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Module 12
Subdivisions and
Related Issues in
Judaism
Humanities and Social Studies – Grade 11
Quarter 1 – Module 12: Subdivisions and Related Issues in Judaism
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Quarter 1
Self-Learning Module 12
Subdivisions and Related Issues
in Judaism
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems 11 Self-

Learning Module on Subdivisions and Related Issues in Judaism!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
 For the Learner:

Welcome to the Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems 11 Self-

Learning Module on Subdivisions and Related Issues in Judaism!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

In this module, the students are expected to:

a. Identify the major branches of Judaism;
b. distinguish the practices imposed by each branch of Judaism, and
c. develop respect to one’s belief and practices.

PRETEST

Directions: Read the following questions and encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
1. What denomination of Judaism aims to observe the traditional
practices and beliefs of Biblical Judaism?
a. Conservative Judaism c. Orthodox Judaism
b. Hasidism d, Reform Judaism
2. Which of the following denominations of Judaism believed that Torah
is irrelevant and could not respond to the new condition?
a. Conservative Judaism c. Orthodox Judaism
c. Hasidism d. Reform Judaism
3. In what way does Conservative Judaism view women in their society?
a. Women are enabled to actively participate in Jewish rituals.
b. Women are given equal rights with that of the men.
c. Women are dissuaded from studying the Talmud and other complex
Jewish writings.
d. None of the above
4. What denomination of Judaism promotes women equality in
synagogues and in being a rabbi?
a. Conservative Judaism c. Orthodox Judaism
b. Hasidism d. Reform Judaism
5. Which of the following terms pertain to hostility towards discrimination
against the Jewish people?
a. Anti-Semitism c. Holocaust
b. Diaspora d. Zionism
 RECAP

Directions: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the answer
in the blank.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____1. The sacred text of the a. Mt. Sinai
Hebrews b. Shavuot
_____2. The part of Tanakh which c. Pesach
contains works on poetry, temple d. Yom Kippur
ritual, private prayer, and e. Sabbath
philosophical explorations. f. Kotel
_____3. The most important day in g. Ketuvim
the Jewish calendar h. Tanakh
_____4. Considered as the most i. Havdalah
popular pilgrimage and site for the j. You shall not commit adultery
Jews. k. You shall not steal
_____5. Place where Moses received
the Ten Commandments
_____6. The festivals which marks
the beginning of barley harvest
_____7. Jewish festival which marks
the beginning of wheat harvest
_____8. The 7th commandment of
the Lord
_____9. It is considered as the most
sacred and solemn day in the
Jewish calendar
_____10. It is the ceremony which
marks the end of Sabbath day
 LESSON

SUBDIVISIONS AND RELATED ISSUES IN JUDAISM

Judaism cannot only be considered as a singular religion but a number
of religions which are differentiated in their culture. These different Judaism
can be classified according to their observances.

Jewish denominations by percentage (Photo source:

http://judaism4beginners.weebly.com/believers.html)

1. Orthodox Judaism
-they strictly follow the traditional beliefs and practices of Judaism. For
them, observance and following the Torah is very important as it serves
as the sole authority. They strictly follow the laws as they believed it’s God-
given even to their dietary practices.

2. Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal or Progressive Judaism

- they are considered as the most liberal expression of Judaism as they
try to aim to modernize Judaism. They believe that the practices found in
Torah can be changed to respond to new conditions, thus they do not
practice much of its teachings. Example of change brought by this
denomination is that women can already worship along with the men in
one synagogue.

3. Conservative Judaism
-this denomination tries to reconcile the practices of both Orthodox
and Reform Judaism. They follow the teachings of Torah but they are open
to accommodate changes.
Judaism is also divided into smaller sects which include Hasidism and
Kabbalah. Under Hasidism, they give value of asceticism and experience while
for Kabbalah, they give importance of having knowledge of the teachings of
Torah as it brings them closer to God.
 RELATED ISSUES
Women in Judaism
Women in Judaism were given privileges but are the same time they
experience discrimination. Privileges in a way that they can be consulted on
matter of marriage as they perform their roles as mothers and wives. But at
some point, they have been discriminated in a way that they cannot perform
most of the duties in synagogues unlike that of the men because of their given
traditional domestic roles. However, the different denominations of Judaism
have their own ways on treating the women, in which most of the women are
given equal rights with that of the men.
Jewish Diaspora and Zionist Movement
Zionism is a movement of the Jewish people that espouses the re-
establishment of and support for a Jewish state in the territory defined as the
historic Land of Israel. Zionists believed that the Jews are the chosen people
of God thus they have to go back to their homeland. The dispersion of the
Jewish communities outside Israel is called diaspora.

