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