 Judaism 3 rd Block Social Studies

Class Agenda  Today we are going to:  Practice taking notes  Learn new vocabulary words

Vocabulary  New vocabulary:  Monotheism  Polytheism  Worship  Prophet  Exile  Diaspora  Menorah  Synagogue  Kosher

Look for vocabulary in the slides!  Directions: When you see a new vocabulary word, write it down and raise your hand. We will discuss what we think it means with a partner.  We will check our answers by using our book dictionaries  Record your guesses and the correct definition with a partner  Each person should have his/her own paper

Judaism  Judaism started 4,000 years ago  They are often called “the Chosen People”  There are about 12 million Jews left in the world. When they live in different places, it is called a Diaspora.  Can you name 4 regions with high Jewish populations? Take 5 minutes to discuss with a partner. Here is a map to help you.

Map

Answers  United States – 5.8 million  Israel – 4.8 million  Europe – 1.2 million  Russia – 550,000  Can you point on the map where these places are located?

Map

Prophets - Abraham  Abraham was the first prophet.  He lived 4,000 years ago in modern-day Iraq, near the Euphrates river.  He established the idea of monotheism. He did not like polytheism.

Prophets?  Who do you think is the second prophet?  Take a minute to discuss with a partner. Write your answer down.

Prophets - Moses  Moses is their second prophet. He led Jews out of Egypt because they were slaves and he believed they should have freedom. Their great exile was called the Exodus.  He introduced the Ten Commandments. They are found in the Torah.

Ten Commandments  Can you name the Ten Commandments?  Take 5 minutes. Work with a partner to see if you can name the Ten Commandments.

Answer  Do not worship another God.  Do not make and worship idols  Do not say God’s name unless in prayer  Do not work on Sunday  Respect your mother and father  Do not kill  Do not break up marriages (including your own)  Do not steal  Do not lie  Do not be jealous of other people

Torah

Holy Book - Torah  The Jewish holy book called the Torah.  It has the first five chapters of the Bible:  Genesis  Exodus  Leviticus  Deuteronomy  Numbers

Jewish Kings  Jews lived in two different places – Israel and Judah.  Kings always tried to keep them united. Some Jewish Kings include:  Saul  David  Solomon

Symbols Star of David

 Where do you think you have seen this symbol?  Take 1-2 minutes to discuss this answer with your partner. Record your answer.

Answer  In the national Israeli flag.

Symbols Menorah

Celebration  Rosh Ha-shanah – the New Year.  Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement (making up for bad things you have done). They pray in a synagogue to ask for forgiveness.

Place of Worship Synagogue

Kosher  What does it mean? Have you heard that word before? Where?  Take a minute to discuss with your partner.

Kosher  Kosher means that the animal has been killed a certain way and is clean enough to eat.  Jewish people do not eat pig because they do not feel it is kosher.

Timeline  Directions: Using the notes from last class and your knowledge of BCE timelines, create a timeline of the four religions we have studied from oldest to newest.  Take minutes to work on this with your partner. Present your answer to the class as a pair.

Answer