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** __1)Judaism__ ** Judaism is around 3500 years old and is the oldest of the world's four great monotheistic religions (religions with only one god). It's also the smallest, with only about 12 million followers around the world.  There are large Jewish populations in Israel and the U.S.
 * __ http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/jewish.htm __**
 * Index **
 * 1. ** ** [|Where did Judaism originate from?] **


 * 2. ** ** [|What do Jews believe?] **


 * 3. ** ** [|Who is the founder of Judaism?] **

** 4. ** ** [|Who is Abraham?] **

** 5. ** ** [|What is the Symbol of Judaism?] **

** 6. ** ** [|What is a Menorah?] **

** 7. ** ** [|What is a Mezuzah?] **

** 8. ** ** [|Where do Jews worship?] ** ** 9. ** ** [|What are the spiritual leaders called?] **
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 * // 1) Orthodox jews 2) jewish marriage 3) Bar mitzvah….. //**

** 10. ** ** [|What is the Jewish Holy Book called?] **

** 12. ** ** [|What is the most important day of the week for Jews?] **
 * 11. ** ** [|What is the Tanach?] **


 * 13. ** ** [|What happens on the Shabbat in a Jewish family?] ** ** [|What special things do Jews wear?] **

** 14. ** ** [|What is a bar mitzvah and a bat mitzvah?] **


 * 15. ** ** [|What do Jews call marriage?] **

** 16. ** ** [|What are the different types of Jews?] **

** 17. ** ** [|What is Kosher food?] **

18. ** What are the main Jewish festivals? **


 * __What is Kosher food? __ **
 * Kosher foods are those that conform to Jewish law. This means no mixing of dairy and meat, no pork or pork products and no shell fish. Meat **
 * The animal from which the meat is taken must have been slaughtered in accordance with prescribed Jewish ritual. Jews cannot eat meat from any animal which does not both chew its cud (food brought up into the mouth by an animal from its first stomach to be chewed again) and has a split hoof, such as rabbit or hare, pig, horse, dog or cat .Fish**
 * Jews may eat fish that have both fins and scales that are detachable from the skin.A kosher household will have at least two sets of pots, pans and dishes: one for meat and one for dairy **


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 * __ Go down to the end to Worksheets. A very special book __**


 * __ : A very special book. __**
 * What is the Torah? **


 * Where is it stored? **


 * What is YAD? **


 * In which language is it written? **


 * What does Shalom mean? **

What special things do Jews wear? On their heads a devout Jew always wears the **Kippah** to remind him that he is always duty bound to follow the laws of God at all times and in all places. || Tallit (a prayer shawl) Before beginning to worship or pray the devout Jew will often put on a ** tallit **. The fringes on the shawl remind him of the many commandments of the Torah. ||
 * Write it using jewish letters. **
 * Kippah (a skull cap) [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PROFES%7E1/CONFIG%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg]][[image:kippah.jpg]]

The boxes are worn on the left forearm and on the forehead. Inside the boxes are passages from the scriptures. A ** tefilin ** on the left arm is a reminder to keep God's laws with all your heart, because it is near to the heart. A ** tefilin ** on the forehead remind the Jew to concentrate on the teachings of the Torah with all your full mind. Tefilins are worn when praying at home or in the synagogue. ||
 * Tefilin ( small leather box with long leather straps attached) [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PROFES%7E1/CONFIG%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg]][[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PROFES%7E1/CONFIG%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg]][[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PROFES%7E1/CONFIG%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg]]

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 * __2) ISLAM__**

What are the five Pillars of Islam?
These are five duties that every Muslim is obliged to perform. The //five pillars of Islam// help Muslims put their faith into action. > **Salah**: prayer > Muslims are required to pray five times a day, washing themselves before prayer and facing in the direction of Mecca __while__ praying. > Muslims are __required t__o give away __a percentage__ of their __earnings__ to the poor. > Muslims fast for one lunar month each year, a period called Ramadan. During this time, Muslims reflect on their __behaviour.__ > If it is financially possible, Muslims are required to travel to Mecca once in their lifetime http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/today/religion/aut2001/pr02.shtml
 * ** Shahadah ** : declaration of faith
 * ** Zakat ** : giving charity
 * ** Saum ** : fasting during the month of [|Ramadan]
 * ** Hajj ** : __pilgrimage__ to Mecca

Go down to the end of the page. Worksheets Islam glossary. Look at the glossary and explain the following terms:
 * Allah: **


 * Hallal: **


 * Imam **


 * Mecca **


 * Ka’ba **


 * Mosque: **


 * Prayermat: **


 * Ramadam **


 * Salat **


 * Zakat: **

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/today/religion/aut2001/pr02.shtml Go down to the end of the page. Worksheets PRAYER


 * Rearrange the list of prayer times. **
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 * Before praying a Muslim must wash **
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 * Where can Muslims pray_ **


 * What is special about Friday? **


 * When a muslim prays he removes his……and .-................. **


 * Who is the Imam. **


 * When Muslim women go to the Mosque, where to they ** sit?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hinduism.htm Hinduism is practised by more than 80% of India's population.
 * 3) HINDUISM: **
 * Hinduism is the world's third most popular religion, with around 750 million __followers.__ ** The religion of Hinduism originated in Northern India, near the river Indus, about 4000 years ago and is the world's oldest existing religion.
 * ** Place of Origin ** || India ||
 * ** Founder ** || Developed out of Brahminism ||
 * ** Sacred Text ** || [|Vedas, Upanishads] ||
 * ** Sacred Building ** || [|Mandir] ||
 * ** Major Festivals ** || [|Divali] ||
 * ** Holy Place ** || River Ganges ||

What is the symbol of Hinduism? What is the symbol of Hinduism?

