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Stories of Origin
• Moses was an important person in Jewish history
• The main unifying story was him leading the Jews out of slavery and Egypt
• The Jewish people believe that humans were created by god in the book of Genesis
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Holy Writings and Core Beliefs
• The Torah is the most sacred book or writings for Jewish people
• Within the Torah there are 613 commandments called mitzvahs that followers live and act upon
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Symbols and Objects Kippah:• Cap worn by Jews • Symbolizes separation from god by head covering
Tallit:• A garment that is worn by Jewish people• A tallit has strings on it that symbolize the 613 mitzvahs that are in the Torah• During Jewish children’s Bar/ Bat Mitzvahs they wear a tallit
Star of David:• A Star of David is a Jewish symbol• The star has one triangle pointing up to god and the sky and one triangle
pointing down to Earth and the Jewish people
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Holy Places
• The Western wall of the old temple of Jerusalem is the most sacred place.
• All Jewish people pray toward it. • A Jewish place of worship is called a
synagogue or temple• A temple/synagogue has features such as
ark, eternal light (ner tamid), menorah, Torah scroll, and bimah (stage)
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Rituals and Ceremonies
• Jews are supposed to pray everyday• They worship by praying at a temple/home toward the Western WallBirth:• Boys are circumcised 8 days after birth• Girls are namedGrowing up:• Boys have a Bar Mitzvah at age 13 and one day• Girls have a Bat Mitzvah at age 13 and one dayMarriage:• The couple agrees to a wedding contract (3 witnesses sign)• They are wed under a ketubah (symbolizing the home they will create
togetherDeath:• Funeral happens within 24 hours• No incremation, wake
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Holidays and Celebrations Yom Kippur:• It is a day of fasting• You think about what you have done over the past year• It happens on the tenth day of TishreiRosh Hashanah:• This is a day where you celebrate the new year.• It happens on the 1st day of Tishrei, which is usually around September or OctoberHanukah:• Celebrates the miracle of light• You light candles on a menorah and say a blessing every night• It is 8 nights long and starts on the 25th day of Kislev (November or December)Purim:• It is the story of how Esther saved the Jews from being killed• It happens on the 14th day of Adar (usually in April)Passover:• Tells the story of the exodus from Egypt and the ten plagues• Jewish families have a Passover Seder (a service and dinner)
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Current Events
• On January 21st a Jewish boy wore tefillin on a plane and it was stopped
• For many, many years there has been a controversy over who owns Isreal (Jews or Palestinians
• In Spain, 47 percent of people have negative veiws of jewish dawgs, and only 37 percent have positive views. 16 percent are neutral.
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