RELI 160D2 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I Moses II Appointed seasons a Sabbath Passover Yom Kippur etc III Religious observances a Tallis Yarmulkah etc IV Dietary and Kosher rules V Ceremonies VI Temple a History and meaning and vocabulary VII Synagogue VIII Talmud IX Palestine b First century conditions and slavery Current Lecture Important Ceremonies Bris 8 days after birth circumcision Mohel cuts the foreskin Bar Mitzva 13 years old sabbath closest to the 13th birthday takes on adult responsibilities Bas Bat Mitzvah daughter of the commandment Marriage bride and groom drink from same cup of wine which symbolizes that they ll share everything throughout their marriage Step on glass and break it which symbolizes the destruction of the temple Psalm 137 verse 6 says do not forget jerusalem even among everything don t forget who you are Divorce is acceptable Chuppa canopy that bride and groom stand under represents the home they re about to establish Bill of Get Formal divorce Death Many believe in afterlife but many do not Gehenna Canaan people their god being Moloch Symbol of hell would never kill their first born Paradise Born from Persians Represents heaven Temple Place of Sacrifice in Jerusalem on Mt Moriah 1st Temple Solomon Finished in 10th century B C Destroyed in 586 BC by the Babylonians 2nd Temple Came back from Babylon captivity built this in same place Mt Moriah in 515 BCE Til 70 AD Priests were in charge which is an inherited position Had to be a member of the tribe of Levi And had to be in the family of Aaron Man in charge is called the High Priest There are four men in charge of those Four Chief Priests Levites From tribe of Levi but not related to Aaron so weren t priests Take care of everything Janitors Musicians Guards Scribes Jewish lawyers Served as judges Synagogue Beth Knesset Place of assembly Place of prayer study Yeshiva the part of it that was a school History begins in Babylonian period when they re taken out of their country intro Babylon wanted a place to worship For a long time it was somebody s home because they didn t have a building Men and women sat separately during worship Shema how worship opens up with the oneness of God Followed by reading of the torah followed by an explanation sermon Origin Babylonian Captivity When synagogues formed wanted to worship while captive Rabbi In charge of synagogue The teacher Diaspora Talmud Study written in Hebrew and Aramaic Babylonian Talmud has 35 volumes interpretation and scripture customs mode of dress the way festivals were observed It s the second most important book in Judaism behind the Bible Divided into two parts the first is the Mishna review which reviews all teachings of rabbis over the years The Tanna im were the teachers or rabbis Rabbi Judah the Prince decided it was too much to memorize so he wrote it down which became the Mishna The Gemara completion was finished around 500 There s the Amora im for the Gemara Rav Ashi Rabina wrote down this one It s in dialogue form so it s hard to read The talmud was never completed but between 500 and 700 CE additions were made in the margins by rabbis that became part of it The rabbis were called the Savorain they gave the Talmud its final shape Social and economic conditions in the first century of Palestine Farming was super important and many were fishermen and the rest were craftsmen At least 90 didn t have anything no middle class 200k people came for festivals 3 areas in Palestine North is Galilee center is Simaria South is Judea Say you have no skills these people are called a Hireling Slavery still existed in the first century