Year 7 RE Judaism Week 3 Topic: Shabbat Learning Objectives: To explain what Shabbat is and why it is important to Jewish people today

RE-Cap 1. What is Passover? 2. Describe one Muslim belief about God 3. Describe the events of Jesus’ crucifixion 4. Why might some people argue that religion is a force for bad?

Task 1: What is Shabbat? Look at the pictures below Write three words around each one to describe it

Task 2: What is Shabbat? Read through the information about Shabbat and answer the questions

Shabbat is the Hebrew word for the Sabbath. It is the Jewish day of rest. It begins at sunset on Friday evening and lasts until dusk on Saturday.

Shabbat is the oldest of the Jewish holidays. Jews remember the story in the book of Genesis about how God made the world. The story says that God worked for six days, and on the seventh day he rested. So Jews also rest on the seventh day of the week, which is a Saturday.

It is a whole day which is different from the others. A day for a special meal, a family get- together, best clothes, a complete break from the normal routine.

Jews think that the Sabbath is very important. They believe that it is a special gift from God. It is a day of peace and rest. Jews look forward to the Sabbath all week. It is so special that it is sometimes called ‘Queen Sabbath’

1. When does Shabbat start and end?

2. What event does Shabbat remember?

3. Why is Shabbat important for Jews?

Task 3: How do Jews celebrate Shabbat?

Shabbat is a very special time, with lots of rituals and routines. On the next page is a description of all of the things which Jewish people might do to celebrate Shabbat. Can you draw a picture to go with each one?

During Friday, the house is tidied At sunset, someone (usually the wife and the table set so that everything or mother of the family) lights two is ready to welcome the Sabbath. candles. As she lights them, she says a prayer which asks God to bless the home

There is always a service in the The table is always covered with a synagogue on a Friday evening. clean white cloth and the meal When the family return home, the begins when the father recites a father blesses the children and reads blessing called the kiddush over a from the scriptures. Then they all sit cup of wine. down at the table for the Sabbath meal.

The Sabbath meal often includes On Sabbath morning, many Jews go special foods, and there are always to the service at the synagogue two loaves of bread. This is called challah bread, which is specially baked for the Sabbath. A blessing is said over the bread before it is eaten.

To make the Sabbath different from Strict Jews observe the rules very any other day, and to show how carefully, and-for example – will not important it is, Jews must rest drive or go shopping. It makes completely and not do any work. Shabbat a day which they can enjoy Cooking is forbidden, so all food is by relaxing together without feeling prepared the day before. that there are things to do.

The Sabbath ends on a Saturday Shabbat is over when three stars evening, when the father says can be seen in the sky. another blessing called the Havdalah. A special plaited candle is lit, and everyone smells a box of spices. Jews hope that this is a symbol of the way the peace and quiet of Shabbat will be remembered through all the coming week.

Task 4: List five things you have learnt about Shabbat

Year 7 RE Judaism Week 4 Topic: Kosher Learning Objectives: To explain what Kosher is and why it is important to Jewish people today To understand the link between Kosher and Covenant RE-Cap 5. What is a covenant? 6. Describe one Muslim belief about Muhammad 7. Describe the events of Jesus’ birth 8. Why might some people argue that religion is a force for good?

Task 1: What is Kosher? Fill in the missing words in this paragraph

Judaism has laws about which f_____ may be eaten, and how foods should be p______. Strict Jews keep these laws very c______. Most Jews keep at least some of the laws. Jewish food shops and more and more s______sell food which has been m______so that it obeys Jewish l______.

carefully supermarkets prepared manufactured foods laws

Task 2: Which foods are Kosher?

For Jews, preparing food carefully and eating it are ways of worshipping God, because God has given the food. They thank God before and after meals. In the book of Leviticus (part of the Torah), God gave Jewish people the kosher food rules. It is a sign of the covenant between Jewish people and God.

Animals which chew the cud and hooves which are split are kosher. Fish are allowed if they have fins and scales, but shellfish are not.

Using these rules to help you, can you sort the animals on the next page into ‘kosher’ and ‘not kosher’?

Kosher Not Kosher

Task 3: What are the rules around preparing food? Fill in the missing words in this paragraph

Any animal which is to be eaten must be k______in a special way, which is certified by a R_____. Before being cooked, the meat is soaked in cold water and sprinkled with salt. This removes the b_____ from it. A kosher butcher may prepare the meat so that it is ready to be cooked.

The law say that meat and d____ cannot be eaten together, so for example, butter will not be used in a meat sandwich, nor will milk or c______sauces be eaten with meat.

Jews usually wait at least three hours before ‘mixing’ meat and milk, so a pudding with custard or cream, or coffee with milk, would not follow a meat course. To keep meat and milk totally sperate, many Jewish kitchens have t_____ sets of crockery, cutlery and tea- towels. They also have two s______or two bowls, so that the two sets can be w______separately.

two killed washed dairy blood cream Rabbi sinks

Task 4: Designing a Kosher product. Imagine that you are working for a food manufacturer, who wants to develop a range of products for the Jewish market. On the next page, design three products which they could sell. You will want to include one of these symbols on your packaging – they show that the food is kosher

Answers to Task 2

Kosher Not Kosher Goat Pig Cows Rabbit Sheep Lobster Deer