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The
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The narrative later recounts
the story of the twin brothers
Jacob and Esau who engage
in a sibling rivalry over who
will receive their father's
birthright, with the slightly
younger and clever Jacob
outsmarting the dim-witted
oaf Esau by deceiving his
JUDAISM
This common
"disqualification" motif is
more than just a literary tool;
it is also a historical
justification of Israel's selfacknowledged status in
history as a youthful nation
that has the divine right to
conquer the land of the
JUDAISM
Ultimately
JUDAISM
Founders:
Abraham2000 B.C.
and or Moses--1391-1271 B.C.
Sacred Texts: Torah, Poetry,
Prophets, Talmud, Mishnah
Doctrines: Ten Commandments,
618 Rules
God: Yahweh/Jehovah
Sects: 0rthodox, Conservative,
Reform Liberal
Issues: Antisemitism, Zionism,
Beliefs
Believe
in one God
Yahweh
Believe in obeying
the laws set down in
the covenants that
Abraham and his
descendants made
JEWSadhere most
strictoly to tradition, precisely
following the rules that were set
down in Hebrew Bible.
EX:
They follow an exact set of dietary
rules. They never eat certain
meats such as pork, and never
eat meat products and milk
products together, or even off of
the same plate.
JEWShas
elements of both the
0rthodox and Reform,
believing that the
traditional laws have value
but should be tempered by
new ideas and practices.
C0NCEPT 0F G0D
Judaism
SACRED WRITINGS
Hebrew
Bibleknown to
Christian as the 0ld Testament.
Foundation of the Jewish
religion.
The first five books of the
Hebrew Bible, often attributed
to Moses as author, are called
Torah. Contain the story of
Abraham and his family, and
SACRED WRITINGS
Talmudcombination
of 2
documents:
1. MISHNAHfirst written down
around 2nd century C.E.
2. GEMARAwritten down around
the 5th century C.E.
*Both are early commentaries on the
Torah.
. Siddur- prayer book used for
Jewish worship.
SYMB0LS
SYMB0LS
Shemahebrew of the first
word of the passage hear. It
begins Hear, 0 Israel! and
continues by telling people to
keep God constantly in their
minds and hearts, and to
write it on the doorposts of
their homes.
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mezzuzah
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Teffilin--small black leather
boxes containing scrolls of
parchment inscribed with verses
from theTorah. They are worn by
male observant Jews during
weekday morning prayers.
SYMB0LS
parts of Jewish
worship takes place in
home.
Synagogue-place of
worship as well as being
a center for Jewish
learning and a place of
social gathering for the
3 times: morning,
midday, night