HUM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rosh Hashanah, Simchat Torah, Torah Reading
15 Jun 2020
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Torah or pentateuch or five books of moses. These books contain religious, moral, or social law to guide the life of the. Talmud is a written down version of judaism"s oral tradition interpreting the. Synagogue from the greek root meaning assembly . Purim- celebration of the rescue of jews from king of persia. Pesach or passover- when god passover house of jews in egypt. Shavuot: giving of the torah at mt. Tish"a b av or the first fast of the ninth av. Yom kippur or day of atonement- atone for sins between man and god. Sukkot- festival commemorating wandering in the desert. Shimini atzeret and simchat torah- completion of torah reading. Chanukah- rededication of the temple after it was defiled by the greeks. Outward physical sign between jewish people and god. Cloth guild commissioned second set of doors. Competition would be held to see who the artist would be. Wanted the old testament story of the sacrifice of isaac.
