Dutch Schultz was an infamous gangster, bootlegger and murderer who became a powerful figure in the New York crime world earning the nicknames “Beer Baron of the Bronx” and “The Dutchman.” He also expanded to illegal gambling and clashing with rival gangsters such as Legs Diamond and Vincent Coll. On top of all of these crimes, he would get in violent gun battles with the police. Dutch Schultz was one of the most violent gangsters in the 1920’s, but is not as well known as others.
According to Genesis, “And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done” (1). This comment indicates the reasoning behind the rest on Sunday
Why???? Even God took the 7th day to REST. If God rested why would it not be a necessity for us to rest? Rest is not only a physical regenerator; it’s a mental organizer, a spiritual booster, and an emotional stabilizer. Most of our adversities in life are not our circumstances but our lack of prioritizing the need to take a moment, allocated time or getting away to deflect and reflect from day to day.
In the beginning there was nothing. The world at first was an endless space and the earth was unfinished. This is how many creation stories begin. The creation of the world is something many try to decipher. People create myths and legends about the first days of the vast universe and anything that pertains it.
The Genesis Creation Story is from a Hebrew creation myth (Judaism/Christianity). The first story goes like this, Elohim “god” creates a heaven and an earth is 6 days. The second story is Yahwen “god” creates Adam from dust and puts him in the Garden of Eden, where he watches out for the animals. Then Adam creates Eve.
According to the Genesis narrative, God first creates light, the world, and living things before creating mankind (Genesis 1:1–27). In contrast, the Orishas play a significant part in the formation of the world in the Ifa-Yoruba Tradition, with each deity contributing to various parts of creation. The different viewpoints and priorities found in each tradition's cosmogony are highlighted by this discrepancy in the order of
Chapter one of Genesis goes over how God created the heavens and the Earth. On the first day he created night and day. On the second he created the sky. On the third day God created the land, the oceans, and the plants. On the fourth day God created the sun, the moon, and the stars.
' In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. ' "3 Josephus also asserts that Moses authored the first five books.4 The Rabbis, too, state, "Moses wrote his own book. "5 Its origin was divine.6 A similar perspective is also expressed by early Christian
When we ask people about their thoughts on how the world was created, the first idea that comes to mind is the story of Genesis. Most people generally assume that there is only one account of creation, the account that portrays God as the sole creator since in the Genesis account he creates heaven, earth, man/woman, and other living things. However, Genesis is not the only face of creation because religious texts from different cultures tell us otherwise. In ancient near east religions, there are two creation myths that give their own different accounts. While some details of the Genesis account are similar to the Enuma Elish of Babylon and the Memphite Theology of Egypt, each account individually brings their own nationalistic pride and personal touch.
“In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 The iconic few words that began the Bible. Or as the Jews called it the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible. The Earth was created pure and good until Chapter 3 where we, man, messes everything up.
Despite a long history of blood libels against the Jewish community, the contradictions a ritual murder has with Jewish Law is plentiful. The first, and most obvious, contradiction is with the ten commandments of which the fifth commandment is “you shall not murder” (New English Translation, Exodus 20:13). Another example is the story of the Binding of Isaac, in which Abraham is commanded by God to sacrifice his son to test his loyalty, only to have God stop him at the last minute. The story helps derive the Jewish belief that human sacrifice is an evil act. Additionally, the consumption of blood is forbidden in kosher cooking.
Abraham was born in about 2000 BCE in the city of Ur, Mesopotamia, originally called Abram. The Mesopotamians believed in multiple gods, but Abram believed in one true God. This belief set Judaism apart from other religions. Judaism began when God and Abram made a sacred agreement, or covenant that God would make him the father of a great nation. In return, Abram promised that he and his descendants would always devote themselves to God.
In Judaism, instead of the Bible, we have the Torah, which contains the first five books of the Christian Bible, and is where the teachings of God are written. The Torah only contains the Old Testament, and is also known as the complete Bible of the Jews. The first Torahs were written in Hebrew, which is a Semitic language used from 100 BC to the 20th century. Semitic is a family of languages including Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician. The Torah was then translated from Hebrew to Greek, than Greek to English.
Religion is a set of viewpoints, which differs depending on the ethnicity and traditions, which connects humans spiritually and morally. For my site visit I attended Temple Solel, which is a Jewish synagogue located at in Hollywood, Florida. In an effort to please my interest about the practices, beliefs, and traditions of the Jewish religion I took 3 visits to this temple. This project was an chance to see the insights of a religious practice and experience a unfamiliar perception of worshipping in an different environment. I grew up in a Catholic house hold.
Judaism was founded by Abraham, Isaac, and Moses, and it is the original Abrahamic religion. There are around 14 million followers of Judaism today, and these people are called Jews. Judaism is a monotheistic religion, Jews believe that there is only one God. They believe that God created the universe and continue to effect everything in the world. They believe that every Jew can have a personal relationship with God.
