Academic papers on Mythology

Conservative Judiasm / The Movement
A 5 page paper that postulates that the Conservative Movement was designed to meet a specific need to westernize Judaism for Americans. As such, it has been the sect to evolve with its congregation. Although numbers may be dropping in membership,...
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Traditions of Judaism / How Chasidim Differ
8 pages in length. An analytical examination of 'tradition' as it relates to modern Jewish people. Based upon experience and library research, the writer argues that many contemporary Jews have lost sight of tradition and attempt to offer some...
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Sects of [Jewish] Hasidim
A variety of sects within the Hasidic community are described in this 5 page overview. Groups highlighted are Lubavitch, Satmar and Tascher Chassidim. The paper discusses geographic location and origins as well as customs and beliefs. Differences...
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Traditions at Jewish Weddings & Their Meaning
An 8 page research paper on the Jewish Wedding ritual and what various things in it mean. Discussed are the role of the Chuppah, the ceremonial breaking of the glass, and more. Mentioned frequently are the minor disparities between Orthodox,...
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Visiting a Jewish Temple / Observations
6 pages in length. This extremely detailed essay recounts the writer's observations made while visiting a Jewish synagogue one Saturday morning during prayer. Discussed are the Torah, Haftorah, talises, yarmulkes, dovaning, the importance of the...
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Jewish Mothers Empowering Jewish Daughters
A 30 page example of a dissertation proposal that would support the hypothesis that Jewish mothers empower their daughters even in light of signficant cultural, historical, social and religious problems. Bibliography lists 28 sources.
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Jewish Women in Religion
The role of the woman in Judaism is explored in this 4 page essay that uses Judith R. Baskin's book Jewish Women In Historical Perspective. Baskin edits an anthology that delves into various time periods and places around the world. All essays focus...
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Jewish Women in the Shtetls in England: A View of Styles of Marriage and the Agunot
This 6 page paper considers the basic elements of Eastern European marriages, with a specific focus on the marriages of Jewish woman and those in the Shtetls in England. This paper also looks at the standards and values of marriage in the Jewish...
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Role of Jewish Women in Shtetl Life Before 1917
A 6 page research paper that examines the role of women in Judaism in Eastern Europe prior to 1917. The writer particularly concentrates on the work of Jewish author and historian, Yaffa Eliach, and her book, There Once Was a World, which describes...
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Pharisees, Essenes, & Sadducees / Second Temple Period
A 9 page research paper on the emergence of the above sects from 44 B.C.E. to 70 A.D. The writer presents a comparison of these philosophies to the 'Jewish mind' or consciousness developed since biblical times and concludes with a comparison of...
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The Essenes Analyzed
This 5 page research paper examines the all-male Jewish communal group known as the Essenes. Specifically considered are the Essene ideas and the more extreme group which emerged from them at the Dead Sea, referring to the Dead Sea scrolls,...
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Jews During the Ottoman Empire
A 10 page paper tracing the history of the Jews and their persecution during the Ottoman Empire. Discusses the history of the Jews leading up to the Ottoman Empire to establish a background for understanding the persecution during the empire's 600...
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Medieval Judaism
A 3 page essay responding to the lot of the Jewish in the Middle Ages. The paper mentions the premier Jewish philosopher of the era, Maimonides, and a few of his positions that are tenets of Orthodox Jewish doctrine today. It glances at the fact...
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French Jewry in the Eighteenth Century
This 5 page paper focuses on the Jewish population in France under Napoleon. A look at these religious communities as they existed in the eighteenth century helps to explain conditions before and after the French Revolution. Bibliography lists 7...
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The Jew in the Modern World : A Documentary History
When considering the issue of the Jewish State and the imperative of its formation as a central component of the Jewish identity, the perspectives of men like Theodor Herzl and Ahad Ha-Am provided differentiated views on the subject. This 5 page...
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