RESEARCH ON RELIGION JUDAISM

Research on religion Judaism



Research on religion Judaism

Judaism may be defined as 'the culture of a people, a people for whom the idea of statehood is important, and who in the past have existed as a nation in their land, or have enjoyed a large measure of communal autonomy in foreign lands' (Alexander, 1984, p. 11).

The Judaism religion has beliefs many other religions. The beliefs play a big role in a person's life, and influence aspects of their culture such as social structure, diet, holidays, etc. Judaism has many beliefs three of which are: 1) Ten Commandment are the laws of G-d, 2) Sabbath is a holy day and 3) the belief in consuming kosher foods. These beliefs stem from different aspect of the religions history and culture which has created one of the world's largest religions.

Caregivers need to understand the idea of Hope in order to serve the Jewish ill. Understanding this will also help to answer the greatest fear that Jewish leaders feel most when they think of hospice. The Jewish religion considers Hope to be a fundamental of its faith. Taking away a person's hope is a heinous crime.

In a hospice environment you are dealing, of course, with a hopeless situation, in terms of physical recuperation. Hospice is the home of “care”, not “cure.” Yet we know instinctively, as well as by the studies of Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, that virtually no person, no matter how accepting of their fate, dies without some degree of denial - “somehow, somewhere, a healing balm will arrive.”

Judaism says we may not take away that person's ecstatic hope. Even though in front of her head she knows the truth of the situation, in the back of her head she fondles a hope, holding it close to her heart. Without lying, without pandering, a caregiver must translate that hope into a more realistic one, perhaps a hope to live without pain, a hope that her dreams for her family may well be realized, and surely a hope that God will care for her.

Judaism is not a skein of charming folkways. It is idealism and faith, law and love, literature and history and a way of life. It connects people to God and creates a working relationship. Judaism may have made one of its greatest contributions when it actualized a dormant human feature that hides shyly in everyone's heart - ...