JESUS AND THE
Jewish Institutions
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KYLE TALLOD
MIKAELLA FE BENITO
YUAN SALAZAR
CYRUS AMPARO
SHAENIA CABALO
JASTIN HIDALGO
TEMPLE
And
SYNAGOGUE
"Jesus upheld the synagogue and the temple as
special places of worship "
The Jewish Synagogue
Jewish houses of worship are known as synagogues
The synagogue is a place of worship, a school, a
community center, and a social hall. All rolled into one.
The Jewish Temple
The Temple was the central place of worship for the Jewish
people
The Temple was to Jews sort of what the Vatican is to Catholics,
only even more defined in its importance.
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JEWISH
Jewish
PRAYER
Prayer
LIFE Life
"Jesus observed the Jewish
Prayer Life"
- He uses the prayers that his Jewish culture practiced and he
observed ritual and feasts of the Jewish year. He would also join
Jewish in common prayer.
- The Jews presented prayers of praise to God three times a day.
in the morning, at three o’ clock in the afternoon, and lastly in the
evening
- Jews have the Shema, declaration of faith, they would recite it
at dawn and nightfall
- He would go to the synagogue and pray there on Sabbath day
as the beginning of his public ministry.
- He modified the traditional Jewish prayer when he taught his
disciples to address God as “Our Father”.
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SABBATH
Sabbath
DAY The word Sabbath comes from a Hebrew word
Shabbat meaning rest.
Celebrated on the seventh day of the week or
Sunday
"Jesus taught on It was set aside by the Jews for rest and worship.
Sabbath Day" The purpose of the Sabbath is to give us a certain
day of the week on which to direct our thoughts
and actions toward God.
SABBATH
Sabbath
DAY
How it is celebrated:
They recited the Shema, the Eighteen Benedictions, followed by Scripture reading and
homily in Aramaic that explains the message of the reading.
Keeping the Sabbath was very complicated at the time of Jesus thus, Jesus spoke strongly
for simplicity in keeping the Sabbath and for short prayers.
Jesus told the people that “the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath”.
JEWISH FESTIVALS
& CHRISTIAN The Jews observed national and religious
celebrations with thanksgiving and joyous
FESTIVALS feasting. The feasts of the Jews had a strong
communal character since the Jews realized that
their unity as one nation depended completely on
their being called by God into a covenant.
"J"esus gave new meaning to Jewish
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Hannukah Christmas
celebrated on the 25th of the Hebrew month of celebrated on the 25th of December
Kislev, which is determined by the lunar calendar.
celebrates the birth of Jesus
celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in
Jerusalem mainly celebrated by attending Christmas
Mass, enjoying a hearty dinner, and opening
celebrated by lighting candles, giving gifts and eating presents left under a Christmas tree
fried foods
JEWISH FESTIVALS &
CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS
Passover
celebrated on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, a week long celebration
celebrates the early Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and freedom from slavery
celebrated by family and friends coming together to eat traditional dishes.
A special Seder plate is placed on the table with symbolic foods that represent parts
of the Passover story
Easter
celebrated on the first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the
spring equinox (when the sun crosses the equator line)
celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and freedom from sin and death
celebrated with special church services, music, candlelight, flowers and the
ringing of church bells
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TORAH
Torah
"Jesus upheld the
Torah"
Torah, the Jewish name of Law
Is made of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
The 5 Books include Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
The principal message of the Torah is the absolute unity of God, His creation of the
world and His concern for it, and His everlasting covenant with the people of Israel
It dominates Jewish history, culture, morality and worship.
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