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Judaism

Judaism is characterized by its monotheistic belief in a single, eternal God who created and oversees the universe. Central to Jewish faith are the teachings of the Torah, which Jews believe to be the divine revelation given to Moses.

Judaism

Judaism

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7. Morality and Laws

Moral principles
kindness to all
charity
healing the world

Tikkun Olam

contains 613 commandments or mitzvah

diet

personal hygiene

daily life

ten commandments
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Thou shalt not steal
Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not kill
Honor thy father and mother
Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have any strange gods before Me
dietary laws
kosher

6. Objects

How ambitious are you?

Mezuzah
everytime you pass through a door with a mezuzah, you touch it and kiss the fingers that touched it

reminding yourself of the mitzvot contained within you

expresses love of God and his mitzvot

found on the doorposts of traditional Jewish homes
Reminder of Gods mitzvot
Consent reminder of Gods presence
Magen David
Appears on the flag of the state Israel
thought to bring good luck
Represent the shape of king David's shield
Rams horn
Symbolizes when Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac

instead he killed a ram instead of his son

Yarmulke
Covered head is a reminder that God is always above them
head covering

sign of respect to cover their heads during prayer

YAH-mick-kuh
Chai

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Important concept to the Jewish culture
commonly worn as a necklace or other jewelry
reflects Judaism's focus on the importance of life
refers to the living God
Tzitzit or Tallit

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Tillit is worn under the shirt, with the tzitzit hanging out
complex procedure for tying the knots
Thread should be blue or turquoise

Today the tzitzit are all white

Torah commands to wear tzitzit at the corners of garments as a reminder of the mitzvot
Menorah

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the Ner tamid (eternal flame) symbolizes the menorah
Sages emphasize that the light is not violence
symbol of our mission to be "a light unto the nations"
Symbol of the nation of Israel

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5. Rituals

Food

kosher food...

discipline

if a person can be disciplined in what he/she eats, they can be disciplined in life

mystical

Jews are holy people and have a holy diet

National reasons

Jewish highly stress the Tikkun Olam (repairing the word)

Moral lessons

Jews are taught to be sensitive to others feelings

Hygienic

drainage of blood prevents growth of bacteria

Can not be eaten with dairy

preparation

72 hours to complete the process

all blood must be removed

soaking and salting

broiling

Shechita

painless, one quick swipe across the throat

ritual slaughter

Can not eat

birds of prey or scavengers

lobster, oyster, shrimp, clams, and crabs

camel, the rock badger, the hare, and the pig

flesh, organs, eggs, and milk of the forbidden animals

Can eat

may eat anything that has fins and scales

animals with cloven hooves and chews its chud

cattle, sheep, goats, deer and bison are kosher.

Guidelines

can not combine with milk

kosher slaughter

Certain animals are not eaten

Milestones

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Death ceremony

people give you food

do not have to focus on cooking and focus on family

Sit Shiva

They do not work or attend to anything

focus on family life during grieving times

intense morning

mourners wear somber clothing and a torn garment to express their grief

for seven days after burial

Kaddish is recited for 11 months, morning and evening

Kaddish is recited by the oldest son

Sometimes the daughter, if you do not have a son

marriage

Do not allow non-Jewish and Jewish to get married

A movement is started to accept this type of marriage

Torah provides little guidance with the procedures of a marriage

Betrothal

Developed over time as a way of ensuring that the husband treats the wife respectfully and meets his obligations

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

child is responsible for chanting the Aliyah and Haftarah

marks the first performance of a mitzvot

Bat Mitzvah

Usually have it on their 13h birthday

for a boy

Bar Mitzvah

Usually have it on their 12th birthday

for a girl

Brit Milah or Bris

two things emphasized through the prayer

god remembers the covenant made with Abraham forever

isreal lives on through its bloodline

People who attened

Friends

God parents

Family

Parents

Mohel preforms the circumcision

initiates the infant into Judaism

circumcision

preformed 8 days after birth

Festivals

Why will/did you leave your existing/last job?

