1. Judaism

2. Terms Jewish Teacher Rabbi House of Worship Synagogue Son of the Commandments Bar Mitzvah Jewish Prayer Shema Wise King Solomon Psalm writer David One God monotheism Ten Commandments Mt. Sinai Jewish State Israel Scattering/displacement Diaspora

3. Day of Atonement Yom Kippur New Year Rosh Hashana Sacred textTorah Patriarch/father of Isaac Abraham Led the Jews out of Egypt Moses Most traditional branch Orthodox

6. Dates When studying Christianity, often times people will use the timeline that includes BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini “the year of the lord”). When studying non- Christian religions, it is best to use the terms BCE ( before current/common era) and CE (Current/common era) BCE=BC CE=AD

7. Reading review As you read, take notes, underline, put question marks. Discuss with a partner your essential learnings.

8. Judaism Date founded c. 1900-1300 BCE Place founded-Mesopotamia/Canaan Founder- Abraham Adherents- 14 million Main location- Israel, Europe, and USA Major sects- Reform (least traditional), Conservative, and Orthodox (most traditional) Sacred text- Tanakh (Torah plus other books) with the Talmud

9. Original language -Hebrew Spiritual leader - rabbi (rebbe in Hasidism) Place of worship -synagogue ("temple" in Reform Judaism) Day of worship-Saturday (Shabbat/Sabbath) Theism-monotheism Ultimate reality - One God (YHWH) Human nature- created good Purpose of life- obedience to God

10. Q.O.D. 11-27-12 Thinking back to the reading that you completed a while back, tell me three things that you learned about Judaism.

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12. Jewish population 1930’s U.S. 5,000,000 Poland 3,000,000 Soviet Union 2,525,000 Romania 756,000 Germany 500,000 Hungary with 445,000 Czechoslovakia 357,000 Lithuania 155,000

13. Jewish Population Today 1 Israel 5,996,000 2. United States 5,500,000 3 France 483,000 4. Canada 413,00 5. U.K. 292,00 6. Russia 205,000 7. Argentina 182,000 8. Germany 119,000

14. Judaism Illustrated Timeline After reading the Judaism timeline, choose twelve events that seem important to you, and create an illustrated timeline. Please include at least four different illustrations to accompany your events. Finished products should be neatly completed.

15. Q.O.D. 11-29-12 Tell me three things that you learned from completing your illustrated timeline of Judaism.

16. The Shema Observant Jews consider the Shema to be the most important part of the prayer service in Judaism, and its twice-daily recitation as a mitzvah (religious commandment). It is traditional for Jews to say the Shema as their last words, and for parents to teach their children to say it before they go to sleep at night.

17. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One. Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be in your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit at home, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up.

18. And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.

19. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

20. Mezuzah Tefillin