KS3 Topic 5: Do differences in religion matter?

DO DIFFERENCES WITHIN JUDAISM MATTER?

Why should we learn about Judaism? Why are the 10 Commandments, , Shabbat and going to the Synagogue significant for Jews?  Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world (founded over 3,500 years ago) and both Christianity The 10 Passover (Pesach) Shabbat Synagogue and Islam have their roots in Judaism. Commandments  Learning about Judaism gives us a better  God gave  Passover reminds the Jews of their  In the it says that no  A synagogue is the Jewish place of understanding of our world e.g. history & politics 10 escape from slavery in Egypt. work is allowed on Shabbat worship and is built facing Jerusalem commandments  Jews eat a special meal from a  Learning about Judaism helps us avoid accidentally (the seventh day of the – the handwritten Torah scrolls are that the Jews Seder Plate: causing offence or being ignorant of facts in a way week) because after God kept in the ark which is the most must follow 1. Shankbone – for which encourages prejudice. made the world in 6 days he important part of the synagogue. including only the lamb killed to th worshipping one provide blood to rested on the 7 day.  Jewish men will wear a kippah (or How is Moses significant to the Jews? God, not making put on the door-  39 specific tasks are directly skull cap), a tallith (prayer shawl  Moses was born when the Jews were being kept in idols, keeping post of the houses of the Jews so their forbidden on Shabbat such with a fringe) and tefillin (black Egypt as slaves and Pharaoh had ordered Jewish baby Shabbat as a firstborn weren’t killed during the last as ploughing, weaving, boxes containing texts from the boys to be murdered so Moses’ mother hid him in a holy day, of the plagues of Egypt making a fire (and Orthodox Torah attached to the body by basket on the River Nile where he was found by respecting ones 2. Roasted egg –represents the Jews would say this forbids leather straps). Pharaoh’s daughter who brought him up at the palace parents, not sacrifices Jews made in the temple using electricity or starting a  During a service at the  When he grew up Moses saw an Egyptian beating a telling lies and 3. Horseradish – bitter herbs show the car), ripping something, Jew and killed him so he ran away to the wilderness not being jealous pain of the slaves in Egypt synagogue a Torah scroll where God spoke to him out of a burning bush of what other 4. Onion – bitter to show the pain of baking or writing 2 letters. will be taken out of the people have. the slaves in Egypt  Moses was a prophet and God told him to tell the  The Jews are allowed to help ark and read with the  Some Jews keep 5. – for the cement used for Jewish people his commands including that the Jews someone in need or spend help of a yad (or pointer) the the bricks the slaves built with time relaxing e.g. playing so that the Rabbi does not should leave Egypt and after 10 terrible plagues commandments 6. Parsley / Lettuce – shows hope for (including the water becoming blood, a plague of more strictly the future as it isn’t bitter board games, having a walk, have to touch the scroll frogs, lice and the death of the firstborn sons of the than others. dancing, reading or singing. with his hand. Egyptians) Pharaoh allowed the Jews to leave Egypt.  How and why do the Jews Do all Jews believe the same? What rules do Jews follow about eating food? celebrate different festivals?  Orthodox Jews believe that the Torah is the word of God and  The Torah tells Jews the foods they are allowed to eat  During SUKKOT the Jews make follow the rules strictly e.g. on Shabbat they wouldn’t use (kosher) and which they are not to eat (trief). booths (or huts) with a roof of electricity or their car (as this would be kindling fire) whereas  Jews don’t eat animals which don’t chew the cud and plant materials to remind Reform Jews believe that their religion can be adapted to fit have split hooves (e.g. pigs, rabbits or horses), wild them how God looked after with the time and place where they are living (so they may not birds, sea creatures which don’t have scales or fins, or them once they left Egypt and keep Shabbat or allow the use of electricity and transport). vegetables / fruit if it has been invaded by grubs – in before they reached the  Orthodox Jews believe that men and women should sit England it can be hard to know what is kosher e.g. ice Promised Land (Israel). separately at the synagogue and that only the men should take cream and biscuits often contain lard from a pig  At HANUKKAH lots of candles part in the service whereas reform Jews tend to allow women to  The Jewish religion does not allow the eating of blood are lit, special food is eaten sit with the men and take part in the services. and animals are killed in a special way to make sure and games played with a  Orthodox Jews wear traditional clothes (e.g. a kippah) and that as much blood as possible is removed from the dreidel to remind the Jews hairstyles but reform Jews wear fashionable clothes meat before it is soaked and salted (this means it must about the recapture of the  Secular Jews don’t hold religious beliefs or only keep Passover be purchased from a kosher or halal butcher). temple from the Greeks

Key Word Definition Key Word Definition

The person that the Jews trace their The 10 terrible punishments which came on the Egyptians Abraham Plagues of Egypt ancestry back to because they wouldn’t let the Jews leave slavery This is the name given to the huts or shelters Jews which believe the rules in the Torah can be updated Booths Reform Jews the Jews use during the festival of Sukkot to modern life and the culture where a Jew is living These were the 10 rules God gave Moses to Plate served at Passover (Seder) including egg, onion, the Commandments Seder / Seder dish tell the Jews to live by shank bone of a lamb, horse radish, charoset & parsley A small 4 sided spinning top with a Hebrew The seventh day of the week (Saturday) and is kept as Dreidel Shabbat letter on each side used at Hanukkah the Jewish holy day. A time of celebration for religious reasons A festival where the Jews camp in booths to remember Festival Sukkot e.g. Hanukkah, Sukkot or Passover how God looked after them after they left Egypt A festival which remembers the recapture of Something which stands for something else e.g. horse Hanukkah Symbolism the Temple at Jerusalem by lighting candles radish is bitter & symbolises slavery in Egypt at Passover This is the country which the Jews regard as This is the name given to the place where the Jews Israel their homeland – the land eventually reached Synagogue worship. by the Jews after they escaped from Egypt This is the capital of Israel and the holy city This is the holy book of the Jews (the same as the first 5 Jerusalem Torah / Torah Scrolls of the Jews books of ) and is written in Hebrew on scrolls The Jews are an ethnic group which traces its This means ‘forbidden’ e.g. eating milk and meat at the Jew / Jewish / origins back to Abraham and their traditional Trief same time is ‘trief’ for the Jews Judaism religion is Judaism. This is a skull cap worn by Orthodox Jewish This means showing respect and honour to God as the Kippah Worship men. Jews might in the synagogue or during festivals This means ‘allowed’ and Kosher food is food This is the pointer used to follow the reading in the Torah Kosher Yad which the Jews are allowed to eat scrolls A candlestick with 7 branches (or 8 if used at Menorah Hanukkah) Make sure that you can give the key word if someone reads you the definition. The great prophet of the Jews who talked to Moses God and received the 10 commandments as Then make sure that you can give the definition if someone reads you the key word. well as leading the Jews out of Egypt Jews who strictly follow traditional religious Can you write some sentences which show your understanding of all of the key words? Orthodox Jews rules e.g. Shabbat is kept strictly This festival reminds the Jews of when they first escaped from Egypt and there was a Pesach / Passover terrible plague which killed the first born sons of the Egyptians