Depth Study One: Judaism
Introductory Resources
Waverley Library [http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/04_judaism/principal_belief02.html] has a short summary of the main Jewish beliefs. Use the re
The very best introductory site is BBC: Religion [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/]. This is a short quick overview of the main tenets of the Jewish faith.
A more personal in-depth introduction to Judaism can be found in this episode of Compass: Why I am still Jewish [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s3840700.htm]. This shows six different ways of being Jewish in C21st Australia.
Essential Beliefs: The nature of God
Waverley Library [http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/04_judaism/principal_belief01.html]
Essential Beliefs: Sacred Texts
Waverley Library [http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/04_judaism/sacred_text_summary.html]
Essential Beliefs: Abraham and the Covenant
Israel and Judaism Studies [http://www.ijs.org.au/Abraham-and-the-Covenant/default.aspx]
Waverley Library [http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/04_judaism/principal_belief03.html]
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Essential beliefs: Moses and the Ten Commandments
Compass: Who was Moses? [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s271762.htm]
Waverley Library [http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/04_judaism/principal_belief02.html] has a short summary of the main Jewish beliefs. Use the re
The very best introductory site is BBC: Religion [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/]. This is a short quick overview of the main tenets of the Jewish faith.
A more personal in-depth introduction to Judaism can be found in this episode of Compass: Why I am still Jewish [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s3840700.htm]. This shows six different ways of being Jewish in C21st Australia.
Essential Beliefs: The nature of God
Waverley Library [http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/04_judaism/principal_belief01.html]
Essential Beliefs: Sacred Texts
Waverley Library [http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/04_judaism/sacred_text_summary.html]
Essential Beliefs: Abraham and the Covenant
Israel and Judaism Studies [http://www.ijs.org.au/Abraham-and-the-Covenant/default.aspx]
Waverley Library [http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/04_judaism/principal_belief03.html]
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Essential beliefs: Moses and the Ten Commandments
Compass: Who was Moses? [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s271762.htm]
Jewish Ethics
Compass: Being Jewish but gay [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s155372.htm]
Compass: Food for Thought [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s3576830.htm] looks at the ideas behind Kosher and Halal food, including the ethics of animal welfare.
Compass: Being Jewish but gay [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s155372.htm]
Compass: Food for Thought [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s3576830.htm] looks at the ideas behind Kosher and Halal food, including the ethics of animal welfare.
Rituals/Rites of Passage
Compass: Mazel Tov! [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2640022.htm] looks at how Jewish children celebrate becoming adults in their Bar or Bat Mitzbah.
Compass: Faithfully Yours [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2601085.htm] follows the wedding preparations of wedding that unites a Ukranian Catholic with a South African Jew.
Compass: Mazel Tov! [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2640022.htm] looks at how Jewish children celebrate becoming adults in their Bar or Bat Mitzbah.
Compass: Faithfully Yours [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2601085.htm] follows the wedding preparations of wedding that unites a Ukranian Catholic with a South African Jew.