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Traditional Clothing and the Beginning of the Jewish Religion
Judaism (the Jewish religion) began about 4000 years ago when a man named Abraham was
born. Abraham is the father of the Jewish religion and was the first Jew. Abraham began
worshipping one god, and some people started following his beliefs, making people near him
start to believe in one God. This religion Abraham started began in a place called Israel, mainly
in the city of Jerusalem.
The “Exodus”
(Above is a world map showing Israel in red)
Fun Fact
Abraham was born as Abram, but God
changed his name after marriage.
A very famous story about the beginning of Judaism is
called the “Exodus”, and it was focused on a man
named Moses. A lack of food had forced the Jewish
people in Israel (the Israelites) to travel to Egypt.
While in Egypt a pharaoh made them slaves. Moses
started hearing the voice of God, so he asked the
pharaoh to let the Israelites go. The Pharaoh finally let
the Israelites go, but changed his mind after they left,
and he chased after them with an army. The Israelites
got trapped at the red sea and could not cross. Then,
Moses parted the Red Sea to the side and he and the
Israelites safely walked through. When the Egyptians
tried to follow, the Red Sea clashed back into place,
drowning the Egyptians.
Women’s Clothing - At some synagogues women do
wear a yarmulke and tallit. Married Orthodox
Jewish women wear a scarf or wig. It is bad for them
to show hair to anyone but their husband.
Conservative and Reform women don’t cover their
Did you know?
Abraham, his son Isaac, Jacob and Jacob’s family are the
Patriarchs of the Jewish religion
hair, but Women wear a scarf when praying at the
Western Wall.
Men’s Clothing
Some men wear the dress of their fore
parents. At synagogues; men wear special
clothes of worship. Occasionally men wear a
yarmulke and a prayer robe. At weekday
services, men wear two leather boxes
The picture above is a Jewish man with
his clothing identified
Head scarf on a
married Jewish
woman.
(tefillin), but men don’t wear tefillin to
morning festivals. Orthodox Jewish men
wear a Tallit Katan under their clothes, and
a shteimel.
Bolded and important words
Tefillin – Two boxes attached to the head and arm by leather straps that contain passages from The Torah (the
holy book)
Yarmulke – A skullcap that can also be called a kippah
Tallit – A prayer shawl with knotted fringes known as tzitzit (tziztzit represent the laws of the Torah, and God’s
Commandments)
Tallit katan/Gadol - A tallit Katan is rectangular wool prayer shawl worn on your shoulders, a Tallit Gadol is a
larger Tallit worn by men for services at synagogues
Patriarchs – The fathers of the Jewish religion
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