...Hanukkah Aaron Martin Anita Rubio John Nobles Jaswinder Singh Porche Perry REL/134 April 30, 2012 Gary D. Christiansen, M.DIV., M. Ed. Hanukkah Hanukkah is an early winter festival recalling the rededication of the “Second Temple” with the lighting of candles for eight days. In 167 BCE the Seleucid ruler, Antiochus IV took over the temple, apparently with the intention of introducing the worship of Greek God Zeus to the site. He deliberately placed on the altar a dish of pork; a forbidden meat. He also forbade circumcision; a religious practice. His acts caused so much hatred among the Jews that they rebelled. Led by the Jewish family of five brothers, the Maccabees; the Jews took back the rule of their country, and the temple was rededicated to the worship of Israel’s one God. This winter festival widely kept today is a joyous memorial that recalls the rededication of the “Second Temple”, which is observed for eight days and eight nights starting on the 25th day of Kislev (according to the Hebrew calendar), which may occur any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a unique candelabrum, the nine-branched Menorah or Hanukiah, one additional light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. The typical Menorah consists of eight branches with an additional raised branch. The extra light is called a Shamash and is given a distinct location, usually...
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...MY PROJECT ON JUDAISM FESTIVAL NAME: SANATEA BRYCE AND KHIMARELY WHITE SCHOOL: CAMPERDOWN HIGH SCHOOL TITLE:JUDAISM FESTIVALS SUBJECT: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHER’S NAME: MRS TREASURE- SMITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all I would like to thank god my creator who has given me the knowledge to understand this project that My religious education teacher Mrs Treasure smith has given to me, I also thank Aunty Donna for putting a little effort in helping me With this project. Once again a big thank you all……………………………………………………!! INTRODUCTION This project is base on Judaism festivals or festivals in Judaism. it plays a very important role in our life because it helps you to know more about religious education. Many children nowadays take religious education for granted the important of other religions and our religion which is Christianity. Without thinking about how important it would be to know about other religions and ower own religion. Understanding how ower religion and other religions operate, the good ideas that lies behind reading and knowing more about what happening in different part of the world and what type of rules do some Caribbean places followed by like for example India which is where you can go and find Hinduism let their young ones married at an early age but like we Jamaica ower children start that at the latest 18 years of age. This is what religious education set for us to learn. TABLE OF CONTENT ROSH HASHANAH……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 ...
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... 2013 Hanukkah Hanukkah is an eight day and night celebration. That begins in the Jewish month called Kislev, occurring in November or December of a secular calendar. The word Hanukkah means dedication. The holiday is rededication of the holy temple in Jerusalem (165 B.C). The event was established when Jewish victory over the Syrian Greeks. Hanukkah is a holiday that has significance like Christmas. The celebration has a meaningful history, traditions practices, and cultural differences in the various branches of Judaism. The story is in 168 B.C. the Jewish temple was seized by the Syrian Greek soldiers. The Jewish people were afraid to fight back. After the Syrian Greek Emperor ordered all Jews to worship Greek gods. The Jews began to resistance and join together to retake their land from the Greeks. The rebels were called Maccabees. Maccabees got control of their land and returned to the temple of Jerusalem. The Jews were forced to eat swine and worship ideal gods. So to cleanse their selves they burned ritual oils in the temple of Jerusalem for eight days. The significant thing was there was only enough oil for one day but, the oil surprised the Jews and lasted eight days. That was the miracle of Hanukkah. There are many traditions when it comes to celebrating Hanukkah. The celebration involves games, the songs, and foods. One of the games is called dreidel. It’s the spinning of the four side toy. The songs are like Dreidel song, and the Hanukkah song made...
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...Jewish Holy Day Hanukkah REL/134 Jewish Holy Day Hanukkah Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. Jewish law says Hanukkah is one of the less important Jewish holidays. Hanukkah is much more widespread now because of the date are close to Christmas. The Hebrew calendar determines the dates of Hanukkah. Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, and concludes on the 2nd or 3rd day of Tevet. Kislev can have 29 or 30 days. These dates correspond with late November through late December on the nonspiritual calendar. According to the Hebrew calendar, Hanukkah starts at sunset on 16 December 2014, 6 December 2015 and 24 December 2016. During the year of 2013, Hanukkah started at sunset on 27 November 2013. The American holiday Thanksgiving Day, was on 28 November 2013 during Hanukkah. This was the third time Thanksgiving occurred during Hanukkah since President Abraham Lincoln declared it a national holiday. This incident occurred last in 1899 and is said not to occur again in the foreseeable future based on the Jewish calendar. The definition of the Hebrew word Hanukkah is dedication. This definition prompts us to realize that the Jewish holiday memorializes the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Jews successfully took conquered the Greeks in 165 B.C.E. The Jewish Temple was taken over in 165 B.C.E. by Greek military and devoted to the reverence the god Zeus. The takeover was an unexpected...
