1. INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM RELI 3310 @ UT TYLER SPRING SEMESTER 2015 Instructor Rabbi Neal Katz

2. INTRO TO CLASS

3. SYLLABUS & EXPECTATIONS

4. VOCABULARY OF JUDAISM - LITERACY

6. WHO ARE THE JEWS? WHAT IS JUDAISM?

7. HOW IS SOMEONE JEWISH?

8. HOW IS SOMEONE JEWISH? 1. BORN TO A JEWISH MOTHER*

9. HOW IS SOMEONE JEWISH? 1. BORN TO A JEWISH MOTHER* 2. CONVERT

10. HOW IS SOMEONE JEWISH? 1. BORN TO A JEWISH MOTHER* 1A. BORN TO A JEWISH FATHER** 2. CONVERT

12. God/Theology Life Cycle Events Worship Culture Religion Land Language Literature Food Rituals Legal System Dietary Rules History Bible Peoplehood Temple/Synagogue Antisemitism Holidays Messiah Denominations

13. BIBLE

14. HEBREW BIBLE JEWISH BIBLE OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE TORAH TANACH

16. TANACH / TANAKH

17. TORAH NEVI’IM - PROPHETS KETHUVIM - WRITINGS

19. TNKTNK

20. T N K

21. TANAKH

22. TORAH (5) NEVI’IM – PROPHETS (21) KETHUVIM – WRITINGS (13)

23. HEBREW BIBLE TEXTS PROPHETS Joshua Judges Samuel (I & II) Kings (I & II) Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi TORAH Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy WRITINGS Psalms Proverbs Job Song of Songs Ruth Lamentations Ecclesiastes Esther Daniel Ezra Nehemiah Chronicles (I & II)

24. TANAKH TORAH NEVI’IM - PROPHETS KETHUVIM - WRITINGS