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Judaism. By: Brelee Vick and Brittany Green 2 nd Period February 19. Holy Book Torah. Includes all Jewish law and tradition. In Judaism the actions are more important than beliefs. The Torah is the first five books of Moses It was given to Moses in written form with oral commentary. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Judaism
By: Brelee Vick and Brittany Green
2nd PeriodFebruary 19
Holy BookTorah
1. Includes all Jewish law and tradition.2. In Judaism the actions are more
important than beliefs.3. The Torah is the first five books of
Moses4. It was given to Moses in written
form with oral commentary.
LeaderAbraham
1. “ The Hebrew leader Abraham founded Judaism”
2. “ He founded it around 2000 B.C.”3. “ Moses gave the Jews the Torah
around 1250 B.C.
Religious Symbols1. “ Mezuzah is a reminder of the
commandments.”2. Magen David is a modern universal Jewish symbol.3. “ The Menorah is the ancient universal Jewish symbol of Judaism.”
Timeline
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/Jewish-History-Timeline/1. A fire engulfed a company building. 147
women and 21 men died, some Jews.2. Moses Mendelssohn argued for the
liberalization of Judaism.3. Large numbers of Jews in Spain
converted to Christianity, but many practiced Judaism in secret.
Historical Background1. The Jewish Diaspora begins in the year
587 B.C.E.2. The Kingdom of Judea was conquered
by the Babylonians.3. A large number of the Jewish
population was exiled when the temple was destroyed in Jerusalem.
4. The Jews are longing to return to the Land of Israel, they live in Diaspora.
Religion Today1. Today the Jews still have Heschel,
where they live under tyrammy for six days a week.
2. http://www.myjewishlearning.com/jewish-recipes/index.shtml
3. Some Jews still speak Hebrew.
Holy Day/ PilgrimageYom Kippur
1. It is a day set aside to atone the sins from the past year.
2. Yom Kippur means “ Day of Atonement.”3. It occurs on the 10th day of Tishri.4. In the synagogue in prayer most of the
holiday.5. “ The evening service that starts Yom
Kippur is known for Kol Nidre named for the Prayer that begins the service.”
Sites we used!• www.Avl.lib.al.us (Britannica)• www.Judaism.about.com• www.Myjewishlearning.com• www.factmonster.com• www.Judaism101.com
Dreidal• It is used in the dreidal game.• A rabbi used a dreidal to fool the Greeks so
they would not know they were studying the Torah which had been outlawed.
• The letters nun, gimmel, hey, and shin are supposed to stand for the four kingdoms which tried to destroy them in ancient times.
