Essays on Judaism

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are considered as the oldest monotheistic religions of the world being practiced today. Geographically speaking all these religions originated from what is today called, the Arab world. Abraham, whose story is found in Gen. 11:27–25:10, in the Bible, can be considered...

The nature of the relationship between the Jewish people and God has always, from creation to 2016, been one of gratitude and worship. Even in times of punishment like the story of Job, and in fear of God’s wrath, we still look up to him...

Judaism emerged from the religious milieu and rejected the pantheistic model. They did not believe everything was divine and should be worshipped as a god as the Egyptians did. Instead of claiming there is a God like most major religions, they clearly stated we are...

When Judaism was born a lot of things in our history changed and I could say that there are good things and bad things that happened when it did but for my essay I will focus on the good side because we only like to...

Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are three of the most influential world religions in history. While Judaism isn’t as large as Christianity and Islam, its impact on the world has still been as profound. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are sometimes called “Abrahamic religions” because they trace...

It is no secret that gender and religion have been contentious throughout the religious world since Biblical times. The role of gender and Judaism has been the subject of scrutiny and debate for decades, but has rarely been addressed or brought to the public sphere....

In this decade, more people are identifying as transgender, this has led to changes in all aspects of life. Debates are being held by government, trans activist and individuals on gender neutral terminology, gender neutral pronouns, and the education of the public towards these issue....

Have you ever seen a religious dance or an art piece that had special meaning to a group of people? Many religions have developed different ways of expressing different beliefs through the form of arts, such as dance, visual arts, and music. In this essay...

Judaism is the monotheistic religion of the Israelites. It is the oldest monotheistic religion and was founded circa 3,500 years ago in the Middle East. Judaism has not only influenced the two other monotheistic religions, but has also influenced today’s Western culture. Judaism has mostly...

This research paper will investigate the question “What role did God play in changing beliefs about abortion in Judaism?” The first source I have selected for my detailed analysis is a Jew mom’s opinion on abortion. This source is a book that was published in...

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are very similar in their own ways. “Judaism Christianity, and Islam, in contrast to Hinduism and Buddhism, are all monotheistic faiths that worship the God of Adam, Abraham, and Moses-creator, sustainer, and lord of the universe.” Also these faiths, ’share a...

Though Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism have similar philosophies but different religious practices, they all provide their own answers to the origin and end of suffering. These world religions are concerned with how to cope with suffering and offer guidance for the fundamental question of the...

“Religion is defined by Christopher Partridge as a system of beliefs and worship, held by a community who may express its religion through shared myths, doctrines, ethical teachings, rituals or the remembrance of special experiences.” The question of this essay is: With so many different...