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Estimated 13-14 million [1]A Jew (Hebrew יְהוּדִי, Yehudi (sl.); יְהוּדִים, Yehudim (pl.); Ladino ג׳ודיו, Djudio (sl.); ג׳ודיוס, Djudios (pl.); Yiddish ייִד, Yid (sl.); ייִדן, Yidn (pl.))[9] is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group originating from the Israelites or Hebrews of the ancient Middle East. The ethnicity and the religion of Judaism, the traditional faith of the Jewish nation, are strongly interrelated, and converts to Judaism are both included and have been absorbed within the Jewish people throughout the millennia. By traditional accounts, Jewish history began during the second millennium BCE with the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Jews enjoyed two periods of political autonomy in their national homeland, the Land of Israel, during ancient history. The first era spanned from 1350 to 586 BCE, and encompassed the periods of the Judges, the United Monarchy, and the Divided Monarchy of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, ending with the destruction of the First Temple. The second era was the period of the Hasmonean Kindgom spanning from 140 to 37 BCE. Since the destruction of the First Temple, the diaspora has been the home of most of the world's Jews.[10] Except in the modern State of Israel, established in 1948, the Jews have been a minority in every country in which they have lived and they frequently experienced persecution, resulting in a population that fluctuated both in numbers and distribution over the centuries. According to the Jewish Agency, as of 2007 there were 13.2 million Jews worldwide; 5.3 million in Israel, 5.3 million in the United States, and the remainder distributed in communities of varying sizes around the world; this represents 0.2% of the current estimated world population.[11][12] These numbers include all those who consider themselves Jews whether or not affiliated, and, with the exception of Israel's Jewish population, do not include those who do not consider themselves Jews or who are not Jewish by halakha, that is, not Jewish according to Jewish religious law. The total world Jewish population, however, is difficult to measure. In addition to halakhic considerations, there are secular, political, and ancestral identification factors in defining who is a Jew that increase the figure considerably.[12]
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1. Christian Wallet & Hindu Purse
July 23, 2008
When you walk down a busy street you will notice advertisements, businesses, street vendors, government buildings, non profits and such establishments. Camouflage noticeable but vastly increasing are the religious temples. There are so many, it seems we have become socially numb to the concept of religion. The U.S.A. is a great capitol of multiculturalism and belief. While this is great, have we become plagued with religious egocentrism? Religion like other businesses thrive on memberships, donations and various events that raise cash. Without your tithes and donations your church would b... (read more)
Author: Canaan Robinson
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2. Complete Information on Familial Mediterranean Fever
July 11, 2008
Familial mediterranean fever (FMF)) is also called the recurring polyserositis. Family Mediterranean fever (FMF) occurs most generally in the people of the Jewish, Armenian, Arab bottom and Turkish of non-non-ashkenazi. Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) passed downwards through families (inherited), which comprises repeated fevers and the ignition which often affects the abdomen or the lungs. Family Mediterranean fever (FMF) characterized by recurring attacks of fever, the ignition of the abdominal lining, the ignition of the lining surrounding the lungs , of the painful and inflated joints, ... (read more)
Author: Juliet Cohen
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3. My Parents Don't Approve of the Person I'm Dating! What Do I Do?
July 09, 2008
Hi Evan!
I have a dating question. What do you do when your parents don’t approve or feel that the person you love/dating is the right person for you? Do you respect their wishes and find someone who is welcome at home and around your family, or do you follow your heart and stay with the person you love even if your parents may not attend the wedding?
Sincerely,
Gili
Dear Gili,
Let me guess – you’re Jewish.
Yeah, me, too.
And while I like to maintain a separation between church and date, I don’t think your culture can be entirely ignored here.
I’ve expl... (read more)
Author: Evan Marc Katz
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4. Find Someone Easily, Listen, Life's Hard Enough...
July 05, 2008
Want to find someone easily? Looking to confine your efforts to the net? Great.
I just have to put all this into context FOR ME first though. I grew up in Brooklyn, NY. All Italians, Irish and Jewish neighbors. One huge melting pot per block. And when our moms or dads (usually moms) wanted to find someone easily they literally did open the window and start screaming out our names!
Naturally, those days are long gone.
