Religious Studies 1023E Lecture 7: Lecture 7 - Judaism

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: Mahdi Tourage

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Y 4 special days in the year celebrated differently by each tradition. summer solstice longest day of the year: june 21. winter solstice shortest day of the year: december 21. one jewish person did miracles y not enough oil to light lamps, made it so that there was enough for eight days. celebrating new new light , connected it to a jewish historical event y passover (pesach) (same time as easter: celebrating the exodus of the israelites from egypt by moses, one week, ceremonial cleaning of the house. Israelites didn t have time for the bread to rise. remove all bread that is made with yeast. matzah flat bread, eat it for 8 days. Jewish prophet, never died, taken away by god on a chariot: when the messiah comes back, elijah will be the herald of the messiah, expect/waiting for the messiah, have the door.