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Page 1: The Religion of Judaism. Judaism The Mogen David, or Star of David, is the central symbol of Judaism. The star is the sign of the house of David, the

The Religion of Judaism

Page 2: The Religion of Judaism. Judaism The Mogen David, or Star of David, is the central symbol of Judaism. The star is the sign of the house of David, the

Judaism

• The Mogen David, or Star of David, is the central symbol of Judaism. The star is the sign of the house of David, the family that produced the kings of Biblical Israel.

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Basics

• The followers of this religion are called Jews.

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Religious Figures

• Abraham: Founder of Judaism

• Moses: Most important prophet. Jews believe that God gave Moses the Torah

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Holy Book

• Their holy book is called the TeNaKh.• Contains the Old Testament• It is in written Hebrew.• This book has three parts

– Torah: The most important part of the book. It contains stories of ancient Hebrews and Hebrew law.

• Nevi’im: History of Hebrew prophets• Ketuvim: writings including psalms, or prayers

written in song or poem form.

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BeliefsKey Beliefs

– The Sabbath Day is holy. Rest and pray Friday evening to Saturday evening.

– Hebrew is the sacred language- There are 613 commandments or laws- Live a good moral life

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Worship Services

– Services are held in a synagogue on Friday, PM and Saturday AM

– A Rabbi leads the service

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Holy Cities

• Jerusalem is sacred to Judaism because it was the location of the Temple of Solomon. Now all that remains is the West Wall, or the Wailing Wall.

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Practices and Rituals• Fast during the holiday of Yom Kippur to

atone for bad acts. • Give to the needy • Jews should eat Kosher foods.• They cannot eat “tref.” This includes pork,

shellfish. And meat prepared with dairy products.

• Rosh Hashanah****Stop video at 3:11

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After Death

• Afterlife

• Salvation or damnation

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Jews in the World today

• There are approximately 19 million people who practice Judaism in the world today.

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Spread and Origin

• This is the oldest religions.

• Judaism originated in the Middle East and has spread throughout all parts of the world because of both voluntary migrations and forced exile.

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Sects

• Orthodox: VERY Strict

• Conservative: Strict

• Reform: Not as strict

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