REST 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Saadia Gaon, Mesa, Cistercians
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Bar mitzvah (aramaic for son of the commandments") or bat mitzvah (daughter ) reflect a number of the features that jews regard as most significant in their tradition generally. Saturday for jews is the day of rest, called the sabbath. A day for prayer and public assembly in the synagogue. During the bar mitzvah the teenager reads two selections from the bible: one from the. Pentateuch (the five books of moses), and the prophets . The torah the teenager reads publicly from this, the scripture that jews are expected to read and study throughout their lives. Judaism gave rise to two religions: christianity and islam. Judaism is the first to believe in one god. (where it originated) The history of israel is contained in the torah. The first eleven chapters of genesis provide the background that explains why god had to choose a specific people to convey his ideas to the human race.
