JUDAISM

By: Hannah Donnelly, Kristin McFarlane, Ally Barron, and Nathalie Maciel

Gods

Monotheistic Official name “YHWH” Pronunciation is unknown Name is not read aloud; the reader says

“Adonai” in its place. Transcends time, no beginning or end Has no gender, but referred to as

masculine

Religious Practices

God is creator of universe 13 principles of life Omnipresent Omniscient Omnipotent God will reward the good, and punnish

the bad

Practice of religion

Mitzvot: the commandments The Rabbinic Law Synagogue: modern Jewish place of

worship Original center of worship= the temple Prayer “Keep it Kosher”

Big Rituals Bar/Bat Mitzvah Mikvah Seder Tallit Havdalah Mezuzuah Circumcision Yam Kippor

Passover Rosh Hashanah Hanukkah

Role of Women

Relatively equal to the rest of family Having children and taking care of

house was main job Polygamy Not allowed to enter the inner temple Arranged to be married to their

husbands, A Childless widow was expected to

marry her brother-in-law

Texts and Holy Books

Torah (Also known as Hebrew Bible) Talmud Midrash- Commentaries on the Tanakh

Diffusion

Diaspora Dispersed between Egypt, Babylon, parts

of the Middle East, and Judea In 63 BCE Romans took over Judea and

sold Jews as they traveled, putting them in parts of Middle East

Neighboring empires saw their practices Judea/Israel was captured by Egypt,

Persians, Greeks, Babylon, and Assyrians

Contact with Other Religions Egyptians polytheistic religion Babylonians and Assyrians

polytheistic religion Greeks polytheistic religion early

forms of paganism Persian pantheon of gods religion Hellenistic religion

Quotations

“Then you will begin to seek God your Lord, and if you pursue Him with all your heart and soul, you will eventually find Him” (Deuteronomy, 4:29)

“Remain in awe of God, serve Him, cling to Him” (Deuteronomy, 10:20)

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