Judaism by Jaeden Hill https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd en-us 2019-02-05 14:36:58 UTC 2019-02-12 14:46:29 UTC hello@padlet.com How do you become Jewish? jhill217 https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/327796806 Jewish religions agree that a person can be a Jew either by birth to a Jewish mother or through conversion. Conversion to Judaism will include rituals, and a court will test your sincerity by evaluating your knowledge, motivations and intent to live as a Jew. Once you are converted you will be given a Hebrew name.

source: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-conversion-process/]]> 2019-02-05 14:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/327796806 Why do Jews where the hat? dbottil1 https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/327801989 They wear the "Kippah" because in Jewish culture its seen as honoring god. They also wear it because it helps them stand out. It is the most visible religious emblem for Jewish men. Women will also wear a Kippah because it is said that married women shouldn't go out bald headed. It is said that if a man walks four cubits with a bare head, "his life will depart from him."

source: https://www.thejc.com/judaism/features/why-men-cover-their-heads-1.433761]]> 2019-02-05 14:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/327801989 How many Jewish people are there in Minnesota? pwefelme https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/327802824  there are about 45,600 jewish people in Minnesota. and 1990 there was only 6,000 Jews in Minnesota. Out of the population of all Minnesotans,  1.45% of them are jewish. and most of the population lives in the Minneapolis area.

source: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-population-in-the-united-states-by-state]]> 2019-02-05 14:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/327802824 who is the Jewish god? pwefelme https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/327811761 their god is Tetragrammaton. but they usually just pronounce his name as HaShem, which means the name. In prayer the Tetragrammaton is substituted with the pronunciation Adonai, which means My Master. Traditional Judaism emphasizes God as personal but also transcendent. Modern Judaism shows their God as a force or ideal.

source: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/about-god-in-judaism/]]> 2019-02-05 15:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/327811761 Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah jhill217 https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/328072652 Bar Mitzvah is a Jewish coming of age ritual for boys at age 13 and a Bat Mitzvah is a Jewish coming of age ritual for girls at age 12 and one day. For boys it is regarded that once they are 13 they ready to observe religious principles and eligible to take part in public worship. For girls it is regarded as the age of religious maturity

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_and_Bat_Mitzvah]]> 2019-02-06 00:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/328072652 Jewish Holy Book jhill217 https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/328100207 The basis for Jewish law and tradition is Torah.There are 613 commandments in this book. The meaning of Torah is to signify the first five books in the Old Testament. It is written in Hebrew, the oldest of the Jewish languages and was handwritten. The original scroll is never touched by hand and can only be read by someone who was trained to do so.

source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/texts/torah.shtml]]> 2019-02-06 03:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jhill217/rr7rwayl9hnd/wish/328100207