ight to Sunday. These days are both days of rest for both religions. The reason they are different is because the interpretation of the "seventh day" listed in the Bible is different for them. Last difference that I found to be quite interesting was the belief of the Jews as regards to the celibate lifestyle. Kushner boldly comes out and says that "There is no virtue in the celibate life" on page sixty-one. I found this extremely odd because I know how much the Catholic values and loves vocations to the priesthood, nuns and consecrated lifestyles. The Catholic Church wouldn't be able to continue if it wasn't for her priests! I just don't understand why they don't value it more! In conclusion to my paper, I would just like to add a little of my feelings about the Jewish faith and the book itself. First of all, I am a very strong Catholic who loves the Catholic faith. I am so happy I was baptized in the Catholic Church. Reading about the Jewish faith allowed me to understand what they believe better and it also increased my knowledge of the Catholic Church. I know that I will need to know this information sometime in life in order to understand different people and their beliefs! To mean the last chapter was the most disappointing because it seemed to slam all of us Catholics and non-Jews. It seemed that Kushner wanted to tell us how to live our lives and practice our religion. I learned that it is not good to push ones religion upon another too much because then it can be disturbing! Therefore, I am going to do my best at accepting others beliefs, but at the same time never forgetting that I have such a special relationship with GodI have Jesus! ...
