The Importance Of Religion

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines religion as “the service and worship of God or the supernatural”. Many people see this definition and think religion is just that, but do not know what the whole point of religion actually is. Yes, it is the worship of something or someone they believe in, but there is so much more to it than just the praying part. Luckily, in our society today, everyone has the right to choose what they want to believe in and there are many different religions to follow. To more adequately deal with the topic of how people live their life, society must be clear on the definition of religion. Religion can be defined as not only what one’s beliefs are, but it can also be defined as the connections people of the same religion

In 1933, Adolf Hitler initiated of one of the worst genocide attacks in the history of the Jewish religion. The Holocaust was an event where around six million Jews were killed by the Nazi party. Jews and even non-Jews across the world were shocked at what happened and still are today. Throughout the Holocaust, Jews were forced to watch out for each other and do whatever they could to protect each other. In fact, even people of other religions helped Jews hide because of how outrageous they thought about what Adolf Hitler was doing. Since many thought of this event as horrid, it allowed people of different religions to connect with each other. These relationships explain how religion is about looking out for people no matter what religion, race, gender, etc. they are. The Holocaust is only one of the events that occurred that helps define religion to its fullest

Sometimes these religious schools also offer trips to their students to allow them to connect with other students of the same religion throughout the United States. Luckily for me, I got to experience multiple of these trips with my religious class from temple. The first time I went on one of these religious trips was when I was a sophomore in high school. I went with my confirmation class on a five hour bus drive to Washington D.C. for two nights. We attended a seminar and multiple workshops to eventually speak to Congress about the Jewish views on certain topics like gun violence, abortion, stem cell research, and more. Other religious schools from all over the United States also participated in this seminar, so we got to work with other Jews who we have never met before. For the majority of the trip, we followed a specific agenda, but there were certain time periods when we had free time and got to choose what we wanted to do. I joined a few other kids from my temple who I did not really know that well and we roamed a certain area in Washington D.C., went out to dinner, and really started talking more and more. Since we became so close with each other, most of us ended up taking part in post-confirmation classes and went on a trip to Charleston, South Carolina in my junior year. After that trip, our relationships became even stronger and now we currently