RELG 102 1nd Edition Lecture 4 Current Lecture Judaism The rabbis after CE 70 the rabbis have 2 important social goals o to increase membership o to govern Jewish society there was no technical systematic theology but three basic principles 1 Unity of god 2 The divine origin of written and oral Torah 3 Resurrection Judaism Torah oral laws are recorded Mishnah around 200 CE o Series of discussions laws debates from the rabbis Gemara a little later o Second volume of the Mishnah Mishnah Gemara Talmud Two Talmud s by the sixth century CE 586 BCE When babylonians destroyed the temple Talmud means study Modern Judaism Judaism continued to develop These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Originally Judaism is only orthodox All laws of the Torah to be followed still based on the rabbis Things change over time enlightenment is both good and bad for Jews 1700 o Example Napolean Orthodox Judaism 1 Orthodox Judaism o most religious o term first used in 1795 o original laws are followed o 613 commandments o official form in Israel o Moses wrote Torah o Also ultra Orthodox 3 Reform Judaism o least religious o answered the question of how to be both secular and Jewish at the same times o gained ground in Germany in 1800s o science o archaic practices dropped for more user friendly ones o although it irritated orthodox Jews it was good in that it dissuaded conversion 2 Conservative Judaism o the compromise of both religions orthodox was to strict and reform was to lenient o more religious that reform but less than orthodox o further developed in America in the late 1800s o not all congregations are the same Jewish holidays High holidays are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Hanukkah o Last eight days o Means dedication o Not all Jewish holidays are in the bible Yom Kippur is considered the most important holiday in Judaism o Ten holy days ten days of awe Rosh Hashanah head of the year o Repent o Prayer o Charity You have ten days to do all three Passover