Shalom! This video is for our introduction to Judaism class, the memorization assignment. Of course, anyone else is willing and able to listen. We have for our 16th section, introduction to Judaism class. One thing, we would like them to memorize each session that are pretty important in Judaism. It is not the only things that a Jew should memorize but these are important things. First, is the (foreign language), number two, Bible facts should at least be very familiar with this, you are for sure you should know the five books of the Torah, Genesis, in Hebrew, Bereshit, Exodus, in Hebrew, Shemot, Leviticus, in Hebrew, Vayikra, Numbers, in Hebrew, Bamidbar, and Deuteronomy, in Hebrew, Devarim. And then, the Neviim which is the middle part of the Bible, the early prophets are Joshua, Judges, Samuel 1 and Samuel 2, and Kings 1 and Kings 2. Then you have the 15 prophets. First, you have the 3 bigger ones by size, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, and then you have the12 minor ones, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
And then, Kituvim, the Books of the Writings, the 150 Psalms, Book of Proverbs, and then you have the scrolls. First, you have Job, and then scrolls of Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther, the Book of Daniel, and then Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles 1 and Chronicles 2.
Section three, (foreign language), how good and pleasant it is for friends to dwell in harmony (foreign language).
Four, the Sheheheyanu, every Jew has to know the blessing formula. And so, the beginning of six words always in every blessing, “Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha olam,” now, this is a shorter blessing, just thanking God for something. And so it says, the end is you could say this in all occasions of (foreign language), “She hehiyanu v'kiy'manu v'higi'anu la z'man ha ze”, “blessed are thou, the Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us in life and sustained us, and enabled us to reach this day”.
Five, blessing over the bread and greatly thanking God, this is before you eat a meal, “Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha olam, ha motzi lehem min ha aretz”, “thank you God, blessed are you Oh Lord our God, Ruler of the universe who brings forth bread from the earth”.
Sixth, important dates, Abraham, 1900, Moses, 1300, this are give or take but it is convenient. The first Kings, Saul, David, Solomon, a thousand. 722, conquering the Northern ten tribes by Assyria, 586, conquering the Southern two tribes, Judah by the Babylonians destroying the temple,165, Hannah and the Maccabees, 70’, the second temple destroyed by the Romans, 1492, the Jews expelled from Spain, 1791, French emancipation of the Jews, 1940, the holocaust, 1948, establishment of the State of Israel
Seven, Shalom Aleichem, the song we sing for Shabbat, “Shalom aleichem malachei ha-shareit malachei elyon, mi-melech malchei ha-melachim Ha-Kadosh Baruch Hu”, second one, “Bo'achem le-shalom malachei ha-shalom malachei elyon”, and then the same tune, the third one is, “Barchuni le-shalom malachei ha-shalom”, then goes it on, and the fourth one is, “Tzeit'chem le-shalom malachei ha-shalom malachei elyon, mi-melech malchei ha-melachim Ha-Kadosh Baruch Hu”.
Eight, now this is the (folder language) blessing that everybody should know. It begins the same six words, “Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha olam” and then you wear a (foreign language) that means, (foreign language), “who sanctifies us by your commandments, and commanded us to do what”. In this case the candles for Shabbat, l'hadlik ner shel Shabbat, that is a key phrase. And for conversion you would say, instead of the (foreign language).
Nine, the holiday cycle in months, Tishri, September, October, you have Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Succoth, Cheshvan, October, November, you have (foreign language) commemoration, Kislev, November, December, you have Hannukah, on the 20 for the Kislev, Tevet, again, December, January, the Hannukah, usually the beginning of it any way, I mean as always. Shevat, January, February, the 15th day of Shevat is the holiday, Tu Bishvat, Adar, February, March, the Purim is on Adar 14, Nisan, March, April, and Pesach is on the 15th of Adar. And I am sorry, Nisan and Yom Hashoah (foreign language). Iyar, April, May, the fourth of Iyar is, Israel Memorial Day, the fifth is Israel Independence Day, Sivan, May, June, the sixth and seventh is Shavuot. Tammuz, June, July, the beginning of the three weeks of the 17th of Tammuz of mourning. Av, July, August, the ninth of August is the commemoration of the obstruction of the temples, Elul, August, September, (foreign language).
I am going to stop here and I will do the second starting with section 10.
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