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...Hanukkah lights should burn for at least one half hour after it gets dark. The custom of the Vilna Gaon observed by many residents of Jerusalem as the custom of the city, is to light at sundown, although most Hassidim light later, even in Jerusalem. Many Hasidic Rebbes light much later, because they fulfill the obligation of publicizing the miracle by the presence of their Hasidim when they kindle the lights. Inexpensive small wax candles sold for Hanukkah burn for approximately half an hour, so on most days this requirement can be met by lighting the candles when it is dark outside. Friday night presents a problem, however. Since candles may not be lit on the Shabbat itself, the candles must be lit before sunset. However, they must remain lit until the regular time—thirty minutes after nightfall—and inexpensive Hanukkah candles do not burn long enough to meet the requirement. A simple solution is to use longer candles, or the traditional oil lamps. In keeping with the above-stated prohibition, the Hanukkah menorah is lit first, followed by the Shabbat candles which signify its onset.[original research?] [edit] Blessings over the candles Typically three blessings (Brachot singular Brachah) are recited during this eight-day festival. On the first night of Hanukkah, Jews recite all three blessings; on all subsequent nights, they recite only the first two.[37] The blessings are said before or after the candles are lit depending on tradition. On the first night of Hanukkah...
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...Jewish Holidays Passover: 15th of Nisan (spring, March-April) The Passover in Hebrew is known as Pesach. It begins in the Sunset of Monday, April 10, 2017, and ends at the nightfall of Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The Pesach is depicted in the book of Exodus 12:23. It describes the day when God passed over Israelites. During the Passover, the Israelites usually celebrate their Liberation from the Egyptian bondage. This is when God delivered them from slavery in Egypt. The Passover is also considered to be one of the most theologically important holidays in the Jewish calendar. It normally goes for eight days but in other communities, it lasts for only one week. The Jews are prohibited to eat any bread or leavened food. They are only allowed to eat unleavened bread and traditional foods made of ground matzah referred to as matzah meal. Such foods may include gefilite fish, ponge cake cakes and cookies made from Nuts and macaroons (Hexham, 89). Other activities comprise of the Jewish reading the Haggadah to retell the story of the Exodus and their migration from Egypt. During the Passover, the firstborns of Israel must fast to thank God for being merciful and sparing them. The seventh day usually marks the day they crossed the Red Sea. On the last day, the Yizkor memorial prayer is recited for dead. Feast of Weeks: Shavuot Shavuot begins in the sunset of Saturday, June 11, 2016, and ends at the nightfall of Monday, June 13, 2016. The name Shavuot is a Hebrew name that means Weeks...
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...Name: Instructors name: Course: Date: Jewish Holy Day of Hanukkah With many religions worldwide, there are special and dedicated times of the year where followers celebrate the associated holidays with the religion practiced. I had the privilege of celebrating one of the historic Jewish Holy Days called Hanukkah or Chanukah with my friends from the Jewish community. Chanukah or Hanukkah celebrates Jewish rededication of their temple in Jerusalem during the second century. Chanukah or Hanukkah as I came to learn means dedication in Hebrew and it commemorates a miracle which is oil based. The festival ran for eight consecutive days and each of the days was marked with games, dances, songs, oily fried foods, candle lighting and a lot of joy and laughter. Each day of Hanukkah we thanked God by reciting a complete ‘Hallel’ during the Morning Prayer service. We also inserted a special thanks giving prayer and read from the Torah. After each Morning Prayer service we ate oily fried foods such as fried potato pancakes also known as latkes, deep fried doughnuts also known as sufganiyot, cheese and a lot of dairy foods. We also got to play dreidel games. From the brief history given I came to learn that during the ancient days, the Greek oppressors banned Torah schools and so the young children would study deep in the forest. All this while, they would post sentry to make them aware of Greek patrols. When the soldiers came, the kids would hide or bury their texts into the...
