The origins, and beliefs

 The Jews believed in a single caring god that demanded obedience, and gives out reward and punishments fairly.  A god of history, whose powers affects the density of individuals and nations.  A community rooted in divinely chosen family and ethnic group.  A specific “promised” geographical homeland.  A legal system to guide proper behavior: religious, familial, sexual, commercial, ethical, and ritual.  The introduction to this code was the Ten Commandments revealed as the heart of the revelation to Moses at Mount Sinai.  The Jews believed in a single caring god that demanded obedience, and gives out reward and punishments fairly.  A god of history, whose powers affects the density of individuals and nations.  A community rooted in divinely chosen family and ethnic group.  A specific “promised” geographical homeland.  A legal system to guide proper behavior: religious, familial, sexual, commercial, ethical, and ritual.  The introduction to this code was the Ten Commandments revealed as the heart of the revelation to Moses at Mount Sinai.

 Jewish religious leaders reconstituted earlier polytheistic celebrations of nature into a calendar of national religious celebrations.

 Jews changed from idolatry to monotheism, also from biblical to rabbinic  The Torah was retranslated throughout history  Because of their belief in the Torah it effected how they act  Jews do not believe Jesus as the ‘Messiah’  Also when they were exiled from Judea

 This means that the Jews changed their belief to only one loving, caring god  Changing to rabbinic means that the have a Rabbi, not a minister or priest as the Catholics or Christians do.  Ministers and priest use the bible unlike the Rabbi who use the TaNAKh.

 When the emperor of Judea decided to take the Torah or Five books of Moses this change the Jewish religion drastically  It changed because he not only copied but he changed some translation in the scriptures  This kept going throughout the generations.

 What this means is that in the Torah, when the Jacob was tricked into marrying Rachel’s sister Leah, effects their marital ceremonies  They now unveil the bride during the wedding.

 This is really important, because this separates the Christians and Catholics from them.  They believe this because he did not meet Jewish requirements according to the TaNakh

 When they became exiled from Judea they changed what they thought of those people.  It didn’t effect their religion much, but it did start many stereotypes about Jews

The Jewish Holidays.. Sabbath Day-the day(Saturday) were people of the jewish religion go to the synagogue and worship God..Days of Awe.Hanukkah-an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC..Passover-Liberation of the hebrews from slavery in egypt..Rosh Hashanaah-The jewish New years.TuB’Shevat-giving thanks to the earth and all the plants and fruit God gave.

 The Mitzvot is the Hebrew commandments and there are 613  1.Know there is a God Ex.20:2  2.Not to entertain thoughts of other Gods besides him Ex 20:3  3.To know that he is one Deut 6:4  4.To love him Deut 6:5  5.To fear him Deut 10:20  6.To sanctify his name Lev 22:32  7.Not to profane his name Lev 22:32  8.Not to destroy objects associated with his name  9.To listen to the prophet speaking in his nameDeut18:15  10.Not to test the prophet Deut 6:16  11.To emulate his ways

 The synagogue is the jewish house of woriship. The synagoguepredates destruction of the second temple,but it became central to religious life after the temple was lost.

 Jews are expected to recite three prayers daily and more on the Sabbath day and Jewish holidays.  While solitary prayer is valid attending synogogue to pray with a minyan(a quorum of 10 adult males)is considered.  Males are expected to wear dress hats yarmulke(kippah)

 Kosher Permitted  Rittauly slaughtered beef, sheep, goats and deer with no flaws.  Chicken, turkey and qual,geese  Salmon, tuna, carp,herring and cod  Meat eaten spereatly with diary  Wine or grape juice made under jewish supervision  Soft cheese and koshr hard cheese  Trayf Foribidden  Pork, camel,rabbit,rodents,reptiles and any animals that died of natural causes  Eagle,hawk,vulture  Crab, lobster, octopus, clam,swordfish,sturgeon  Meat with diary cheese burger with milkshake chicken cordon blue, wiener schnitzel  Any other wine or grape juice  Most hard cheese