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A 4000 year old tradition with ideas about what it means to be human and how to make the world a holy place Rabbi Harold Kushner To Life A covenant relationship between God and the Hebrew people. Special occasions. Aim. : . What . happens at a Bar/ Bat Mitzvah?. Starter:. What special occasions or ceremonies have you been through? (Religious, non-religious, rites of passage). Q: Discuss what effect have they had on you? . Abraham (c. 2000 B.C.) . – the . father of the Jews. . Aggadah. . – refers to the . non-legal . parts of rabbinic . writings. . The . aggadah. . can be found . in . the . Talmud and the Midrash. . HISTORY OF JUDAISM(Review from Yesterday). Abraham is the father of the Hebrews. About 1800 B.C. he lived in a city called Ur in Mesopotamia. It is believed that God told Abraham to leave Ur and go to Canaan(present day Israel) . World Religions: A Voyage . of . Discovery. DOC ID #: . TX003949. Yahweh. The name of God is identified in the Hebrew Bible with four consonants.. It is commonly transliterated in English as “Yahweh.”. Everything you ever wanted to know and more!. Where did Judaism begin?. It began about 4,000 years ago in the country we call Israel today.. Jewish history begins with the covenant established between God and . Jewish Learning Initiative. Shoshana Gibbor MIT/Wellesley . Program Overview:. Modern American Judaism/Journeys of Discovery. the Holocaust. Modern Israeli History. Modern American Jewish Fiction. Judaism on Gender and Sexuality. Origins, beliefs and impact.. Introduction. Judaism developed 3,000 years ago, making it one of the world’s oldest religions.. There are nearly 14 million followers of Judaism in the world today.. The Judeo-Christian tradition is a major influence on our society today.. (Rabbi Harold Kushner, . To Life. ). A “covenant relationship” between God and the Hebrew people. A celebration and sanctification of life. A faith, a people, a way of life…. Judaism. Founded:. Monotheism. As states and empires increased in size and contacts between . regions multiplied. , religious and cultural systems were transformed. . Religions and . belief systems provided a bond among the people and an ethical . Monotheistic. Religions. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles. Standards. SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe. . b. . Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. . TORAH. Founder of Judaism. Often associated with Moses and receiving the law. Biblically starts with Abraham. Historical Development. God’s Election of Israel Revealed (. See timeline. ). God in the world, Gen. 1-11. Judaism an introduction Israel Major Jewish populations world wide. The darker the color, the larger the population Judaism broken down by country. Basic overview Oldest major Western religion Seen by many as both a religion and a race/culture—big debate on whether or not this is historically true. Judaism was the first monotheistic religion. Both Christianity and Islam have their roots in Judaism. Introduction to Judaism. As of 2010, there were nearly 13.5 million Jews worldwide: . www.jewishdatabank.org. University of Wyoming. Denver Academy of Torah . October 20 2017. ל' תשרי ה' תשע"ח. ב"ה. Questions to answer this morning?. Zog. . Maran. Tell me, . Marrano. , my brother, . Where is your .