...Case Scenario: Jewish Holy Day Yom Kippur Defining the historic background of a religious faith would be impossible without investigating the significance of its holy days. Judaism celebrates several sacred holy days with Yom Kippur as the capstone. Understanding the holy day of Yom Kippur will offer a better grasp into the beliefs, traditions, and rituals of the Jewish faith. Specifically the following paragraphs will focus on the time of year celebrated, the origin, and typical religious practices of Yom Kippur. Additionally, by providing insight into the theological or cultural differences in the observance of Yom Kippur by the various branches of Judaism will further enhance an understanding of the Jewish faith. Yom Kippur the time of the year The Day of Atonement is often referred to as Yom Kippur, which is the essential holy day of the Jews. As “Judaism 101” (1995-2011) website shows Yom Kippur is day of fasting commencing at sunset on the 10th day of Tishrei and finishes at night fall on the 11th day of Tishrei (Yom Kippur). Additionally September or October in the Gregorian calendar, Yom Kippur is a “compilation of the 10 Days of Awe, a period on introspection and repentance that follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year” (“Yom Kippur”, 1996-2011). Historical Origin of Yom Kippur Contrary to belief “Yom Kippur first took place after the Hebrews exodus from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai, where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments” (“Yom Kippur”, 1996-2011)....
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...ryanjrod Jewish Holy Day – Yom Kippur HIS/134 - World Religious Traditions II Week 2 Paper Jewish Holy Day – Yom Kippur The Jewish Holy Day known as Yom Kippur, or the “Day of Atonement”, is a day that comes ten days after Rosh Hashanah, which is the Jewish New Year. These two holy days are considered by Jews to be “High Holy Days”, or two of the most important days of the Jewish year. Yom Kippur occurs during September or October, according to the Gregorian calendar, and is observed by fasting and having day-long religious services. The meaning of this day is to atone for one’s sins with God, and to demonstrate repentance and make amends. Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for people of Jewish faith. Origin of Yom Kippur According to author Amy J. Kramer (2010), “The first Yom Kippur took place after Moses returned from his second trip to Mt. Sinai with the replacement set of tablets containing the Ten Commandments” (para. 2). Moses broke the original tablets containing the Ten Commandments when he returned from Mount Sinai the first time to find the Jewish people worshipping a golden calf, instead of God. He returned to Mount Sinai for the second time on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishri. The Jewish people, who were truly repentant for what they had done, fasted the entire time the sun was up. Moses returned from Mount Sinai on the tenth day of the month of Tishri, and found that the Jewish people were honestly sorry for the sins...
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...The Most Important Jewish Holy Day: Yom Kippur REL/134 February 28, 2012 The Most Important Jewish Holy Day: Yom Kippur The Holy Day of Yom Kippur is widely considered to be the most important of Jewish Holy Days. Yom Kippur translates to “Day of Atonement,” and is many times observed by even the most secular of Jews (Malloy and Hilgers 2010). It is observed on the tenth and final day of a period that begins with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. These 10 days are referred to as The Days of Awe. According to Jewish law, on Rosh Hashanah, God inscribes the names of the righteous in His book of life and declares the evil to death; people who fall between righteous and evil have until Yom Kippur to repent. As a result, observant Jews consider Yom Kippur and The Days of Awe a time for prayer, donations, community service, reflection on the past, and making amends with others ("Atonement, Day Of",2010). “...In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and you shall not do any work ... For on that day he shall provide atonement for you to cleanse you from all your sins before the L-RD” (Leviticus 16:29-30). Yom Kippur is observed on the tenth day of Tishri, the seventh month of the Jewish year. Tishri occurs in September and October of the Gregorian Calendar. The traditions of Yom Kippur begin on the eve, just before the sun sets, with a fast that will last for the next 25 hours. During the fast, it is expected that...
