Europa, Europa

A 5 page essay exploring the work of the film by Polish writer-director Agnieszka Holland. An eye-opening look at the lengths som...

History of Palestine from 1900 to 1939

In eight pages this paper examines the Palestine history during this time period with Jewish demographic changes among the topics ...

Motivation of Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List

In five pages this paper discusses why Schindler was motivated to save many Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Two sources are ci...

Allied Powers and Knowledge of Nazi's Anti Semitic Policies

In five pages this paper examines what the Allied powers knew and when they knew it regarding the Nazi's anti Jewish policy and if...

Jewish Sexuality

In seven pages this paper examines Jewish sexuality in a consideration of some controversial statements on the topic. Four source...

Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Movements

In thirty pages this paper examines the Holocaust in an evaluation of the successes of Jewish resistance movements that resulted. ...

Communities and Religious Groups

In 8 pages this paper examines how Pagan, Muslim, and Jewish groups satisfy the communities definition. Six sources are cited in ...

Nadine Gordimer's Writings and the Theme of Intolerance

In 10 pages this paper considers the theme of intolerance as represented in the works of this South African Jewish author. There ...