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Paper 1: Beliefs, 1hr 45mins, 96 marks + 6 marks for SPAG, worth 50% of GCSE
Judaism:
Key Beliefs
Nature of God
Divide presence (Shekhinah)
Beliefs about life after death
Judgement
Resurrection
Nature + role of the Messiah
Different views on their role + importance
Covenant and the Mitzvot
Promised land, covenant with Abraham and
Genesis 12:1-3
Covenant at Sinai + importance
Role of Moses
Ten commandments
Key moral principles, inc. justice, healing the
world, charity + kindness
Sanctity of life + ‘saving a life’ (Pikuach Nefesh)
Relationship between freewill + 613 Mitzvot
Mitzvot between man + God and Mitzvot
between man + man
Practices
Synagogue and worship
Synagogue + its importance
Design of synagogue
Differences of reformed + orthodox
synagogues
Public acts of worship
Significance of Prayer, inc. Amidah + standing
prayer
Shabbat at home + synagogue, significance
Worship at home + private prayer
Tenakh (written law) and Talmud (oral law), their
study, use + significance in daily life
Family Life and Festivals
Rituals + significance
Birth ceremonies, including Brit Milah
Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Marriage ceremony
Mourning rituals
Dietary laws, significance + views on importance
Festivals - importance, origins and meaning of:
Rosh Hashanah + Yom Kippur
Pesach