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...Jewish Holy Days Paper REL/134 Jewish Holy Days Paper The Jewish holy day, Yom Kippur, translates to “Day of Atonement”. This holiday occurs on the tenth day of Tishrei and is taken from the book of Leviticus. The Jewish community remains abstinent from all physical pleasures, and reflects on the sins committed in the past year. This holy day, along with other Jewish holy days, differ culturally because they do not fall on a specific day on the twelve month calendar used in America (Rich). Time of the Year Yom Kippur falls on the tenth day of Tishrei. Tishrei is the seventh month of the twelve month Jewish calendar (Yetzira). In the year 2013 Yom Kippur falls on September 13-14. In the year 2014, it falls on October 3-4 ("When is yom,"). This holy day is considered a Sabbath. “It is a complete, 25-hour fast beginning before sunset on the evening before Yom Kippur and ending after nightfall on the day of Yom Kippur” (Rich). Historical Origin Yom Kippur’s historical origin can be found in the book of Leviticus. “And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: ‘Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls...It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your Sabbath (Leviticus 23:26-27,32).” Moses first went to the top of Mt. Sinai and...
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...Jewish Holidays James Morales REL/134 August 27, 2012 Joseph Becker Jewish Holidays This essay will be on Yom Kippur, the historical origins of the Jewish holiday, what time of year the holiday is celebrated, and what religious practices are associated with the holiday. Yom Kippur is better known as The Day of Atonement, a day to repent or to make right the wrong done to God for the past year. Yom Kippur is considered the most sacred of all Jewish Holidays. Historical Origins Of The Day The Kohen Gadol (high priest) entered the Holy of Holies at the temple to perform rituals of purification for the temple. The Kohen Gabdol went through many rituals to be free of any evil or wrong doings, in order to not bring these things into the temple. The high priest would have two animals chosen, one would be sacrificed through fire, and the second animal would be kept alive. Through prayer and laying of hands on the second animal the high priest would transfer the evil and wrong doings of the people to the animal. Then the animal would be sent off to the wilderness removing all evil and wrong doings for the past year. Yom Kippur as a holiday changed after the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70 C.E., the holiday is a little more familiar to this passage. The Lord said to Moses, “The tenth day of this seventh month is the day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourself, and present an offering made to the Lord by fire. Do not work on that day...
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...Yom Kippur World Religious Tradition October 24, 2011 Yom Kippur Yom Kippur is a Jewish holiday we often don’t hear or talk about it but it is during the “ten days” Jewish worship week. It is special for the Jewish holiday; the importance of Yom Kippur in the Jewish religion. Yom Kippur it occurs once a year, The Jews take Yom Kippur very serious because they repent their sins from the year before. They tend to wear certain things and certain color when Yom Kippur holiday hits. During Yom Kippur holiday in the Jewish Religious, they do a lot different things to celebrate this holiday such as fasting and confessing. Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days of the year for the Jewish People. Yom Kippur holiday occurs on the tenth day of the month of Tishrej, which is between September and October on a standard calendar. There are ten days known as the “Days of Awe”, or also know as the Days of Repentance. The ten days holiday starts with Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kippur. This is a moment that is given to the Jewish to allow the people to repent for their sins from the previous year. It’s a concept that God writes down names of Jews who will lives and who will die, who will have a good life also who will have a bad life, for the year to come. The “Days of Awe” are meant for the Jewish people to show actions that can ultimately alter Gods decree. The action, which is necessary to change Gods decree, is atonement and repentance, which are the basic themes of Yom Kipper...
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...h Holy Days Paper Jewish Holy Days Paper Cynthia Casillas REL134 Oct. 25, 2012 Firpo Carr Jewish Holy Days Paper ...In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there shall be a sabbath for you, a remembrance with shofar blasts, a holy convocation. -Leviticus 16:24 Unlike other calendars that are based off of the earth's revolutions around the sun the Jewish is on a secular calendar meaning it is made up of moon cycles where each month begins with a new moon. In this paper it will describe Jewish holy day Rosh Hashanah, the time of the year it takes place, the historical origin and meaning of the day. This paper will also include the religious practices associated with the day and the theological or cultural differences that might lead to differences in the observance of the holy day by the various branches of Judaism. Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year. Many Americans use the New Year as a time to plan a better life, making "resolutions." Likewise, the Jewish New Year is a time to begin introspection, looking back at the mistakes of the past year and planning the changes to make in the New Year, this process of repentance is called teshuvah. Jews are encouraged to make amends with anyone they have wronged and to make plans for improving during the coming year. (Pelaia, 2012). It falls once a year during the month of Tishrei and occurs ten days before Yom Kippur. Together, Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are known as the Yamim Nora’im, which means the Days of...
