Teacher-made Learner’s Home Task

Week 4

School: CAWAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Date:

Grade/Section: GRADE 12 SY 2020-2021 Subject Area/s: INTRODUCTION TO WORLD
RELIGIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS (WRBS)

I. MELC: Week 4 – Examine the brief history, core teachings, fundamental beliefs, practices
and related issues of Judaism.

II. Objective/s:
Knowledge:

- Demonstrate understanding of the elements of Judaism

- Discuss the origin and the development of Judaism
- Identifies some of the important stories of the Old Testament that demonstrate s
the Jewish belief in One God

Skills:

- Create a summary demonstrating understanding of at least 1 of those stories in

the Old Testament demonstrating the belief of One True God

Values/Attitude:

- Demonstrates the influence of a religion in a certain culture and society

III. Subject Matter:

- The elements of Judaism a. Founders: Abraham and Moses b. Sacred Texts: (

Torah, poetry, Talmud, Mishnah) c. Doctrines: (Ten Commandments and 618
Rules) d. God: (Yahweh and Jehovah) e. Sects: ( Orthodox, Conservative ,
Reform Liberals)

IV. References:
Rex Book Store-Cornelio et.al
World’s Religions: know & understand the different beliefs/ Jenny Kings : World Link
Books
World Religions and Belief Systems by Jerome A. Ong et.al
www.wikipedia
www.google.org

IV. Procedure:
A. Readings:

Before proceeding to our lesson, Judaism, let’s have first a review on the three
Abrahamaic Religions. ( Below are symbols of the 3 Religions )

ABRAHAMAIC RELIGIONS

JUDAISM

CHRISTIANITY

ISLAM

Known as the first monotheistic religions of the world. They are called
Abrahamaic religions because they all trace their origins to the great patriarch
Abraham and his descendants. Since these religion came from the same region,
it is not surprisingly that they share common beliefs, foremost of which is the
belief that they share common roots to the patriarch Abraham.
Aside from this, they also share certain similarities such as belief in one
god. They also believe in heaven and hell; in prophets as instruments of god in
propagating his words to the people; in angels as messengers of god to
humanity; and in judgement day, among others.
Today, Christianity is considered as the most popular religion of the
world based on the number of adherents, followed by Islam. Indeed, these
Abrahamaic religions have largely influenced the world today.
Judaism

Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion that traces its origin as an

organized belief system during the Bronze Age in West Asia.
It is the religion professed by the Jews as the “people of the Book” in
reference to their sacred text written covering nearly a thousand years and
formalized as a canon of teaching by the end of the first century C.E.
The Torah:

The most important text of the Jewish people. It contains the “the Five
Books of Moses” and many sacred laws. The Jews consider themselves as
the people chosen by God to serve as an exemplar of devotion and purity
to humankind. The basic laws and teachings of Judaism come from the
Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

The teachings of Judaism:

The most important teaching of Judaism is that there is one God, who
wants people to do what is just and merciful. Judaism teaches that a
person serves God by studying the scriptures and practicing what they
teach. Both Christianity and Islam developed from Judaism.
These teachings include both ritual practices and ethical laws. Judaism
teaches that all people are created in the image of God and deserve to be
treated with dignity and respect. Thus, moral and ethical teachings are as
important in Judaism as teachings about God.
The covenant with God is a special agreement that Jews believe God made
with Abraham, the ancestor of the Jewish people. According to the Bible,
 God promised to bless Abraham and his descendants if they worshiped
and remained faithful to God. God renewed this covenant with Abraham’s
son Isaac and Isaac’s son Jacob.
Jacob was also called Israel, and so his descendants became known as the
children of Israel or the Israelites. God later gave the Israelites the Ten
Commandments and other laws through their leader, Moses. These laws
explained how the Israelites should live their lives and built their
community.
Unlike Christianity and many other religions throughout the world, Judaism
does not actively try to convince others to adopt its beliefs and practices.
However, under certain circumstances, it does accept people who choose
to convert to Judaism.

Elements of Judaism:

a. Founder’s: Abraham (2000 B.C.) and or Moses (1391-1271 B.C.)

b. Sacred Texts: Torah, , Poetry, Prophets, Talmud, Mishna
c. Doctrines: Ten Commandments, 618 Rules
d. God: Yahweh / Jehovah
e. Sects: Orthodox , Conservatives, Reform Liberals
f. Issues: Antisemitism, Zionism, Holocaust

The Messiah:

Traditionally, Jews believed that God would send a Messiah to save

them. The word Messiah comes from the Hebrew word mashiah, which means the anointed
one. The Book of Isaiah describes the Messiah as a just ruler who will unite the Jewish
people and lead them in God’s way. The Messiah will correct wrongs and defeat the
enemies of the people.

The Sacred Writings:

Judaism has two major collections of sacred writings, the Bible and the
Talmud. These works provide the basis for Judaism’s beliefs and practices.

