Religions of the World

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• OBJECTIVES
• I can describe major world beliefs.
• Key Words
• Religion
• Polytheism (polytheistic)
• Monotheism (monotheistic)

• ACTIVITIES
• HINDUISM SUMMARY
• JUDAISM NOTES
• JERUSALEM VIDEO

• Guiding Questions
• What are religions?
• What are their main beliefs?
• What are the similarities differences between
  religions?

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KEY WORD DEFINITION
Monotheism Belief in one God
SKETCH CONNECTIONS/EXAMPLES
Judaism Christianity Islam
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Where did they begin?

• These religions began in an area of the world
  called the Middle East.

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The Middle East
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Judaism (2000 BCE)
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God

• Jews are monotheistic.
• Believe their god is the god of Abraham
• Moses is their most important prophet.

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Founder

• Abraham is the founder of Judaism.

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The Middle East
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Location/Population
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Location/Population
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Place of Origin /Population

• Began in the Middle East
• About 17 million Jews
• Most live in Israel and in the USA

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God

• Jews believe in only
• one God, God of Abraham.

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Symbol

• Star of David
• The star is the sign of the house of David, the
  family where the kings of Israel come from

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Holy Book

• The Torah
• the history of the ancient Jews (Hebrews) and
  their laws (commandments).

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Holy Book

• Jews believe that God gave the Torah to Moses,
  who was a prophet.

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Rabbi gets ready to read from the Torah
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Main Beliefs

• Ten Commandments
• 10 laws that forbid murder, theft, and other
  immoral behaviors.

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Key BeliefsJews believe...

• God made a covenant with Abraham that the
  Hebrews(Jews) are Gods chosen people.
• You must live according to the law of the Torah
  and pass on traditions to your family.
• In keeping holy the Sabbath day

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Practices and Rituals

• On the Sabbath, Jews share a meal that includes
  special bread and wine.
• Jews must fast, or not eat or drink, during the
  holy day of Yom Kippur,(the day to be sorry for
  your past sins).

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Practices and Rituals

• Religious Jews do not eat pork or shellfish.
• Giving to the poor.

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Building

• The Jewish people worship in a building called a
  synagogue.
• Jerusalem is a sacred city.

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Worship Services
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Worship Services
You are looking at the Ark inside of a Jewish
synagogue. The Ark holds the Torah scrolls of
that synagogue.
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Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
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Holidays

• Rosh Hashanah is the New Year.

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Holidays

• Yom Kippur, the day to be sorry for your past
  sins, or bad acts.
• Jews do not eat or drink anything on that day.

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Other interesting info.

• Passover, and important holiday, helps Jews to
  remember a time in history when they were slaves
  in Egypt.
• They remember being led from Egypt by the prophet
  Moses.
• A special meal is prepared and each item of food
  has a special meaning.