Judaism is one of the oldest religions that is still widely practiced today. Growing up, I had a few Jewish friends and I was always fascinated with the religious traditions and the reverence for history. For this project, I was interested in learning how a Jewish college student practices their religion. I interviewed Michael Falkenstein, a Jewish 21-year-old college senior. I also interviewed Hanna Taft who is also Jewish and a 21-year-old college senior. Both these students grew up practicing Jewish traditions, and continue to practice their religion as college students. In studying their practice of Judaism, I primarily examined the historical aspects of the religion, the types of Judaism that are practiced today, the traditions and rituals
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The Jewish people have time and time again overcome the sufferings. They celebrate the overcoming of the first of these hardships with Passover. Passover commemorates a remarkable historical time for the Jewish people. The Hebrew people were slaves in Egypt and God sent Moses to deliver them from the bondage. When the Angel of Death was sent to take the first born son of all the Egyptians, the first born sons of all the Israelites were spared, and their homes were “passed over” by the Angel of Death. This was the final event before the Hebrews escaped from slavery. In order to commemorate their freedom, Passover is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated for seven or eight days during the Jewish month of Nisan. It is commemorated with the Seder meal and then a festival service in the synagogue. (Brodd …show more content…
All the stories in the Old Testament are still taught in Christian churches today. The major difference in the teachings is that Christianity includes another segment to their religious book that teaches about Jesus Christ. The Bible has two parts – the Old Testament and the New Testament. The New Testament teaches about Jesus, The Messiah and the Son of God who Christians believe came to earth to save the world and atone for sin. Judaism, the oldest Abrahamic religion, teaches that the Messiah has not come yet, and though Jesus was a prophet, he was not the Son of God. Therefore, Judaism teaches that the laws and rules in the Torah still stand, while Christianity teaches that Jesus coming to earth outdated the Old Testament, and breaking the laws of the Old Testament don’t prevent a person from going to
The Jewish people have time and time again overcome the sufferings. They celebrate the overcoming of the first of these hardships with Passover. Passover commemorates a remarkable historical time for the Jewish people. The Hebrew people were slaves in Egypt and God sent Moses to deliver them from the bondage. When the Angel of Death was sent to take the first born son of all the Egyptians, the first born sons of all the Israelites were spared, and their homes were “passed over” by the Angel of Death. This was the final event before the Hebrews escaped from slavery. In order to commemorate their freedom, Passover is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated for seven or eight days during the Jewish month of Nisan. It is commemorated with the Seder meal and then a festival service in the synagogue. (Brodd …show more content…
All the stories in the Old Testament are still taught in Christian churches today. The major difference in the teachings is that Christianity includes another segment to their religious book that teaches about Jesus Christ. The Bible has two parts – the Old Testament and the New Testament. The New Testament teaches about Jesus, The Messiah and the Son of God who Christians believe came to earth to save the world and atone for sin. Judaism, the oldest Abrahamic religion, teaches that the Messiah has not come yet, and though Jesus was a prophet, he was not the Son of God. Therefore, Judaism teaches that the laws and rules in the Torah still stand, while Christianity teaches that Jesus coming to earth outdated the Old Testament, and breaking the laws of the Old Testament don’t prevent a person from going to