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Judaism
Judaism-belief and race First monotheistic religion – one God Oldest and smallest of 5 major world
religions Only serves Jews Some Jews are secular – don’t believe in
God at all Community and Jewish Law important
Jews worship in temples or synagogues Rabbis – Jewish teachers and leaders, Torah – Holy Book of Judaism
Given to Moses during the Exodus Oral and written
Old Testament + laws of Judaism 613 Commandments altogether in Torah
halakhah - Jewish Law Sabbath – sunset Friday to sunset
Saturday Don’t work, drive, cook, etc.
Jesus was Jew Jews do NOT believe Jesus was Messiah,
but a prophet Moses was MOST important prophet –
got Torah Christianity and Islam come from
Judaism Jesus was a self-professed Jew - only
wanted to help Jews become closer to God Same God as Christianity and Islam
13 Principles of Faith God exists God is one and unique G-d is incorporeal God is eternal Prayer is to be directed to God alone and to no other The words of the prophets are true Moses' prophecies are true, and Moses was the
greatest of the prophets The Written Torah (first 5 books of the Bible)
and Oral Torah (teachings now contained in the Talmud and other writings) were given to Moses
There will be no other Torah G-d knows the thoughts and deeds of men G-d will reward the good and punish the wicked The Messiah will come The dead will be resurrected
History Abraham – Hebrew, wandered through
Israel The Covenant - God promised Abraham
land of Israel to his descendants, but he had children
When Abraham was 100 & Sarah 90, God told them they would have a son They didn’t believe God, use Sarah’s maid Ishmael – first son of Abraham Isaac – Sarah’s son
God’s Test Abraham was supposed to sacrifice Isaac,
but God sent Angel to stop him Isaac married Rebekah and they had 2
sons Jacob and Esau – fought, even before birth Esau was hunter, Jacob was more spiritual Jacob met an Angel, was blessed and
became Israel Fathered 12 sons – 12 tribes of Israel
Promised Land Land of Israel – promised to Jews in
covenant Jews have lived there since 3200 B.C. Jews exiled by Romans in 135, gained
control again in 1948 5 million Jews live in Israel today, many
live in other parts of the world
Jewish Holiday Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year Hanukkah – Feast of Lights – 8 day
celebration symbolizing war for religious freedom
Pesa – Passover – 8 day festival symbolizing Exodus
Kosher – law of Judaism Kosher food – must meet criteria of Jewish
law Leviticus 11:3 – says “..Jews eat all animals
with cloven hooves and chew their cud..” Leviticus 11:4 – forbids consuming animals
that don’t have these characteristics as “unclean to you” Six animals unclean – camels, rabbits, pigs,
whales and dolphins, hyrax (prairie dog, etc.)
What is non-Kosher? Mixing of meat and milk (can be eaten
at same time, but not on same plate, and not mixed together)
Cooking utensils that had touched non-Kosher food
Non-Kosher food as described in Bible
Leonard Bernstein – composer Alan Greenspan – Federal Reserve Woody Allen – Director Actors/Actresses
Alicia Silverstone Harrison Ford William Shatner Natalie Portman Gwyneth Paltrow Sarah Jessica Parker Robert Downy, Jr. Seinfeld Cast Adam Sandler
Famous Jewish Americans
Other Famous Jews Albert Einstein - inventor Bob Dylan, Julio Iglesias – Singers Edward Teller – invented Hydrogen
bomb Milton Hershey – Hershey chocolate Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Kenneth
Cole and Levi Strauss – fashion moguls Stephen Speilberg