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Roots, Revelations, and Renewal - Coggle Diagram

- - - - existence - there is a creator who is the First Cause of all that exists
      - unity - God is absolutely one and unparalleled
      - incorporeality - God has no body and is not bound by physical limitations
      - eternity - God is eternal, without beginning or end
      - worship - only one God should be worshipped
    - - prophecy - God communicates to humans through prophecy
      - Moses' prophecy - the prophecy of Moses is first and true
      - divine origin - the Torah comes directly from God
      - immutability - the Torah is the actual word of God and cannot be changed
    - - divine providence - God is aware of all human deeds and thoughts
      - reward and punishment - God rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked
      - Messiah - the Messiah will come
      - resurrection - the dead will be resurrected
- - - - teacher and decider of Jewish Law (Halakhah)
      - has no more authority to preform Jewish rituals than any other adult male Jew
      - spiritual leader since destruction of Temple
      - receives Semikhah - written document of authority
    - - leads congregation in prayer
      - requires musical skills and religious training
      - teaches Bar Mitzvah/ Bat Mitzvah candidates
      - ordained clergy, partners with Rabbi
    - - assists with Torah readings
      - chooses who receives Aliyah (Torah blessing honor)
      - checks reader's pronunciation and chanting
    - - descendant of Aaron (high priest and prophet)
      - historically performed Temple rituals and sacrifices
      - diminished role after Temple destruction
      - receives first Aliyah on Shabbat
      - recites blessing over congregation (Birkat Kohanim)
    - - descendant of tribe of Levi
      - historically performed Temple duties
      - receives second Aliyah and Shabbat
    - - Rebbe - spiritual master, guide, typically hereditary
      - Tzaddik - righteous one w/ implied spiritual power
- - - - Rosh Chodesh (Oct. 23)
      - Parshat Noach (Oct 26)
      - Parshat Lekh Lekha (Nov 1)
      - Parshat Chayei Sarah (Nov 16)
    - - Roah Codesh (Nov 21)
      - Parshat Toldot (Nov 22)
      - Chanukah begins (25 Kislev /Dec 15)
      - Rosh Chodesh Tevet (30 Kislev / Dec 20)
    - - Rosh Chodesh (Dec 21)
      - Chanukah last day (2 Tevet / Dec 30)
      - Feast of Tevet (10 tevet / Dec 30)
      - Parshat Shemot (Jan 11)
  - - - written right to left
      - no vowels (Nikkud)
      - letters have numerical value
      - called "Alef-Bet"