Year 10 RE
• Means hello/goodbye/peace
• Peace is the eternal Jewish prayer—world peace,
peace between people, inner peace, harmony.
 Three religions that originated in the Middle East –
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
 Began 3,500 years ago
 Roots of Christianity and Islam are linked with Judaism
 Abraham
 leader of the Israelite people.
 Moses
 Saved Israelites from
being slaves in Egypt
 Ten commandments
 Originally called Hebrews, Israelites
 Jewish or Jews
 Monotheistic religion
 A ‘covenant relationship’ between God and the
Hebrew people
All the good that
God has done for
them
- Keep God’s Laws
- Bring holiness into
every part of their
lives
Judged not so much on their beliefs BUT on how they
live their faith
 How they contribute to the holiness of the world
 Through education, hard work and ‘Mitzvot’ (good deeds)
 In prophets – especially Moses
 God revealed the Torah to Moses
 In the Torah (written law)
 First five books of the Hebrew Bible
 Religious, moral and social law
Genesis
Numbers
Exodus
Leviticus
Deuteronomy
Sanctifying Life
 Talmud
 Rabbi commentary on
the Torah
 How to apply God’s
law in everyday life
Diet
Dress
Prayer
Temple
Holy Days
Social relations
Birth
Death
Bar Mitzvah
• Shiva
• Yahrzeit
Marriage
 Age 13 for boys, 12 for Girls
 Bar/Bat Mitzvah = son/daughter of the commandment
 Begin to follow the commandments and take part in
religious services
 Held responsible for their actions
 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New
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Year)
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Sabbath
Passover
Hanukkah (Festival of lights)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/r
eligions/judaism/
When?
Why?
What happens?
• Judaism predates Christianity – it is the foundation of
Christianity but is not a part of it
• Jesus was Jewish, as were his followers and the Apostles
• Jews do not believe that Jesus was anything more than a
good and wise man who lived and died 2000 years ago –
Jews still await their messiah
• The Jewish messiah would be a political figure who
restores the Kingdom of Israel and makes peace on Earth
• Was on the shields of King David’s warriors
• Symbol on the Flag of Israel
• Used throughout the world as a clear and unique
identifying symbol of Jews and Judaism
• Seven (or nine) branched
candleholder
• One for each of the 6 days of
creation and 1 for Sabbath
• One of the oldest Jewish
symbols—one of the ritual
objects described in the Torah
• The Jewish symbol of life
• Expresses the hope and prayer for life, health
and prosperity
• Popular Jewish toast—L’chayim—To Life
• Means good luck or congratulations
• Particularly used for significant life events (ie.
Bar Mitzvahs, weddings, birthdays, etc.)