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...Thematic Unit Plan Miryum Mochkin TEAM Curriculum Development and Planning TEM 730 Etti Siegel October 27, 2013 Thematic Unit Plan In honor of the Holiday of Chanukah, in my Pre-K classroom I plan to spend two weeks dedicated to teaching this topic. This will give you the full spectrum of what and how the pre-k will be learning about this special holiday. The topic will be incorporated so that the children’s learning experience with all five senses. An article in the San Francisco Examiner explained that by incorporating the five senses into the learning experience of a child, “One creates opportunities for each child to reach beyond their abilities. Then they will discover what a wonderful world they have to discover and enjoy” (Heyen 2012). The lesson goal is for the children and be prepared physically, mentally, and spiritually for the holiday. The children will learn the origin and understand all the symbolism surrounding this holiday. The point is to get the children to understand the value of their unique history as a part of the Jewish nation. As a result of this lesson each child will be gain a deeper rooted connection to his individual Jewish identity. There is a collective responsibility to preserve Judaism as a community. Literature will be the initial focus regarding the celebration of Chanukah. Through auditory and visual stimulation provided by the books the children...
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...Israel’s Freedom Exodus begins where Genesis leaves off as God deals with His chosen people, the Jews. It traces the events from the time Israel entered Egypt as guests of Joseph, who was powerful in Egypt, until they were eventually delivered from the cruel bondage of slavery. Chapters 1-14 describe the conditions of oppression of the Jews under Pharaoh, the rise of Moses as their deliverer, the plagues God brought upon Egypt for the refusal of their leader to submit to Him, and the departure from Egypt. God’s sovereign and powerful hand is seen in the miracles of the plagues—ending with the plague of death of the firstborn and the institution of the first Passover—the deliverance of the Israelites, the parting of the Red Sea, and the destruction of the Egyptian army. The suffering of the enslaved Jewish People increased. When Moses was 80 years old and his brother Aaron was 83 years old, they entered the palace of King Pharaoh to deliver a message: "The God of Israel said, 'Let My people go, that they may serve me." Pharaoh did not believe in the God of the Israelites, and he refused to let the Jewish slaves go free. When Pharaoh continued to refuse to liberate the children of Israel, Moses and Aaron warned him that God would punish both him and his people with plagues. According to the book of Exodus, when Pharaoh hardened his heart and refused to let the Israelites leave Egypt, God brought a series of devastating “plagues” upon the people of the Nile. The plagues were...
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...Jewish Holy Day of Hanukkah REL/134 November 1, 2011 Instructor: Tim Westley Jewish Holy Day of Hanukkah With most religions there are special times of the year that people of faith celebrate holidays associated with the religion one practices. Hanukkah or Chanukah celebrates the Jewish rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the Second century B.C. Legend says Jews rose up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors during the Maccabean Revolt (History.com, 2011). The meaning of Hanukkah in Hebrew is dedication, and is an eight day festival, known as the festival of lights which begins on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev; usually in the months of November or December. Hanukkah for those who do not practice Judaism is probably the best known holiday celebrated in the Jewish faith. The reason for this knowledge is because of its proximity to the Christmas holiday celebrated by Christians. Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas that many non-Jews come to believe (Jewish Virtual Library, 2011). The Hanukkah celebration praises a miracle which is said to have occurred during the Maccabean Revolt. It is said that God made the one day's worth of oil burn for eight days, thus giving us the term Festival of Lights. There is only one essential ritual of Hanukkah and it is the lighting of candles. The Hanukkah candles are held a candelabrum which holds nine candles. This is special form of menorah (Molloy, 2010). The menorah in the Jewish faith is believed to portray the...
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...Hannukah Around the World Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It is in fact the only Jewish holiday that is not mentioned in Jewish scripture. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which coincides with late November-late December on the secular calendar. In Hebrew, the word "hanukkah" means "dedication." The name reminds us that this holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E. Hanukkah traditions are strictly followed to celebrate the festival. One of the very important Hanukkah traditions is lighting the nine-branched candelabrum called Menorah. One candle is lit on each night of the eight-day festival. Three Jewish prayers are chanted before the candles on the Menorah are lit. According to the Hanukkah tradition, an extra candle is used to light the rest of the candles of the candelabrum. The extra candle is called as the "Shamash" or the 'servant candle', the single candle located at the middle of the candelabrum. After all the lights are kindled, Hanukkah songs are sung as part of the Hanukkah traditions. Games such as dreidel are played. Traditional Hanukkah food is cooked during the festival with oil as the key ingredient. Delicious Jelly donuts, fried latkes, pancakes, deep fried puffs are some of the most common foods served during the festival. Gift giving is another popular Hanukkah tradition. The Jewish children receive small...
