Judaism Step-by-step

Judaism STEP-BY-STEP

General Advice
Beliefs
Festivals, Fasts and Special Days
Major Divisions and Interpretations
Places and Forms of Worship
Religion and Conflict
Religion in the Family and the Community
Sacred Writings

Beliefs	The Unity and nature of God, including the Shema Covenant and the Messianic hope Torah as Law and the concept and applications of mitzvot (commandments) in life
Festivals	Shabbat Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Pesach (Passover) Sukkot (Tabernacles) General
Divisions	Orthodox and Progressive Jews Zionism, Pilgrimage and the State of Israel Yad Vashem and the theology of the Holocaust (i.e. the religious responses which Jews have made to the suffering which was experienced)
Worship	The mezuzah and other ritual objects; ritual dress - Kippah (Yamulkah, Capel), tallit (prayer shawl), tzizit (fringes), tefillin (phylacteries) Sabbath worship, preparations, Havdalah (division), daily prayers Kashrut (dietary laws) The synagogue, its origins, functions and artefacts Responsibilities of the rabbi, chazan (cantor)
Conflict	The work of Jewish charitable organisations within the Jewish community and beyond For example, Jewish National Fund or Jewish Care Ecology and stewardship -- Kibbutzim Teaching on crime and punishment
Family and Community	Brit Milah (Circumcision) Bar/Bat Mitzvah (son/daughter of the commandment) Kiddushin (marriage) Death, mourning rituals and beliefs about death and dying The perceived role of the family
Sacred Writings	Tenakh -- Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), Ketuvim (Writings); Talmud (learning, commentary on the Torah)