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THE GOALS 7. The confession prayer confesses to: – only sins committed by the individual – sins that have not been committed by the individual but have been considered by the individual – all the sins of others – the sins of others and to those committed by the individual 52 Text sentence 8. Pardon for one’s sins to one’s fellow men is granted through: – asking forgiveness from the person(s) one has wronged and through repentance to God – repentance to God – sincere prayer – admitting guilt, repentance to God and sincere prayer Text sentence RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) © Learning and Teaching Scotland
SECTION 5 The concept of the Messiah THE FINAL AIM OF EXISTENCE Messiah (in Hebrew Mashiach, pr. Ma-shee-ach, ‘ch’ as in ‘loch’) means anointed, as were the kings and high priests of ancient Israel. Judaism believes that at some time in the future, a Messiah, a descendant of King David, will come. When that time comes, peace will reign on earth and, as described particularly in Isaiah, ‘the wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them … They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea’ (Isaiah 9: 6–7). The Messiah would be a man who, at the end of days 1 , would lead the Jewish people back to the land of Israel. He would be a prophet, teacher and leader. The Messiah was always to be an agent of God and not a saviour in the Christian sense. In this ideal and perfect world all the difficult problems which beset us will be solved and all the difficult questions will be answered. There is no accurate description of the Messianic era. It is a collection of ideas and hopes for the future, the details of which are uncertain. Jewish people do not believe that the Messiah has yet come, if only because the world is so obviously not at peace and so many of our problems remain unsolved. But the idea remains a hope and an expectation, one which has often been disappointed over the last two thousand years but to which all Jews continue to look forward. The Messianic idea does not originate in the Pentateuch, but it gradually develops throughout the time of the prophets as can be seen from the quotations below: Sources In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches (gaps) thereof, and I will raise up his ruins and I will build it as in the days of old. Amos 9: 11 1 This term refers to the Messianic period of peace and tranquillity at the end of our present days of world-wide strife. RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) 53 © Learning and Teaching Scotland
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Religious, Moral and Philosophical
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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 and 36: THE GOALS The Shema is the most imp
Page 37 and 38: THE GOALS The meaning of obedience
Page 39 and 40: THE GOALS Activity 17 1. Give the r
Page 43 and 44: Activity 18 1. Read the Ten Command
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
Page 55: 3. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are
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
Page 71 and 72: THE MEANS fifth century these were
Page 73 and 74: A page from the Talmud (see Activit
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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
Page 89 and 90: APPENDIX Glossary APPENDIX Amidah:
Page 91 and 92: APPENDIX Tanakh: the term for the H
Page 93 and 94: Useful addresses J E Levingstone (f
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