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Jewish Custom of Handwashing, Netilat Yadayim

was later extended for handling food. Jesus refers to a controversy going on during his time about whether it was required to wash...

Sex and Religion According to Judaism

force themselves upon their wives for sexual favors, and they are not allowed by faith to molest them. The Torah and Talmud both ...

Global Religious Perspectives on the Soul

out the names of his ancestors" (Hauser, 1990). Every eight days, the tribal chief ritually provides a full meal for all the ance...

Jewish Community and the Impact of the Holocaust

the sometimes intense and often expansive sense of being that is clearly portrayed within his works. Night is no exception. As t...

Nazi 'Final Solution'

from the annals of Nazism, very little written evidence of its existence - or why it was even initiated - is available. Scholars c...

Divorce and Judaism

of sorts so that a divorce could not be granted simply and carelessly. "If there was a certificate, there should also be grounds f...

Mordecai: An Early American Family (Book Report)

North. The business this family chose to engage in, at least eventually, was education. They started a school. The school would be...

Jewish Uprising in Warsaw, Poland in 1943

when David was witness to Goliaths rantings, David offered to fight the Giant in order to allow victory over the Philistines (The ...

A Comparative Analysis of the Film Hester Street and the Texts Mary Antin's The Promised Land and Anzia Yezierska's Breadgivers

Promised Land," which was a national best seller in 1912, looks at key issues in the immigrant experience. As the student reads t...

Early Palestine and Jews

In eight pages this paper discusses the early Palestine in a consideration of a Jewish boy's story before the fifteenth century A....

2 Case Studies on Prevention Through Genetic Screening

In seventy pages this paper discusses World Health Organization and other genetic screening programs with a case study focus upon ...

Celebrations and Holidays in Judaism

In nine pages various Jewish holidays and celebrations are examined in terms of meaning and symbolic significance such as Shabbat,...

Jews in Hollywood and An Empire of Their Own by Neal Gabler

In five pages this paper examines how the Hollywood studio system was created by Jewish business moguls as considered in this 1988...

Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

In seven pages this paper analyzes how the author depicts the 20th century Jewish male coming of sexual age in this amusing and in...

Jewish Culture and Guilt in The Ghost Writer and Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

life, my only life, and Im living it in the middle of a Jewish joke! I am the son in the Jewish joke -- only it aint no joke!" (35...

Dialogue Between Christians and Jews

In six pages the Old and New Testaments are considered in a discussion of similarities and differences that might emerge from a Je...

Dorothy Day and Elie Wiesel on Compassion and Spirituality

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the spirituality and compassion views of Jewish survivor of the Holocaust Elie Wiesel...

Elia Kazan's 1947 Film Gentleman's Agreement and the Concept of Jewish 'Otherness'

In five pages this film is examined in terms of how it portrays the theme of Jewish 'otherness' in regards to the treatment of Jew...

Blazing Saddles Film, Racism, and Jewish Representation

In five pages this paper discusses the 1974 film by Mel Brooks in terms of Jewish exclusion and racism. Eight sources are cited i...

Jewish Identity in 'My First Goose by Isaac Babel

In thirteen pages this paper discusses how the story protagonist Liutov's Jewish identity caused problems for him as he attempted ...

Theological and Social Plurality and Jewish Theocracy

leadership into a new discussion, "a theology of pluralism." "It is not enough that we live together as faith communities; rather...

Judaism During the Renaissance

In five pages this examines the Renaissance period with the focus being upon Judaism's art and culture with the faith and treatmen...

God as Perceived by Judaism

In ten pages this research essay compares Christian and Jewish views of God. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Pre 1917 Shtetl Jewish Women and Their Role

In six pages this research paper discusses the pre 1917 role of Jewish women in Eastern Europe with references made to There Once ...

A Visit to a Jewish Temple

This 6 page paper consists of the writer's observations of Saturday services at a Jewish synagogue. The writer discusses such thin...

Judaism During the Middle Ages

stereotype) of Jews throughout history reveals that while the Jewish people inhabit all socioeconomic levels, they tend to be succ...

Documentary History of the Contemporary World Jew

In five pages this paper discusses the contemporary era and the quest for Jewish Identity in an assessment of the text portrayals ...

Business Operations and Religious Ethics

In five pages business operations are considered in terms of religious ethics and considers Christian superiority over Platonic or...

Equality and 'On the Jewish Question' Essay by Karl Marx

In seven pages this paper considers equality and compares texts by Michael Warner and Patricia Williams to the essay by Karl Marx ...

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Anti Semitism

In five pages the anti Semitic portrayal of Shylock, the Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's play is examined in terms of providin...