Miriam, Gallegos

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• BY
• Miriam, Gallegos
• And
• Tyler, Spahr

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Judaism vs. The World
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God

• Monotheistic religion
• One God created and rules the world.
• Omnipotent (all powerful),
• Omniscient (all knowing)
• Omnipresent (in all places at all times).
• The Messiah will be a person from the family of
  King David, who will lead the world to unity and
  peace.
• Do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah.

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Holy Land

• Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael)
• Covenant made between God and the Jewish People
  at Mount Sinai.
• Since time of Abraham, there has been Jewish
  presence in Israel

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Holy Books

• The Torah is the primary document of Judaism.
• Two parts, oral and written
• Uses the Old Testament
• Torah means "teaching
• Contains 613 commandments.
• Teaches how to think and feel about life and
  death

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Holy Books

• The Jewish prayer book (it's called a siddur)
• Pray morning, afternoon, and evening
• Three different types of prayer of thanksgiving,
  prayers of praise, and prayers that ask for
  things
• Rabbis say that the more we ask God for help, the
  more God will love us.

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The Ten Commandments

• I am the Lord your God
• You shall not recognize the gods of others in My
  presence
• You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God
  in vain
• Remember the day of Shabbat to keep it holy
• Honor your father and your mother

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• You shall not murder
• You shall not commit adultery
• You shall not steal
• Do not give false testimony against your neighbor
  
• You shall not covet your fellow's possessions

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Principles

• 1.      God exists.
• 2.      God is one and unique.
• 3.      God is incorporeal.
• 4.      God is eternal.
• 5.      Prayer is to be directed to God alone.
• 6.      The words of the prophets are true.

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• 7.Moses was the greatest prophet, and his
  prophecies are true.
• 8.The Torah was given to Moses.
• 9.There will be no other Torah.
• 10.God knows the thoughts and deeds of
  men.
• 11.God will reward the good and punish the
  wicked.
• 12.The Messiah will come.
• 13.The dead will be resurrected.

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Traditions/Ceremonies

• Birth and Naming Ceremonies
• First Sabbath after a child is born, the father
  recites the aliyah at the synagogue. If the child
  is a girl, she is named at this time. Boys are
  named on the eighth day after birth, as part of
  the rite of circumcision (Brit Milah).
• Redemption of the Firstborn The ritual of Pidyon
  Ha-Ben ("Redemption of the Son") is from the
  concept that first and best things belong to God.
  
• Coming of Age Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Upon turning
  13, a boy is considered an adult under the law
  and is expected to obey all the commandments from
  then on. Similarly, a girl becomes a Bat Mitzvah,
  "daughter of the commandment," upon turning 12.

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• Jewish Marriage Traditions. Celibate life is not
  considered more holy than the married life. One
  must be married in order to become a rabbi. This
  view of marriage is a result of the view of the
  home and family as the center of religious life.
• Divorce in Judaism According to the Talmud, "When
  a man puts aside the wife of his youth, even the
  very altar weeps." Yet divorce have always been a
  part of Jewish law.
• Death Rituals and the Chevra Kaddisha The
  preservation of life is of great importance,
  death is seen as a part of life and a part of
  God's plan.
• Mourning Rituals dont show a protest of death,
  it shows respect for the dead, discourages
  excessive mourning,
• Mourning is observed for 30 days after
  burial, more so in the first seven days.

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Holidays

• Rosh Hashanah
• Yom Kippur
• Sukkot
• Shemini Atzeret
• Simchat Torah
• Chanukkah
• TuB'Shevat
• Purim
• Pesach (Passover)
• Lag B'Omer
• Shavu'ot
• B'Av

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