Ner Tamid Section A, Requirement 1a

Ner Tamid Section C, Requirement 3

Tell What Made Each of These People Famous

From the Bible:

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            - Moses saving jews from egypt

-         -  Esther stopping haman

-         -  King David fought Goliath.  

-         -  Deborah  is a prophetess

-          - Abraham founded judeism

From Ancient Jewish History:

-         -  Hillel founder of a dynesty of sages

-          - Rashi father of all commentaries

-          - Akiba father of rabbinic Judaism

-          - Maimonides a doctor and the greatest jewish thinker

-          - Judah HaLevi greatest Hebrew  poet

From Modern Jewish History:

-         -  Ba’al Shem Tov newly developed philosiphys

-          - Albert Einstein famous scientist

-          - Sigmund Freud was a docter who founded psychiatry. 

-         -  Alfred Dreyfus freanch artillery officer who was accused of  treason partly because he was a Jew.

-          - Gaon of Vilna was a Talmudist.

Ner Tamid Section E, Requirement 3B

List the Jewish and General Population in 10 Important Cities

Count ry	Jewish Population	Total Population
United States	5,664,000	314,743,000
England	266,740	62,262,000
France	483,500	65,350,000
Israel	5,703,700	7,928,500
italy	28,400	60,849,247
Russia	205,000	143,228,300
Canada	375,000	34,973,700
Germany	119,000	75,149,669
Iran	10,400	75,149,669
China	0	1,347,350,000

Citizenship in the Community, Requirement 8: All About Eastpointe

-         Who founded Eastpointe? Irish and German immigrants.

-          3 interesting facts about Eastpointe:

      It was discovered in 1897.

      The first post office was called Halfway. 

      It has population of 32,442.

   

Our Mayor

The Children's Garden

Eastpointe City Hall

The Eastpointe Memorial Library

The Gratiot Dream Cruise

The Eastpointe Farmers Market

Citizenship in the Nation: An Important American Speech

I chose to watch Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream speech." I watched the whole thing.
Martin Luther King Jr. was protesting for blacks to be treated equally. He was a minister and a civil rights leader. This speech was important because blacks were not treated equally as whites, he was hoping to get people to finally give blacks the same rights as white people. Blacks now have equal rights, but it's important to remember this speech because it was one of the biggest protests for freedom ever in our nations history. Now there are protests for gays and lesbians to be able to get married. I think that Martin Luther King Jr's speech applies to that as well. My favorite part of the speech was when he was telling them that he would not give up until each state would give black people the same rights as white people.

A Walk With God

Two weeks ago, I went to a Scouting event called the Walk With God. This is the patch they gave us. This event was so that we could learn about different religions. I learned about Muslims, Christians, both Catholic and Protestant and Jews. Although I’m already Jewish, so I don’t think I learned that much that I didn’t already know.

This is a picture of me with the Imam, who is like a Muslim priest. His name is Mohammed Elahi. Imam Elahi told us about the Muslim religion. For example, I learned that Arabic is a lot like Hebrew and that Muslim men don’t shake with women. They put their hand over the heart as a sign of respect instead. Standing next to the Imam in this picture is the President of Congregation Beth Israel, a Jewish synagogue. He talked to us about Judaism and about religious hardships.

This is a picture of a Star of David that used to hang in Congregation Beth Israel’s sanctuary. It was burned because some people graffitied anti-Jewish things and then burnt down the building. Their synagogue was completely destroyed. The only thing left was the Star of David. They kept it and hung it in the new synagogue after they rebuilt to remind themselves of what happened. We learned that many people are hateful towards Jews and Muslims and that’s one thing we have in common.

The last picture is a picture of a Catholic Priest who is the official Chaplain of the Boy Scout’s Great Lakes Council. He talked about Christianity and how many Christians want to be friends with Jews and Muslims.

I’m glad that I went to the Walk with God. I learned a lot about different religions and that I am proud to be Jewish. I am also happy to say that I now have more friends from other packs and religions. 

(A Note from Mom: This activity fulfilled several of the requirements for Rory's American Cultures badge.)

Citizenship In the Nation

Rory discussing Questions 1, 3 and 4a of the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge.

Family Life Badge: The Essential Interview