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right0JEWISH BELIEFS REVISION PART ONE:Task 1: Rate your current knowledge in the second column of the two tables below.What you need to know…How confident are you on each topic?Jewish beliefs about the nature of God, especially the beliefs that God is one, the Creator, the Lawgiver and Judge, loving and merciful.The concept of divine presence.Jewish beliefs about life after death, including judgment and resurrection.Jewish beliefs in the nature and role of the Messiah, including different views on the role and importance of the Messiah.Key terms and significance of the covenant with Abraham, and Abraham’s journey to the Promised Land.The Covenant at Sinai and its importance to Jews, including the role of Moses and the Ten commandments.Key moral principles in Judaism, including justice, healing the world, charity and kindness to others.The importance for Jews of the Sanctity of life, including the concept of saving a life.The importance of mitzvot for Jews and how they relate to freewill, including the different types of mitzvot: those between man and God, and those between man and man.BELIEFS AND TEACHINGSHow well do you know this?Charity This refers to the requirement for Jews to give at least 10% of their income to those in need.Covenant God's agreement to look after the Jews as his chosen people, subject to Israel's obedience.Free willThe belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselvesHealing the worldThe Jewish idea that is about making the world a better placeJudge The belief that God is fair. The qualities of justice and forgiveness are perfectly balanced.Merciful Refers to the nature of God as compassionateResurrection The belief of many Jews that in a future age the dead will rise from their graves to live again.Sanctity of human lifeThe belief that all human life is precious and holy.00JEWISH BELIEFS REVISION PART ONE:Task 1: Rate your current knowledge in the second column of the two tables below.What you need to know…How confident are you on each topic?Jewish beliefs about the nature of God, especially the beliefs that God is one, the Creator, the Lawgiver and Judge, loving and merciful.The concept of divine presence.Jewish beliefs about life after death, including judgment and resurrection.Jewish beliefs in the nature and role of the Messiah, including different views on the role and importance of the Messiah.Key terms and significance of the covenant with Abraham, and Abraham’s journey to the Promised Land.The Covenant at Sinai and its importance to Jews, including the role of Moses and the Ten commandments.Key moral principles in Judaism, including justice, healing the world, charity and kindness to others.The importance for Jews of the Sanctity of life, including the concept of saving a life.The importance of mitzvot for Jews and how they relate to freewill, including the different types of mitzvot: those between man and God, and those between man and man.BELIEFS AND TEACHINGSHow well do you know this?Charity This refers to the requirement for Jews to give at least 10% of their income to those in need.Covenant God's agreement to look after the Jews as his chosen people, subject to Israel's obedience.Free willThe belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselvesHealing the worldThe Jewish idea that is about making the world a better placeJudge The belief that God is fair. The qualities of justice and forgiveness are perfectly balanced.Merciful Refers to the nature of God as compassionateResurrection The belief of many Jews that in a future age the dead will rise from their graves to live again.Sanctity of human lifeThe belief that all human life is precious and holy.Task 2: What do you remember? Answer the questions below.Quiz Questions1. Give the key word for the divine presence of God.2. Name the second place in which the divine presence of God was found.3. Give the 3 key moral principles of Judaism.4. Why is justice important to Jews?5. Give a definition of mitzvoth.6. What does freewill mean?7. How is freewill linked to the story of Adam and Eve?Task 3: Read and highlight the information about Shekinah.SHEKINAH- THE DIVINE PRESENCE -Shekinah is the presence of God on earthJewish writing describe the how the divine presence of God was experienced by the early Jews.Tabernacle - This was considered to house the divine presence of God. It was a portable temple, similar in structure to a tent, that the Jews carried with them on their journey through the wilderness in Canann.Solomon’s temple replaced the Tabernacle. The temple was the centre of Jewish worship at the time and several prophets experienced the presence of God in the temple. The presence of God was in the Holiest of Holies which was behind a curtainIsaiah 6: 1-2 In the year that King Uzziah died, I beheld my Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and the skirts of his robe filled the Temple. Seraphs stood in attendance on Him.The Tenakh describes how the Jews were led at times by a pillar of fire or cloud on their journey to Canaan. These were considered to be appearances from god that demonstrated his glory and power.Jews believe that Shekinah represents that female presence of God. Jews believe that God care just like a mother for the welfare of her children. God has a divine compassion for humanity and creation.Task 4: Exam PracticeExplain two Jewish beliefs about the divine presence of God (Shekhinah). Refer to scripture or another source of Jewish belief in your answer. (5 marks)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Task 5: After you have written your own answer, read the model answer on page 6 of this document. Use the mark scheme on page 7 to self-assess your answer.Task 6: Read the information about key moral principles and fill in the gaps. KEY PRINCIPLES IN JUDAISM14449812143531020445982759862KINDNESS TO OTHERSJews aim to show ______ __ ____ by showing _______, caring