Theodor Herzl, the founder of Modern Zionist Movement

(Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism#/
media/File:Theodore_Herzl.jpg)

Holocaust

A lot of Jews were killed and was considered as one of the major events
of World War II during the reign of Adolf Hitler. The term ‘holocaust’ refers to
death by fire in reference to the way that people were executed during the
event. It was believed that the Jews are the major threat to the German
community that lead to their extermination.
Jews on the selection ramp (Photo source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust#/media/File:Selection_on_the_ramp_at_Ausch
witz-Birkenau,_1944_(Auschwitz_Album)_1a.jpg)

Anti-Semitism
It is one of the causes that lead to the event of holocaust. Anti- Semitism
pertains to the discrimination of the Jewish people. The Jewish people were
often blame as the cause of societal problems in Europe. Anti-Semitism also
led to the persecution and massacre of lot of Jews.

Jewish Soviet soldier taken prisoner by the German Army, August 1941. At least
50,000 Jewish soldiers were shot after selection. (Photo source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-267-
0111-36,_Russland,_russische_Kriegsgefangene_(Juden).jpg)
 ACTIVITY

Direction: Fill in the missing word/words to complete the sentence.

1. The term _____________ refers to death by fire in reference to the way
that people were executed during the event.
2-3. Hasidism is a spiritual movement that gives prime importance to
_________ and ___________ as a result of love and humility before God.
4. The dispersion of the Jewish communities outside Israel is called
__________.
5-6. Reform Judaism (Liberal or Progressive Judaism) is considered the
most ___________ __________ of Judaism that subjects religious laws
and customs to human judgment.
7._______________ aims to reconcile the practices of both Orthodox and
Reform Judaism.
8-9. ___________ believe that God moves in mysterious ways, they also
hold that genuine knowledge and understanding of that inner
process is __________.
10. Zionists believed that __________ as the chosen people of God will be
reunited from dispersion or exile back to their rightful homeland.

WRAP-UP

In this lesson, you were able to identify that Judaism does not only stand
as a single religion but is divided into denominations that practice different
beliefs and cultures although they all still adhere to some teachings of Torah.
Because of these differences, it then resulted to different issues which affected
the lives of the Jews. To sum up the lesson, compare and contrast the different
denominations of Judaism, write your answer in your notebook.

VALUING

During the World War II, the Jewish refugees were welcomed by
President Manuel L. Quezon in our country, aside from his good acts, how
will you show respect to the Jews despite our differences of beliefs and
practices? Write your answer through a reflective journal.
 POST TEST

Directions: True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE
if not. Write your answer on the blank.
___________1. The Orthodox Judaism believe that Torah is the sole authority
that must be strictly followed until the present time.

___________2. Conservative Judaism seeks to conserve the traditional

elements of Judaism while at the same time allowing for
modernization that is less radical than Reform Judaism.

___________3. Conservative Judaism allows women to sit together with men in

synagogues and also allows them become rabbis.

___________4. Reform Judaism affirms that men and women should be equal
in terms of performing their duties within the Jewish community.

___________5. The term anti-Semitism pertains to hostility towards and

discrimination against the Jewish people.
 KEY TO CORRECTION

10. Jews
9. Achievable
8. Kabbalists
7. Conservative Judaism
6. Expression
5. Liberal
4. Diaspora
3. Experience
2. Asceticism
1. Holocaust
ACITIVITY

10. I 5. A
9. D 4. F
8. J 3. E
7. B 2. G
6. C 1. H
RECAP

4. D 5. A 1.C 2. D 3. A
PRE-TEST

References
Books
Ong, Jerome & Mary Dorothy, 2016, Introduction to World Religion
and Belief Systems. Quezon City: VIBAL Group, Inc.
Corral Victoria &Genevie Kupang, 2016, Introduction to world
Religion and Belief Systems.Quezon City:C & E Publishing Inc.
Illustrations
“Jewish denominations by percentage”. Accessed June 24, 2020, retrieved
from https//judaism4beginners.weebly.com/believers.html

“Theodor Herzl” Accessed June 24, 2020, retrieved from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism#/media/File:Theodore_Herzl.jpg

“Jews on the selection ramp” Accessed June 24, 2020, retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust#/media/File:Selection_on_the
_ramp_at_Auschwitz-Birkenau,_1944_(Auschwitz_Album)_1a.jpg

“Anti-Semitism” Accessed June 24, 2020, retrieved from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bil
d_101I-267-0111-36,_Russland,_russische_Kriegsgefangene_(Juden).jpg)