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THE GOALS Activity 16 1. Look up the Glossary for the meaning of the following words: shacharit, minchah, ma’ariv and minyan 2. Find the sentences from the text that give you the information to complete the following sentences. Then write each sentence in your own words. (a) The Shema is regarded by many Jews as the most important prayer because… 32 Text sentence My sentence (b) Prayers are written in Hebrew because… Text sentence My sentence (c) Grace after meals is recited because… Text sentence My sentence (d) Men pray in the synagogue because… Text sentence My sentence (e) Jews can pray at home and at synagogue because… Text sentence My sentence (f) Jews recite special blessings, e.g. for thunder because… Text sentence My sentence RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) © Learning and Teaching Scotland
THE GOALS The meaning of obedience to God: ritual observance, Part 2 Kashrut The term ‘kosher’ means ‘fitting’ or ‘correct’. The word is usually used to describe foods that are made in accordance with Jewish law. This leads to the term kashrut which is the body of Jewish laws that deals with foods that Jews can and cannot eat and how those foods must be prepared and eaten. The laws of kashrut are found mainly in Leviticus; they were among the mitzvot given to the Jews during the period of wandering in the desert. However, the term ‘kosher’ may also be used for religious objects. For example, for a mezuzah to be kosher, it must be written by a trained scribe on parchment. This parchment must be made from the skin of a kosher animal. Once finished carefully writing, the scribe will give it to another qualified scribe to check. A mezuzah with mistakes or printed on paper treated to look like parchment is not kosher. All plants are kosher, but not all birds, animals or fish. For an animal to be kosher it must have cloven (split) hooves and must chew the cud, that is, it is a ruminant. Cows, sheep, goats and deer have these features and are therefore kosher. Pigs are not kosher, since although they have split hooves they do not chew the cud. On the other hand, a camel is not kosher because although it chews the cud it does not have a completely cloven hoof. Birds are kosher if they are not birds of prey. There is a long list of birds that are not kosher in the Torah (Leviticus 11: 13–19). Kosher fish can be recognised by two features. They must have fins and scales. This means that seafood is forbidden since, for example, eels do not have scales, and lobsters or prawns do not have fins or scales. The wide range of fish that Jews are allowed to eat includes plaice, salmon and haddock amongst many others. Food that is not kosher is known as treif (pronounced tray-f). Kosher animals and birds must be killed according to the method of shechitah. This method has been proven to be a humane way of killing animals; the cutting involves the least amount of pain because the animal loses consciousness immediately. Causing pain to any living creature is strictly forbidden in Jewish law. Any animal or bird that is killed by another method is not kosher. Carrying out shechitah requires a great deal of training and is a very responsible job. This person has to be deeply religious and has to have passed an examination on shechitah. RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) 33 © Learning and Teaching Scotland
Page 1 and 2: Religious, Moral and Philosophical
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Introduction 1 Section 1:
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION Using these support ma
Page 7 and 8: SECTION 1 JUDAISM - AN OVERVIEW The
Page 9 and 10: JUDAISM - AN OVERVIEW that commemor
Page 11 and 12: SECTION 2 What does it mean to be h
Page 13 and 14: The concept and image of God THE HU
Page 15 and 16: THE HUMAN CONDITION He had already
Page 17 and 18: Creation THE HUMAN CONDITION Jews b
Page 19 and 20: Shabbat THE HUMAN CONDITION God res
Page 21 and 22: THE HUMAN CONDITION of the Torah, c
Page 23 and 24: Suggestions for further reading and
Page 25 and 26: THE HUMAN CONDITION Yet, even in ju
Page 27 and 28: SECTION 3 Yetzer Harah and Yetzer T
Page 29 and 30: THE CAUSE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION Su
Page 31 and 32: Suffering is at times inexplicable
Page 33 and 34: SECTION 4 THE GOALS The meaning of
Page 35: THE GOALS The Shema is the most imp
Page 39 and 40: THE GOALS Activity 17 1. Give the r
Page 41 and 42: THE GOALS The meaning of obedience
Page 43 and 44: Activity 18 1. Read the Ten Command
Page 45 and 46: THE GOALS The meaning of obedience
Page 47 and 48: THE GOALS rest is commentary. Go an
Page 49 and 50: The importance of repentance Repent
Page 51 and 52: Rosh Hashanah THE GOALS Rosh Hashan
Page 53 and 54: Source THE GOALS For the sin that w
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Page 57 and 58: SECTION 5 The concept of the Messia
Page 59 and 60: Olam ha-Bah THE FINAL AIM OF EXISTE
Page 61 and 62: THE FINAL AIM OF EXISTENCE Genesis
Page 63 and 64: SECTION 6 The Torah THE MEANS Torah
Page 65 and 66: THE MEANS The prophetic writings al
Page 67 and 68: The Ten Commandments THE MEANS The
Page 69 and 70: Activity 26 THE MEANS (a) Categoris
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Page 73 and 74: A page from the Talmud (see Activit
Page 75 and 76: THE MEANS Theoretically, the term h
Page 77 and 78: SECTION 7 Moral and social responsi
Page 79 and 80: THE PRACTICES THAT HELP ACHIEVE THE
Page 83 and 84: Rites of passage and education Brit
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THE PRACTICES THAT HELP ACHIEVE THE
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APPENDIX Glossary APPENDIX Amidah:
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APPENDIX Tanakh: the term for the H
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Useful addresses J E Levingstone (f
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