1. By Madison, Giavanna, and Alexis
Judaism
By Madison, Giavanna, and Alexis

2. Origin
Abraham promoted the central idea: there is one God (monotheistic)
Started in Canaan (modern day Israel and Palestine)
13 Principles of Faith -code for all Jews to follow
Belief in a Messiah to come and save them
God revealed laws and commandments to Moses (5 books in Torah)
The Torah is the holy book of Judaism

3. Abraham founder of Judaism
Made an agreement with God that if he left his home and family then God would make him leader
In return God made Abraham promise that all of his descendents would be circumcised
His faith was tested when God commanded him to sacrifice his son Isaac
He was about to fulfill the commandment but an an angel of God appeared and stopped him
Showed his fear of devotion
His faith in God has been a model for Jews

4. Turning points in Judaism
Some major turning points in Judaism were:
Haskalah
Holocaust
The First Aliyah

5. Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment)
lasted from the 1770s- 1880s
movement based on rationality
EDUCATION:
-wealthy girls got private education
-”Freischule” (free school)- school for poor children
LANGUAGE:
-end of Yiddish, revival of Hebrew, adoption of European language
LITERATURE:
-Hebrew language led to Hebrew literature
-writers looked to more serious aspects
JOBS:
-more skills jobs arose rather than commercial duties
Assimilation / Jewish Nationalism

6. Holocaust ( )
“...in every generation enemies rise up seeking to destroy us, but God delivers us from their hands.”
~haggadah at the Passover
CHALLENGED THEIR FAITH:
-belief that covenant between God and people may have expired
-could not belief God and such evil could coexist
FEAR TO BE ALONE:
-Jews feared to return to their former homes
:those that returned were scared for their lives
-tens of thousands survivors remained homeless
-Jews now did not believe they could live in alone in their own
homeland

7. The First Aliyah lasted from 1882-1903
immigration to Ottoman Palestine
first of the five major movements to form a new Jewish society
part of the Zionist movement
ZIONISM- a movement for the development and protection of a new Jewish holy land (Israel)
secular movement
re-colonization of the holy land

8. Modern day Judaism
Modern day Jews believe in three major divisions of Judaism
Orthodox Judaism- Belief in all practices in the Torah. Must obey the torah at all times
Conservative- Belief that Jewish laws and beliefs must interpreted for modern life
Reform Jews- allow everyone to sit together
-Hebrew and local languages are spoken at services
-not as strict as Conservative Jews.
Still follow the Thirteen principles of faith
Star of David - Desire to imitate the Christian cross

9. Approximate followers today
About 5 million of the worlds 13 million Jews live in the United States
About 5 million Jews practice in Israel

10. Holocaust impacts upon todays society
Approximately 6 million jews died during the Holocaust
After the Holocaust, Israel was created as a safe haven for the Jews to flock to.
The Holocaust opened peoples eyes to genocide, and made people realize that evil can happen in the world.

11. Zionism today
Some Jews today don’t consider Zionism as a part of Judaism
its own religion within itself
Zionists today believe that Jews should rise up, emancipate themselves from exile without waiting for the messiah, and establish a Jewish government in the Holy Land.
This concept goes against the Torah and has been rejected by Rabbis for generations.

12. Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism