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Is Judaism a Religion or Culture? BOTH!

Lived in the ancient land of Canaan Early History Lived in the ancient land of Canaan Practiced Monotheism, Belief in one God Worship Yahweh

History traced to prophet Abraham (patriarch or founder) Origins of Judaism History traced to prophet Abraham (patriarch or founder) Born in city state of Ur Made covenant with God: “I will make you a great nation.” Torah will become main source of history

Location of Ur

Abraham leads his tribes/people out of Mesopotamia and into Canaan (Israel) around 2000 B.C.E. (B.C.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG55ErfdaeY – John Green, start at :50

Exodus Hebrews are enslaved by Egyptians around 1200 B.C.E. Moses 1. Led Hebrews out of Egypt 2. Goes to Sinai Desert

Ten Commandments 1. God renews covenant with Abraham on Mt. Sinai 2. Israelites agree to obey only Yahweh and his laws 3. Teach how to live life and worship God 4. Promised safe return to Canaan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wVvZohLseo :23:02 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hha8gxbmKZE

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy Honour thy father and thy mother

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal 6. Thou shalt not kill 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods Smashed pieces kept in the Lost Arc of the Covenant… (start 10:47) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BENEGWfzI1c , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdzvjyV2wDk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOqLpT6HKzY 

The Torah Laws of the Jews from God (Yahweh) “Absolute core of the Jewish religion” Contains 613 Laws and Commandments Torah is the first five books from the Old Testament

Images of The Torah

Reign of David David takes throne in 1012 BC (David and Goliath) Capital is Jerusalem, prosperous reign Son Solomon builds temple, high taxes Tribes split: North are Israel, South are Judah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAJ6dBXbIvs

Israel/Judah Split

Exile and Return Canaan is invaded 586 BCE Chaldeans of Mesopotamia conquer Judah, enslave people Babylonian Captivity Scribe Ezra organizes Jewish writings into Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) Jewish diaspora begins; scattering of Jews from the holy land

Babylonian Captivityhttp://www. youtube. com/watch

Main Holy Days Passover: Blood of lamb on door so God would “pass over” home Yom Kippur: Seek forgiveness from God, pray and fast Hanukkah: Minor festival; celebrates oil lasting 8 nights Which of these do you know the most about and why?

Modern Problems and Anti-Semitism Holocaust- Attempted Extermination by Hitler and Nazi Germany

Why Hitler Blamed the Jews Germany’s economy fails after WWI Hitler rises to power and looks for a scapegoat for Germany’s problems Minority Jews become target Over 6,000,000 Jews are tortured and murdered over 10 year period http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYV4CyKE7ko

After World War II Many Jews look to return to Homeland of the Torah In 1948 state of Israel is formed Problem: Israel was the country of Palestine Wars have been fought ever since, still happening today