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Judaism in Canada Introduction ● Canada has 4th largest Jewish population ● Many Jews immigrated from Europe to North America after WWII (the holocaust) ● Most settled in large cities (Montreal & Toronto) Origins ● Traces back 3800 years to Abraham and Sarah when God promised them many descendants Links to the Past ● Area of Israel today was once divided into two kingdoms o o Kingdom of Israel (north) Kingdom of Judah (south) ● Name comes from southern kingdom of Judah Birth of Modern Judaism ● Practices have evolved and changed over time ● Temple was the centre of all Jewish worship and sacrifice during time of King David and King Solomon ● Roman Empire destroyed the Temple Christianity ● Jews and non-Jews had accepted Jesus of Nazareth as the long-awaited Jewish Messiah, or Christ ● Followers became known as Christians Rabbinic Judaism ● Begun by a group known as the Pharisees ● Encouraged people to gather in synagogues to study the Torah ● Interpreted Torah o Interpreters were known as Rabbis Jews in the Diaspora ● Romans expelled Jews from Judea ● Diaspora means ‘the scattering of’ Jews in Christian Europe ● Became divided into two major groups: o o Ashkenazim (central and eastern European Jews) Sephardim (Spanish, Portuguese, North African Jews) ● Jews were often persecuted Jewish Mystical Teachings ● Main Jewish mystical teachings: o o Kabbalah (12th century) Hasidism (18th century) ● Hasidic Jews o Maintain strict observance of Jewish laws