1. Judaism

2. Judaism-belief and race
First monotheistic religion – one God
Oldest and smallest of 5 major world religions
Only serves Jews
Some Jews are secular – don’t believe in God at all
Community and Jewish Law important

3. Jews worship in temples or synagogues
Rabbis – Jewish teachers and leaders,
Torah – Holy Book of Judaism
Given to Moses during the Exodus
Oral and written
Old Testament + laws of Judaism
613 Commandments altogether in Torah
halakhah  - Jewish Law
Sabbath – sunset Friday to sunset Saturday
Don’t work, drive, cook, etc.

4. Jesus was Jew Jews do NOT believe Jesus was Messiah, but a prophet
Moses was MOST important prophet – got Torah
Christianity and Islam come from Judaism
Jesus was a self-professed Jew - only wanted to help Jews become closer to God
Same God as Christianity and Islam

5. 13 Principles of Faith God exists God is one and unique
G-d is incorporeal
God is eternal
Prayer is to be directed to God alone and to no other
The words of the prophets are true
Moses' prophecies are true, and Moses was the greatest of the prophets
The Written Torah (first 5 books of the Bible) and Oral Torah (teachings now contained in the Talmud and other writings) were given to Moses
There will be no other Torah
G-d knows the thoughts and deeds of men
G-d will reward the good and punish the wicked
The Messiah will come
The dead will be resurrected

6. History Abraham – Hebrew, wandered through Israel
The Covenant - God promised Abraham land of Israel to his descendants, but he had children
When Abraham was 100 & Sarah 90, God told them they would have a son
They didn’t believe God, use Sarah’s maid
Ishmael – first son of Abraham
Isaac – Sarah’s son

7. God’s Test
Abraham was supposed to sacrifice Isaac, but God sent Angel to stop him
Isaac married Rebekah and they had 2 sons
Jacob and Esau – fought, even before birth
Esau was hunter, Jacob was more spiritual
Jacob met an Angel, was blessed and became Israel
Fathered 12 sons – 12 tribes of Israel

8. Promised Land Land of Israel – promised to Jews in covenant
Jews have lived there since 3200 B.C.
Jews exiled by Romans in 135, gained control again in 1948
5 million Jews live in Israel today, many live in other parts of the world

9. Jewish Holiday Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year
Hanukkah – Feast of Lights – 8 day celebration symbolizing war for religious freedom
Pesa – Passover – 8 day festival symbolizing Exodus

10. Kosher – law of Judaism Kosher food – must meet criteria of Jewish law
Leviticus 11:3 – says “..Jews eat all animals with cloven hooves and chew their cud..”
Leviticus 11:4 – forbids consuming animals that don’t have these characteristics as “unclean to you”
Six animals unclean – camels, rabbits, pigs, whales and dolphins, hyrax (prairie dog, etc.)

11. What is non-Kosher?
Mixing of meat and milk (can be eaten at same time, but not on same plate, and not mixed together)
Cooking utensils that had touched non-Kosher food
Non-Kosher food as described in Bible

12. Famous Jewish Americans
Leonard Bernstein – composer
Alan Greenspan – Federal Reserve
Woody Allen – Director
Actors/Actresses
Alicia Silverstone
Harrison Ford
William Shatner
Natalie Portman
Gwyneth Paltrow
Sarah Jessica Parker
Robert Downy, Jr.
Seinfeld Cast
Adam Sandler

13. Other Famous Jews Albert Einstein - inventor
Bob Dylan, Julio Iglesias – Singers
Edward Teller – invented Hydrogen bomb
Milton Hershey – Hershey chocolate
Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole and Levi Strauss – fashion moguls
Stephen Speilberg