Judaism

Group Project
I. Exodus: The story of Moses and the Ten Commandments
- The Burning Bush: It is described in the third chapter of the Book of
Exodus as having occurred on Mount Horeb. According to the biblical account, the
bush was on fire, but was not consumed by the flames, hence the name.

- The Ten Plagues: they were ten disasters set upon egypt by god to
convince pharaoh to free the israelites slaves from bondage and
oppresion they had endured in egypt fr 400 years. water turning to
blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts,
darkness and the killing of firstborn children

- Crossing the Sea of Reeds: The Israelites walk on dry ground and
cross the sea, followed by the Egyptian army

- The Ten Commandments: You shall not covet your neighbor's house;
you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his
female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your
neighbor's.

II. The Semitic Religions

- What three religions are considered Semitic?
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
- The Torah
The Torah is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible,

III. Important Jewish Objects and Symbols

- Kippah
is a brimless cap, usually made of cloth, traditionally worn by Jewish males
to fulfill the customary requirement that the head be covered.
- Star of David
Star of David is a generally recognized symbol of both Jewish identity and
Judaism.
symbolism indicating martyrdom and heroism.
- The Synagogue
A synagogue, sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with
the word temple, is a Jewish house of worship.
IV. Jewish Calendar
- Rosh Hashanah
Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year.
- Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs
annually on the 10th of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar.
- Chanuka
Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a
nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods.

V. Rites of Passage

- Bar and Bat Mitzvah- Bar and bat mitzvah mean, literally, "son and
daughter of the commandment." Bat mitzvah is Hebrew, while bar mitzvah,
historically a much earlier ceremony, is Aramaic. While bar and bat mitzvah
are often used to refer to the ceremony, the terms also refer to the child. Thus,
a boy is referred to as a bar mitzvah and a girl as a bat mitzvah.

VI: Basic Beliefs

- Messiah. in the Hebrew Bible, in which a mashiach is a king or High Priest
traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil.

- Tzedakah. (among Jewish people) charitable giving, typically seen as a moral

obligation.
- "one common form of tzedakah was to allocate a portion of the harvest for the
poor
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- Kashrut. the body of Jewish religious laws concerning the suitability of food,
the fitness for use of ritual objects, etc.

- Shabbat. jewish people remember the story of creation from the

Torah where God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th day.
Different Jewish people celebrate Shabbat in different ways.