History of Judaism

The Israelites emigrated from Canaan to Egypt because of a famine (Genesis 46). At first they were respected and were under the protection of Joseph, a powerful Israelite; but later, the Egyptians enslaved them under a pretext (Exodus ch.1), and God brought ten plagues upon Egypt (Exodus ch.7-12), in accord with an ancient promise He had made to Abraham (Genesis 15). The plagues compelled the Egyptians to permit the Israelites to leave Egypt (Exodus 12).

It is unclear what this question is asking.

If it is asking what a pogrom was as an event, it was a series of quasi-coordinated attacks by armed Russian civilians and Cossacks on civilian Jewish populations purely because of Anti-Semitic motives.

If it is asking what the names were of the various Russian pogroms, please see the Related Links which discuss various pogroms across the world. There were over hundreds of distinct pogroms. Among the worst were the Odessa Massacres, the Kiev Pogroms, the Warsaw Pogroms, the Kishinev Pogroms, and numerous others.

OY is a Yiddish word - it is usually part of the phrase "oy vey" which means "oh woe" or "alas" but occasionally you see it alone. It is a term of despair which is used as an exclamation in time of trouble and strife.

I wonder of you are thinking of Viktor Frankl (1905-1997)?

They were a sort of serial number for keeping track of workers at the concentration camps in Nazi Germany's conquered territories. They were usually put of the forearm, but were sometimes applied to the pectoral region as well.

There are so many proclamations concerning Jews that this question is meaningless. Typically, the King or Political Leader would put his word and his soldiers to defend the proclamations he uttered or would do no such thing (which would result in paper-rights but not actual rights).

Exorcisms have historically been very rare in Judaism and have not been used since World War II. Additionally, Christians have historically exorcised primarily demons from humans whereas Jews have historically exorcised the souls of recently departed people from humans. The history and methods of Jewish exorcism are discussed at the Related Link below.

I am Jewish. Every member of my family is Jewish and a decent human being in

his own right. Neither I nor any member of my family has any categorical dislike

of Irish people 'a priori'. Thus, by counterexample, the thesis of the question is

proven false.

The logical structure of the question is a lot like: "Why do you beat your wife ?"

A large Jewish community lived in Uman in the 18th and 19th centuries. During

the Second World War, in 1941, the Battle of Uman took place in the vicinity of

the town, where the German army encircled Soviet positions. The Germans

deported the entire Jewish community, murdering some 17,000 Jews, and

completely destroyed the Jewish cemetery, burial place of the martyrs of the

1768 Massacre of Uman as well as Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. (After the war,

a Breslov Hasid managed to locate the Rebbe's grave and preserved it when

the Soviets turned the entire area into a housing project.)

Since the mid of the 90's there is a small, but growing, Jewish population in Uman,

concentrated around Rebbe Nachman of Breslov tomb in Pushkina street. The local

Jews are mostly involved in Pilgrimage of Jewish tourists that arrive to the town.

To observe the entire Torah.

a jewish fortress over-looking the dead sea

The entire Hebrew Bible. It includes the following books:

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc.), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehamiah, and Chronicles (all only in the original Hebrew).

Herod the Great built Caesarea. A deep water port on the coast of Judea.

The long, rich history of Judaism gives the western world much of its shape today. Many of the laws, traditions, culture and values are directly attributable to Judaism.
1) The Jews' monotheistic religious tradition shaped the Western beliefs about God.
2) The 7-day week, including a day of rest for everyone.
3) The concept of morality was also the work of the Hebrews, including the dignity and value of a person. Women's rights also were carefully maintained in this ancient culture. Israelite women could own property, could initiate court cases, could have their own servants, and could own fields and businesses; and the Torah specifies marital rights for women (Exodus 21:10). Today's laws giving women equal rights under the law are a by-product of Judaism.
4) Under Israelite law, everyone had recourse to the courts. A child, widow, wife, etc., could initiate legal action against any citizen to redress perpetrated harm. Compare this to those societies in which only mature, land-owning males had any legal status.
5) What is customary to be eaten in Western society is a reflection of much of the Judaic dietary law. With the exception of the pig, Western society does not eat species not contained in kosher law. Owls, mice, insects, rats, snakes, cats and dogs are not eaten by most Westerners and it is a direct result of Jewish culture.
6) Parents are responsible for teaching children. Illiteracy among Israelites, in every generation, was rare. Universal education in the Western world is taken for granted today, yet this is a recent development. In Judaism, however, it goes back 3300 years. Judaism has always maintained that education is the highest goal of man in his pursuit of Godliness. This tradition has now been passed on to Western culture.
7) Infants are to be protected and cared for, whether or not they turned out to be the gender you were hoping for. Compare this to societies in which unhealthy babies, or females, were killed.
8) Cruelty to animals is not acceptable.
9) Government is accountable to a higher authority. In other ancient societies, the monarch was all-powerful. Among the Israelites, however, the king was under the constant scrutiny of the Divinely-informed prophets, who didn't hesitate to castigate him publicly for any misstep in the sight of God. And, other than for the crime of rebellion, the king couldn't punish any citizen by his own decision. He was obligated by the Torah-procedures like everyone else.
10) A robber repays double to his victim, or works it off. Cutting off the hands of a robber is a punishable crime. Debtors are not imprisoned or harmed. They are made to sell property and/or work to repay what they owe. Compare this to the Roman practice by which anyone could accuse a man of owing them money and the debtor could be killed.
Western jurisprudence in general is based in part upon Judaic Torah observance. A quick look at the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) and the laws that follow (Exodus ch.21-23) gives a very good summary of most modern law.
11) It is the responsibility of the community to support the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger passing through.
It is important to note that every one of the above was instituted among the Hebrews (a.k.a. the Israelites) thousands of years earlier than in other nations. Here's just one example: Aristotle, who was among the greatest of the Greeks, and Seneca, the famous Roman, both write that killing one's young babies is perfectly acceptable.

Antiochus Epiphanes

Mainly accusing, just as the French name of the document indicates. It is also analytical, citing the reasons why the judicial investigation was a sloppy peace of work, and why another officer, specifically named, must be the guilty party.

Zionism is certainly one of the causes of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. It is not the only cause of the conflict and is also not the most important cause of the conflict. Zionism is responsible for the existence of the State of Israel since Zionism was the Jewish Nationalist movement to establish a Jewish State in the Land of Israel. Without Israel, there would be no Arab-Israeli conflict.

However, it is worth noting that while Zionism is a base cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict, numerous other far more lethal conflicts (like the Iran-Iraq War) have nothing to do with Israel.

Judaism was concentrated in Europe and north Africa in about the year 1500. It was also found as far east as China and South Asia.

On the Sabbath, Jesus healed:

-A woman who had been weak and bent-over for 18 years(Luke 13:10-17)

-The man at the pool of Bethzatha who'd been sick for 38 years (John 5:1-16)

-A blind man(John 9:1-14)

-The man with the 'withered hand'(Luke 6:6-11)

-and many more (Matthew 12:15)