And with the net taking over as the primary source of finding anything AND anyone, the windows in Brooklyn are now for the cross breezes. Not for screaming, sadly. ... (read more)
Author: kevin Browne
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5. This Time It's Okay to Break the Glass: Steps on How to Make Your Jewish Wedding Special
June 30, 2008
An engagement ring sparkles on your finger. Family and friends are now impatiently raving and waiting for an invitation that will serve as their ticket for that hefty meal and cherished memorable experience. They simply know that this will probably be better than any Hanukkah.While you need a wedding planner to keep everything organized and to keep you from stress before the "I do’s", you need to browse on some of the important traditions of your faith to ensure a lifetime of great Jewish wedding memories. Outlined below are the steps and some must-know terms on how to make that dream wedding ... (read more)
Author: Robert Evans
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6. Franz Kafka: His Influence on Western Literature
June 26, 2008
Born to middle class, Jewish parents in Prague, Czech Republic on July 3rd, 1883, Kafka was the eldest of six children. Kafka attended the German Charles-Ferdinand University of Prague in 1901 to study chemistry. However, after just two weeks, he switched courses and began studying law. With a longer course of study than chemistry, the law degree gave Kafka the chance to take classes in art history and German studies. He also joined a student club known as "Lese und Redehalle der Deutschen Studenten", a group that organised literary events, readings and other activities which helped Kafka ho... (read more)
Author: Matthew Pressman
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7. Window blinds: Add splendor to your window
June 25, 2008
Window blinds is the best treatment you can give to your windows. Using window blinds means doing justification to the room and its décor. It’s the most important aspect of your décor and generally people tend to ignore it the most.
Using the right kind of window blinds adds beauty to your room. Many times it happens that after spending huge amount on the décor of the room, you are left unsatisfied. You feel there is something missing. It happens because we forget paying attention to the most important part of the décor of the room and that is window blinds.
There are innumerous be... (read more)
Author: Jewish Joy
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8. Rabbi Yitzhak Miller the Cyber Rabbi
June 23, 2008
Connecting. Caring. Understanding. Empathizing. Being a mensch. These are the hallmarks of being both a good Rabbi and an effective Rabbi. When Rabbi Yitzhak Miller set out to use 21st century technology to reach both Jews and people interested in Judaism, the greatest challenge was not the webcams or video-
conferencing; not how to provide Jewish Education classes or guidance for people exploring Conversion to Judaism; not how to provide Bar Mitzvah lessons or Bat Mitzvah
lessons; not how to be a Rabbi for a wedding or officiate a baby naming ceremony. No, the greatest challenge ... (read more)
Author: Promila Saini
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9. How To Make A Pastrami Sandwich
June 11, 2008
Pastrami sandwiches are of many types and ingredients. It is exclusively known as the beef dish in the Jewish and the American regions. Where as in the Romanian tradition, sheep meat was used and over time, pork became the prevalent choice. The Romanians have different specifications with the kinds of pastrami.
It is mostly served as cold cut sandwich, but depending upon individual’s choice and preference it can be also heated. One example of this kind of pastrami is the fried pastrami, with corn mamaliga and green onions. As with corned beef, the pastrami was created as a method for pre... (read more)
Author: Muna wa Wanjiru
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10. Why Online Singles Dating Is So Easy To Do
June 11, 2008
Online single dating services are provided by various web sites to help singles to meet singles for dating or for maintaining long term relationships. There are hundreds of online single dating websites. Some of them are reliable while some others are not honest. Hence the users should be aware of such sites before entering into online singles dating.
Metrodate dot com is one of the online singles dating websites which helps to meet singles in your locality. It also offers various options like black singles, Christian singles, Asian singles, Jewish singles, and senior singles and so on. T... (read more)
Author: Muna wa Wanjiru
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11. A Look At Popular Online Dating Websites
June 11, 2008
Online dating websites help the members to find someone special with whom they can share their life or with whom they can go for a date just for fun. There are numerous websites providing online dating services. Some of them offer free services while some other charge some monthly fee. There are separate online dating websites for College people, professionals, Jewish, Christians, Asians, Catholics and so on. These websites help the members to select partners who have same religious beliefs, personal qualities and so on.
