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Judaism

Judaism. calendar and feasts. Shabbat (Sabbath). only holy day commanded begins with meal on Friday day of rest (people & animals) -- no work prayer, study Torah video Shabbat: Stop, Rest, Enjoy https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T91jtM0M8c. lunar calendar.

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Judaism

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  1. Judaism calendar and feasts

  2. Shabbat (Sabbath) • only holy day commanded • begins with meal on Friday • day of rest (people & animals) -- no work • prayer, study Torah • video Shabbat: Stop, Rest, Enjoyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T91jtM0M8c

  3. lunar calendar • month = new moon (sliver visible) • lunar year = 336 dayssolar year = 365 days • prevent drift – 13th month (Adar II) • 1st month = Nisan but new year = Tishri(fiscal year) • names of months = Babylonian(prior to Exile – identified by number)

  4. 1 Nisan (March-April) 2 Iyar (April-May) 3 Sivan (May-June) 4 Tammuz (June-July) 5 Av (July-August) 6 Elul (August-September) 7 Tishri (September-October) 8 Cheshvan (October-November) 9 Kislev (November-December) 10 Tevet (December-January) 11 Shevat (January-February) 12 Adar (February-March) (13 Adar II) months of the year

  5. Rosh ha’Shanah(1-2 Tishri)New Year Yom Kippur (10 Tishri)Day of Atonement Sukkot (15–22 Tishri)Festival of Booths/Tabernacles Chanukah (25 Cheshvan-2 Kislev)Dedication Purim(14 Adar)Festival of Lots Pesach(15–22 Nisan)Passover Shavu’ot(6–7 Sivan)Festival of Weeks Greek = Pentecost Tisha b’Av(9 Av) major feasts/holy days

  6. High Holy Days • Rosh ha’Shanah(“head of the year”)2 days, creation • videos: RH in 60 Secondshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRp0vw8RBAwHow to Celebrate RHhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1creh__yyAkRosh Hashanah is Beautifulhttp://www.aish.com/v/ho/What-Makes-Rosh-Hashanah-Beautiful.html

  7. High Holy Days • Days of Awe (10): reconciliation, charity • Yom KippurDay of At-one-ment“Sabbath of Sabbaths”Crash Coursehttp://www.aish.com/v/ho/Crash_Course_on_Yom_Kippur.htmlYK in 60 Seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0BewJfSwNU

  8. Sukkot* • harvest feast • Exodus: wilderness • sukkah(booth, tabernacle) • video: How to build a sukkahhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p8VAOE4LVQ • video: Why Now?http://www.aish.com/v/ho/103030184.html

  9. Chanukah (Hanukkah) • 8 days • 2nd c. BCE (Selucids)Antiochus IV Epiphanes • video: Hanukkah Storyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Emg6oSwfhc • illegal to practice Judaism • Jerusalem Temple:Olympian Zeus • abomination of desolation

  10. Chanukah: resistance, revolt, victory • priest Mattathias & sons – Judah, Simon,Eleazar, Johanan & Jonathan • Maccabees = hammers liberate Jerusalem • cleanse, purify and re-dedicate Temple to Yahweh • Chanukah = re-dedication • “miracle of the oil” – menorah, oily food • religious liberty freedom conscience

  11. videos: Rock of Ageshttp://www.aish.com/v/ho/Chanukah_Rock_of_Ages.htmlHow to Play Dreidelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTLN1T17p4Stand Four (Maccabeats)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAbTDHblxFMBurn (Maccabeats)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbec3WSPanwCandlelight (Maccabeats)http://www.aish.com/v/ho/Candlelight.html

  12. Purim: Book of Esther • Purim Animatedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG7UeaKE_dc • Persia: King Xerxes(a.k.a. Ahasuerus 5th c. BCE) • Jewess named Esther becomes Queen • Mordecai hated by Haman • Haman’s plot – overthrow King Xerxes • Lots: 15 Adar (February/March)

  13. Purim themes • heroism of Jews (E & M) • Jews refuse worship of local gods, yet reliable citizens • God’s continual care for His people • (God never mentioned ) • videos: Purim Song (Maccabeats)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgJInVvJSZg

  14. Purim celebrations • Plays to re-enact story(gragger) • dress in costumes(feast of fools) • candy, sweets(Hamantashen) • parades • burn Haman in effigy

  15. Pesach* (Passover) • 7 days • harvest/Exodus • blood of lamb • unleavened bread(bread of affliction) • seder meal (handout) • liberation, freedom

  16. Passover Video Crash Course: Passoverhttp://www.aish.com/v/ho/Crash_Course_on_Passover.htmlPassover in 60 Secondshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASkMkQFAblkPassover Rhapsodyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRWNrk7FxG4How to Host a Passover Sederhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlDfUEpk10Passover: Les Miserables (Maccabeats)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmthKpnTHYQPassover Funkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v3xjf1kGlg

  17. Shavu’ot* • literally "weeks“ • 7 weeks after Pesach (Greek = Pentecost = 50 days) • celebrates Moses reception of Torah on Mount Sinai • flowers & dairy products (desert blooms/Torah = milk) • video: Crash Coursehttp://www.aish.com/v/ho/Crash_Course_in_Shavuot.html

  18. Tishab’Av • 9th of Av • Destruction of Temple • 586 BCE (Babylon)Solomon’s Temple • 70 CE (Rome)Herod’s Temple • video: Crash Coursehttp://www.aish.com/v/ho/Crash_Course_on_Tisha_BAv.html

  19. pilgrimage feasts • then (before 70 AD): Temple in Jerusalemnow: home & synagogue • Sukkot (tabernacles/booths) 1st harvest • Pesach (Passover/unleavened bread) • Shavu’ot (weeks/Pentecost) 2nd harvest

  20. death and burial • Jewish Burial Customs (sitting shiva) handout • video: Jewish Guide to Shiva Practiceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkKqoUYoXTg

  21. Thank You!!

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