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 Introduction
Judaism began before history before history in the eastern
Mediterranean was even written. Judaism was founded by
Abraham around 1750 B.C.E. Although Abraham is seen
as the founder of Judaism, his grandson Jacob, who’s
name was changed to Israel, was the father of 12 children
who became known as the “children of Israel”, or
Israelites. Much later, they came to be known as the
Jewish people . So Jacob was the great, great, great,
Grandfather of each and every jew
Important terms

Judaism – named after the tribe of Judah

Jew – shortened form of Judean – member tribe of Judah
Jehovah – God of jews
Hebrew – originally ‘’Habiru’’ – ‘’they who crossed over’’
referred to people who crossed the desert and were
respected – now the language of jews.
Scriptures – the sacred books of Judaism
Torah – the laws of Moses, first 5 books of Ta-Na-Kh
WHO IS A JEW?

 Traditionally, a Jew is anyone who’s mother is

also a jew.
 You can be one by conversion
 A conversion ceremony is really just an
“adoption” into the family of Abraham and
Sarah
 The ancient Israelites was passed on by a
mother instead of the father because you are
always sure who the mother is
How did Judaism spread?

- The spread of Judaism was mostly involuntary

- The Jews have been forced into exile several times throughout their
existence

- Upon exile began the diaspora or the scattering of the Jews

- Today roughly 40% of Jews live in Israel, another 40% live in North
America, and the remaining Jews primarily live in Europe
Holy Days
- Rosh Hashanah-marks the start of the Jewish
New Year and beings a 10 day period of
atonement leading up to Yom Kippur

- Yom Kippur-is the day of atonement and the

holiest day in Judaism

- Hanukah-Known as the "Festival of Lights"

marks the re-dedication of the Temple
History: Abraham
-The father of Jewish people.
-The first person who entered in a convenant
or contract with God
-Was willing to sacrifice his son and sent a
ram instead. The respect for God’s wishes
sealed the convenant.
-Was the first patriarch (male power figure).
Matriarch means ‘’female power figure”,
this is where Ma and Pa came from.
HISTORY: Moses
When Moses was born, Israelites were slaves of Egypt. One day,
he saw a slave master beating a Hebrew, and Moses struck him
in anger. He knew that the punishment was death, so he fled into
the forest. There he saw a bush that was burned by fire, but mot
destroyed. When he took a closer look, God spoke to him and
told him to go back to Egypt, and his people out of slavery.
Moses went back to Egypt to tell the pharaoh, but the pharaoh
ignored him. In anger, God punished Egypt by sending plagues.
Turning drinking water into blood, 3 days of darkness, and
finally killing all firstborns. The pharaoh’s son was of no
exception that night. And the next day, he called Moses and told
him to take his people and his cattle and set to leave on Egypt.
Moses led them the 10 Commandments.
HISTORY: The Holocaust
also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews
during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany
and its collaborators systematically murdered some six
million Jews across German-occupied Europe; around two-
thirds of Europe's Jewish population.

Start date: 1933
End date: May 8, 1945
Deaths: Around 6 million Jews
Motive: Antisemitism; racism, Pan-Germanism
 Origins of Judaism
- Religion of Hebrews and dates back to around 2,000 BCE

- Developed in the land of Canaan also known as Levant (modern day Israel and Palestine)

- City of Jerusalem is considered the birthplace

- Judaism is often regarded as the first monotheistic religion

- Yahweh is Hebrew for God

- The Jews are God's chosen people

- The Ten Commandments as given to Moses are the law code of the Jews

- Males are circumcised at 8 days old

- One must observe and keep the Sabbath

- Eat Kosher foods-dietary laws, regulations and

customs
Random facts

They use B.C.E (before common era) and not B.C. (before Christ), or A.D.
(Anno Domini), which means in the year of the Lorn, because Jews do not
believe Jesus was Christ, or the son of God. The Jewish calendar is different
because they chose to make the beginning of their calendar creation.

*Judaism is the mother religon to both Christianity and Islam

 Beliefs of the Law

- The mainstream Jewish view is that God will reward

those who observe His commandments and punish
those who intentionally transgress them.

- Once one learned Torah properly, one could then learn

the higher truths

- One can attain closeness to God even in this world

through moral and spiritual perfection.

- As a matter of practice Orthodox Judaism lays stress on

the performance of the actual commandments.
 Menorah
 It is the oldest symbol of the Jewish faith
 The Menorah has 7 branches to symbolize the 7 days of
Hanukah
 The Menorah is said to be the symbol of Israel and our
mission to be a light unto the nations“
 The lamp stands today in all synagogues around the
world
 There is also 9 branched Menorahs used for Hanukah, it
celebrates the miracle that a days worth of oil can last 8
days
Beliefs of Judaism
 Belief in the messiah-the belief that a great
king (descended from David) will bring the
Jews back to the land of Israel, construct the
third temple, and bring back peace
 Jews believe in the after-life but it is not a
primary focus nor is there much written
about the subject
 Jewish interesting beliefs facts

- Have 613 commandments from god, but The Ten

Commandments are the most important.

- Moses is one of the Prophets they Believe in

- Judaism doesn't accept the New testament. Jews believe

that god made a covenant as a promise to the people that he
will save the ones that believe in him
Symbols

And

• Architecture
 Introduction
Judaism has many symbols and ancient architecture, that has changed
the face of Judaism. Some of those amazing architecture and symbols
are the Star of David which is a universal symbol of Judaism, The
Western Wall, and the many synagogues around the world. The first
most famous Jewish piece of architecture is the Temple of Solomon in
Jerusalem. Jewish architecture started while the Roman empire reined
over Europe. The Jewish symbols and architecture has been around for
thousands of years and is still looking like it will be around for years to
come.
Star of David

 Is the universal symbol of Judaism

 The Star of David appears on
synagogues, the state flag of Israel,
and Jewish ritual objects
 The star is made of two triangles
Appeared early as the as the 960's BC
 During the Holocaust all Jewish
people had to wear the Star of David
on their arm to show that they were
Jewish
 The Hebrew term for the Star of
David is Magen David,
Western Wall

- The wall is located in the holy city of Jerusalem

- 160 feet in length and 40 feet in height

- There is 19 rows of stones extended 20 feet under

ground

- Jewish people travel to the wall to pray Once

protected and enclosed the second temple
 Sacred Texts
- The Torah is the foundational text of
Judaism and is part of a larger text
known as the Tanakh

- The Torah is also the first 5 books of the

Old Testament (Christian Bible)

- Other texts include the Talmud and

Mishnah
ASSESSMENT
1. Who is the Father of the Jewish People?

2.What does patriarch means?

 3. The largest concentration of jews can be found in?

4. Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions in

the world that originated in?
5.It was the genocide of European jews during world war 2, also
known as the shoah.

6. What is the universal symbol of Judaism?

 7. How many commandments from God does Jewish
people have?

8.It is the day of atonement and the holiest day in judaism .

 9. What does matriarch means?

10.Contains basic laws for self-understanding,

origin of mankind, and yahweh's creation stories.
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