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...Judaism, they set aside certain holidays and days of remembrance. These holy days are scheduled with a different type of calendar. The Jewish use a lunar calendar this calendar is based on three astronomical phenomena: the rotation of the earth’s axis (a day), the revolution of the moon about the earth (a month), and the revolution of the Earth about the sun (a year). (Cation) The Jewish calendar beings when the first sliver moon becomes visible. As with the secular calendar almost every holiday falls on the same date, but with the Jewish calendar these dates would not be on the same date but in the same season. It is important to understand the lunar calendar in this religion because all the holy days are base on this type of calendar. As with the secular calendar almost every holiday falls on the same date, but with the Jewish calendar these dates would not be on the same date but in the same season. All Jewish holidays begin the night before the date of the holiday. The reason the Jews start the holiday the night before is from the story in Genesis ch1, it says "And there was evening, and there was morning, one day." From this they believe that the day begins at sunset and with that being said ends at the nightfall of the next day. They also have strict rules about work on specific holy days, which is work is not permitted. There is thirteen holy day in which work is not permitted Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the first and second day of Sukkot, Shermini Atzeret, Simchat Torah...
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...happening in different part of the world and what type of rules do some Caribbean places followed by like for example India which is where you can go and find Hinduism let their young ones married at an early age but like we Jamaica ower children start that at the latest 18 years of age. This is what religious education set for us to learn. TABLE OF CONTENT ROSH HASHANAH……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 ROSH HASHANAH PICTURE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6 ROSH HASHANAH RITUALS........................................................................................................................................7.................................9 YOM KIPPUR………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…10 YOM KIPPUR...
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...Jewish Holy Days Paper REL/134 June 12, 2013 Hanukkah Hanukkah is an eight day and night celebration. That begins in the Jewish month called Kislev, occurring in November or December of a secular calendar. The word Hanukkah means dedication. The holiday is rededication of the holy temple in Jerusalem (165 B.C). The event was established when Jewish victory over the Syrian Greeks. Hanukkah is a holiday that has significance like Christmas. The celebration has a meaningful history, traditions practices, and cultural differences in the various branches of Judaism. The story is in 168 B.C. the Jewish temple was seized by the Syrian Greek soldiers. The Jewish people were afraid to fight back. After the Syrian Greek Emperor ordered all Jews to worship Greek gods. The Jews began to resistance and join together to retake their land from the Greeks. The rebels were called Maccabees. Maccabees got control of their land and returned to the temple of Jerusalem. The Jews were forced to eat swine and worship ideal gods. So to cleanse their selves they burned ritual oils in the temple of Jerusalem for eight days. The significant thing was there was only enough oil for one day but, the oil surprised the Jews and lasted eight days. That was the miracle of Hanukkah. There are many traditions when it comes to celebrating Hanukkah. The celebration involves games, the songs, and foods. One of the games is called dreidel. It’s the spinning of the four side toy. The songs are like...
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... * * * Jewish Holy Days Paper * REL 134 * * November 10, 2010 * * Elyse Bell * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tishrei Tishrei was the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. The month of Tishrei begins the season of autumn. Tishrei symbolizes God is judging everyone and the world. The letters of Tishrei in Hebrew spells the word beginning. The month of Tishrei is the month that felt like the beginning of a new year to many Jews. In the Bible, Tishrei is the month of the strong. In the Jewish calendar, there are many holidays in the month of Tishrei than any other month, such as Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and Sukkot. All the holidays are holy and important to the Jewish religion. In this paper, the Jewish holy day, Sukkot will be described, and include the time of year, the historical origin, the associated religious practices, and Theological or cultural differences that might lead to differences in the observance of the holy day by the various branches of Judaism Sukkot In the month of Tishrei, Sukkot is the harvest holiday. Sukkot is on the 15th day of Tishrei, which is five days after Yom Kippur. The Israelis celebrated Sukkot for seven days however; the Jews outside of Israel celebrated for eight days. Sukkot is a Hebrew...
