Jews have been through ups and downs their entire life. People have classified them based on stereotypes and are not necessarily true. Jews have experienced persecution and perseverance multiple times such as when The Great Temple was destroyed, however the Jewish people rebuilt it. Their history is an important part of who they are and has set certain standards or rules that they follow to have a good connection with God and live the life intended for them. Jews are not the only ones who have been persecuted. Many other religions are oppressed and learn to overcome it as well. Regardless of the religion, there is a moral lesson of perseverance to life by daily.
The two themes of Jewish History are perseverance and persecution. Jewish people through their times of persecution had determination and persistence and get through the tough times. Their history is important to them because it laid out the foundation for their faith and made them who they are. Situations that arose and make part of their history shape how they live life and outlines what is important to them. The Jewish were faced with many obstacles like the Rabbinic period where they were immersed in the Greek culture and the Exile/Diaspora in which Jewish people fell into the times of need when things went horribly wrong. The Great Temple was destroyed many times, yet the
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Just as the Jews persevered through their times of persecution, we can be inspired by them and follow the example of that as well, as a community of faith. In times of persecution, being discouraged is not going to help the situation. In life, we are faced with decisions to make between right and wrong, decisions that include using our head or our heart. When put in situations where people have no faith in you, and you begin to doubt yourself, we have to be determined and prove others and ourselves that with perseverance we can overcome