 * [|See photographs of other symbols of Hinduism] **** GOOGLE :images **

Who is the __founder__ of Hinduism?
** What is the Hindu place of __Worship?__ ** Most Hindus worship (puja) every day at home and have a **shrine** there. __A shrine__ can be anything ;a room, a small altar or simply pictures or statues. Family members often __worship__ together. The Hindu building for communal worship is called ** Mandir (Hindu Temple **
 * Where does the name Hindu come from? **

__GODS AND GODDESSES __ ** Saraswathi **** )…………………….. ** ** Lakshmi **** - Parvati - Goddess Sakthi - Wife of Lord Shiva **  ** Ganesha **** - …………………………….. **  ** Hanuman………………………… ** Reincarnation
 * The three most important Hindu gods are **
 * Other Hindu gods and goddesses include: Complete the description **
 * Other Hindu gods and goddesses include: Complete the description **
 * Other Hindu gods and goddesses include: Complete the description **
 * [|Pictures] **** :GOOGLE **


 * 1Hindus believe in ****__ reincarnation __**** - a belief that the __soul__ is eternal and 2lives many lifetimes, in one body after another. The soul is sometimes 3born in a human body, sometimes in an animal body and sometimes in a 4plant body etc.. Hindus believe that all forms of life contain a soul, 5and all souls have __the chance__ to experience life in different forms. **
 * __ 6Misfortunes __**** in our present life are the result of acts that we our 7present lives will determine our __fate__ in the ** lives that __follow.__

__ What are the practices of Hindus? __
There are three basic practices: 1 **Worship** 2 **Cremation:** 3 **Compliance with the rules of the caste system** ……… __THE CASTESYSTEM __
 * 1The caste system is the __way__ society is divided into different 2groups. 2__Each__ group has __rules of conduct__ to be __obeyed__. **
 * 3Caste is a __matte__r __of birth__. You cannot become a member of another 4caste and a change of job won't affect it. Change can only come 5about by __re birth__ and the caste into which you are __born__ depends on 6the acts committed in your previous life ( Kharma). **

1According to the Hindu religion, society should be divided into four 2classes __called__. A person had the same //varna// that his or her 3parents had. And he or she had it __from birth to death__ — there was no way 4to change it. 5Each //varna// must observe certain rules of purity. The Brahmins are 6considered so pure that they may never eat food prepared by anyone but 7another Brahmin. This means that Brahmins cannot go to a restaurant 8where the staff are not also Brahmins. Also, marriage outside one's one 9//varna// is usually forbidden 10The caste system is structured so that people marry within their own 11caste, but sometimes they marry outside of it. In fact, having a woman 12marry a man of a __higher__ //varna// is a way for a family __to achieve__ social 13mobility.

|| Most Americans believe in social mobility. Typical American children think that they __can grow up__ to become anyone they want — a fire fighter, a brain surgeon, the president of the United States. Even kids from poor families have __a chance__ of getting rich. Under the ancient caste system in South Asia,. People were born into strict social positions __called__ castes, and their children __belonged__ to the same social class. In fact, under the caste system, parents knew the jobs their kids would have even before the kids were born.
 * Dalit (untouchable) children often have limited opportunities in the caste system.
 * Dalit (untouchable) children often have limited opportunities in the caste system.

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 * The caste system is structured so that people marry within their own caste, but it isn't unheard of to marry outside of it. In fact, having a woman marry a man of a higher //varna// is a way for a family to achieve social mobility.



The Untouchables
There is a fifth major class in Hinduism, Most people call it the " " class because its members are forbidden to touch anyone who belongs to one of the four //varnas//. If a Brahmin __pries__t touches an untouchable, he or she must go through a ritual in which the pollution is washed away.

Untouchables do all the most __unpleasant__ work in South Asia. They are forced to live on the __outskirts__ of towns and villages, and not __share wells__ with //varna// Hindus.

Job Placement
Hindus actually divide each //varna// into many little subsections. These subsections, called //, // work a lot like the //varnas//. A person is born in to the same //jati// as his or her parents and __remains__ there for life.

There are different //jatis// for every __kind__ of job, __such as__ blacksmith, farmer, shoemaker, and accountant. The caste system has relaxed over the last hundred years or so. People can take jobs that are not exactly what their //jati// requires, especially as new types of jobs — such as computer programming, flying airplanes, and installing cable television But, the system is not dead. Two of the questions South Asians often ask about each other when they first meet are "What is your //jati//?" and "What is your //varn//// a // ? __ GODS AND GODDESSES __ ** Saraswathi **** ). ** ** Lakshmi **** - Parvati - Goddess Sakthi - Wife of Lord Shiva **  ** Ganesha **** - **
 * The three most important Hindu gods are **
 * Other Hindu gods and goddesses include: Complete the description **
 * Other Hindu gods and goddesses include: Complete the description **
 * Other Hindu gods and goddesses include: Complete the description **
 * [|Pictures and descriptions of Hindu Gods] **** :GOOGLE **
 * [|Images of Hindu Gods] GOOGLE **