RE204 Lecture Notes - Ethnic Group, Minhag, Talmud
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Yamim nora"im (the day of awe)/ high holy days (ten days of repentance) Rosh hashanah (head of the year = new years) / yom teruah. What do you know about judaism? religion/race or a group of people/culture. Symbols - star of david / menorah. Very old - about 3000 years, root of the abrahamic traditions. Other abrahamic traditions - christianity, islam, baha"i. Abrahamic because it roots from abraham: central patriarch, made first covenant with god. Community centered upon shared worship of deity: believing in some form of the divine, extraordinary there are religions with many gods/no gods. Understanding of sacred and profane as being in relationship with divine system and provides paradigm. System of values, symbols, shared beliefs and knowledge/stories that imbue world and humanity with meaning. Set of identity tools that provide personal meaning and values as well as system of sacred rites for life events faith/action fellowship.
