Judaism

Judaism: Nobel Library Dewey Class No. 296
Year Group Topic Description
7 Symbolism the Star of David, menorrah, Magen David
8 Founders Abraham, Moses
8 Holy Book The Torah, Hebrew, +yad, mantle,
7 - 9  Main Beliefs One God, in relationship with his people, showing justice and mercy; The Ten Commandments
 8 God and Prayer The Shema: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one
 8 - 9 Way of Life Love God through study, prayer and holy days, Shabbat
8 Rites of Passage bar and bat mitzvah -- tallith, tephillin and yamulkah; marriage, funeral
8 Place of Worship synagogue
9 Pilgrimage The Western Wall; Yad Vashem (Holocaust Memorial), Jerusalem.
8 Holy Day Saturday (Shabbat begins Friday at sunset)
7, 8 Festivals Days of Awe: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur; Sukkot, Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot; Chanukah and Purim
    Groups Orthodox, Reform and Liberal
     Jewish people Anne Frank, Stephen Spielberg; Chief Rabbi, Dr. Jonathan Sacks
10, 11 Suffering the Holocaust

Links:

http://www.jewfaq.org (Judaism 101: an excellent site; Years 7,8 and 9 select 'Basic')

http://www.about.com (abundant clip art: search for Jewish Symbols)

http://www.ort.org (find out about a Jewish school and their garden)

http://www.torah.org 

http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/jewish (send a card by e-mail to a friend)

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk (find out about Ur from where Abraham came)

http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/year.html (try a quiz on Jewish festivals -- don't forget library books!)

http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/pstoen05.html (Year 8: try the Seder Plate Game and a quiz with your RE exercise book)

http://www.jewish.com (for Years 10/11: a terrific site compiled by a 17 year-old schoolboy. It contains kosher and recipes)

http://www.jewishweb.com/ (world wide Jewish web)

http://www.jewfaq.org/ (an on-line encyclopaedia of Judaism with an American perspective; good for projects)

http://www.thewall.org (pictures of the Western Wall)

http://www.virtualjerusalem.com

http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html

http://re.xs.ucsm.ac.uk

http://www.md.huji.ac.il/chagall/chagall.html (if you like art, test your understanding of symbolism)

http://www.jews.com (Jewish Gallery)

http://www.bbc.co.uk (World Service: Judaism)

http://www.afet.org.uk (Anne Frank Education Trust)

http://www.annefrank.com/ (Anne Frank House)

http://www.paulhopkins.org.uk (for Years 10/11: GCSE RE coursework for interest)

http://www.holocaustmemorialday.gov.uk (for Years 10-13)

http://het.org.uk (Holocaust Educational Trust)

http://bethshalom.com (Holocaust Centre)

http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4025473,00.html article on the Holocaust for Years 10/11)

http://www.theresite.org.uk   (for more websites)

http://www.bod.org.uk (Jewish way of life)

http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/religion (general current religious news)