Orthodox Judaism vs. HinduismDifferent religions, different ways and one goal: maintaining religious identity. Hinduism and Judaism, two of the world's largest religions, appear to be completely different. With differences such as their view of the afterlife, death, and birth, Hindus believe in rebirth and unity with Brahman, and Jews believe in a world to come, focusing more on the image of God, without ever really mentioning what happens after death. However, when you look more closely at both religions, you find some similarities. The rituals of both religions focus on the same things, they may be celebrated differently but the meaning behind the celebrations and the meaning behind some of their symbols are the same, and their purposes help people maintain their identity and keep strong the traditions of their cultures. Although people celebrate marriage in different ways, it all comes back to one thing; Marriage is a social ritual through which two people establish a lasting contract with each other. The ceremonies are composed of rituals that symbolize aspects of married life and the obligations undertaken. In Hinduism the wedding celebration can begin weeks before the actual ceremony, depending on the family's preferences. Once the day of the ceremony arrives, the day begins with the brides' family welcoming the groom into their home and both families are formally introduced. Both the bride and groom sit at the Mandapt, where the ceremony takes place, and are offered drinks. At this point gifts are generally exchanged between the two families. The groom's mother presents the bride with an auspicious necklace, which is essentially an emblem of marital status in the Hindu religion. Then the frightened fire is lit and an expert recites t...... half of the card ......tovah tikateiv veteichateim", "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year". c) Tashlich, a special prayer said near a body of water (an ocean, a river, a pond, etc.), in evocation of the verse: "And you will cast their sins into the depths of the sea." the lighting of candles and prayers Jews recite kiddush and make a blessing on the challah In both Judaism and Hinduism the new year is a time of celebration A time when all people except the past are behind and they enter the new year with a clean slate, where God has forgiven all people for all the sins of the previous year - GOOD COMPARISON, BUT BREAK UP THE PARAGRAPHS OR ELIMINATE SOME REDUNDANCIES OR MINOR DETAILS ALSO, YOU REALLY NEED QUOTES. YOUR CONCLUSION IS ALSO MISSING - YOU CAN SHOW ME AGAIN MONDAY IF YOU WANTWorks CitedWorks Cited