Friendfinder dot com is one of the largest online dating websites wh... (read more)
Author: Muna wa Wanjiru
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12. Popular Jewish Online Dating Sites
June 11, 2008
Jewish online dating service helps you to meet Jewish singles for dating and marriage. JDate dot com is one of the popular sites arranging online dating for Jewish people. You can select any person in your nearby locality by viewing the details provided on the site.
Jewish Friend finder dot com helps you to meet and date good Jewish singles. You will surely experience the difference between online dating and great online dating through Jewishfriendfinder.com. It also helps you to find singles residing nearby your locality. There are 90000 active members in this site and you will definite... (read more)
Author: Muna wa Wanjiru
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13. A Visitor's Guide to Prague
June 11, 2008
No matter the time of year, Prague guarantees its visitors fun, excitement and total satisfaction. Prague, divided into several quarters, mainly the Old Town, New Town, Little Quarter, Prague Castle and Hradcany and Jewish Quarter, will require planning as you’ll be spoilt for choice. You will be hard-pressed to decide where to start with your visit of the many facets of Prague. Perhaps, you may wish to start at the Old Town Square, free of traffic, except for horse-drawn carriages, and lined with historic sights... From Romanesque to Baroque influences, religious buildings are found al... (read more)
Author: Orson Johnson
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14. Relationships Are Above All
June 02, 2008
Wealth, time, friends and family are considered to be the most important things in ones life. And all these factors fall under a single parameter called relationship. It is the fact that when you work on relationships, the rest will follow. Relationships are the key to being successful and living the life to the fullest.
MAN- THE SOCIAL ANIMAL
Every one would have studied in high school that man is a social animal. What does that actually mean? It means that, human beings are social creatures who need to constantly meet and interact with people and create relationships with them. In... (read more)
Author: Moshee net
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15. The new trend of window blinds
May 29, 2008
Window blinds, though are in use since long, have become a major part of the interior of offices and households. Unlike curtains, window blinds not only help in preserving your privacy, they also help bring into your rooms light in a diffused and attractive manner.
Benefits of window blinds
There are many benefits of window blinds. Firstly they are mainly used to protect the privacy of your room, office or bathroom. Secondly, they also help bring a beautiful ambience to the rooms, through the diffused sunlight coming into the rooms. They also protect the furniture of the room from t... (read more)
Author: Jewish Joy
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16. Must Believers Go Back To Old Covenant Traditions?
May 27, 2008
Aren't we just engrafted onto the Jews? Aren't we to keep their traditions and customs?
I came across this question recently from a friend, and I was shocked that anyone would think this way.
I can understand where this misconception came from with many of the prominent preachers telling us that we must go back to our Jewish roots, that we must wear a Tallit, a prayer shawl, when we pray.
I've heard a well-known preacher insist that without the Tallit, the woman with the issue of blood would have never been healed. It wasn't by Jesus' Tallit that the woman was healed. It ... (read more)
Author: Annagail Lynes
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17. Home Blessings and Hamsa
May 27, 2008
Hamsa, popularly known as Khamsa, is a hand shaped amulet used primarily by Jewish and Muslim people for protection. The name ‘Hamsa’ has been derived from Semitic roots, and means five. Hamsa is so popular nowadays, that you can even find Hamsa bracelets in many stores. Hamsa is generally shaped in the form of a symmetrical hand having thumbs on both sides, off course not in an anatomically correct way. Though frequently used by both Jewish and some Muslim people, its origin is attributed to the goddess Tanit.
Hamsa bracelet is mainly used to ward off the evil eye. The Hamsa can be found... (read more)
Author: Jonathan Globerson
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18. Pravda and the Jews
May 21, 2008
I've been active on Pravda, the Russian forum that is filled with demonic anti-Semites and anti-Zionists, as well as on LibertyForum and elsewhere (as I'm an e-vangelist covering the vast internet fields and forum villages) and it helps me to realize how Christ has His Work cut out for Him when He returns to clean up this political and spiritual mess we've made of God's good Earth!
