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BUBBLUS
Presentation
 State
the significance of Judaism
 Tell what Judaism means to you
 Understand
the main doctrine that Judaism is
focused on: The Torah.
 Be familiar with major events that took place
shaping Judaism.
 Comprehend Jewish practices and laws.
 Know the major beliefs that govern Judaism.
 Know the main holidays that Jews celebrate.
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The word Torah is Hebrew for ‘teaching’ or ‘law’.
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The first five books of the Bible are called the Torah.
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Torah can also refer to all Jewish law and teachings.
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Moses wrote the Torah.
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The Torah retells
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God’s creation of the world
The selection and growth of the family of Abraham and Sarah
The exile and redemption from Egypt of that “family –become-nation”
known as Israel
Israel’s wanderings through the desert until they return to the land of
Canaan
Israel’s covenanted relationship with God
God’s rules for governing a just society and
God’s rules for establishing appropriate worship.
 Make
a timeline of the important historical
events
Name of Event 1
Name of Event 2
Name of Event 3
Name of Event 4
Name of Event 5
Name of Event 6
1st Date
2nd Date
3rd Date
4th Date
5th Date
6th Date
Description of
Event
Description of
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Description of
Event
Description of
Event
Description of
Event
Description of
Event
 Jewish
ritual and religious observances are
grounded in Jewish Law, Halakhah, meaning
“the path one walks”. Below are the three
most common Jewish practices observed.
 Brit Milah
 Bar Mitzvah
 Mitzvah
Visit Rabbi Scheinerman’s Judaism website to discover
other Jewish practices.
 List
the beliefs
 Passover
commemorates
the Exodus from Egypt
celebrated for 7-8 days, usually over
Easter
breads and grains are avoided during this
holiday
Jewish law prevents people going to work
or school during the first two and last two
days of Passover.
 Rosh
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Hashanah
Jewish New Year
 Jews
make resolutions and reflect on the
past year
 Jews
begin making mental preparations
for Yom Kippur
 Worship
takes place in the synagogues
 Yom
Kippur
Jewish
a
day of atonement
day of fasting and repentance
takes
place in late September or early
October
most
Jews take off from work and school
starts
the evening before the day it is
listed on the Secular calendar
 Chanukkah
 festival
of lights
 commemorates
the rededication of the
temple of Jerusalem
 the
menorah represents the one day’s
supply of oil that lasted the Jews eight
days during their fight against the
Greeks.
 celebrated
by lighting candles, playing
games for chocolate coins, eating
latkes, and the exchange of gifts
amongst immediate family members
billions, Jerusalem is not just sand
and stone but sacred--a place of the
world, and beyond it. One man, Jesus
warned, cannot serve two masters. Yet
Jerusalem is sacred stone and soil to Jew and
Christian and Muslim alike” (Woodward, 2000,
p.28).
 Judaism is a significant religion to many
people around the world and has left its mark
upon today’s world.
 “For
 Students
must include information in their
Bubblus to show mastery of the objectives
set forth.
 Students must show that they can create a
graphic organizer to reveal their knowledge
of the five categories presented in this
PowerPoint on Judaism.
*You will be graded on the completion of your
Bubblus and how accurately you include the
information gathered from this PowerPoint and any
other accurate sources that you read.
Your Bubblus must:
 Include the five categories/bubbles...........…25 pts.
 Include a minimum of four bubbles off of the main
categories/bubbles, thus creating subcategories
…………………………………………………….30 pts.
 Include a minimum of two bubbles off of the
subcategories..............................…………...20 pts.
 Include accurate information.......……….......25 pts.
 Total........................……………………….…100 pts.
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Collins, K. (2011). The Torah in Modern Scholarship. Retrieved October
29, 2011, from Ken Collins.com:
http://www.kencollins.com/bible/bible-p2.htm
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Fishbane, M. (2011, Sept 22). The life cycle of holiness. Retrieved from
http://scheinerman.net/judaism/Rituals/index.html
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Rich, T. (2011). A Gentile’s guide to the Jewish Holidays. Judaism 101.
Retrieved November 1, 2011 from,
http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayg.htm
The Torah: Five books of story, law, and property. (n.d.). Retrieved
October 29, 2011, from My Jewish Learning:
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/Bible/Torah.shtml
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Woodward, K. (2000). A city that echoes eternity. Newsweek. Vol. 136,
Issue 4. Retrieved November 5th, 2011 from,
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/ehost/resultsadvanced?sid=49