Students are going to examine the history, beliefs, and practices of Judaism

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Students are going to examine the history,
beliefs, and practices of Judaism

• Examine the star above and be prepared to share
  with me what this symbol represents

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The Ancient Hebrews History
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Abrahams Genealogy
ABRAHAM
SARAH
HAGAR
Isaac
Ishmael
12 Arabian Tribes
Esau
Jacob
12 Tribes of Israel
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Judaism

• The religion of Judaism began 4000 years ago when
  a group of Hebrews were taught to believe in one
  God by a prophet named Abraham
• Abraham led the Hebrews from Sumer to Canaan,
  where they settled and became farmers.
• This land today is called Israel

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Abrahams Journeys
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The Hebrews in Egypt

• Famine forced Abraham's people to move from
  Canaan to Egypt.
• In Egypt the Hebrews were enslaved for 400 years

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Moses

• Moses, who was the son of the Egyptian pharaoh
  led the Hebrews out of Egypt and back to Canaan
  around 1290 BCE
• What do you know about this story?
• Did the Pharaoh willingly let the Hebrews leave?

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Route of the Exodus
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The Ten Commandments

• During the journey of the Exodus, or escape, God
  gave Moses the laws that were to govern his
  people.
• These laws were written on two stone tablets, and
  became known as the ten commandments
• The ten commandment are the corner stone of
  Jewish law governing religious beliefs and
  behavior
• The ten commandments forbid lying, stealing, and
  murder. They urge people to obey their parents
  and respect neighbors property.
• The Jews believed that God wanted them to obey
  the Ten Commandments

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Moses and the 10 Commandments
A new covenant with Yahweh
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Mount Sinai
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Ancient HebrewsBasic Beliefs
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Yahwehs Covenant With His People

• the basic source of Jewish belief is found in
  the torah, which comprises the first 5 books of
  the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).
• The most sacred text in the Jewish religious
  tradition.
• It contains the basis of all Jewish law and the
  history of the Jewish people.
• The original Hebrew words in the torah are
  written onto a scroll by a scribe.

The Torah
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God

• Judaism teaches Monotheism..what does that mean?
• Judaism teaches that god is forgiving, and that
  people should live their life showing love,
  respect, and care for other people.

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Ancient HebrewsPractices
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The Talmud states

• Another important Jewish holy book is the Talmud
• The law of following Kosher is included in the
  Talmud. Kosher laws state how food can be
  prepared and a list of foods that are either
  permitted or forbidden to be eaten.
• Pigs, Rabbits, Shellfish, and birds of prey are
  forbidden

• The Talmud also concerns rules on praying . Jews
  are to pray three times daily facing Jerusalem
• In death, Jewish people believe that the rich and
  poor are equal and no distinctions should be made
• Funeral services are very simple, no flowers, and
  burials should take place within 24 hours of the
  death.

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Talmud States Cont

• Jewish children attend Hebrew school or religious
  school as well as their regular school.
• At the age of 13, a boy must be able to read a
  section from the Torah scroll in Hebrew to mark
  his entry into the adult community. This
  ceremony is called a Bar Mitzvah.

• Wearing of a fringed prayer shawl called a
  tallith and the wearing of a yamelkah (head
  covering)
• Affix a small plaque containing a prayer to their
  doorposts, this plaque is called a Mezuzah

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Ancient HebrewsHolidays
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Sabbath

• Day of rest, is a time for prayer and for
  thinking about God
• Special weekly festival and a day set aside to be
  with family and friends
• You light candles, have blessings over wine
• Begins at Friday sundown and continues until
  sundown on Saturday

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Rosh Hashanah

• The Jewish New Year
• At this time people have a chance to make the
  next year better
• The holiday is celebrated by special services in
  the synagogue, eating sweet foods to symbolize a
  sweet new year, and by the blowing of a rams
  horn called a shofar

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Yom Kippur

• Known as the Day of Atonement, is the most scared
  day of the Jewish year
• Takes place 10 days after Rosh Hashanah
• On this day all Jewish people are judged by God
  for what they did during the past year.
• You ask God for forgiveness, for any mistakes or
  bad things that you may have done.
• Eating and drinking are forbidden, and the ENTIRE
  day is spent in synagogue services praying to God.

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Hanukah, Chanukah

• festival of Lights
• Celebrates the miracle of the holy oil that
  unexpectedly burned in the Temple for eight days
  after small Jewish army defeated the Syrians
• Celebrated for eight days by lighting candles in
  a menorah.

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Passover

• The Festival of Matzos
• Eight day holiday that celebrates the time the
  ancient Jewish people were released from slavery
  in Egypt.
• During the eight days the eating of any food
  containing yeast is forbidden.
• Celebrate Passover with a special meal called the
  Seder

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Judaism

• The real center of Jewish life is the family and
  home
• There are many more Jewish holidays and all of
  them honor the Jewish people as a whole.