Hanukkah/ Chanukkah

Menorah has 9 branches,

1 for lighting the other candles

shamus candle

8 for night of Hanukkah

light a candle for each of the eight days of Hanukkah on a candelabrum

Commemorates the miracle of the menorah in the temple

after the Maccabean Revolt

Jewish festival of lights held in December

Yom Kippur

is marked by a 25 hour fast

No signs of comfort or luxury are allowed on this day

most important religious day

spend the day seeking reconciliation with God and atoning for sins

the book of life and God’s judgments are finally sealed on this day

ending of Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

ends with a blowing of a shofar

shofar=rams horn

starts 10 days of repence

jews request forgiveness from God

day of judgement

God records this judgment in his book of life

2 day festival commemorating the creation of the world

september or early october

Passover/Pesach

eat foods that remind the Jews of slavery

wine

gods promise

Matzvah

unleavened bread

haste

Karpas

Parsley, dipped in water

tears of slavery

Beitzah

roasted egg

new life

Z'roah

roasted bone

sacrifice

Charoset

mix of apple, walnuts, cinnamon, and wine

mortar

Maror

bitter herb

bitterness of salvary

Jews do not eat anything Chametz

leavened

commemorates the rush that the hebrews left egypt

family gather to retell the story of Exodus

Represents the 10 plagues

Death of first born

darkness

locusts

fiery hail

boils

pestilence

wild animals

flies

lice

frogs

blood

held during March or April

4. Sacred Text

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Hebrew Bible

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The Talmud

Divided into 2 sections

The Gemera

collection of discussions on the Mishnah

The Mishnah

a collection of oral laws from ~200 CE

collection of materials used to settle problems concerning the obligations

collection of written jewish law and oral

commentary on Tanakh written by Rabbis

The Halakhah

Pharisees were strict about following the laws of ritual purity

very detailed oriented

ways to apply the commandments

Consists of the Halakhah

"the path" of jewish life

Pharisees believe Moses received a written and oral Torah

oral Torah

The Torah scroll

The Holy ak

symbolizes the covenant between the Jews and God

kept in a place f honour and read at specific times

the Holy ark

Most SACRED object in Jewish life

essential of worship

The five books of Moses on parchment

first 5 books of the hebrew scripture

Deuteronomy

outlines the 613 laws Jewish people have to follow

family

Murder

Marriage

Kosher

Numbers

story of faith growth, while wondering for 39 years to the promise land

Leviticus

rituals and ceremonies during temple worship

Exodus

story of Moses leading Israelites back to Canaan

Genesis

Myth and story of creation

means revelation, teaching, or instruction

Tanakh

the most important section in the Tanakh is the Torah

contains the prophets and the writings

includes history, faith, laws, and myths

written over a period of 1000 years

old testament or hebrew bible

3. Divine God

God

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many covenants with God

613 commandments of the Torah

10 commandments

created the universe
Demands good and punishes evil
Monotheistic
Source of everything
Center of all creation
Lord
Jehovah
Yahiveh

2. Institutions

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Denominations

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stubbornoverly critical, can't accept authoritytoo demandingtoo talkativetoo quiettoo sensitivelacking assertivenesslacking social tact
Hasidic

Strict observance of Jewish law

black clothes, tassels, complete body covering, beards

Emphasizes singing, dancing, and grooming.

Communion with god

Joy

Humility

Good deeds

Prayer

live in exclusive communities

reject the modren world

Orthodox Judaism

believe in helping others and sense of community between members

prefer to stay within the Jewish world, shunning outsiders

strict observance of the sabbath and religious holy days

believe the entire Torah

If the mother is Jewish the child is jewish

Jewish can only be passed down by the mother

Men and women do not sit together in a synagogue

Keep kosher and observe the sabbath and other Jewish holy days

Did not become a sect until reform Judaism emerged

Conservative Judaism

Needs of the community come beforre the individual wants/needs

Interpreting the Torah

Follow many but not all of the 613 commandments of the Torah, abide to the sabbath

Discourages marriage to non-jewish people

follow some kosher laws

Founder

Rabbi Zacharias Frankel

Reform Judaism

Strongly stress the Tikkum Olam

Individualism

encouraged, but the person must decide what beliefs and practices key to his/her spiritual life

as long as one parent is Jewish, the child is Jewish

Men and women can sit together in the synagogue

less concerned with traditional purity laws and kosher food, and with the desire to return to Isreal

Founders

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Rabbi Abraham Geiger

Moses Mendelssohn

Leaders

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ambitiousgood communicatorfocuseddeterminedadaptablecuriousoptimisthard workerhonestpoliteco-operativeself motivatedenthusiasticgood leaderstrategic thinkerquick learnerflexiblegood problem solver
Creator

1800 BCE. Abraham, father of Judaism

Rabbi

Current Rabbis: Yitzhak Yosef (Sephardi chief) and David Lau (Ashkenazi chief)

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1. Central beliefs

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The Shema
“Hear, O Israel, the lorad is our god, the lord is one

Two fundamental concepts

Jewish are the "chosen people"

God is their god

MOST important statement of Jewish beliefs from the Torah

Creed
The resurrection of the dead
The coming of the Messiah
Retribution in this world and the next

Punishment OR reward

God's omniscience
The immutability of the Torah

Unchanging

The Torah as God's revelation to moses
The superiority of the prophecy of moses

Torah

The truth of the words of the prophets
The obligation to worship god alone
God's eternity: God is eternal external to time
God's incorporeality: God is all-knowing
God's unity: There is only universe
The existence of God, the creator There is only one God
God cares for the world and all of its creatures

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There is only one universe
God created the world, but it will not last forever

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There is only ONE God

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Monotheistic religion
There is a God

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Think of what you can do for them, not of what they can do for you.