World Religions
March 7, 2008
Finally, Moses, Man of the Mountain has arrived and we jumped right into our reading in class today. The students (and the teacher) like Hurston’s style. Amram and Jochebed have given birth to a son. What will become of him? Read to page 55 by Thursday, March 13 and come to class with questions and comments.
January 28, 2008
Feast of Purim
In WR we read the Book of Esther which describes the festival of “Purim,” the Jewish festival that celebrates Queen Esther (see the OT book Esther, esp. 9:23-32). The historical observance of Purim (/Lots/) was simply a time of “feasting and joy and giving presents. It is really about having fun and revelry. Through the observance of Purim we are reminded how one person CAN make a difference in his/her world.
Want to know more about Purim? Check out: http://www.askmoses.com/article.html?h=106&o=129
January 20, 2008
Take a look at Antonio Carlton’s Power Point Presentation on The Holocaust and Slavery.
Excellent work and thanks for sharing it with me and including me in the editing process. This project was an assignment due for Ms. Medlock, but Antonio and I agreed that it should go on this website because it relates to our study of Judaism. In our World Religions class we have previously asked the questions:
How has Judaism been forever changed by the experience of the Holocaust? Further, how has Christianity been forever changed by the experience of the Holocaust? What do you think? Feel free to post a response.
January 10, 2008
Sarajevo Haggadah
Facsimile
14th century
The Sarajevo Haggadah is a 14th century illuminated manuscript consisting of 34 full-page miniatures, an illuminated Haggadah text, and hymns and Torah readings for the Passover week. The miniatures display a variety of subjects, from the creation of the world, to Moses blessing the Israelites, to illustrations of the Temple, and the interior of a Spanish synagogue. Brought to the former Ottoman Empire by Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, the Haggadah was acquired by the Sarajevo Museum in 1894. In the illustrations above, God appears to Moses in the burning bush and below Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh and transform their staff into a snake which then devours the snakes of Pharoah’s magicians.
This Haggadah was almost destroyed during the bombardment of Sarajevo in 1994 but was miraculously saved by two devoted staff members of the demolished museum where it was housed.
Zemaljski Museum, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina
http://www.library.yale.edu/judaica/exhibits/haggadah/exhibit1.html#image8
Post a comment