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Judaism. Created By: Tenitsa De La Cruz, Darius Hopkins, and Roger Gray. How was the religion originally practiced?.
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Judaism Created By: Tenitsa De La Cruz, Darius Hopkins, and Roger Gray
How was the religion originally practiced? • The religion of Judaism began around 2000 B.C., and is the oldest of western religions. It was practiced in a synagogue in the Middle East, where the Jews would pray to their God and read from the “Torah”, a guide for the Jews to do God’s will and show respect and love for their God.
Main Beliefs derived from Judaism • Jews are chosen people of God. • All humans are equally God’s children. • God revealed himself to the prophets, and provided the Jews with the Torah to show the Jews what an obedient and Holy life is like. • There is one universal God who is omnipotent( all powerful), omniscient( total knowledge), and omnipresent( present everywhere). • It is expected of every Jew to follow the 10 commandments. • Abraham and Moses key figures in Judaism history.
Turning Points of Judaism • Holocaust - Biggest, Most Important, Dramatic turning point. • World War II – Many Jews died and were put through hard Situations. • The Judaism Reform – Gave them equal rights ; more independence.
Any Changes Judaism ? • The Enlightenment – led to reductions in European laws that did not allow the Jews to have a normal, more stable lives. • The Jewish Emancipation – the freeing of Jews to have equal rights as equal citizens
Worship Cycles • Daily – Mainly centers around prayers which are said 3 times per day. • Weekly – The 7th day of the week is a holy day known as the Sabbath. This brings that family closer together during the times that they attend services. • Monthly – Not very important. In the beginning of the month, some additional prayers are said, but they’re not as important as other prayers. • Annually – There are specific religious celebrations that are more important to them then others --Ex- New Years, Days Of Awe, The Feast Of Booths, and The Festival Or Passover
Modern Judaism Judaism today can be broken down into 4 major and 3 minor forms of Judaism. -Zionism And Zionists: Made up of Jews who support Judaism in its modern state. -Secular: Judaism is not as important to them or as strong in their lives. -Orthodox: Jews disagree with Judaism and how it is today. They believe they have the true religion within them. -Reform Judaism: Based on ethics; how the people should behave. It is Currently the form of Judaism with the most followers.
Minor Forms Of Judaism • Conservative Judaism: Lies in between the life on Earth and Beyond. They believe that “Some kind of divine revelation took place at Mount Sinai” • - Reconstruction Judaism: A modern American version of Judaism whose ideas come from Mordecai Kaplan, a rabbi from New York City. • -Hasidic Judaism: Promotes spirituality • and joy as fundamental • aspects of Jewish faith.
Citations • http://www.Jewfaq.org/beliefs.htm • http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/judaism/jtime.htm • http://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/Jsource/Judaism/The_Origins_Of_Reform_Judaism.html • http://www.ehcweb.ehc.edu/faculty/fkellog/211u2.htm • http://www.rossel.net/basic04.htm