Judaism

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Judaism

• Over the Centuries

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Revolt Against Rome

• Zealots- Most rebellious of the Jews
• Believed they didnt have to answer to anyone but
  God.
• Refused to obey Roman officials
• AD 66- The Jews, led by the Zealots, revolted
• Jews revolt was
• unsuccessful

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Revolt Against Rome

• Revolt lasted 4 years
• Caused terrible damage
• Jerusalem lay in ruins
• Romans burned the Jews second temple during the
  last days of fighting

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Revolt Against Rome

• After the temple was destroyed most Jews lost
  their will to fight and gave up
• But 1,000 Zealots refused to give up.
• They locked themselves in a mountain fortress
  called Masada.
• Roman rulers were furious and sent 15,000
  soldiers to capture them

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Revolt Against Rome

• It took the Romans two years to reach the Zealots
• Once the Romans reached the fortress, the Zealots
  killed themselves instead of becoming Roman
  slaves

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Results of the Revolt

• Romans killed much of Jerusalems population
• Took many of the survivors as slaves
• Romans took over Jerusalem
• Many Jews left and resettled in Egypt and other
  Jewish communities in the Roman empire

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A Second Revolt

• 60 years later, the Jews tried another revolt
• The Roman army defeated the Jews
• Romans banned all Jews from living in Jerusalem
• All Jews caught living there would be killed
• Jewish migration increased

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Traditions and Holy Days

• Hanukkah- a holiday that celebrates the
  rededication of the second temple during the
  revolt of the Maccabees
• The Maccabees wanted to celebrate their great
  victory
• According to legend they did not have enough oil
  to perform the rededication ceremony

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Hanukkah

• Miraculously the oil the had, enough to only last
  1 day burned for 8 full days!
• Today Jews light candles in a special candle
  holder called a menorah
• The 8 branched represent the 8 days the oil
  burned
• Most Jews exchange gifts each night of Hanukkah
• Celebrated in December

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Passover

• More important than Hanukkah
• A time to remember the exodus
• Celebrated in March or April
• Only bread is eaten during Passover

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Questions

• Who won the battle at Masada?
• What happened to the Zealots?
• After the Jews were defeated a seconf time by the
  Romans, what happened to them?
• What does Hanukkah celebrate?
• What event does Passover celebrate?

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