Year 12 - Quotes Relating To Marriage in Judaism

There is little in the Torah to provide rules, structure and guidance. The comments are more general about the importance of marriage. The way a marriage is to be conducted and the responsibilites of each person is found in the Talmud.

"A man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." (Genesis)

"It is not good for man to be alone." (Genesis)

"Be fruiful and multiply" (Genesis, the first mitzvot in the Torah emphasising the importance of having a family. This mitzvot is said to be fulfilled when the couple has at least one child of either sex, just as God created man and woman.)

"He who has no wife is not a proper man." (Talmudic saying)

"A man without a wife lives without blessing, life, joy, help, good and peace." (Talmudic saying)

The home is the "little temple (or sanctuary)." (Ezekial)

There are parrallels between the marriage of men and women and the covenant God made with the Jewish peopleAbraham (Genesis) and Moses (Exodus).

The Chuppah is related to the stories of Abraham in Genesis, particularly the tent in which he and Sarah lived and the way they would welcome people into their tent.

The idea of the marriage being a community celebration is found in Joel 2:16 "Gather the people, consecrate the assembly...Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber."

The Mishnah (part of the Talmud) specifies that a woman is acquired (i.e. to be a wife) in three ways: through money, a contract, and sexual intercourse. Ordinarily, all three of these conditions are satisfied, although only one is necessary to effect a binding marriage.

In all cases, the Talmud specifies that a woman can be acquired only with her consent, and not without it

A husband is responsible for providing his wife with food, clothing and sexual relations (Exodus)

Year 12 - A Rabbi's Explanation of Marriage in Judaism

Year 12 - Marriage in the Jewish Tradition

Marriage in the Jewish Tradition

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Year 12 - Hasidism (Chassidism)

The Hasidic movement started in the 1700's (CE) in Eastern Europe in response to a void felt by many average observant Jews of the day. The founder of Hasidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (referred to as the "Besht," an acronym of his name) was a great scholar and mystic, devoted to both the revealed, outer aspect, and hidden, inner aspect of Torah. He and his followers, without veering from a commitment to Torah, created a way of Jewish life that emphasized the ability of all Jews to grow closer to Gd via everything that we do, say, and think. In contrast to the somewhat intellectual style of the mainstream Jewish leaders of his day and their emphasis on the primacy of Torah study, the Besht emphasized a constant focus on attachment to G­d and Torah no matter what one is involved with.

Early on, a schism developed between the Hasidic and non­Hasidic (i.e., Misnagdim, lit. "opponents") Jewish movements, primarily over real or imagined issues of halachic observance. The opposition was based on concern that the Hasidim were neglecting the laws regarding appropriate times for prayer, and perhaps concern about the exuberance of Hasidic worship, or a concern that it might be an offshoot of false messiahs Shabettai Zevi or Jacob Frank. Within a generation or two, the rift was closed. Since then, many Hasidic practices have influenced the Misnagdim, while the Misnagdim, in turn, moderated some of the extremes of early Hasidism. Nevertheless, the dispute between particular groups of Hasidim and Misnagdim continues to this day, especially in Israel.

Today, Hasidim are differentiated from other Orthodox Jews by their devotion to a dynastic leader (referred to as a "Rebbe"), their wearing of distinctive clothing and a greater than average study of the inner aspects of Torah.

There are perhaps a dozen major Hasidic movements today, the largest of which (with perhaps 100,000 followers) is the Lubavitch group headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. Other groups include the Bobov, Bostoner, Belzer, Gerer, Satmar, Vizhnitz, Breslov, Puppa, Bianer, Munkacz, and Rimnitz. In Israel, the major Hasidic groups besides the Lubavitch include: Gor (Gerer), Viznitz and Bealz (Belzer).

Year 11 - The Life of the Buddha

Here are a couple of resources that would be useful for Year 11 students. The first is a BBC documentary on the life of the Buddha. Then there are a couple of links to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York that illustrates key events in the Buddha's life through historical artworks.



http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/buda/hd_buda.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/budd/hd_budd.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/zen/hd_zen.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tibu/hd_tibu.htm

Year 12 - Marriage in the Christian Tradition

Here is the powerpoint you were shown in class.

Marriage in the Christian Tradition

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Year 12 - Bioethics

Here's a link to a good site with lots of information on Christian ethics. Search for bioethics for articles and audio that discusses bioethics and Christianity.

http://www.wheaton.edu/CACE/

http://www.wheaton.edu/search/

There are some audio files relating to bioethics on the following page of the site.

http://www.wheaton.edu/CACE/audio/audio.htm