*In Jesus’ time, Jewish people said a prayer called the SHEMA. This was the main commandment:
Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone! Therefore you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. - Deuteronomy 6:4-5
*People greeted each other with the word Shalom, which means “peace”.
*Jewish people kept a small case on their doorpost which contained a cop of the Shema. This case is called a mezuzah.
*Men who were devout wore a prayer shawl on their heads and strapped small boxes which contained the Word of God to their foreheads or arms. These boxes were called phylacteries.
* There were three major feasts which were observed in the Temple in Jerusalem: Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles.
*The Temple was the symbol of the Jewish faith where sacrifices were made, such as donations, sheep & goats. - Jesus used this symbolism to refer to himself, the “Lamb of God”
* Today, all that remains of the Temple is the outer Western Wall. It is called the Wailing Wall, and Jewish people go there to grieve, pray, and offer petitions.
* The Sabbath was the Lord’s Day, a day of rest. * Services were held at local synagogues, town centers of prayer, education, and social life (like our “parishes”) * Scrolls of the Torah, or Law, were read and preached there.
Today, young Jewish children celebrate reading the Torah at their Bar/Bat Mitzvah:
Activity: Jewish Religious Culture You are to complete some research about some of the key beliefs in the Jewish Religious Tradition. In your table you will need to explain what the tradition is about. This should be completed on the following document: docs.google.com/document/d/1GtgM-Elhkr786g73QKvF2FwFX140uv01X-zaQ72NWOI/edit?usp=sharing Once you have completed this. Show your teacher and get their initials on your contents page.