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SSP MIDTERM REVIEWER » For more liberal Jews, a minyan consists of ten Jewish adults of any gender. LESSON 4: Religion & Rituals 3 Elements That Make Something A Religion Belief - give religion its m...

SSP MIDTERM REVIEWER » For more liberal Jews, a minyan consists of ten Jewish adults of any gender. LESSON 4: Religion & Rituals 3 Elements That Make Something A Religion Belief - give religion its mind - Wisdom Lesson 5: Religion & Ethics Rituals - give religion its shape - Form Ethics - give religion its heart - Virtue both personal and communal. direct followers how to live their own lives OR Rituals - Provide a tangible way for believers to explain how to order society. experience their faith. Ethical - culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, and Religious Rituals practices within an organization or community that Establish the sacred calendar and its holy promote ethical behavior and decision-making. days. Set the ways followers celebrate the passages 1. Moral Principles: Most religions offer core ethical in life. principles, such as compassion, justice, and honesty, Focus the mind in a spiritually disciplined way. often derived from sacred texts and teachings. Many religions forbid those of other faiths 2. Community and Identity: Religion often shapes from practicing their traditional rituals: community values and identity, influencing collective ethical standards and behaviors. When Judaism instructs Jews to light candles on Friday night, it’s a ritual meant especially 3. Guidance in Decision-Making: Religious teachings for Jews. can serve as a guide for personal and societal ethical When some Christian groups, such as Roman dilemmas, offering frameworks for resolving conflicts. Catholics and Greek Orthodox, offer Holy Communion (known as the Lord’s Supper or 4. Variety of Perspectives: Different religions may have the Eucharist), only their members can receive distinct ethical systems, leading to diverse it. interpretations of moral issues like justice, family, and The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj, is human rights. only for Muslims. 5. Secular Ethics: Some ethical frameworks are independent of religion, focusing instead on human Prayer - a communication to God. reason and shared human experiences, but they can still be influenced by religious morals. The Catholic Mass is a prayer service that includes the most important Christian ritual, the Eucharist, and Ethics - compose the moral code of life—the way people defines the community that prays together. should live with one another and with nature. A - Adoration The golden rule, “Do unto others what you C - Confession would have them do unto you,” T - Thanksgiving S - Supplication Ethical Culture - an ethical, educational, and religious movement found by Felix Adler in 1876. Many Buddhist and Hindu sects pray for many hours at a time. Concept of Adler's Ethical Culture Include: Five times a day, Muslims remember Allah and their Moral Development- Adler believed in nurturing relationship with him. individual moral growth through education and The content of their prayer includes praise, gratitude, community engagement. and supplication. Universal Ethics - He advocated for a set of ethical » Regular Jewish prayer must be said three times a day principles that transcended specific religious beliefs, (although afternoon and evening prayers are often promoting values like compassion, justice, and social combined), with special prayers added for the Sabbath responsibility. and holidays. » A formal Jewish prayer service requires a minyan, Community and Action - Ethical culture emphasized which is a group of ten Jewish male adults. active participation in societal improvement, encouraging members to engage in social justice initiatives and community service. Rational Ethics - Adler argued for a rational basis for ethics, focusing on human experience and reason rather than divine command. Inclusivity - His movement aimed to create a welcoming environment for people of diverse backgrounds, emphasizing common ethical concerns over religious differences. ETHICAL CULTURE The Passover meal in Judaism is both a ritual and an ethical commentary on the importance of freedom. The Hindu practice of meditation is part of the ethical teaching of tranquility and patience. The tea ceremony in Zen Buddhism is both ritual and a way to teach the value of hospitality. Jataka tales teach compassion by linking this particular ethic to a related story in the Buddha’s life. parable – a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson, especially one of the stories told by Jesus Christ and recorded in the Bible. one of the main beliefs of religions is hope DEALING WITH PROBLEMS, BIG & small Buddhism, the biggest problem is SUFFERING, and Buddhism solves that problem by offering a path to enlightenment, where suffering is no more. Abrahamic faiths, SIN is the problem; and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam offer a path to salvation from sin. A,B,C Salvation A - Admit You Are A Sinner B - Believe In Christ C - Confess Your Sins For Hinduism, the problem is being repeatedly reincarnated. Hinduism offers a solution to this problem by offering a way to release (moksha), from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Finding Joy Hindus - moksha Christians - ecstasy Jews - simcha