1. The Life of a Jewish Person

2. Birth
The Jewish Bible commands that the Jewish people be fruitful and multiply

3. Bris The ceremony of circumcision
The godparent holds the child during the circumcision

4. Circumcised The child is circumcised 8 days after birth
If the child is sick the Bris can be postponed

5. Named
The baby is officially named after the circumcision

6. Party
Family and friends are invited to small celebration usually involving dinner in honor of the Bris

7. Baby Girls Girls are not circumcised
They do have a baby celebration without the circumcision where they name the baby

8. Brit
The baby girl is bathed in water and named

9. Naming the Baby
Jewish children are not named after their parents but other family members
Jewish children have a English name and then a Hebrew name

10. Bar Mitzvah Is not a verb but a state of meaning
You can not be Bar Mitzvahed

11. Bar Mitzvah Boys at age 13 and a day
Must learn to read enough Hebrew to read the Torah

12. Bar Mitzvah Scheduled on a Saturday morning
The boy reads from the Torah
The boy gives a speech
Party!

13. Bar Mitzvah There is a second Bar Mitzvah at the age of 83
At 70 you become a new person, so 13 years later you have the second Bar Mitzvah

14. Bat Mitzvah
Girls at the age of 12 and a day

15. Jewish Wedding
Jews can not marry their mother, grandmother, granddaughter, sister, half-sister, aunt, niece, mother-in-law, step mother, daughter-in-law or any married woman not granted a religious divorce

16. Jewish Wedding
Men and women have equal rights in choosing a spouse

17. Jewish Wedding Customs:
At Shabbat before the wedding the groom and bride read from the Torah and are pelted with nuts and candy from the crowd

18. Jewish Wedding Customs:
2. Women take a ritual bath the day before the wedding in a natural fresh body of water

19. Jewish Wedding Customs:
3. The groom and bride should be separated from each other for a week before they are to be married

20. Jewish Wedding Customs:
4. A women can not be married during her menstrual cycle

21. Jewish Wedding Customs:
5. Men typically wear a ceremonial white robe at their wedding.
-they will be buried in the same road

22. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 1. The Marriage Canopy - called a Chuppah
- held over the heads of the bride
and groom during the ceremony

23. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 1. The Marriage Canopy - called a Chuppah
- held over the heads of the bride
and groom during the ceremony
- can be decorated

24. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 2. Drinking Wine
- bride and groom drink from the
same glass

25. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 3. Rings - couples exchange rings
- groom says to bride’ “with this ring, you are consecrated to me, according to the tradition of Moses and Israel”

26. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 4. The Seven Blessings
- mark the moment of the marriage

27. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 5. Breaking the Glass
- represents the destruction of the Temple
- everyone yells: “Mazel tov!”

28. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 6. The Ketubah
- the marriage contract is signed
- sort of prenuptial agreement
- details financial requirements, etc.

29. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 7.the back room
- For ten minutes directly after the wedding the bride and groom spend time alone with each other in a quiet room

30. Jewish Divorce Jewish men can not just divorce their wives
A Jewish man must present his wife with a get to divorce her

31. Jewish Divorce
A get is a complex legal document written by a Rabbi

32. Jewish Divorce
A man can divorce a woman for any reason

33. Jewish Divorce
A woman can not divorce her husband without his permission
If she does get a divorce she can not get remarried for at least 90 days

34. Jewish Divorce
If a man dies and his body is never found the wife can not remarry

35. Jewish Death Jews leave an ethical will
An ethical will is a will that is read out loud to your family and friends when you die

36. Jewish Death Ethical wills often include: Spiritual encouragement
How you want your family to act after your death
Your accomplishments
Your mistakes
Asks for forgiveness

37. Jewish Death Suicide & assisted suicide is a sin
Can not be buried in a Jewish cemetery
No mourning

38. Jewish Death A blessing is said when the person passes away:
“Blessed are You, Eternal One our God, Universal Ruler, the True Judge”

39. Jewish Death
Body should be buried as soon as possible preferably the next day
Funerals can not be held on Shabbat or holidays

40. Jewish Death
The body can not be left alone and the guard must recite Psalms until relieved

41. Jewish Death
The body is never displayed in an open casket at a wake

42. Jewish Death There is no embalming of the body The body must be buried
If a body part is lost during a life time it is buried along with the body

43. Jewish Death
The bodies must be washed, dressed in a white shroud, and blessed before they are buried

44. Jewish Death
The casket is generally as inexpensive and plain as possible

45. Jewish Death
Family members tear a piece of their clothing to symbolize their grief

46. Jewish Death
The family throws the first dirt on the casket when it is lowered

47. Jewish Death Traditional Dinner
Eat round foods to symbolize the cycle of life
Examples: eggs, chickpeas, bagels, etcetera

48. Jewish Death
Mirrors are covered in the home

49. Jewish Death For one week the family: Don’t cut hair Don’t have sex
Don’t listen to music
Don’t do anything fun
Don’t go out
Keep a candle burning

50. Jewish Death The children of the deceased mourn for a year
No going out
No fun

51. Jewish Death
On the anniversary of the day the person died the children light a candle

52. Jewish Death
Jewish Bible says that Jacob buried his wife and placed a pillar upon her grave
That tradition became the tombstone

53. Respond
How has the Jewish tradition affected American life/culture today?
Try to give specific examples in your answer