Judaism Webquest
Directions: Use the following resources to answer the questions on your webquest worksheet.
1. What is Judaism?
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/ataglance/glance.shtml
2. How many Jewish people are there in the world?
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/ataglance/glance.shtml
3. What is the difference between the Jewish religion and the Jewish ethnicity?
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/are-jews-a-nation-or-a-religion
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/beliefs/beliefs_1.shtml
4. What are three of the main Jewish festivals and holy days?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/0/19150793
5. Why do Jewish people celebrate the Passover?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/passover_1.shtml
6. How is the Torah (the Jewish scriptural text) similar and different to the Christian Bible?
http://www.jewfaq.org/torah.htm
7. What is antisemitism and why does it exist?
https://www.ushmm.org/confront-antisemitism/antisemitism-the-longest-hatred
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/ataglance/glance.shtml
2. How many Jewish people are there in the world?
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/ataglance/glance.shtml
3. What is the difference between the Jewish religion and the Jewish ethnicity?
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/are-jews-a-nation-or-a-religion
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/beliefs/beliefs_1.shtml
4. What are three of the main Jewish festivals and holy days?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/0/19150793
5. Why do Jewish people celebrate the Passover?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/passover_1.shtml
6. How is the Torah (the Jewish scriptural text) similar and different to the Christian Bible?
http://www.jewfaq.org/torah.htm
7. What is antisemitism and why does it exist?
https://www.ushmm.org/confront-antisemitism/antisemitism-the-longest-hatred
