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THE GOALS Care for the weak, the widow and the orphan, the giving of charity and regard for the rights of others – in other words, love for one’s fellow man – are important virtues that are taught in Judaism. Ethics of the Fathers This collection of wise sayings can be found in the Siddur and its six chapters are studied each Shabbat from Passover until Rosh Hashanah. While the ‘fathers’ or forefathers of the Jewish people are Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the ‘fathers’ referred to in the Ethics of the Fathers are the ancient sages and teachers. This collection contains the moral and practical teachings of these rabbis and sages whose lives encompassed nearly five hundred years, from the time of the last prophet to the end of the second century. The Ethics of the Fathers teach how people should act towards other people and God. The head of a Beth Din to this day is called the ‘Av’ Beth Din, i.e. a ‘father’, in the sense of a respected teacher. The following extracts describe seven ethical statements. 38 Source 1. Keep far from a bad neighbour, do not associate with a wicked person. (Ch.1: 7) 2. The world endures by three things: truth, justice and peace. (Ch.1: 18) 3. Reflect on three things and you will not fall into the grip of sin: know what is above you – an eye that sees, an ear that hears, and a book in which all your deeds are written. (Ch.2: 1) 4. Beware of rulers, for they befriend someone only for their own benefit; they act friendly when it benefits them, but they do not stand by someone in his time of need. (Ch.2: 3) 5. When your enemy falls, be not glad, and when he stumbles let your heart not be joyous. (Ch.4: 24, taken from the book of Proverbs 3: 5) 6. Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot. (Ch.4: 1) 7. Despise no man, and find fault with no thing; for there is no man that has not his hour and there is no thing that has not its place. (Ch.4: 3) Ethics of the Fathers RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) © Learning and Teaching Scotland
Activity 18 1. Read the Ten Commandments and match the correct commandment with each of these headings: THE GOALS Theft Ritual Laws and Observance Falsehood Greed 2. Suggest headings for the remaining commandments. Activity 19 The following stories illustrate an ethical statement from Ethics of the Fathers. Read the stories and decide which ethics are being described. Explain your answer and refer to the moral behaviour that, according to the ethic, should be displayed. Paul is a friendly boy who likes to joke about and have a laugh. He likes going to the football match with his pals but as they are now working at weekends he has begun to go to the match on Saturdays with Ian. Ian’s been in trouble at school for being cheeky to the teachers and for rowdy behaviour. At the match, Ian shouts abuse at another boy in the crowd and soon a fight breaks out. Ian runs off but Paul is spotted by the police and taken to the police station. Alison and Caroline used to be friends but when Caroline began talking about Alison behind her back, their friendship ended abruptly. When Alison found out that Caroline had been telling lies about her, Alison decided to have nothing more to do with her. Caroline’s been telling lies about other people too and has been found out. Nobody wants to talk to her and she is the only person in the class who has not been invited to Alison’s New Year party. Alison is delighted with this development and is looking forward to her party. RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) 39 © Learning and Teaching Scotland
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Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION Using these support ma
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Page 33 and 34: SECTION 4 THE GOALS The meaning of
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Page 37 and 38: THE GOALS The meaning of obedience
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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
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Page 89 and 90: APPENDIX Glossary APPENDIX Amidah:
Page 91 and 92: APPENDIX Tanakh: the term for the H
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