1. The Life of a Jewish Person

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

3. Circumcision
Circumcision- when the foreskin is removed from the penis

4. Circumcision Why do Jews circumcise their sons?
God commanded that Abraham and all Jewish boys be circumcised

5. Circumcision
Orthodox Jews only consider circumcised Jewish men to be Jewish

6. Circumcision
Since blood is drawn during the circumcision the circumcision is considered a sacrifice to God.

7. Circumcision
If you convert to Judaism and you are already circumcised you must still go through a ceremony where blood is drawn from the penis

8. Circumcision You do not need a Rabbi to complete the circumcision
The father is supposed to do it

9. Mohel Most parents hire a Mohel
-a person that is specially trained to perform circumcisions

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

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

12. Pain Relief
Babies are given a little bit of wine or an a baby Tylenol before the Bris so the baby will sleep and will ease the pain

13. Named
The baby is officially named after the circumcision

14. Foreskin
The foreskin is saved and buried at a later time

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

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

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

18. 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

19. Buy Back
Traditionally your first born son would be sent to the temple to work
Now, there is a ceremony where the father buys back his son from the Temple (donation to the temple)

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

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

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

23. 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

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

25. 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

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

27. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35. 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

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

37. 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”

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

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

40. Jewish Wedding Rituals: 6. The Ketubah
- the marriage contract is signed
- sort of prenuptial agreement
- details financial & sexual requirements, etcetera

41. 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

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

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

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

45. 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

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

47. 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

48. 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

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

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

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

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

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

54. 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

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

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

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

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

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

60. Jewish Death
Mirrors are covered in the home

61. 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

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

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

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

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