Jewish Observances

Sharon Núñez Yarelis Gonzalez

Context The term Judaism refers to the religion,
tradition and culture of the Jewish people.
Historically, it is the oldest of the three
monotheistic religions, a group that includes
Christianity and Islam, originated in the Middle
East and derived from the first, called
"religions of the Book" or "Abrahamic". It has
the fewest number of faithful among them.
 A GOD
Judaism, the first and oldest of the three great monotheistic
religions, is the religion and way of life of the Jewish
people. The basic laws and principles of Judaism are
derived from the Torah, the first five books of the Bible.

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Brit Milá
If their health permits, all Jewish
boys are circumcised on the eighth
day after birth. Practiced since the
days of Abraham, the Brit Milah is a
physical sign of the Covenant.
Bar y Bat Mitzvá
When a Jewish girl turns 12, and a Jewish boy
turns 13, they are of legal age in terms of their
religious duties and responsibilities.
Celebrations and Days of
Commemoration
The seventh day of the week is
Saturday, a biblically ordained day of
rest. The two days of Rosh Hashanah,
the Jewish New Year. Chanukah
(Hanukkah) - Festival of Lights.
 A People with an Alliance
The Jewish people serve God through
study, prayer, and observance of the
commandments established in the Torah.
This fidelity to the Biblical Alliance can
be understood as the "vocation",
"witness" and "mission" of the Jewish
people.
Sacred and Religious
Writings
The most important Jewish religious text is
the Bible itself (what some Christians call the
"Old Testament"), which consists of the
books of the Torah, the Prophets, and the
Writings.
 Religious life
Much of Jewish religious observance
focuses on the home. This includes daily
prayers that are said three times a day - in
the morning, afternoon, and after sunset.
 Pesach
Is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the
liberation of the Hebrew people from slavery
in Egypt, recounted in the Pentateuch, mainly
in the Book of Exodus.
 Simchat torah
It is celebrated at the
conclusion of the Sukkot
festival, being a festival in
itself. It is the day when the
last part of the Pentateuch in
a Torah scroll is finished
reading in the synagogues,
and the first part, also known
as Bereshit, begins to be read
again.