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Abramham is founder
Jewish history begins with the
covenant
established between God and
Abraham
around 1812 BC
(over 3,800 years ago),
during the Bronze Age,
in the Middle East.
Basic Beliefs
Judaism was actually the first tradition to teach monotheism, which is the belief
in only one God. As Judaism evolved, the idea of God evolved.
By celebrating this they light a menorah with seven candles that they light each
day.
Clothing
Hasidic Men
Wear Rekel, white collared shirt, slacks, dress shoes, and and most dark
clothes
Orthodox Women
and a scarf
Leaders
In individual religious congregations or synagogues, the
spiritual leader is generally the rabbi. Rabbis are expected to
be taught in both the Talmud and the Shulkhan Arukh (Code
of Jewish Law) as well as many other classical texts of
Jewish scholarship
Significant Events
In 950 B.C.E.- King Solomon builds the first temple in Jerusalem.
In 722 B.C.E.- Assyrians destroy Northern Israelite kingdom, disperse ten tribes.
In 586 B.C.E.- Babylonians overthrow Southern kingdom, destroy first temple, take
Judeans to Babylonia.
Shul
Timeline
Holy Book
The torah, instruction/revelation
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were
and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one
of his own people. Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the
Egyptian and hid him in the sand. (Exodus 2:11-12)
Symbols
This is the star of It is said that the star
is supposed to be in