Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion originating in West Asia. It has around 14 million followers worldwide, with major populations in Israel, North America, and Central Europe. The text examines key aspects of Judaism such as its history, sacred texts like the Torah and Talmud, core beliefs, principles of faith including monotheism and obedience to God, and religious practices and holidays like the Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, and Sukkot. The document provides worksheets for students to demonstrate their understanding of topics covered.

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2. MELC:Examine the brief history, core
teachings, fundamental beliefs, practices,
and related issues of Judaism
LEARNING TARGET:
 The learner is expected to examine the brief
history of Judaism.
 The learner is expected to identify the
fundamental practice and belief of Judaism.

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4. What is
Judaism?
Judaism is an ancient
monotheistic religion that
traces its origin as an
organized belief system
during the Bronze Age in
West Asia.
The religion
of the Jewish
people
Judaism is one of
three Abrahamic
Religions that also
include Christianity
and Islam.
According to a 2014 report, there were around 14 million Jewish people
representing 0.2% of the entire world population. The largest concentration of
Jews can be found in Israel, North America (U.S and Canada), and Central
Europe. Other countries with sizable Jewish population include France, United
Kingdom, Russia, Argentina, Germany, and Australia.
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5. The ancestors of the Jews
were groups of Semites
called Hebrews whose
origin can be traced in the
desert lands of Arabia
(Brown 1975).
As a religion and culture,
Judaism has three notable
founding figures or
patriarchs, namely,
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The most difficult trial given to
Abraham when God commanded
that he sacrifice his own son Isaac
at an altar in Mount Moriah.
Abraham obeyed by building a fire
and tying up Isaac. An angel
stopped him and he was
eventually reunited with his Son. A
ram was instead sacrificed in place
of Isaac.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VAylWxDQfk
Web link: Judaism

6. According to the Jewish tradition,
the Hebrew Bible is divided into
three principal sections, namely the
Torah, Nevi in, and Ketuvim. The
foundational text Torah ("Teaching")
is composed of the first "Five Books
or the Pentateuch traditionally
believed to have been authored by
Moses through divine instruction in
Sinai. These include Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and
Deuteronomy.
Another sacred writing of Judaism is
the Talmud (or the "Oral Torah") which
means "study." All studies and
interpretations done by Jewish rabbis
or teachers of the Torah are contained
in the Talmud. Known as Gemara, it
includes legends, folklores, and sayings
(Brasswell 1994). The whole Talmud
contains 63 tractates that is often
printed over 6,200 pages long. The
Pentateuch is the single most
important scripture for the Jewish
people that became the source of their
inspiration and direction for centuries.
Sacred Text/Writing
TORAH
THE JEWISH TALMUD
WEB LINK:
Choose and read one story in the Talmud and report it in class via messenger or
fb group. Visit
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/293976/jewish/From-the-
Midrash.htm.
You may also retell the story through role-playing or making a short video.

7. In Judaism, actions are more
significant than beliefs.
Judaism has no dogma, there is
definitely a place for belief within
the religion since it focuses on
the worship of one god, the
practice of good deeds, and the
love of learning (Brasswell 1994).
For the Jews, there is one
everlasting god who created
the universe in its entirety
and remains the master of it
(Parrinder 1971).
Human beings are
created equal and has
to know between right
and wrong.
While God can communicate
with humans through
revelations, humans can also
commune to him by means of
prayers and meditations.
With regard one’s Jewishness, a Jew is someone whose mother is a Jew, although some
sectors recognize the children of Jewish fathers as Jews, too. While a Jew may not lose
one’s technical status as a Jew by converting to another religion, he or she loses the
religiosity emanating from his or her Jewish identity. A person may also convert to
Judaism, but he or she has to undergo numerous rituals

8. Jewish Principles of Faith
1. God exists
2. God is one and unique.
3. God is incorporeal.
4. God is eternal.
5. Prayer is to be directed to God alone and to no
other.
6. The words of the prophets are true.
7. Moses' prophecies are true, and Moses was
the greatest of the prophets.
8. The Written Torah and the Oral Torah were
given to Moses.
9. There will be no other Torah.
10. God knows the thoughts and deeds of men.
11. God will reward the good and punish the
wicked.
12. The Messiah will come.
13. The dead will be resurrected.
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a
set of absolute laws given by
God to Moses at the biblical
Mount Sinai that shall govern
the life of every Israelite. Most
scholars consider this period as
the official beginning of
Judaism as an organized and
structured belief system. These
laws are twice mentioned in
the Hebrew Bible, particularly,
in Exodus and in Deuteronomy.

