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How are Abraham and Judaism related?
Abraham is considered the ancestor of the Jews, who religion in Judaism.
How are the Torah and Talmud related?
They are both among the sacred texts of Judaism.
How did Abraham and Moses shape the history of the Hebrews and Israelites?
Abraham- led his family to Canaa and became father of the Jewish people
Moses- led Israelites out of Egypt from being enslaved, and received Ten Commandments for the Israelites.
How are Jewish ideas observed in modern Western society?
In the shaping of Christianity and the Ten Commandments as a guide for how to live
What are the short term effects of the Exodus?
left Egypt, received Ten Commandments, wandered through the dessert, settled in Canaan
How are Moses and Exodus related?
Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt in the Exodus.
How are Passover and High Holy Days related?
They both include Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and are important religious holidays.
How was King Solomon's political system in ancient Israel similar to the Zhou political system in ancient China?
King Solomon's- governors collected taxes and provided soldiers to the king
Zhou- lords collected taxes and provided soldiers to the king
What happened as a result of tensions between the Romans and the Jews?
The Jews, led by the Zealots, revolted against the Roman rule.
What are the long term effects of the Exodus?
provided Jews an important event that they remember during Passover
How are David and Solomon related?
Solomon was David's son.
How are Passover and Exodus related?
Passover remembers the freeing of the Israelites from slavery and their journey out of Egypt in the Exodus.
How did monotheism she the history of the Jews?
Monotheism shaped Jewish religion, culture, and history.
What led to the creation of the two main Jewish culture traditions?
The Diaspora
What are the short term effects of The Babylonian Captivity?
Jews enslaved in Babylon for 50 years
How are Moses and the Ten Commandments related?
The Hebrew Bible says that God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, a code of moral laws written on two stone tablets, on Mt. Sinai.
How are monotheism and Judaism related?
Judaism was the first religion to follow monotheism, the belief in only one God.
How does Mosaic law affect the daily lives of Jewish people?
What role do you think holy days and other traditions will play in Judaism?
Acknowledge the importance of traditions in Judaism and their survival over many centuries
What are the long term effects of The Babylonian Captivity?
after their release, many Jews didn't return and began the Diaspora
How are synagogues and rabbis related?
At synagogues, Jewish teachers called rabbis interpret the Torah and guide other Jews in Judaism.
How are principles and Torah related?
The Torah describes the laws and principles of Judaism.
What are the basic beliefs of Judaism?
Monotheism, education, justice and righteousness, and obedience and law
What do the various sacred Jewish texts contain?
Torah- laws, history of the Israelites until the death of Moses
Second and third parts of the Hebrew Bible- messages of Jewish prophets and poetry songs, stories, lessons, history, Proverbs, Psalms
Talmud- commentaries, stories, folklore
Dead Sea Scrolls- prayers, commentaries, letters, passages from the Hebrew Bible
What are the short term and long term effects of the expulsion of the Jews from Jerusalem?
short term- Jews slowly dispersed throughout the Mediterranean region and the rest of the world
long term- led to the creation of two Jewish cultural traditions