Judaism “A 4000 year old tradition with ideas about what it means to be human and how to make the world a holy place” (Rabbi Harold Kushner, To Life) A “covenant relationship” between God and the Hebrew people A celebration and sanctification of life A faith, a people, a way of
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Judaism “A 4000 year old tradition with
ideas about what it means to be human and how to make the world a holy place” (Rabbi Harold Kushner, To Life)
A “covenant relationship” between God and the Hebrew people
A 4000 year old tradition… The Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob (“Israel”) – origins of the Hebrew people (more than 3800 years ago)
Enslaved in ancient Egypt and freed by Moses (more than 3300 years ago)
Hebrew monarchy in the “Promised Land” (The Land of Israel), ends 6th century BCE. Land was pledged to the Jews in return for their adherence to His laws, delivered through Moses
As a faith, Jews Believe… In one God, creator of the universe, personal but
non-corporeal God made the world and created man in his own
image In prophets of old – especially Moses, through
whom Torah was revealed to the Hebrew people One day a Messiah will come to rebuild the
Temple, gather all Jews back to Israel, and bring peace to the world
All people are = and should be treated w/ respect & love
In Torah (first five books of the Bible), containing religious, moral and social law which guides the life of a Jew the Hebrew Bible does not include the New
As a way of life, Judaism is based on… 613 commandments found in Torah (“Written Law”) Talmud (“Oral Law”) – commentary of ancient rabbis that
elaborates on how to apply God’s Law in everyday life through: Dietary rules (Kosher) = certain animals are forbidden to
be eaten (shellfish & pork) Must be prepared in a way; blood is drained from
animal Forbidden foods include: meat taken from animals that
don’t have cloven hooves and chew the cud, fish that don’t have scales and particular birds
Meat & milk don’t mix Dress and other symbols Prayer and devotion to the one God The Temple and Temple rites(house of
worship is called the Synagogue Observance of Holy days Visit the Synagogue in morning, afternoon, & evening Proper social relations between male and female, in
business, judicial rulings, etc. Thus sanctifying life, blessing it in every way
The Star of David is aka the Shield of David. It is the universal symbol of Judaism, refers to King David who ruled Israel about 1000 yrs before Christ. (the same David who killed Goliath)
The Menorah is a 7-branched candlestick
Many Jews make their way to the “wailing wall” in Jerusalem – a place to worship
More conservative (Orthodox) Jews cover their head out of respect for God- the little hat is called a Yarmulke.
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Jewish Denominations:
Ashkenazi (European) Sephardi (Oriental) Orthodox Kabbalist Hasidic Reform Liberal
Web resources
Judaism 101: http://jewfaq.org/
”an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs”
ReligiousTolerance.org on Judaism: http://www.religioustolerance.org/judaism.htm
This P0werpoint presentation available at: http://www.nvcc.edu/home/lshulman/Rel232/resource/judaism.ppt