9. The most important day
in the Jewish calendar is
the Sabbath (or
Shabbat)
Your right! It commemorates
God's completion of the creation
of the universe and his rest after
the six-day toil (Parinder 1971).
Tishri is the seventh month in the
ecclesiastical year of the Jewish
calendar. The first ten days of Tishri
are called the "Days of Awe" (Yamim
Noraim) wherein the first two days
comprise the New Year (Rosh
Hashanah) and the tenth day as the
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).
The Days of
Awe
Yom Kippur is the most
sacred and solemn day in
the Jewish calendar that
brings the period of
repentance to its
conclusion.
The eve of the day is
called Kol Nidrei ("all
vows") which are the
opening words of a
prayer. One must also
refrain from eating
and drinking, even
water.

10. Pesach (Passover)is an
eight-day festival that
originally marked the
beginning of the barley
harvest (Parrinder 1971). Its
principal purpose is to
commemorate and recreate
the Exodus of the Jews from
Egypt. A festive meal (seder) is
celebrated wherein the story
of Exodus is narrated by the
heads of the family to the
children.
Seder Meal
Shavuot is a two-
day festival that was
originally a celebration
of the wheat harvest.
Presently, it is now
being held to
commemorate the
revelation of the Torah
to Moses at Mount
Sinai.

11. Sukkot is a nine-day festival
commemorating the autumn harvest
and the forty years of the Israelites’
stay in the desert wilderness
subsisting solely
on the bounty of God. Temporary
booths or structures (sukkah) are
built in homes with a roof through
which one can see the stars in the
sky. This is an
attempt to recreate Israelite life in
the desert.
Hanukkah (“Festival Lights” or “Feast of
Dedication”) is a celebration to commemorate
the victory of Jewish fighters against the Seleucid
Empire in 165 B.C.E
Purim(“Feast of Esther”) celebrates the
deliverance of the Jews during the Persian
Empire, specifically from the vizier Haman who
wanted to annihilate all Persian Jews as
recorded in the Book of Esther
Independence Day
of the State of
Israel.

12. Congratulations!
You’ve made it till
the last page. Now
lets try to check
what you’ve learned.
Please answer the
worksheets on the
next page.

13. Activity #1:Muddle Up
Direction:Challenge yourself by arranging the jumbled letter
words.Write your answer in the opposite box.
T A N E P U E T C H
U D I S A M J
B H R A A M A
W E J S H I
HTASABB
ACTIVITY
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:Muddle
Up
*ABRAHAM
*PENTATEUCH
*JEWISH
*SABBATH
*JUDAISM

14. Activity #2:Assessment
Direction:Choose the letter of the best answer. Encircle the
letter of the correct answer.
1.Who is NOT a patriarch?
a. Abraham b. Jacob
c. Isaac d. Moses
2.The Commandments that
served as the supreme laws of
the Jewish people.
a.7 Commandments
b. 9 commandments
c.8 commandments
d. 10commandments
3.The First five books of the
Hebrews’ Bible is called______?
a.Attateuch c. Catateuch
b.Battateuch d. Pentateuch
4.The most important day in the
Jewish calendar as their
commemoration of God’s
completion of the creation of the
universe and his rest after six-day
toil?
a. Christmas Day c. Sabbath Day
b. Holiday d. Seventh day
5.The connotation and the
meaning of the name,”
Abraham”?
a. Holy father
b. No son
c. Father of many nations
d. powerful
1.D
2.D
3.D
4.C
5.C
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