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Judaism

Judaism. Belief System The Importance of Judaism Rituals. Belief System. Monotheistic: Jehovah Jehovah’s job. The Importance of Judaism. Judaism: a way of life. God’s special compact. Different from Middle East or Egypt. Ethical conduct The goal of the Jews. Rituals. Daily Rituals

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Judaism

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  1. Judaism Belief System The Importance of Judaism Rituals

  2. Belief System • Monotheistic: Jehovah • Jehovah’s job

  3. The Importance of Judaism • Judaism: a way of life. • God’s special compact. • Different from Middle East or Egypt. • Ethical conduct • The goal of the Jews

  4. Rituals • Daily Rituals • Prayer • Benedictions • Synagogue service • Weekly • Sabbath. • Yearly • Yom Kippur • Chanukah • Life • Bar Mitzvah

  5. Bar Mitzvah Yom Kippur

  6. Role of Women • “Separate but equal” • Man created with two genders & later separated into two • Controls spirituality of family as wife and mother • Right to own property & marry of own accord

  7. Religious Texts • Torah • Guidelines for moral behavior • Story of Moses and Jehovah • Talmud • Jewish ethical conduct & history

  8. Contact with major religions • Polytheism: attempt to wipe out Judaism by Syrian king • Chrstianity: constant conflict between Roman Empire & Judaism; oppression of Jewish practices • Islam: Emergence of Islam causes conflict between religions in Arabian peninsula

  9. Quote • "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you." • shows overall reliance and reverence towards Jehovah & how Jews are willing to let him lead their destiny

  10. Timeline • 1000 B.C.E: The Ark of Covenant is first brought to the Jews. • 6th century B.C.E: the Jewish civilization is unstable from conquests (Jerusalem destroyed), but is able to settle back in Persia, with Torah as its main law. • 2nd century B.C.E: Judaism is banned again, but the Maccabean revolt and win back Jewish rights. • Judaism splits into two, between the Sadducees (written law) and the Pharisees (oral law). • 64 C.E: The Jewish civilization is conquered by Romans. • 30-70 C.E: Unstable Judaism • Jesus tries to reform Judaism • Revolt against repressed Judaism under Roman laws • The second temple is destroyed • 1st century C.E: Jerusalem turns into a military colony, limiting their religious practice. Many settled in Rome. • 15th century C.E: From geographical diversions, Judaism divides into separate roots.

  11. Image Credits • Bar Mitzvah: http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/0005b/0005BC73.jpg • Yom Kippur: http://cfs2.tistory.com/upload_control/download.blog?fhandle=YmxvZzg1MDk3QGZzMi50aXN0b3J5LmNvbTovYXR0YWNoLzIvMjAyLmpwZw==

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