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THE GOALS Activity 20 Write the verse or verses from Leviticus 19 (listed on p41) that the following sentences suggest or convey. If the sentence below does not convey a message from this source, write ‘does not say’. 1. When judging matters, you should not show any preference to one type of person. 2. Lying to anyone is not allowed. 3. Never insult people with disabilities. 4. Always observe the Lord’s commandments. 5. Always be fair when you judge people. 6. Do not seek revenge on people who have annoyed or wronged you. 7. Keep some of your produce for the poor. 8. You should do something if you know that your neighbour has been wronged. 9. Always speak of God with respect. 10. Always pay employees punctually for their work. 11. Respect your neighbour as you would yourself. 12. Telling tales is not acceptable. 13. Remember that I am a just God but I can also show anger. 14. You are not to keep the whole harvest in your field for yourself. 15. Do not cheat employees. 44 RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) © Learning and Teaching Scotland
The importance of repentance Repentance THE GOALS If someone has done wrong it is important that he should not have to bear a burden of guilt for evermore. Repentance, being sorry for what one has done and making amends where possible, is a way to wipe the slate clean and start again. Repentance offers a new opportunity, a new beginning. The Hebrew term for repentance is teshuvah which means returning to God after having sinned. In Judaism, repentance can only secure forgiveness for sins or transgressions against God. If a person repents in old age or on the day of his death then he is pardoned for his sins against God. However he will not be pardoned for his sins committed against his fellow men as these cannot be pardoned by repentance alone. Such a pardon requires the individual to make peace with the person or persons he has hurt, cheated or offended, and to redress the wrong done, by (for example) apologising, asking for forgiveness and compensating the injured party. The importance of repentance is emphasised in the Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 2: 15, ‘Do repentance for your sins the day before you die’, and Chapter 4: 22, ‘Better is one hour of repentance and good deeds in this world than the whole life of the world to come.’ The former implies the need for frequent repentance, since a person does not know on which day he or she will die. Jews can repent at any time of the year but the month of Ellul (pr. ellool) is significant as this is when Jews prepare themselves to renew their pledges to God. Traditionally it was in this month that Moses went up to Mount Sinai for the second time to receive the Ten Commandments. This was after he had smashed the two tablets of stone on which they were written, having seen that the Israelites were committing the sin of worshipping a golden calf. Forty days later, in the month of Tishri (pr. teesh-ree), he returned with the Ten Commandments re-written. This showed that God had forgiven the Israelites for their sin. Ellul and Tishri are the months that are most strongly associated with repentance and forgiveness. During Ellul the shofar is blown each morning in synagogue to herald the coming day of judgement. Tishri is the seventh month of the Jewish calendar and is regarded by Jews as the holiest month in the year in the same way as Shabbat, the seventh day of the week, is regarded as a holy day. RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) 45 © Learning and Teaching Scotland
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Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION Using these support ma
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Page 31 and 32: Suffering is at times inexplicable
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Page 37 and 38: THE GOALS The meaning of obedience
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