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...Hanukkah Kelley Patterson Rel/134 July 24, 2013 Mr. Traffanstedt Hanukkah If a person is not Jewish then they may not understand or even know what Hanukkah is. I assumed like most people that Hanukkah was like the Jewish Christmas. After researching this holiday I have found that it is nothing like Christmas. So this leaves some people asking what Hanukkah is and what makes it so special? In this paper I will discuss the historical origin, the meaning of the day, when it takes place, and the activities that go along with the celebration of Hanukkah. This story of the Jews and Hanukkah dates back to a rocky time in the history of the Jews. It begins when the Jew’s was in the territory of Israel, which was governed by Syria, during this time under Antiochus III ruling, they always had been allowed to freely follow their customs until Antiochus IV Epiphanes became ruler in 175BCE. Antiochus IV forbid the Jewish religion and forced the Jews to worship the Greek Gods. Antiochus increasingly persecuted the Jews throughout his reign. The Jews were killed in large numbers, their temple in Jerusalem was vandalized, and in 167 BCE an alter to Zeus was built inside the temple, this angered the Jews and at this point they decided to fight back. A priest named Mattathias and his sons, who included Judah Maccabee, led the battle against Antiochus. Although they were greatly out numbered, they won the fight. Upon the return to their temple, they discovered it had been...
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...11/6/12 Paschal Mystery and the Passover The Paschal Mystery is one of the central concepts of the Christian faith relating to the history of salvation. The work God the Father sent his Son to accomplish on earth, it says in 1 Corinthians 5: 7, “get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb has been sacrificed. The Passover is a Jewish festival which was prepared in John 19: 14, Jesus’ disciples were instructed to go to the city where a man will meet them caring a jar of water and he will lead them to wherever he enters and they must go to the master of the house and ask where they may eat the Passover with their disciples, he will show them a large upper room and they will prepare there (Mark 14: 12-16). In the Passover, all food is available thru Jesus’ Eucharistic undertones (John 6: 51-55). The Passover commemorates the story of Exodus, which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. The Bible tells that God helped the Children of Israel escape slavery in Egypt by inflicting ten plagues upon the Egyptians before the Pharaoh would release his Israelite slaves, the tenth plague was the worst, it involved having the death of the Egyptian first born. “Each family must raise a lamb that is a year old. Slaughter it on the 18th day the blood is taken and spread on the doorpost allowing the pharaoh’s army to Passover the house hold” (Exodus 12: 1-6). The Passover is also known as the feast of unleavened...
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...Liberty University I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE JOHN, BIBL323 PROFESSOR: DR. DAVID WALLACE BY: LEAH MILLER AUGUST, 2012 I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE The most popular period in the ministry of Christ begins in John chapter 6, (Towns, pointecast) and John begins this chapter with the events of the most popular of the sign miracles: the feeding of 5,000. It was the time of the Feast of Passover, and multitudes had traveled to Jerusalem for the purpose of attending this mandatory event. Jesus would use the miracle of feeding the 5,000 to satisfy their physical hunger, but also to illustrate their need for spiritual nourishment. [1] Jesus went to the mountain to sit with His disciples, and a large multitude of people had followed Him due to the many miracles he had performed. The people did not follow Him because they believed that He was the Son of God, but because they believed that He could feed them food to satisfy their physical hunger.[2] They were physically hungry, and Jesus used the boy’s lunch of five loaves and two fishes to feed the multitude. The Passover combined with the sign miracle of feeding the five thousand were the perfect backdrop for the Bread of Life discourse. Later that evening the disciples went out on the lake in a boat to head for Capernaum, and a storm came up. Jesus walked on the water to join them, and their boat miraculously ended up at the shore where they were headed. The multitude from the day before waited for Jesus on the other side...
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...The Jewish Holy Days Passover-PESAH The purpose of this paper is to enlighten you on facts relevant to the Passover- PESAH a Jewish Holy Days. Topics of discussion will be the year of the holy days, the historic origin of the holy days, religious practices pertaining to it. It will briefly identify theological or cultural differences that may lead to differences in the observance of the holy day by way of Judaism. Many theologians and researches have viewed the Passover as the being a feast or festival that lasted for a period of eight days. During the festival the Jews were ordered to seek Pilgrimage in Temple in Jerusalem (Ex. 23:14). It was marked by the last known plague to hit the Egyptians which was the death of their first-born sons. The Passover would take place during these periods: The Passover Starts at Sundown Pesach - Hebrew Calendar Date Sun, Apr. 17, 2011 Mon, 14 Nisan 5771 Thu, Apr. 5, 2012 Fri, 14 Nisan 5772 Sun, Mar. 24, 2013 Mon, 14 Nisan 5773 Sun, Apr. 13, 2014 Mon, 14 Nisan 5774 Thu, Apr. 2, 2015 Fri, 14 Nisan 5775 Thu, Apr. 21, 2016 Fri, 14 Nisan 5776 The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord’s Feast of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. For seven days present an offering made to the Lord by fire. And on the seventh...
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