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MILESTONES. Jewish Rites of Passage. BIRTH AND CIRCUMSISION. Jewish Tradition. Known as “Brit Malah ” Babies given a conventional name and a formal Hebrew name Jewish boys circumcised on the eighth day after birth Ceremony performed by a “ mohel ” Names given at this time
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MILESTONES Jewish Rites of Passage
Jewish Tradition • Known as “Brit Malah” • Babies given a conventional name and a formal Hebrew name • Jewish boys circumcised on the eighth day after birth • Ceremony performed by a “mohel” • Names given at this time • Girls given their names on Sabbath shortly after birth
How was this evident in jesus’ life? • 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. • 22When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”[a]), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
Jewish tradition • Meaning son or daughter of the commandments • When a boy is thirteen and when a girl is twelve • From this day forward they are responsible for observing all of the mitzvah of Judaism • Requires years of study • A festive celebration follows
How was this evident in jesus’ life? • 41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. ….46After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.
Jewish trADITION • Marriage and family are very important in Jewish faith • Ceremonies take place in synagogue, under a chuppah (canopy) • The chuppah symbolizes the home they will share • Drink wine from a blessed cup and exchange rings • Break a glass symbolizing hardships as well as good times in life, and remembers the destruction of the temple
How was this evident in jesus’ time? • On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
Jewish tradition • After death, bodies are buried quickly, usually within 24 hours • Do not believe in cremation • Shiva is a seven day period of mourning after the funeral • Friends come to visit the family who stays at home • A shiva candle is lit to remember the dead • The kaddish (mourner’s prayer) is recited
How was this evident in jesus’ life? • 39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus[a] by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds[b] in weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.