JUDAISM

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  • JUDAISM
    • Worship
      • One God.
      • Place of Worship.
        • Synagogue.
          • Rabbi  Spiritual Leader.
      • Prayer.
        • Kippah    Head covering worn by men.
        • Shema   Major prayer which confirms Oneness of God.
        • Siddur     Daily prayer book.
    • People
      • Abraham.
        • Father of many nations.
        • Father of Isaac and Jacob.
      • Moses.
        • Brought up by Pharaohs wife.
        • Spoke with God directly.
        • Torah       The five books of Moses.
        • Leader of people at the time of Exodus.
          • Led people out from the persecution of Pharaoh.
    • Festivals/ Customs
      • Bar Mitzvah  When a boy turns 13 and a girl turns 12 a celebration is held for them coming into adulthood.
      • Circumcision  performed on all Jewish boys usually on the 8th day after birth.
        • Mohel   person who performs circumcision.
      • Hanukkah   An important holiday however was not part of the Scriptures.  It celebrates the victory over the Syrian-Greek rulers of Jerusalem by the Maccabees and the Temples rededication in 164 BC.
      • Pesach  (Passover)   It is one of 3 biblical pilgrim festivals.  Celebrated in Spring           It commemorates the Exodus.
        • Sukkot   Another one of the biblical festivals.  It is celebrated in Autumn.
          • Shavuot        A celebration that remembers the day that God gave the Torah to the entire nation of Israel gathered at Mount Sinai.
            • Counting of the Omer       7 week period that starts on the 2nd day of Passover.
              • Pesach  (Passover)   It is one of 3 biblical pilgrim festivals.  Celebrated in Spring           It commemorates the Exodus.
                • Sukkot   Another one of the biblical festivals.  It is celebrated in Autumn.
                  • Shavuot        A celebration that remembers the day that God gave the Torah to the entire nation of Israel gathered at Mount Sinai.
                    • Counting of the Omer       7 week period that starts on the 2nd day of Passover.
                  • Seder      home based meal where Exodus is recounted.
          • Seder      home based meal where Exodus is recounted.
        • Rosh Hashanah  Jewish Nnew Year.
          • Yom Kippur  Day of Fast  It occurs on the 10th day of the New Year.
        • Shabbat    Day to revive spirituality.  Starts sunset Friday and ends at the sunset on Saturday.
          • Havdalah       Ceremony that marks the end of Shabbat.
      • Halakah   code of conduct in all aspects of Jewish life
        • Kosher food  That food which is allowed according to their laws.
      • Holocaust      In the Second World War more than 6 million people were murdered by the Nazis.
      • More than 15 million people follow the religion.
      • Religious Symbol     Star of David.

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