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...Jewish Holidays Passover: 15th of Nisan (spring, March-April) The Passover in Hebrew is known as Pesach. It begins in the Sunset of Monday, April 10, 2017, and ends at the nightfall of Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The Pesach is depicted in the book of Exodus 12:23. It describes the day when God passed over Israelites. During the Passover, the Israelites usually celebrate their Liberation from the Egyptian bondage. This is when God delivered them from slavery in Egypt. The Passover is also considered to be one of the most theologically important holidays in the Jewish calendar. It normally goes for eight days but in other communities, it lasts for only one week. The Jews are prohibited to eat any bread or leavened food. They are only allowed to eat unleavened bread and traditional foods made of ground matzah referred to as matzah meal. Such foods may include gefilite fish, ponge cake cakes and cookies made from Nuts and macaroons (Hexham, 89). Other activities comprise of the Jewish reading the Haggadah to retell the story of the Exodus and their migration from Egypt. During the Passover, the firstborns of Israel must fast to thank God for being merciful and sparing them. The seventh day usually marks the day they crossed the Red Sea. On the last day, the Yizkor memorial prayer is recited for dead. Feast of Weeks: Shavuot Shavuot begins in the sunset of Saturday, June 11, 2016, and ends at the nightfall of Monday, June 13, 2016. The name Shavuot is a Hebrew name that means Weeks...
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...Celebrations: The Jewish Holy Day Introduction The Jewish culture considers its holy day’s as very scared days. The Jewish people are a people of celebration. The entire year long there are many holy days that the Jewish people love to celebrate. Seven of the major Jewish holy days are Shabbat, Purim, Passover, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Rosh Hashanah, and Shavuot. Each holiday has its own customs, presentations, and services that make it different from the other Jewish holidays. Out of these days, Purim is the greatest day of the year. It is not only a day of happiness and merriment, but it also has within it a tremendous opportunity to come close to Hashem. In celebrating Purim it is in the twelfth month, Adar, at sundown on the thirteenth day (Sasson, 2005). It is a fun holiday, full of parties, drinking, and other celebratory observances. People give baskets of food to friends and the needy persons, and drink wine with the loved ones. Discussion Purim is the holiday that the Jewish nation was saved from Haman's evil decree of annihilation. This is a Rabbinical holiday as it took place thousands of years after the giving of the Torah. What is not exactly known is the strong connection between this glorious holiday and the Torah. The Jews say they have arranged a mass massacre of the Persians in these spring days, Jews celebrate an important Jewish holiday, Purim. It is celebrated for two days: 14th and 15th of the month of Adar on the Jewish calendar,...
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...saying to yourselves right now. What’s that word? How do you say it? What is Judaism? Well let us talk about Judaism. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. Just like some of you may have a certain religion such as Christian, Catholic, Baptist, etc. there are others, including children like you, that practice Judaism and are thus Jews or Jewish. Judaism is the first recorded, meaning first written down, faith or religion that believes in only one God. This makes it the oldest religious tradition still in practice today! Slide 1 (bottom section) - Jews believe in a single God who knows everything, is very, very powerful, and is in all places at all times – no one or nothing can hide from Him. Jewish people also believe that God is always kind and that He created the universe and continues to manage it. This God is fair and forgiving and has no human form or representation. Slide 2 - According to traditional Jewish belief, a Covenant, an agreement between God and the Jewish people was made when God gave his laws and commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of the Torah. The Torah has 613 commandments from God which are known as “sacred obligations”. In other words these are all the things the Jewish people have to do to make God happy. These are kind of like instructions given by God to the Jewish people that teach them how to act, think, and understand life and death, as well as God’s relationship with them. In all of these 613 commandments are...
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...The Six Day and Yom Kippur Wars in Historical Context HARRY BOOTY, MAR 27 2012 THIS CONTENT WAS WRITTEN BY A STUDENT AND ASSESSED AS PART OF A UNIVERSITY DEGREE. E-IR PUBLISHES STUDENT ESSAYS & DISSERTATIONS TO ALLOW OUR READERS TO BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN ANSWERING SIMILAR QUESTIONS IN THEIR OWN STUDIES. The confrontation between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbours is one of the most enduring and iconic conflicts that still persist today. Many scholars have argued that ‘for the best part of a century the Arab-Israeli conflict has been a complex problem with important ramifications for the international community’[1] – and this is in many ways the truth. Created out of the ashes of the Second World War under the awful spectre of the Nazi Holocaust, Israel as a nation has survived and prospered both politically and economically, in no small part due to Western – primarily French and American – assistance. The Arab states have correspondingly been opposed to America and the West based on this implied support for Israel and has therefore turned to different stratagems in an attempt to combat this alliance – such as balancing with the USSR during the Cold War and increasingly using its market power (derived from the various oil reserves in the region) to further its political aims in the two decades since the Iron Curtain fell. Into this context there were two major (albeit rather short) wars – the Six Day War of 5-10 June 1967 and the Yom...
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