Piracy for history

• Jesus


  Rode in on a donkey
• People


  Waved palm branches and cloaks on the ground
• Donkey


  Came from Bethphage
• There were many traders selling things in the temple
• Last Supper


  1. Before Jesus was crucified, he celebrated Passover with the disciples

  2. Judas betrayed him

  3. When he broke the bread, he said "this is my body"
• There are around 14.5-17.4 million Jews in the world today
• Jewish


  If you are born to a Jewish mother, then you are Jewish
• Aspects of being Jewish

  • Historical - Jews belong to a tradition that dates back 4000 years
  • Social - Being with other Jews and doing things together
  • Religious - They pray and keep the Sabbath
  • Political - Jews are part of a people dispersed throughout the world
  • Cultural - Enjoying Jewish songs, eating special foods and doing things a certain way
• Jewish cultural practices


  • Kippah (skullcap) worn by boys as a mark of respect
  • Mezuzah - placed on every doorway, people touch it as they pass through
  • Ner Tamid - lamp that always burns above the door of the Ark
  • Star of David - symbol pointing up to heaven and down to earth
  • Bimah - reading platform found in the center of a Synagogue, scrolls unrolled here
  • Yad - silver pointer used to follow the words in the scrolls as they are read out loud
  • Menorah - branched candlestick used during Hanukkah
  • Ark - big cupboard containing the Torah scrolls
• Star of David


  Symbol that Jews should live their life on earth the way God wants them to
• Sections of the Tanakh

  • Torah
  • Nevi'im
  • Ketuvim
• Books of the Torah

  • Genesis
  • Exodus
  • Leviticus
  • Numbers
  • Deuteronomy
• Religious Education