actions towards all ______ things.Many of the _____ in the Torah give guidance to Jews about how to be kind to others.The ______ teaches that Jews should love others and love themselves.Leviticus19:18______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Leviticus19:34___________________________________________________________________________________________________00KINDNESS TO OTHERSJews aim to show ______ __ ____ by showing _______, caring actions towards all ______ things.Many of the _____ in the Torah give guidance to Jews about how to be kind to others.The ______ teaches that Jews should love others and love themselves.Leviticus19:18______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Leviticus19:34___________________________________________________________________________________________________31752225675HEALING THE WORLDHealing the world is an important concept in ____, which involves taking actions to ____ God’s work in ____ the world.Many Jews help to ___ the world by contributing to _______ ______ or helping to _______ the _________.For example, they might __________ for a charity such as ______ _______ ______, which helps those living in _____.Some Jews believe _______ the world involves more than just doing ______ ______ or similar actions. They believe it should also include obeying the ____mitzvot and trying to become _______ to God.00HEALING THE WORLDHealing the world is an important concept in ____, which involves taking actions to ____ God’s work in ____ the world.Many Jews help to ___ the world by contributing to _______ ______ or helping to _______ the _________.For example, they might __________ for a charity such as ______ _______ ______, which helps those living in _____.Some Jews believe _______ the world involves more than just doing ______ ______ or similar actions. They believe it should also include obeying the ____mitzvot and trying to become _______ to God.36830308610The concepts of justice, healing the world and kindness to others are important moral principles in Judaism.These principles help Jews to live in a way that is pleasing to god. They involve helping to create a just world through showing love to others.00The concepts of justice, healing the world and kindness to others are important moral principles in Judaism.These principles help Jews to live in a way that is pleasing to god. They involve helping to create a just world through showing love to others.199326596520JUSTICE1. Justice refers to bringing about what is ___ and ____, according to the ___, or making up for a _____ that has been committed.2. Pursuing justice is a ____ duty for Jews. For example, in the Torah, the prophet ______ states that God requires people ‘________________________________________________________________________________________’3. The laws in the _____ give guidance to Jews on how to treat the _______ and the ________, to help to achieve justice.4. Jews believe the Torah and the prophets were sent by God to help people understand how to bring about justice in a way that demonstrates mercy.00JUSTICE1. Justice refers to bringing about what is ___ and ____, according to the ___, or making up for a _____ that has been committed.2. Pursuing justice is a ____ duty for Jews. For example, in the Torah, the prophet ______ states that God requires people ‘________________________________________________________________________________________’3. The laws in the _____ give guidance to Jews on how to treat the _______ and the ________, to help to achieve justice.4. Jews believe the Torah and the prophets were sent by God to help people understand how to bring about justice in a way that demonstrates mercy.3385820214693500303293721590Task 7: Exam PracticeExplain two ways in which belief in healing the world influences Jews today. (4 marks)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Task 8. Read the information about freewill and mitzvoth then complete the mind maps.FREEWILL AND MITZVOTFREEWILL: The ability to make your own decisions-Freewill is God given-Even though Jews have freewill, they believe they can do what they like without expecting consequences.-Good actions bring Jews closer to God. -God favourably judges actions of Jews. -Good actions lead to a fulfilled life.-Genesis 3: Adam and Eve use freewill to disobey God. As a consequence God banished them from the Garden of Eden. This shows Jews that if they use freewill to go against God, there will be serious consequences.MITZVOT: The 613 Torah laws-Mitzvot give guidance to Jews on how to use their mitzvoth correctly. This means t live in a way that pleases God.-The mitzvoth came from God when the Jews were under the leadership of Moses which makes it impossible to disobey God.229425525527000Mindmap the information about Mitzvot between man and God105844323063Mitzvot between man and God00Mitzvot between man and God247777021653500Mindmap the information about Mitzvot between man and man11023601214907Mitzvot between man and man00Mitzvot between man and manTask 9: Go back to task 2 and add or amend any answers you previously gave after revising the topics from today’s lesson.Model Answer for Task 4Explain two Jewish beliefs about the divine presence of God (Shekhinah). Refer to scripture or another source of Jewish belief in your answer. (5 marks)Jews believe that the temple in Jerusalem contained Shekinah. The Tenakh says ‘Mortal, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet, where I will reside among the people of Israel forever’. This supports the belief that Shekinah dwelled in the Holiest of Holies which was separated from the rest of the temple by a curtain.Today, Jews believe that Shekinah represents that female presence of God. Jews believe that God care just like a mother for the welfare of her children. God has a divine compassion for humanity and creation.9525083058000Markscheme for Task 4 ................
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