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History of Judaism
The History of Judaism is the history of the Jewish people, their religion and culture, tracing back to the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob of the 18th c. BCE. The earliest mention of Israel as a people was discovered in an inscription on the Merneptah Stele from the 1200s BCE.
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The ancient Egyptians actually did not hate Jews, and archeology has suggested that the Jews weren't even slaves, just workers.
As for the Romans and Hitler, it was probably because the Jews were a minority with different beliefs and a different culture from the majority. The Jews did not have their own country anymore during World War II, and were scattered across Europe, but they did not give up on their culture, and therefore a lot of people thought they did not fit in, and since they weren't Christian and Europe had been very religious for centuries before, the Jewish people were seen as different, and those who are different are very often treated badly. Hitler not only hated Jews, he also hated Gypsies, homosexuals and handicapped people. I think the centuries long hatred for Jews was all because the Jews did not have their own country, so they instead lived in other countries and never gave up on their culture, so they became outcasts.
Atleast $5000 in silver alone. probably $10,000
Where there any Bar Mitzvahs held in ghettos during the Holocaust?
Yes people still held bar mitzvahs in the ghetto but they were very small and secretive so they wouldn't get caught.
When did the spanish persecute the jews?
The Spanish persecuted the Jews in the 15-16th centuries, during the Inquisition, and they expelled all Jews from Spain in 1492. There were also persecutions against Jews in Spain (expulsions, or killings, or forced conversions) in 612, 638, 642, 681, 1063, 1212, 1240, 1278, 1348, 1354, 1368, 1377, 1391, 1449, 1486, and 1490.
Yes, that is correct. In Spain especially, there were very large Jewish and Muslim populations, both of which were at a high state of scholarship, science, and love of knowledge. From the 700s CE until the Christian conquest seven hundred years later, the Jews and Muslims supported their respective academies and scholars. Chemistry, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy were a few of the fields of pursuit at the time, together with the respective religious teaching; and this scholarship to some degree spread elsewhere too. Later, the Christians put a stop to all of this.
Who was in charge of the Jews in Jesus time?
It is thought that Jesus was born in 7-2 B.C. and died in 30-33 A.D. From 37-4 B. C. the land of the Jews was ruled by Herod the Great as a client state of Rome. Herod the Great ordered the killing of all boys of the age of two and under in Bethlehem and its vicinity because he wanted Jesus dead. From 4 B.C. to 6 A.D Judea, Samaria and Idumea were ruled by Herod Archelaus, one of the sons of Herod the Great. In 6 A.D. on the request of the Jews, the emperor Augustus deposed Herod Archelaus and annexed Judea, Samaria and Idumea to the Roman Empire.
What was the width of the Temple Veil?
There were three curtains in the Tabernacle, and a larger number in the Temple. I'll assume that you're asking about the curtain that was in front of the Holy of Holies.
In the Tabernacle, its width was ten amot (about five meters).
In the First Temple, its width was that of an ordinary door, since there was a wall with a curtain where a door would have been.
In the Second Temple, its width was twenty amot (about ten meters).
Who was the Persian ruler that freed the Jewish people in Babylon?
Cyrus the Great after taking over the Babylonian Empire, gave the aristocracy of Judea, who had been deported to Babylon by the Babylonians to stop them promoting revolts against their rule, the option of returning to try to reclaim their estates. Some took the offer, some decided they were better off where they were, half returned to Judaea where some were successful in reclaiming estates and resettled, others failed.
What were the names of the two Jewish rebels who fought against Roman in the Jewish War?
John of Giscala, Simon bar Gora and Eleazar ben Simon were the main leaders of the Zealots.
Why did Jews go to South America during World War 2?
South America had easier immigration requirements than the USA or Canada and was distant enough from Nazi Europe that Jews who went there would not risk the Nazis conquering their host nations in the near future.
Ironically, these easier immigration requirements ultimately led to the Nazis who fled from Allied capture and imprisonment to flee to South America as well.
Is Zionism a hijacked form of Judaism?
No. Zionism is not even a form of Judaism. Zionism is a political ideology concerned with the nationalist aspiration of Jews to have a homeland. It is no more Judaism than the German Nationalism of Otto von Bismarck was Christian. Zionism identifies Jews as an ethnicity with almost no reference to religious belief. Zionism operates separately from the religion of Judaism and does not cite the Torah, Mishnah, Talmud, or the Rabbis in its day to day operations. Zionism also has created a relatively secular state and a significant number of Religious Jews in Israel are bothered that the State is less theocratic than they believe a Jewish State should be.
Why did Jews play music at concentration camps?
By no means did all of them survive - many, many Jewish musicians died in the concentration camps. But if you were a good musician, it bought you time. The Gestapo liked to have a band playing when marching prisoners - especially children - to the gas chambers, believing it helped to calm them. The inmates who could play well - Jewish or not - were kept around longer, because they were useful. This, in the long run, increased their chances for survival, though it by no means guaranteed it.
Why did the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar exile the Jews to Babylonia?
