Introduction Paradise, a term meaning a place or condition of beauty or happiness, is a good term to describe the times when the Jews of Iran were prospering. During the sixth century B.C.E., King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon conquered Judea and exiled the Jews to surrounding regions. This marked th...

The State of Israel was founded on May 14, 1948, creating a national homeland for all Jewish people throughout the world. The establishment of a uniquely Jewish state in the Arab controlled Middle East has created serious tension between the Jews and their Arab neighbors, and more specifically, th...

As America faces another showdown against Iraq, the Mideast conflict is possibly the single most important factor for our country's war against terrorism. To fully understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one must know the history of the region. This paper will attempt to provide an obj...

Political Distortions and the Pharisees The Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke, known as the synoptic gospels, that is, "seeing together," were the first writings within the Christian Bible that would come to be referred to as the New Testament. These Gospels were very similar ...

The Arab-Israeli conflict is a struggle between the Jewish state of Israel and the Arabs of the Middle East concerning the area known as Palestine. The term \"Palestine\" has been associated variously and sometimes controversially with this small region. Both the geographic area designated by and th...

The Fast of RamadanRamadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. The Month of Ramadan is also when it is believed the Holy Quran "was sent down from heaven, a guidance unto men, a declaration of direction, and a means of Salvation" It is during this month that Muslims fast. It is called the Fas...

Ascension on Mount ZionBy Mihnea DumitruMarch 26, 2001Ascension on Mount ZionThere are many things which can be said about the global impact of the Jewish people. Anti-Semitic views still dwell in many minds around the world, overburnt remnants of medieval times as well as more recent and more painf...