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Jewish Rites and Rituals
O Jewish life is marked by numerousoccasions in which
individuals and
families take time out of their everyday
lives to focus on God and
hismitzvot
(commandments).
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Treatment of the
JewsBy: Group 4
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Brit Milah: Circumcision
O The rite of circumcision is performed on
the eighth day of a boy's life.O It is composed of three main
parts. They
are:
O Blessing and Circumcision
O
Kiddush and NamingO Seudat Mitzvah
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The Upsherin
O Upsherin means to "shear off" in Yiddish.
It is derived from the German wordsscheren which means "to
shear" and auf
which means "off."
O It is a boys first haircut, at three years old.
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Coming of Age: Bar and Bat
MitzvahO Under Jewish law, children are not
required to observe the commandments,though they are certainly
encouraged andtaught to do so. But upon turning 13, aboy is
considered an adult under the lawand is expected to obey all
thecommandments from then on. He hasbecome a Bar Mitzvah, or "Son
of theCommandments." Similarly, a girlbecomes a Bat Mitzvah,
"daughter of thecommandment," upon turning 12.
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Jewish Marriage TraditionsO Marriage is highly sacred and
strongly
encouraged in Judaism. The life has
never been considered more holy than themarried life, and one
must be married in
order to become a rabbi. Judaism's high
view of marriage is a direct result of its
view of the home and family as the center
of religious life.
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O Chossen and Kallah
O The Mikvah
O Shomer/ShomeretO AufRuf
O Kiddush in
O Reading of the Ketubah
O Breaking of a glass
O Yihud
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Divorce
O In Judaism, divorce is viewed as a great
tragedy, but sometimes necessary one.O The "Get"
O The Transmission
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Death RitualsO The extensive sorrow rituals in Judaism
do not indicate a rejection or protest of
death, but demonstrate the great valueJudaism places on life in
general and the
life of each individual person.
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Antisemitism- Is prejudice or
hatred of, or
discrimintionagainst Jews for
reasons connected
to their Jewish
heritage.
Cultural
Religious
Economic Racial
Political
Apocalyptic
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JUDAN STARa.k.a yellow
badge/yellow patch
-a cloth patch that Jews
were ordered to sew on
their outer garment to
mark them as Jews inpublic.
-A badge of shame
associated with
antisemitism.
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YELLOW BADGE (Nazi
Period)O Jews were forced to wear a distinctive
sign. The sign was a white armband with
a blue Star of David. Also, a yellow star onthe left side of the
breast and on the back.
The requirement to wear the Star of David
with the word Jude (Juif in French, Jood
in Dutch) inscribed was then extended to
all Jews over the age of six.
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THE DREYFUS CASEO 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish
officer
in the French army, was unjustly accused oftreason, mainly
because of the prevailing anti-
Semitic atmosphereO --concluded that antisemitism was a
stable
and immutable factor in human society, whichassimilation did not
solve
O -- mulled over the idea of Jewish sovereignty,
and, despite ridicule from Jewish leaders,published Der
Judenstaat(The Jewish State)in 1896
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THE FIRST ZIONIST
CONGRESSO convened and chaired by Herzl
O -- held in Basle, Switzerland, on August 29-31,1897
O
-- the first interterritorial gathering of Jews on anational and
secular basis
O outcomes:
O -- the program of the Zionist movement, the BasleProgram, was
adapted. :"Zionism seeks toestablish a home for the Jewish people
inPalestine secured under public law."
O --the Zionist Organization was established as thepolitical arm
of the Jewish people (Herzl waselected as first president)
O -- Herzl founded the Zionist weekly Die Weltandbegan
activities to obtain a charter for Jewishsettlement in the Land of
Israel (Eretz Yisrael).
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ALTNEULANDO -- Herzl depicted the future Jewish state
as a social utopia
O -- the Jewish state was foreseen as apluralist, advanced
society, a light unto
the nations.
O This book had a great impact on the Jews
of the time and became a symbol of theZionist vision in the Land
of Israel.