The Bible:
The first Five Books of the Hebrew Bible make up the Torah, the most
important of all Jewish scriptures.
 The Talmud:

The Talmud is a collection of legal;, ritual, and ethical writings, as well

as Jewish history and folklore. It serves primarily as a guide to the civil and religious laws
of Judaism.

The Mishnah:

The oral laws of the Torah, scholars of this Mishnah were comments
recorded in the Gemara, which was written between 200’s and 500’s. the Mishnah and
Gemara together made up the Talmud.

The Branches of Judaism:

a. Orthodox Judaism – continues traditional Jewish beliefs and ways of

life. They strictly observe all traditional Jewish laws, including dietary
rules and the laws for keeping the Sabbath.
Orthodox Jews pray three times daily-in the morning, in the late
afternoon, and after sunset. The men wear hats or skullcaps
(yarmulkas or kipot) at all times as a sign of respect to God.
b. Reform Judaism- began during the early 1800’s. at the time, some
Jews started to question the traditional teachings of how the sacred
writings of Judaism came into being. They considered the oral law a
human creation rather than the revelation of God, and so its authority
was weakened for them. They founded the Reform Judaism, claimed
that Judaism is defined principally by the Bible.
c. Conservative Judaism developed during the mid-1800’s. They consider
Talmud as much an authority as the Bible. However, they believe that
Jewish practice may be changed to fit the times. They believe that in
this way, Judaism can remain relevant for each generation. The
Conservative movement requires observance of most traditional
Jewish laws and customs.

The Selected Issues of Judaism:

a. Women in Judaism
Women’s role in the Jewish religion is determined by the Tanakh,
the oral Torah and the Jewish customs.

b. Jewish Diaspora and the Zuionist Movement

The Zionists believed that Jews as the chosen people of God will
be reunited from dispersion or exile back to their rightful homeland.
Diaspora- the dispersion of Jewish communities outside Israel in
history. The term Zion, , also a Jewish synonym for Jerusalem,
came from a name of a mountain where Solomon’s temple in
Jerusalem was located. Zionists are the supporters of thbis
movement.

c. Holocaust
From the Greek word that means “ sacrifice by fire”. In history,
Holocaust pertains to the methodical, bureaucratic, and state-
sponsored persecution and execution of around six million Jews
undertaken by the NAZI regime and its collaborators from 1933 to
1945. Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler’s chief of police directly
responsible for the Holocaust.
The Anti- Semitism

The term Anti-Semitism pertains to hostility towards and

discrimination against the Jewish people that was strongly felt in
France, Germany, Poland, and Russia in the late nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. The term was popularized in Germany. The
planned extermination of the entire Jewish race during the time of
the holocaust was the most extreme form of anti – Semitism. Other
forms of anti – Semitism activities include the persecution and
massacre of Jews throughout history.
 B. Exercises for skill subjects / Analysis questions using HOTS for content
subjects
Exercise 1
Directions:
Activity Sheet No. 1
Critical Thinking: Use 1 sheet of paper for this activity. Don’t forget to write your
name. answer the following questions:

a. How do the various denominations of Judaism differ fro one another?

b. What is the most important teaching there is in Judaism?
c. What are the three Abrahamaic Religions?
d. What important roles were played by the patriarchs in laying the foundation for the
establishment for Judaism?
e. What is the role of Abraham in the foundation of the Jewish beliefs?

Exercise 2
Directions:

Activity Sheet No 2

Make a short Narrative about the Story of Samson and Delilah ( use 1
sheet of paper )

Activity Sheet no. 3

Please fill in the template. ( use another sheet of paper )

The Elements of Judaism and make short description of each.

Founders :

Sacred Texts:

Doctrines:

God:

Sects:

Issues in Judaism:

Activity Sheet No. 4.

The 10 Commandments:

Activity Sheet No.5 ( use long size bond )

Make a Brief History of the development of Judaism. Indicate the

most important figure of the narrative and its contribution to the development of the religion,
Judaism.
 C. Assessment/Application

A. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blanks provided.

____ 1. The rabbinic interpretation of a. Anti – Semitism

the sacred scriptures
____ 2. Philosopher who formulated b. Heinrich Himmler
the 13 Principles of Faith
____ 3. Eve of the Day of Atonement c. Sukkot
____ 4. Form of discrimination of the d. Rambam
Jewish people
____ 5. The police chief of Adolf Hitler e. Torah
during the Holocaust
____ 6. The most important scripture of f. Pentateuch
the Jewish people
____ 7. Nine – day feast which g. Talmud
recreates the 40-year stay of Israelites
in the desert
____ 8. Contains the basic laws for h. Reform Judaism
self- understanding, origin of mankind,
and Yahweh’s creation story
____ 9. The denomination of Judaism i. Kol Nidrei
that promotes women equality in
synagogues and in being a rabbi
____10. The pharaoh’s daughter who j. Bithia
raised Moses

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