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THE GOALS 2. In a non-kosher restaurant, even those menus that appear to meet the requirements of kashrut in question 1 would not be deemed kosher by observant Jews. Explain the reasons for this. Suggestions for further reading and research There have been attempts to ban shechitah in the UK. Find out more about this debate and its implications for Jews in the following articles: • ‘Shechitah’, by Raphael Grunfeld, 30/01/04: www.ounetwork.org/torah/dafyomi/5764/013004.htm • ‘British Jews uniting to fight campaign to ban kosher slaughter’, by Andrew Morris, 11/09/03: www.jta.orgpage_view_story.asp?intarticleid=13432&intcategoryid=2 36 RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) © Learning and Teaching Scotland
THE GOALS The meaning of obedience to God: ethical living and social justice, Part 1 In Judaism, man has duties towards himself as well as towards his fellow man. This is suggested in the Shema as, according to the rabbis, the best display of ‘love of God’ is for people to live and act towards their fellow men in such a way as to make God and His Torah beloved in their eyes. In Jewish terms a moral individual is one who combines personal spiritual development with concern for other people. Acting in this way is an essential part of serving God. The Ten Commandments, which were given to Moses and the children of Israel on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20), transformed the Israelites from being a rabble of freed slaves to a nation with a legal structure. The Ten Commandments are effectively a summary of many of the most important mitzvot of the Torah. The first four refer to duties between man and God; the remaining six deal with duties between man and his fellow man. The Ten Commandments promote a code of living for the world at large and are not exclusively for Jewish people. They are particularly special to Jews for two reasons: 1. They are universal commandments which are valid for all time – and so they require to be kept at all times. 2. They are regarded as subject headings since many other commandments can be categorised under them. For example, laws about injury and compensation come from the eighth commandment – ‘Thou shalt not steal’. Most synagogues have a motif of the Ten Commandments, usually the first word of each commandment in two columns on the Ark or on its curtain representing the two tablets of stone which Moses brought down from the mountain. Jewish ethics lay great emphasis on reverence for parents and the aged. Being truthful is also an important Jewish ideal. The command not to take God’s name in vain (the second of the Ten Commandments) includes the crime of perjury whether in a court of law or not. The Torah tells Jews to ‘Keep away from a false word’ (Exodus 23: 7). Stealing, oppression and hatred of one’s neighbour are forbidden. However, man has duties towards himself as well as towards his fellow man; so he should preserve his health and he is allowed to protect his family, since life is considered precious because it has been given by God (Genesis 2: 7). RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) 37 © Learning and Teaching Scotland
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Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION Using these support ma
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Page 25 and 26: THE HUMAN CONDITION Yet, even in ju
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Page 51 and 52: Rosh Hashanah THE GOALS Rosh Hashan
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APPENDIX Tanakh: the term for the H
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