1. Some
say
Judaism
is
not
a
religion
Ø Some
Jewish
people
are
not
religious
at
all
Ø Some
Jewish
people
are
athe5sts
Ø Some
say
Judaism
is
a
race
Ø Some
say
Judaism
is
a
culture

2. Why
do
some
say
Judaism
is
neither
a
race
nor
a
culture?
Ø Race
must
have
gene5c
similari5es.
Jews
can
convert
and
thus
not
be
gene5cally
related.
Ø Not
a
culture
because
there
are
many
cultures
represented
in
Judaism.

3. Why
should
the
Jewish
people
not
be
considered
a
na5on?
Ø Nega5ve
connota5on
to
the
word
na5on.
Ø Not
true
that
Jews
will
force
their
agenda
on
the
rest
of
the
world
as
some
na5ons
do.

4. Why
consider
Judaism
a
family?
Ø A
family
does
not
have
to
agree
on
everything.
Ø When
one
person
hurts
in
the
family,
they
all
hurt.
Ø Families
take
pride
in
one
another’s
achievements.
Ø Families
are
not
the
same
people,
but
they
are
s5ll
joined
together.

5. What
are
four
rela5onships
that
Judaism
focuses
on?
Ø God
and
mankind
Ø God
and
the
Jewish
people
Ø The
Jewish
people
and
the
land
of
Israel
Ø Between
human
beings

6. Difference
between
Jewish
concept
of
messiah
and
Chris5an
concept
of
savior
Messiah
• Will
be
human,
not
divine
• Poten5al
to
come
at
any
age.
One
always
on
earth.
• Will
lead
people
back
to
Israel
and
establish
kingdom
of
peace
Savior
• Not
human,
divine
• Sacrifice
(or
subs5tu5on)
for
sins
• Not
poli5cal
leader

7. What
has
been
suggested
about
the
world
to
come
aSer
the
messiah?
World
will
be
peaceful
Lion
and
lamb
will
be
happy
together
Temple
in
Jerusalem
will
be
restored
There
will
be
one
world
government
and
all
will
follow
it
by
choice

8. What
are
some
points
that
orthodox
and
reconstruc5onist
Jews
might
disagree
about?
Orthodox
Reconstruc5onist
• God
exists
• God
does
not
• Jewish
people
exist
chosen
by
God
• Judaism
is
• Law
is
s5ll
mainly
a
culture
authorita5ve
• No
authority
to
scripture

9. Most
agnos5c
Jews
consider
themselves
what
type
of
Jew
and
why?
Ø Reformed
because
this
type
of
Judaism
is
the
most
liberal
and
generally
allows
the
widest
range
of
acceptable
beliefs
among
Judaism

10. How
do
Jews
feel
toward
Chris5ans
and
Muslims?
Ø Jews
believe
Chris5ans
and
Muslims
worship
the
same
God
as
they
do
Ø They
believe
Chris5ans
and
Muslims
can
be
righteous
if
they
follow
the
law
that
has
been
revealed
to
them
(Chris5ans
and
Muslims)
Ø S5ll
the
Jews
believe
they
have
been
chosen
by
God
in
a
way
that
the
Chris5ans
and
Muslims
have
not
been

11. Why
must
Jews
live
up
to
a
higher
standard
than
non-­‐Jews?
Ø They
have
been
chosen
by
God
and
have
special
status.
Ø They
have
received
special
revela5on
from
God.

12. Why
must
Jews
live
up
to
a
higher
standard
than
non-­‐Jews?
Ø They
have
been
chosen
by
God
and
have
special
status.
Ø They
have
received
special
revela5on
from
God.

13. What
is
a
rabbi
and
what
is
a
cantor?
• Not
a
priest
Rabbi
• A
teacher
• Leads
prayer
Cantor
• Ordained
• Chants
Torah

14. Why
do
Reform
Jews
use
the
word
temple
instead
of
synagogue?
Ø Reformed
Jews
do
not
believe
the
temple
in
Jerusalem
will
be
rebuilt;
therefore,
they
do
not
reserve
the
word
temple
for
a
building
that
is
s5ll
to
come.
Ø They
think
that
the
synagogue
has
replaced
by
the
temple.

15. List
five
roles
the
synagogue
can
play
Ø A
center
of
the
Jewish
religious
community
Ø A
place
of
prayer
Ø A
place
of
study
Ø A
place
of
educa5on
Ø A
place
of
social
work
Ø A
place
of
charitable
work

16. Where
are
the
Torah
scrolls
kept?
The
scrolls
are
kept
in
a
cabinet
in
the
synagogue
called
an
"ark,"
as
in
Ark
of
the
Covenant,
not
as
in
Noah's
Ark

17. Explain
two
ideas
about
the
temple
Ø It
is
a
physical
place
that
will
be
rebuilt
in
the
age
to
come
aSer
the
messiah
comes.
At
that
5me,
there
will
be
thanks
sacrifices
again
at
the
temple.
Ø The
temple
is
no
longer
a
physical
place.
It
will
not
be
rebuilt
in
Jerusalem.
The
synagogue
has
now
taken
its
place.

18. This
concludes
the
ques5ons
that
I
want
you
to
be
familiar
with
for
a
test.