The Worldwide Church of God (when Herbert W. Armstrong was the pastor general) used to teach that the reason Gog and Magog would go against Jerusalem and fight against Christ's return, is because they're atheis... (read more)
Author: David Ben-Ariel
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19. Kosher Wines Aren't Just for the Passover Anymore
May 21, 2008
How much do you know about kosher wines? If you're Jewish you may be very familiar with the term; this refers to wines that are made according to Jewish dietary law that covers wines. Jewish dietary law mostly covers foods that are strictly forbidden under law and since these foods are not typically used in wine production, many brands and vintages can be technically considered kosher wines. For most, this refers to wines that are manufactured under the supervision and strict code of a rabbinical counsel.
Most today consider the best kosher wines to be those made in Israel. While few ... (read more)
Author: David Cowley
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20. Visiting New York - Dining out in the Adirondacks.
May 20, 2008
After bagging that discount flight ticket to New York it's time to start exploring New York's food culture. Influenced by the large number of dining patrons and the city's original immigrants, the culture is diverse with the Jewish and Italian immigrants making the city famous for their bagels and New York style pizza. But in the Adirondacks area alone you will find the following great choice. Visiting Aimie's Dinner and a Movie you'll enjoy a movie with your dinner or how about The BayView Inn Pub and Grill offering direct water access to Lake Champlain's scenic Willsboro Bay. Taste forty f... (read more)
Author: Philip Stevens
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21. Complete Information on Bloom syndrome
May 13, 2008
Bloom syndrome is a rare inherited illness characterized by a high frequency of breaks and rearrangements in an affected person's chromosomes. Bloom syndrome is a very rare disorder in most populations. It is more common in people of Central and Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish background, among whom 1 in 48,000 are affected. Approximately one third of people with Bloom syndrome are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Bloom's Syndrome carried by 1 in 100 Ashkenazi Jews. Bloom's Syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation on chromosome 15. This causes a change in the enzyme known as DNA ligase.
T... (read more)
Author: Juliet Cohen
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22. Navigating Barcelona - how to find your way around the Catalan Capital
May 15, 2008
Despite being Spain's second biggest city, for a tourist Barcelona is fairly easy to navigate. If you fly into Barcelona you can see from the aerial view that it's quite hilly at the back, and then gradually goes downhill towards the Mediterranean sea with the Port and the beach. To the right of the port is another hill called Montjuic (meaning Jewish mountain, where the Olympic installations are) which means that the city is kind of in a bowl, so is therefore compact. This also means a good rule of thumb - if you're walking downhill, you're going towards the sea, so it's difficult to get lost... (read more)
Author: David Brydon
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23. The Ingredients For Making A Kosher Pickle
May 12, 2008
Kosher is the word used for food that abides by the Jewish law. It also means that meat and milk mixture is prohibited. Even utensils used for cooking are separate from those used for non kosher foods. Kosher is a word belonging to the Hebrew language. It means “fit” and the Torah that is the most important document laid down by the Jewish people, also specify guidelines and rules for the Jewish about what to and what not to eat.
Jews have very strict rules about the food stuff that is eaten. Rabbinical supervision as well as certification is necessary for vegetables, fruits etc. Today k... (read more)
Author: Muna wa Wanjiru
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24. The Aura
May 12, 2008
The Aura has been known through the centuries by many different names, auric energy or bioplasmic fields have been documented for nearly 5000 years. They have been alluded to by ancient Eastern Indians, Jewish mystics, and Chinese, they are attributed to a universal energy that permeates all matter. The ancient Greeks had a notion that auras revealed the desires and vices of man through their colour variation and movements.
The aura almost certainly manifests itself in the ultraviolet light spectrum. This is imperceptible to most individuals, and is only visible to a select few. Some s... (read more)
Author: Pauline Stradlen
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25. Blinds: Enhance the beauty of your windows
May 05, 2008
Is your window looking plain, foul and gunky? Then attach blind to your window and give it a beautiful, stylish and glamorous look. Nowadays, window blinds are the best option to decorate window as they offer you privacy, control over the sun light, and protect you from sun heat and furnish better looking room.
Apart from providing good looking appearance, blinds offer lots of other benefit such as it can be attached in the kitchen and bathroom. In other words, blinds are incredible for kitchens and bathrooms, and any place in the home where you use water. Where curtains and fabric wind... (read more)
Author: Jewish Joy
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