LEQ for Today!
What do you know about Judaism?
What is
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Polytheistic?
What is this symbol?
What do you know about the Blue star symbol on the right? What does it stand for?
LEQ #2
FACTS
Founder: Abraham
Formed: 2000 BCE
Where: Canaan
Hebrews
History
Judaism is a religious tradition with origins
dating back nearly four thousand years, rooted in the ancient near eastern region of Canaan
(which is now Israel and Palestinian territories). Originating as the beliefs and practices of the people known as "Israel," classical, or rabbinic, Judaism did not emerge until the 1st century C.E. Judaism traces its heritage to the
covenant God made with Abraham and his lineage — that God would make them a
sacred people and give them a holy land.
Hanukkah
What is Hanukkah celebrating?
An eight-day festival celebrating a
time in history when the Jews won a battle against the Syrians to
Why does it last for 8 days?
To celebrate, an oil lamp was lit in
the temple. There was only enough oil to burn for one day - but
miraculously it burned for eight days.
This is why the Hanukkah festival
lasts for eight days and why light is the main item in the celebration.
What is a Hanukkiah?
They light a candle each night on a special candle holder called a
Why do the Jews use light to
celebrate?
They believe the light shows that God is with them, like when the light
When is Hanukkah?
November/December
Do the families do anything special at Hanukkah?
Children play with a spinning top called a
dreidel.
Families eat special potato cakes called
latkes and other oily food to remind them of the importance of the oil lamp.
Dreidel Game!
Each person in the group will spin the
Dreidel.
After you finish the game, the person with
the most tokens left over, will be the winner!
Each person must then decorate their
Origins of Judaism
God (Yahweh) created a
covenant with Abraham.
If they obeyed God, then He
Who were the founders of
Judaism?
Answer this question on your LEQ
notecard!
Have your homework/extra credit
Moses
Led Hebrews out of slavery from Egypt
Moses’ mother hid him along Nile
Lived with
Egyptian princess Never forgot
10 Plagues
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10 Plagues
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The Exodus
1300-1200
“Let my people go”
1. The first major monotheistic
religion.
Monotheistic means belief
in One God.
Judaism teaches there is
only one God and he is all
knowing, all powerful,
2They are God’s chosen people.
The Hebrews believe they
possess a unique relationship
with Yahweh (God).
They believe that if they are
3. God’s law was revealed
through Moses.
The most well-known laws of
God are the Ten
Commandments.
Ten Commandments
Moses spoke to God at Mt. Sinai God gave to Moses
Discuss
What effect does
the Ten
Commandments
4. The Torah contains the
sacred writings of Judaism.
The Torah teaches that
Yahweh rewards people
according to their deeds.
It does teach of an afterlife,
but little
emphasis is
Torah
1st 5 books of Hebrew Bible Most holy of
Saul
Drove Philistines from Palestine
David
Popular Leader United Tribes
Solomon
Most Powerful
Built trading empire with
Phoenicians
Made Jerusalem beautiful Built great temple
Kingdom Divides
Solomon’s buildings strained empire Northern parts revolted
Israel in North Judah in South
Fought together sometimes
Captivity
Weaker than Assyria
Pay them --> So they wouldn’t attack Not enough Attack anyways
Assyrians take over
Babylonians take over
LEQ #4
What is the sacred writing of
Judaism?
Please write this on your LEQ
Diffusion of Judaism
Judaism was mainly practiced by the
Hebrew people and continues to be
practiced mainly by their descendants.
Judaism does not actively seek to convert
others.
However, Judaism is very widespread.
When armies conquered Jewish lands,
