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Judaism Study Guide Quiz on Wednesday, 10/24 The story of Abraham, his covenant with God, and the birth of his two children: Who is Hagar? Why did Sarah allow Abraham to have a child with her? What is the significance of their son, Ishmael, for Muslims? What is the significance of Sarah and Abraham’s son, Isaac, for Jews and Christians? Where is Canaan on today’s map? According to Judaism, who are God’s “chosen people”? Before Abraham’s covenant, people worshipped many Gods. Judaism was supposedly the first monotheistic religion – know what this means. Story of Exodus, including Pharaoh enslaving Israelites, Moses being saved and later spoken to by God through the burning bush, and the Ten Plagues. What is Passover and how does it relate to Exodus? What do “Moses” and “Exodus” mean? 10 Commandments – how did they come to be? Location that Moses received these? Although the Ten Commandments are the most famous, how many are there in total? Be able to discuss what happened with Jews breaking the 2nd commandment by worshiping a golden calf (idolatry). How is Yom Kippur related to the golden calf incident on Mt. Sinai? o What is idolatry? Class notes When did Judaism begin (when did Abraham make the covenant with God)? Why are there only 14 million Jewish followers? How does that number compare with other religions? What is a Rabbi? What is a Cantor? What are differences between Orthodox and Reform Jews? Kosher Laws - no pork, shellfish, no diary + meat together, and meat must be killed in a certain way Jewish Objects of Importance: yarmulke, Star of David, Mezuzah, shofar Holidays: o Shabbat – Seders happen every Friday at sundown, officially beginning the Sabbath (Saturday). They are special dinners with the family where they light candles, read from the Torah, wear Yarmulkes, eat kosher food and celebrate. The Jewish Sabbath begins on Friday at sundown and ends on Saturday at sundown. o Rosh Hashanah – what is the Shofar? What is the significance of the New Year for Jews? What happens in the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? o Yom Kippur (why is it a day of atonement? What “graven” mistake did the Jewish people make that God forgave?) o Passover - what is Passover and how does it relate to Exodus? Why don’t Jews eat leavened bread during the week leading up to Passover? o Chanukah – commemorates the Maccabean revolt around 200BCE. What do the eight days of light commemorate? Hebrew Bible What are the three sections of the Hebrew Bible? What is the difference between the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible? More on back In what language was the Hebrew Bible written? Bible notation o Be able to translate something like “The first section of the Old Testament, the book of Exodus, chapter 2 verse 18 through chapter 3 verse 5” into bible notation o Be able to write out how you would read bible notation like Prophets, Joshua 2:1-2:18 Bible Stories - be familiar with all ten Bible Stories we read in class. They are available to download off our class website: http://web.winnetka36.org/megzuehl/Zuehl_2012-13/Welcome.html Antisemitism What does Antisemitism mean? Be able to explain three examples of how Jews were persecuted throughout history After the Holocaust, the nation of Israel was created in 1948 as a “safe home” for Jews.