Essays on Beit

Introduction

Through the years, the western and eastern religions have been regarding women differently. For example, some religions regard women as goddess-like figure as they believe that they are the most holy creatures. On the contrary, other religions view women as insignificant hence denying them some important rights. Both Eastern and Western religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islamic all have differing roles for women. However, the religions remained to keep a few part of their roles similar. Each of the mentioned religion equips women with specific duties to fulfill as well as differing values for women. I choose to ...

1. Introduction Synagogues are an essential part of the Jewish community both in Israel and various parts of the world in which this people are dispersed. Specifically, the synagogues are a core component of the lives of Jewish people who subscribe to the Judaism and Chasidim faith. The synagogues have been an integral part of the Jewish community ever since their exile years in Babylon. The basic ideology that motivated the exiled members of the Jewish community to set up synagogues was there inability to access the Temple of Jerusalem which prior to their exile in Babylon had been ...

In the old Jewish culture, the Jews used to worship and perform rites in a temple. The Jerusalem Temple built by King Solomon as an abode for the Ark of the Covenant was the primary place of veneration to God by the Jews. Unfortunately, the magnificent Jerusalem Temple was demolished by the Babylonians. It was reconstructed by Herod though smaller but was destroyed again by the Romans and never been rebuilt since. The Ark of the Covenant, which was lost in the destruction of Solomon’s temple, has never been recovered to date. After the destruction of the two ...