1. What is the Torah?
2. What is Jewish law?
3. What does Shabbat Shalom mean?
4. Why do some men wear a kippah, while others do not?
5. What are the origins of Judaism?
6. Who was Moses? Was he the equivalent of Jesus for Christians?
7. What are the denominations in Judaism?
8. What is a circumcision or bris?
9. What is a Bar Mitzvah?
10. Why are Jewish weddings held under a canopy or tent?
11. Why does the groom break a glass during the wedding ceremony?
12. Why do Jews mourn their dead for seven days?
13. Why is Hebrew read from right to left?
14. What does kosher mean?
15. What is the Jewish view of Jesus?
16. Do Jews believe in an afterlife?
17. What are the major Jewish holidays? What is their significance?
18. Is Hannukah a major holiday for Jews?
Answers don't need to go into great detail, just something to give me a little insight please.
FYI!
Please don't give your personal opinion on the religion. I, myself, am not religious. It's just a class. I am not being converted nor am I converting anyone. This class is extremely openminded so please keep your personal comments to yourself. THANKS
2. What is Jewish law?
3. What does Shabbat Shalom mean?
4. Why do some men wear a kippah, while others do not?
5. What are the origins of Judaism?
6. Who was Moses? Was he the equivalent of Jesus for Christians?
7. What are the denominations in Judaism?
8. What is a circumcision or bris?
9. What is a Bar Mitzvah?
10. Why are Jewish weddings held under a canopy or tent?
11. Why does the groom break a glass during the wedding ceremony?
12. Why do Jews mourn their dead for seven days?
13. Why is Hebrew read from right to left?
14. What does kosher mean?
15. What is the Jewish view of Jesus?
16. Do Jews believe in an afterlife?
17. What are the major Jewish holidays? What is their significance?
18. Is Hannukah a major holiday for Jews?
Answers don't need to go into great detail, just something to give me a little insight please.
FYI!
Please don't give your personal opinion on the religion. I, myself, am not religious. It's just a class. I am not being converted nor am I converting anyone. This class is extremely openminded so please keep your personal comments to yourself. THANKS