Holy Thursday

Maundy Thursday is the Christian feast or holy day on the Thursdays before Thursday that commemorate the last supper of Jesus Christ when he shared a Passover meal with his disciples on the night before he was crucified, before the Passover meal, Jesus washed the feet of the disciples and during the meal. Jesus took the bread and wine and asked his father to bless it, this is why many churches hold communion services as part of their holy Thursday celebrations .
It is the 5th day of Holy Week, proceeded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday. The disciples of Jesus were originally involved in this celebration.

7 Sacraments

- Baptism
- Confirmation
- Reconciliation
- Communion (Eucharist)
- Marriage
- Holy Orders
- Annointing of the Sick

Christianity Webquest

Christianity WebQuest

How many followers are there of Christianity worldwide?   2.1 billion

Place of Origin: Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Israel

Founder: God

Sacred Text: New Testament

Name the two major Christian festivals:  Christmas and Easter                       

What are the four names that Jesus is known by? Jesus, Messiah, Emmanuel and Saviour , Son of God

What is the name of the people who believe in Jesus Christ and follow His teachings? 

Christians

Christians believe that there is only one God, but that this one God consists of 3 “persons”.  Name the three persons: Trinity

The place of Christian worship is called a church

Name the writers of the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Draw and name the three Christian symbols:

               

Name the 10 Commandments:

ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'

TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'

THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'

FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'

FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'

SIX: 'You shall not murder.'

SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'

NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'

TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.'

Which religion did Christianity develop from? Judaism

Name the 3 variants of Christianity: Roman Catholicism, Protestism and Orthodox

Christianity

Christianity literally means (anointed one) is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazereth as presented in the New Testament

Christians believe Jesus is the son of God having become man and the saviour of humanity. Christians, therefore, commonly refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah.

The Christian beliefs are:
- There is one God
- The belief in the Trinity
- God created teh world and it is good
- Man is created in the image of God
- Jesus the son of God was sent to save mankind
- Belief in God brings salvation
- The Holy Spirit directs the Church
- Man has free will

Denominations/ Variants

Christianity contains three main branches which are:

- Roman Catholicism
- Orthodox Church
- Protestantism

The Catholic Church comprises those particular churches, headed by bishops, in communion with the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, as its highest authority in matters of faith

Orthodox church

- comprises those churches in communion with the Patriarchal Sees of the East, such as the Ecumenical Patrairch of Constantinople. The split is called the great Schism, as a result the Orhtodox church is formed

In the 16th century, Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin inaugurated what has come to be called Protestism. There are many differet form Protestant religions. Protestantism is a branch within Christianity, containing many denominations with some differing practices and doctrins, that principally orginated in the sixteenth - century Protestant Reformation. 


Choose and name two Christian Variants and answer the following questions.

1. How many worldwide followers does the variant  have?

2. What are the key central beliefs?

3. What is the logo of the church? Draw this.

4. When was the Church formed?

5. Who is the head of the Church?

6. What are two features of this Church?  

ROMAN CATHOLICISM

1. They have 1.3 Billion followers
2.  They believe in authority within the church, baptism, the bible, forgiveness of sins, the immaculate conception of Mary, The Lords supper, Infallibility of the Pope, Prayer, the right to life, sacrament and saints.

3. 

4. It began after the death of Jesus Christ
5. It is led by the Pope
6.

Relaxed practice and fits in society    = Progressive

Individual praying and occasional conversation in service = Progressive

Traditional beliefs but addressing contemporary needs = Conservative

Men and women sit separately in the synagogue = Conservative and Orthodox

Men and women sit together and participate fully in service, prayers and rituals = Conservative

Women do not practice in all rituals = Orthodox

English used for part of service = Progressive

Strict dress and dietary law = Orthodox

They always worship in Hebrew = Orthodox

Women can lead services and can become a rabbi = Progressive

Conservative

Progressive

Orthodox

Jewish Variants

What is a variant?

Two or more people or things that have slight differences in opinions. The three major variants or streams in Judaism are Conservative. Orthodox and Reform (Liberal or Progressive)

Orthodox	Conservative	Progressive
Very Strict, but most traditional	Modern	Allowed to marry other religions
Men and women separated in synagogue for prayer and rituals	Believe Jewish laws can be changed	Don’t believe the torah was written by god and given on tablets of stone
Don’t accept the changes of reformed Jews	Women and men separated in synagogue	Relatively new (19th Century)

Kosher Menu

Breakfast:

- Cottage Cheese Pancakes

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1-2 Tbsp. sugar
• 4 eggs
• 400 grams cottage cheese

Preparation:

1. Melt butter in frying pan.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar.
3. In a separate bowl, mix eggs and add cottage cheese until smooth.
4. Combine egg and flour mixtures. Mix in melted butter.
5. Drop batter by spoonfuls into hot frying pan.
6. Flip when top of pancake bubbles.

Lunch:

-  Mushroom Quiche

Ingredients:

• 
• 3.5 ounces (100 grams) butter, room temperature
• 6 ounces (170 grams) sour cream
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• FILLING
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 6 ounces (170 grams) sour cream
• 7 ounces (200 grams) grated yellow cheese
• 16 ounces (450 grams) canned mushrooms
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit (175° Celsius).
2. Spray a 9 inch round baking dish with non-stick spray.
3. Mix ingredients for the crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Mix ingredients for the filling.
5. Press dough on the bottom and up the sides of the round pan using your hands. Pour filling on top of the dough.
6. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Let pie cool slightly before cutting

 

Dinner:

 

- Potato Cheese Bake

 

Ingredients:

• 8 large potatoes, peeled
• 2 cups grated hard cheese (Cheddar or similar)
• 3 eggs
• 1- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation:

1. Fill a large pot with water. Add potatoes. Cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cook potatoes until soft, but not mushy (approximately 50 minutes). Drain.
2. Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C).
3. Place potatoes in a mixing bowl. Mash slightly so the potatoes are chunky and the pie will be airy. If you mash the potatoes too much, then the pie will be too dense.
4. Mix in cheese.
5. Add eggs and spices.
6. Pour into a greased baking pan.
7. Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes, or until golden brown on top

Kosher

Kosher = food that is allowed

Treyfah = food that is NOT allowed

- All plants are kosher, but not all animals

Jews may only eat animals and birds that have been killed by Shechifah

Shechitah is killing the animals by slitting the throat with a very sharpe knife. This has been shown to be painless to the animals as cuasing pain to living hings is against Jewish law. The theory is that the sharpe knife cuts the carodid so that the animals loses consiousness before they are able to feel pain.

Kosher animals are:

- Chicken
- Sheep
- Cow
- Fish with fins
- Goat

Non- Kosher animals are:

- Pig
- Rabbit
- Camel
- Eel
- Most birds

Jews who keep kosher kitshens do not eat meat and dairy foods together. Seperate ssets or crokery, cutlery adn cooking utensils are used. After eating meat strict Jews will wait several hours before eating dairy products.

Rosh Hashanah Festival

The festival, Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year; it is the first of the high holidays which is the Day of Awe celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. It falls once a year during the month of Tishrei (September), it means Head of the Year.  

They observe the sounding the shofar which is the rams horn trumpet, the shofar is not blown if the holiday falls on Shabbat. 

 It lasts 2 days sometimes one. Customs include dipping apples in honey and casting off ‘sins’ into a river. The greeting is “L’shanah tovah!” which means ‘for a good year’

Being Jewish in the 21st Century