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JUDAISM

SYMBOLS OF JUDAISM

FOUNDER OF JUDAISM

Abraham

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

•Palestine•Present day

Israel

WHEN

• Around 1500 B.C.E.

• According to Jewish calendar, we are in year 3514 AM (Anno Mundi = year of the world)

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

Synagogues

HOLY BOOKS

•TORAH (The Law) •NEVI'IM (The Prophets)•KETHUVIM (The Writings)•Talmud (Oral History)

GOD•Yahweh•One God (Monotheistic)

KEY BELIEFS

• One God• God is eternal• 10 Commandments• Messiah will come• Dead will be resurrected• God knows all• God will punish the wicked• circumcision

SECTS OF JUDAISM

• Reform-emphasizes Jewish ethics through action to improve the world

• Conservative-maintains that the ideas in the Torah come from God, but were transmitted by humans and contain a human component

• Orthodox-very strict interpretation of Judaism

ORTHODOX JEWS

LEADERSHIP

Rabbi

BAR MITZVAH

DIETARY RESTRICTIONS

• No pork• Observant Jews do not mix

meat and dairy products• No shell fish

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

Moses-

Freed the Jews from slavery in Egypt

Given the 10 Commandments

created covenant between the God and the Jews

Saul

First king of Israel

chosen because drove Philistines out of ancient Palestine

tried to kill David

David

killed Goliath the giant

united tribes of Israel

established Jerusalem as capital

founded a dynasty

Solomon

son of David

most powerful king

had extensive building program in Jerusalem

built temple to house Ark of the Covenant that contained the 10 Commandments

said to be the wisest man of his time

HOLIDAYS/CELEBRATION

Rosh Hashanah-is the official Jewish New Year's Day

Yom Kippur, the "Day of Atonement” praying for forgiveness of sins

Hanukkah-eight day celebration with lighting of menorah

Shabbat-sundown on Friday night until sundown on Saturday night, observant Jews set aside time to pray and study -- a day to refrain from work and everyday cares

Bar and Bat Mitzvah- celebration where boys and girls at 13 become adults

Shabbat Bat Mitzvah

WEDDING

SACRED CITIES

Jerusalem