Festivals of Light

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Festivals of Light

• PoS 1
• Unit 2

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Introduction Festivals of Light

• Aim- To gain a basic knowledge of how story and
  symbols are associated with the festivals and to
  develop an understanding of the key concepts,
  values and beliefs involved in the festivals.

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The Festival of Chanukah

• What would we need to know about this festival,
  if we were trying to understand what it means to
  Jewish people?
• Story-
• Often tells what happened in the past
• Celebration-
• Often expresses how people feel

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Judah Maccabee
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Stories associated with Chanukah
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Celebrating Chanukah

• Aim- to gain an understanding of how Jews
  celebrate Chanukah