 * Recite the ten commandments as stated

in the old testament ( Exodus 20 )

 *Identify a Jewish custom or tradition
demonstrated in a movie
 * Justify the core teaching of Judaism
about the covenant of one God with the
chosen people vs. other people with many
gods
 * Identify a story from the old testament
that demonstrate the Jewish belief in one
God
 - The oldest among the Abrahamic
religions
 - Middle east way back 2000 years ago
 - Abraham, a hebrew man is considered
the father of the Jewish faith
 - They believed that there is only one God
 - It is also considered a cultural and
religious identity
 -Food, holidays, rituals, customs and
traditions
Founders ABRAHAM (2000 B.C) AND/ OR MOISES ( 1391-1271 BC )

Sacred Texts Torah, Pentateuch, Poetry, Talmud, Misnah

Doctrines Ten Commandments, 618 rules

God Yahweh/Jehovah

Sacred Space Temple and Synagogue

Sects Orthodox, conservative, Reform, Liberal

Issues Anti-Semitism, Zionism, Holocaust

 - 2000 BC until 1 A.D
 - Canaan
 -Old Testament Bible
 - Rabbinic Judaism began with Moses
and his receipt of God’s ten
Commandments
 - King Solomon’s Temple, the ark of the
covenant
 -Circa 920 BC
 - Core Beliefs of Judaism include the
belief in God as the one and only God.
That the “Torah’’ is the most important
Jewish text, and that established a
covenant with Abraham to be passed
on to the future generations. Judaism
believes that God gave the Torah the
oral Torah to Moses and that his promise
must be true.
 The Three Main Principles of Faith in Judaism
are: belief in a single, incorporeal and
eternal God who created the entire
universe, a set of moral principles that
require people to treat one another with
Dignity and Love, and ensure justice and
equality, and the worship of a single God in
prayer, study and adherence to the
commandments set out in the Torah.
The Jewish Religion has Thirteen basic
principles of Faith.
 The great codifier of Torah law and
Jewish philosophy
 Rabbie Moshe BenMaimon
(“Maimonides’’ also known as “ the
Rambam’’)
 ShloshahAsar Ikkarim
 The Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith are
as follows:
 1. God alone is the Creator
 2.God is unique and one
 3.God is incorporeal and incomparable
 4.God is First and Last
 5.We are to pray to God alone
 6. The words of the (Hebrew) Prophets are true
 7.Moses is the chief Prophet
 8. The Torah has been Dively Preserved
 9. Torah cannot be changed
 10. God alone is the Creator
 11. God Reward the Righteous
 12.The Messiah will Come
 13.The Messiah will Come

 It is the custom of many congregations to recite the thirteen principles in

a slightly more poetic form, beginning with the words Ani Maamin, which
means ‘’I Believe’’-everyday after the morning prayers in the
Synagogue.
 The sacred writings of Judaism are found
in the Torah, the first five books of the
Hebrew Bible, known as the ‘’ Tanakh’’.
The Jews believe the writings were first
given to Moses by God roughly 3000
years ago and commonly refer to them
as The Five Books of Moses.
 The books of the Torah include the Biblical
books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers and Deuteronomy. Jewish Virtual
library explains that, in addition to an
account of the creation of the world and
the complete history of the early Hebrews ,
the Torah lists 613 laws about how to
worship God and lead a moral life.
Followers are encouraged to pass on this
Jewish tradition to their Families.
 The Sabbath
 “Shabbas/Shabbath” is a weakly day
devoted to God through religious activities and
it s considered to be the most important of all
Jewish holidays.The beginning of the Sabbath
just prior to sundown each Friday is marked by
the lighting of candles, a minimum of two per
household which must be capable of burning
for at least one half hour and which must be
allowed to burn out by themselves . A special
prayer must be recited over the candle lighting
by somebody who is properly Jewish.
 The two-day Jewish New Year (Rosh
Hashanah) is a period of self
examination and resolution. A rams horn
(Shofar) is blown as a call to look into
ones soul and improve ones ways. It is
customary at the meal on the eve of
Rosh Hashanah to eat apple dipped in
honey and to wish others a good and
sweet year.
 -Days Of Awe
 Succoth/Sukkot/Sukkos
 Sukkot commemorates the years that the Jews spent
in the dessert on their way to the promise land. Sukkot
is also known as the feast of Tabernacle or the Feast
Of Booths.
 Shemini Atzaret/Simchat Torah
 The Shemini Atzaret” holiday corresponds to the final
day of Succoth but is a separate and complete
holiday in itself that is usually marked by a festival
meal.
 Simchat Torah the anual reading of the entire
Pentateuch and initiation of the next years reading is
joyfully conducted, most notably by dancing with
Torah Scrolls in the Synagogue.
 Persian Rule 450 B.C. in the book of Esther
 A festival meal is required and it is
traditional to it pastries (Hamantash)
shaped in the triangular form of the hat of
the villain in the Persian Story. Pesach
 The passover (Pesach) festival recalls the
deliverance of the Jews from the slavery in
Egypt during biblical times.
 Seder
 Special book (Haggadah)
 The two day festival of Shavout
commemorates Gods gift of Torah to the
Jews at mount Sinai, at which time they
formally become a nation. It is
customary for adult males (those over 13
of age) to stay up of all night and study
the Torah. Consuming a dairy product is
also traditional during this festival.
 The ninth day of the month of Av (Tisha
B’Av ) is the final day of the three weeks
of mourning the destruction of the holy
temple on the same date in 587 B.C.E
and 70 C.E.Though it is not a biblically
mondated festival, work is discouraged
during 25-hour fast day.
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