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In ancient times, conquering empires tended to leave subject nations intact and viable so that they could pay taxes and contribute to the central treasury. However, from the time the kingdom of Judah first submitted to Babylon in 605 BCE until 586 BCE, the tiny nation had been a source of rebellion against Babylonian control. King Nebuchadnezzar at first tried to destroy opposition by dispersing some of the elite members of the Jerusalem population, but this had failed. He then exiled more of the population of Jerusalem into Babylon and destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem, as a warning against further insurrection. Leaderless and cowed, the remaining population submitted to Babylonian rule. Many descendants of those who were exiled returned in triumph after Cyrus of Persia defeated the Babylonians, and considered those who had not been exiled to be their inferiors.
Why does Haman make the decree against the Jews?
Haman was a megalomaniac who wanted everyone to bow down to him. He was infuriated when Mordecai refused to do so (Esther ch.3).
Why did the Jews want to leave Germany during Hitler's rule?
In 1933-37 The Nazis persecuted the Jews and made it difficult or impossible for them to get on with their lives and earn a living. They were forbidden to work in one sector of the economy after another; Jews were banned from colleges and universities; they were not allowed to work in the media, the theatre. Then, in 1938, there was massive, government-sponsored violence against the Jews and their property ... In 1939 they were ordered into designated apartment blocks and forbidden to be outside the home between 8 pm and 6 am ... In 1941 the deportations to the killing fields of Latvia and Belarus started.
How many years passed between the destruction of first and second temples?
Solomon's Temple was destroyed in 587 BCE by the Babylonians. After the return another temple was built by Ezra and later greatly expanded on by Herod the Great. This temple was destroyed in 70 CE by Titus of the Roman Empire. 657 years expired between the first and second temples destruction.
Answer:
According to traditional chronology, the First Temple was destroyed in 422 BCE; while the Second Temple was built in 352 BCE and destroyed in 68 CE. There were 490 years between the two Destructions.
What are some examples of oral history?
Most of the Native American Tribes in North America had no written language. Thus oral history or storytelling became the method of passing down information from one generation to another.
This was the case in much of Africa too.
The early Hebrews also had no written language for many years. Their oral traditions were also used to pass along information from one generation to another.
Jewish answer:
Jewish tradition states that the Jewish people had a written language all the way back, just as the contemporary Babylonians and Sumerians did. Even before Moses, the Israelites had scrolls of their traditions (midrash Shemot Rabbah 5:18).
Together with their written texts, the Israelites possessed the Oral Torah, which serves as commentary on the Torah itself. Since then, the Oral Torah has been recorded in writing and is now found in the Talmud.
How many books of Jewish history is there in the Bible?
Depending upon the version of the Bible used (with Apochryphal writings it is 16), and if you consider the Nation of Israel, the Hebrews, and Jews as synonomous, then the 'history' books number 12 from Joshua through to Esther. A note is important here as all books in the Bible have historical aspects to them. See related link below listing the 12:
What is the religion with Diaspora and Zionism?
The religion you are looking for is Judaism, however Diaspora is not an exclusively Jewish term and Zionism is not an exclusively Jewish phenomenon.
Diaspora applies to any ethnic group living outside of its original land. While the Jewish Diaspora is the most famous, there is also the Armenian Diaspora, the Palestinian Diaspora, the Greek Diaspora, the Circassian Diaspora, and numerous other Diasporas.
Zionism is the belief that the Jews should have political self-sovereignty and is the patriotic sentiment behind the Establishment of the State of Israel. It is entirely political in nature and a large number of Zionists are Christians, even though the the question is about Jewish sovereignty. Similarly, a person does not have to be Polish to support the right of Poles to have self-determination (as Woodrow Wilson did in 1918) or a person does not have to be Bengali to believe that Bangladesh had the right to be free of India in 1947 and Pakistan in 1971. Additionally, there are some Jews who are either apathetic towards Zionism or are Anti-Zionist.
Why did the Israelites leave the promised land of Canaan?
In Jacob's time: because of famine.
Later: they were exiled by Assyria, Babylonia and Rome.
Where does it talk about resurrection in the Hebrew bible?
Resurrection is mentioned in Isaiah 26:19.
Rabbit blood and cocaine were in the handkerchief that made it impossible to search for the hidden Jews. When the dogs smelled the rabbit blood they thought it was meat so basically they chewed up the handkerchief. The cocaine made it impossible to search for the hidden Jews because when they smelled the cocaine, the cocaine numbed their noses so they could not smell anything. Because a cocaine is a type of drug, the dogs were in a lot of pain that many dogs died.
Were the Nazis the first people to hate the Jews?
Hell no, many people hated Jews for thousands of years, mainly Christians hated Jews due to different religious believes.
Do Jews use the same bible Christians use?
No, but they are quite similar.
The Christian Old Testament without the Apocrypha contains the same books as the Jewish Bible in a different order and based on a different translation, so some important words are quite different. In addition, the Jewish Books of Daniel and Esther are shorter than their Christian counterparts.
