Lesson 2 - a ritual of Judaism

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Lesson 2
A ritual of Judaism
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This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Lesson 2
A ritual of Judaism

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Lesson goals & lesson structure
  • Knowledge: the concept 'ritual', a Bar Mitzvah in Judaism
  • Skills: actively engage in quiz questions, doing some simple Google research

  1. Explanation: a ritual
  2. Explanation: Bar Mitzvah
  3. Video + quiz questions
  4. Working independently 
  5. Reflection: what do we know now?

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Ritual
  • A ritual is a ceremony or pattern of actions used in a worship (although rituals aren't exclusively religious). 
  • Rituals are usually performed on 'special occasions': a prayer, a ceremony in a religious building or coming-of-age-rituals.
  • These coming-of-age-rituals are mostly performed on important moments in human life (birth, marriage, death).

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Bar mitzvah
  • An important ritual in Judaism is called 'Bar mitzvah'.  
  • Bar mitzvah refers to the coming-of-age ritual in Judaism; 
  • According to Jewish law, before children reach a certain age, the parents are responsible for their child's actions. Once Jewish children reach that age, they are said to "become" a bar mitzvah, at which point they begin to be held accountable for their own actions. 

Slide 4 - Slide

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Slide 5 - Video

00:37
From which book does Ethan has to read something?
A
Torah
B
New Testament
C
Midrash
D
Talmud

Slide 6 - Quiz

01:22
Ethan reads a strange language. Which is it?
A
Greek
B
German
C
Hebrew
D
Egyptian

Slide 7 - Quiz

02:15
Ethan does his Bar mitzvah in the honour of someone who died at a dramatic, historical event. Which one?
A
The First World War
B
9/11
C
The Cold War
D
The Holocaust

Slide 8 - Quiz

Working independently
  • Do some simple Google searches again. Answer the following questions (write down your answers in a Word-document):
  1. What's the coming-of-age-ritual at birth for boys in Judaism? Find the Hebrew and English word. 
  2. Who administers the ritual? Who performs it?
  • You got five minutes.
timer
5:00

Slide 9 - Slide

What's the coming-of-age-ritual at birth for boys in Judaism?

Slide 10 - Open question

Who administers the ritual? Who performs it?

Slide 11 - Open question

Reflection: what do we know now?
  • A ritual is a ceremony or pattern of actions used in a worship (although rituals aren't exclusively religious). 
  • Bar mitzvah refers to the coming-of-age ritual in Judaism. 
  • There are other coming of age-rituals: Brit milah (circumcision) and a chuppah (wedding ceremony) and a Jewish funeral. These are also important rituals in Judaism.

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