JUDAISM

“A LESSON IN THE
RELIGION OF JUDAISM”
 RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD/TORAH
 Judaism traces its relationship with God back to the
covenant made with Abraham.
 Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures.
 HISTORY OF KEY SACRED TEXTS
The Tanakh is the Hebrew Bible, the quintessential sacred
text. The first five books of this comprise the Torah (or
Pentateuch), the core sacred writings of the ancient Jews,
traditionally written by Moses under divine inspiration.

Christians call this the “Old Testament”

 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'

TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven
above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'

THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'

FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'

FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'

SIX: 'You shall not murder.'

SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'

NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'

TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male
servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'
 JERUSALEM
 In history, No other city has been beloved and fought
over as Jerusalem.
 A temple was built to keep the Ark of the Covenant in.

 King David built this great Temple

 Jerusalem is a religious center sacred to all three

monotheistic religions:
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Religious pilgrims from all nations continue to
congregate in the Holy City and millions of people flow
through the gates of Jerusalem each year.
 THE NATION OF ISRAEL
 Israel means “The one who struggled with God”
 The Israelites are the offspring of Jacob.

 The history of Israel goes back even further than 2000

BC. In fact, the selection of Israel as a special nation was
part of God's plan from the beginning of time.
 God chose these people because of His love for them and
His unconditional covenant with Abraham.
DIFFERENT SECTS OF JUDAISM
Orthodox Judaism
Conservative Judaism
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism
Humanistic Judaism
 HOLOCAUST
 For many centuries Jewish people have been persecuted
for their religious beliefs and were often viewed as
outsiders.
 Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany, and made
many laws that restricted Jewish people's lives.
 Forced to wear the Star of David on their clothing to
identify themselves as Jews
 Jews of Germany, and eventually the Jews of
surrounding countries were all forced onto cramped dirty
trains with no food or water for many hours and
transported to concentration camps. 6 Million Jews were
murdered.
 SACRED PRACTICES AND
HOLIDAYS
 Observation of the Sabbath (day of rest),
starting at sundown on Friday evening.
 Strict discipline, according to the Law,
governs all areas of life
 Regular attendance by Jewish males at
Synagogue
 Celebration of the
 annual festivals
 JUDAISM TODAY
 Basics of Judaism
 Place of Origin: Israel 

 Founder: Abraham

  Sacred Text: The TeNaCh

 Sacred Building: Synagogue 

 Holy Place Major Festivals: Rosh Hashanah and Yom

Kippur, Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (Pentecost), Sukkot
(Tabernacles)
 Main Branches :(Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim) Jerusalem
(Denominations) Orthodox, Reform, Conservative