1. Judaism
שמע ישראל!

2. Tenants of the Faith Monotheistic Believe in YHWH, the God of Abraham
Holy book:
Torah (first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy (“Second Law”) +
Tanakh (most of OT)
Talmud (rabbinical interpretations)

3. Tenants of the Faith “Righteous” “Torah” Ethical (Ten Commandments)
Zoroastrianism Satan, “eschatology” (belief in end of world), resurrection, last judgment
Revealed religion

4. Traditions of the Faith
Founder: Abraham, c BC, in Mesopotamia
Sabbath (“Shabbat”): sundown-sundown, Friday-Saturday
Place of worship: Synagogue, Temple
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi (“rebbe”)

5. Religious Practices
Kosher (“fit for ritual use” or Kashrut): (pork, dog, shellfish, any animal not killed to be eaten forbidden) as opposed to Trayf (“torn”)
Kosher (permitted)
Trayf (forbidden)
Ritually slaughtered beef, sheep, goats and deer with no flaws or diseases
Pork, camel, rabbit, rodents, reptiles, and any animal that died of natural causes
Chicken, turkey, quail, geese
Eagle, hawk, vulture
Salmon, tuna, carp, herring, cod
Crab, lobster, octopus, clam, swordfish, sturgeon
Meat eaten separately from dairy
Meat with dairy (e.g., cheeseburger, burger with milkshake, chicken cordon bleu, wiener schnitzel, etc.)
Wine or grape juice made under Jewish supervision
Any other wine and grape juice
Soft cheese and kosher hard cheese
Most hard cheese

6. Early Traditions Abraham Hagar Sarah Isaac Ishmael Jacob Esau
12 Arabian Tribes
12 Tribes of Israel

7. Abraham
Isaiah
Major Prophets
Jeremiah
Ezekial
Daniel

8. Torah “Pentateuch” Means “instruction”
Oral Torah given to Moses on Mount Sinai
Written compiled during the Babylonian period
Written in Hebrew

9. Jewish Traditions

10. 1. Shema: The Basic Creed
"Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one"."
Considered a “mitvah” or commanded by God

11. 2. Tefillin: Ritual Prayer
Phylacteries ( "to guard, protect") are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah
“And you shall bind them as a sign upon your arm, and they shall be as totafot between your eyes.”
—Deuteronomy 6:8

12. 3. Tzedakah: Charity
Mitvah
10% of income
Brings atonement
Charity box

13. 4. Mezuzah Scripture from the Torah in a decorative case
On the right, upper third of the doorway
Kissed when entering
“Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”
Deuteronomy 6:9

14. 5. Menorah & Ark of the Covenant
7-branched candelabra found in original Temple
Built to hold Ten Commandments

15. Jewish Sects Orthodox Only sect until 300 yrs. Ago
Law comes from G-d and can’t be changed
Conservative
Accept law is binding but feel it can be changed
Reform
Make choices about which traditions to follow

16. Jewish Origins Ashkenazi Sephardic Moorish Spain
Central & Eastern Europe
Yiddish culture
Sephardic
Moorish Spain

17. Diaspora